George Edward "Ed" Logg (born 1948 in

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) is a retired American

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, first employed at

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and later at Atari Games. He currently resides in

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Career

Logg was impressed with the

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(then known as "Atari Video Computer System") and joined Atari's coin-op division and worked on ''Dirt Bike'', which was never released due to an unsuccessful field test. He co-developed with Ed Rotberg ''

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'' after hearing that

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, co-founder of Atari, wanted '' Breakout'' updated. He co- developed the video game ''

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'' with Lyle Rains. Other games designed or co-designed by Logg include '' Centipede'', ''

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'', the '' Gauntlet'' series (with inspiration from John Palevich's

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), '' Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey'' and the home versions of the '' San Francisco Rush'' series.

Legacy

In 2011, Logg was awarded a Pioneer Award by the

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for being among those who "laid the foundations of the multi-billion dollar videogame industry." Logg was listed at number 43 in ''IGN'' top 100 game creators of all time.

Games

* ''

'' (1979) * '' Othello'' (1980) * ''

'' (1981) * '' Centipede'' (1981) * ''

'' (1982) * '' Gauntlet'' (1985) * '' Gauntlet II'' (1986) * '' Xybots'' (1987) * '' Tetris (Atari)'' (1988) * ''

Steel Talons ''Steel Talons'' is a 3D combat flight simulator arcade game released by Atari Games in 1991. The player takes on the role of a pilot for an "AT1196 Steel Talons combat helicopter". ''Steel Talons'' was ported to the Sega Genesis, Atari Lynx, Ata ...

'' (1991) * '' Space Lords'' (1992) * '' Gauntlet IV'' (1993) * '' Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey'' (1996) * '' San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing'' (1997) * '' Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA'' (1998) * ''

San Francisco Rush 2049 ''San Francisco Rush 2049'' is a racing video game developed and manufactured by Atari Games for arcades. It was ported to the Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, and Dreamcast by Midway Games. The arcade machine was released in 1999; home versions fol ...

'' (2000) * '' Dr. Muto'' (2002)

References

External links

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