Home Video Games from the Dawn of Time: N?fekop for the Vic 20
In 1981, Commodore introduced the Vic 20 home computer, which sold for around $300. The first computer more easily afforded by average families, it revolutionized home computing. Scott Elder and his brother Gary were tinkering with games—and programming them—on their own simple computer, an Ohio Scientific 2P, which they bought secondhand. Scott admits he was not the best student in high school, but somehow, he had a talent for writing code. As soon as the Vic 20 came out, he began programming games. He, his three brothers, and their friends all played them, and one computer enthusiast pointed out that the games were marketable. Brother Gary formulated business plans, the other three began coding, and within weeks, Scott says, Nüfekop, a computer game company, was born. In 2010, Scott authored Nüfekop: Images of a Classic Game Company , which documents their business and how they made it all happen and shows its evolution through illustrations and photos. Video Game, Exterminator, 1