Galahad and the Holy Grail

Galahad and the Holy Grail is a game for the Atari 8-bit computers programmed by Douglas Crockford and published by the Atari Program Exchange in 1982.

The game design was heavily influenced by Adventure for the Atari 2600 and contained references to it as well as other popular games of the day. With a nod to the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, one of the objects found in the game is a holy hand grenade.

Crockford originally named the game Knightsoil, but after Atari learned that nightsoil was a euphemism for excrement, it proposed changing the name to "Launcelot and the Holy Grail". Because Launcelot never found the Holy Grail, Crockford proposed Galahad and the Holy Grail. The game caused Chris Crawford to hire Crockford at Atari Inc..[1]

Galahad and the Holy Grail was one of four finalists for the 1982 Atari Star Award. The winner was Typo Attack.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Boosman, Frank (March 1987). "Designer Profile: Doug Crockford" (PDF). Computer Gaming World (interview). No. 35. pp. 40–42, 44. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Inside Atari: Star Award Winner". Antic. April 1983.

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