Developer: John Russell

John Russell programmed Atari 2600 games in 1983. For 20th Century Fox’s video game division he wrote Alligator People, based on the 1959 horror film. It never went on sale because play-testers found it too slow and too easy, but a playable prototype labelled “Gator” survived. At Atari he programmed the Gonzoids game, one of three short games on the Muppets cartridge Pigs in Space.
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Alligator People

Alligator People is an unreleased Atari 2600 game from 20th Century Fox's video game division, programmed by John Russell in 1983. It is based on the 1959 horror and science fiction film The Alligator People, in which an…

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Pigs in Space

Pigs in Space is a 1983 Atari 2600 cartridge based on the "Pigs in Space" sketches from The Muppet Show. Instead of one game it holds three short space games, each starring a different member of the starship…

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