Retrogaming made in France (7/10)

Retrogaming Made in France (7/10)

Majid Taïbi learned imaging on Minitel forums. Self-taught and obsessed with film, he launched into developing ‘Megarace’, a futuristic racing game which featured full-motion video.

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French Videogame Classics

Retrogaming Made in France

<p>Majid Taïbi learned imaging on Minitel forums. Self-taught and obsessed with film, he launched into developing ‘Megarace’, a futuristic racing game which featured full-motion video.</p>

Megarace (1993)

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Earthling children clamoured to play the French game hit of 1988: Captain Blood was an unusual explorer that let you communicate with aliens.

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Retrogaming Made in France (5/10)

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Retrogaming made in France (9/10)

Benoit Sokal was already well known for his comics before he decided to turn to video game development. Syberia, released in 2002, was a saga that allowed the player to travel far into the East.  

Syberia

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