Brown worked as a software engineer at NCSoft from 2005 until 2008 and
at Microsoft’s Digital Anvil Studios from 2001 to 2005. He has contributed to
such games as Tabula Rasa, FreeLancer and Auto Assault.
Materials consist mostly of pre-1990 videogame hardware, software, and
documentation, including copies of games made by Brown himself.
Access to portions of this collection are restricted. Contact
repository for further information.
A portion of this collection is stored remotely. Advance notice
required for retrieval. Contact repository for retrieval.
Taylor Brown Videogame Collection, Dolph Briscoe Center for American
History, The University of Texas at Austin.
This collection was processed by Zach Vowell.
This collection contains unprocessed materials.
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Inventory |
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Hardware |
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Atari 800XL [2] |
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NEC color monitor |
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Atari 1050 floppy disk drive [missing power
cord] |
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Indus GT floppy disk drive |
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Astra Systems floppy disk drive |
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Atari 1030 modem |
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Atari 850 interface module |
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Power cords and connection wires |
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Radio Shack TRS-80 |
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Radio Shack TRS-80 video display monitor
[2] |
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VR-Data floppy disk drive |
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Computer City floppy disk drive |
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[Unknown make] floppy disk drive |
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Exatron stringy floppy disk drive |
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Radio Shack TRS-80 |
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Exatron stringy floppy disk drive |
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Power cords and connection wires |
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Published videogames |
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Game Cartridges |
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Crossfire, Sierra On-line Inc. [Atari 8-bit],
1981 |
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Defender, Atari [Atari 8-bit],
1982 |
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Galaxian, Atari [Atari 8-bit],
1982 |
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Kaboom!, Activision [Atari 8-bit],
1983 |
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MasterType: The Typing Instruction Game, Scarborough
Systems, Inc. [Atari 8-bit],
1983 |
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MegaMania, Activision [Atari 8-bit],
1983 |
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5.25" floppy disks |
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The Arcade Machine, Broderbund Software [Atari
8-bit],
1982 |
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Bruce Lee, Datasoft Inc. [Atari 8-bit],
1984 |
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Castle Wolfenstein, Muse Software [Atari 8-bit],
1982 |
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Facemaker, Spinnaker Software [Atari 8-bit],
1983 |
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Frogger, Sega [Atari 8-bit],
1981 |
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Gruds in Space, Sirius Software [Atari 8-bit],
1983 |
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Infocom [Atari
8-bit],
1984 |
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L.A. SWAT/Panther, Mastertronic, Inc. [Atari 8-bit],
1988 |
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Lode Runner, Broderbund Software [Atari
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Mail Order Monsters, Electronic Arts [Atari 8-bit],
1986 |
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Mastertype: The Typing Instruction Game. Lightning
Software [Atari 8-bit],
1981 |
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PuzzlePanic, Epyx [Atari 8-bit],
1984 |
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Seven Cities of Gold, Ozark Softscape [Atari 8-bit],
1984 |
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Shadow World, Synapse Software [Atari
8-bit] |
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Spy vs. Spy, First Star Software [Atari 8-bit],
1984 |
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Summer Games, Epyx Computer Software [Atari 8-bit],
1984 |
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Threshold, On-Line Systems [Atari 8-bit],
1982 |
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Wavy Navy, Sirius Software [Atari 8-bit],
1982 |
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Instruction booklets |
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Demon Attack, Imagic [Atari 2600],
1982 |
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Pac-Man, Atari [Atari 2600],
1981 |
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Megamania ("Notes from a Nightmare"), Activision
[Atari 8-bit],
1983 |
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KABOOM!, Activision [Atari 8-bit],
1983 |
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Warlords, Atari [Atari 2600],
1981 |
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Frogger, Sega [Atari 8-bit],
1981 |
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The Arcade Machine, Broderbund Software [Atari
8-bit],
1982 |
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StarTropics [incomplete], Nintendo [NES],
1990 |
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MasterType: The Typing Instruction Game, Lightning
Software [Atari 8-bit],
1983 |
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Broadway, Softside Publications [Atari 8-bit],
1983 |
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Shadow World, Synapse Software [Atari 8-bit],
1983 |
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ZORK I [instructions & map], Infocom [Atari
8-bit],
1983 |
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Zaxxon, Datasoft Inc. [Atari 8-bit],
1983 |
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Galaxian, Atari [Atari 8-bit],
1982 |
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Defender, Atari [Atari 8-bit],
1982 |
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Brochures |
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"Our Circuits, Ourselves!: The Heroic Struggle of
Micro-Americans to Be Free," promotional brochure published by Infocom,
1983 |
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Game packaging and booklets |
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Koronis Rift, Epyx [Atari 8-bit],
1985 |
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Leather Goddesses of Phobos, Infocom [Atari 8-bit],
1986 |
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Empty game packaging |
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Gauntlet, Mindscape [Atari 8-bit],
1985 |
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Videogames copied to disk |
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5.25" floppy disks |
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Karataka |
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Conan |
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Castle Wolfenstein / ZORRO |
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Skiing Construct Set / Realm of
Impossibility |
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World Karate Championship / Zorro |
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Hardball! |
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Gruds in Space |
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Mission: Asteroid |
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My Chess |
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Racing Destruction |
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Indiana Jones |
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Andromeda |
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Chess 2000 |
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Chopper/Hellcat/Floyd |
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Ninja |
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Surf's Up |
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Zaxxon |
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Dandy (Dungeons) |
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Dungeon Levels (Hard) |
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Alternate Reality: The City [Sides A &
B] |
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Alternate Reality: Character Disk 1 |
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Alternate Reality: The City [Sides C &
D] |
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Alternate Reality: Character Backup Disk
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Alternate Reality: Character Backup Disk |
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Alternate Reality: City [Sides A &
B] |
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In Search of the Most Amazing Thing [Parts 1 &
2] |
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Mask of the Sun [Parts 1 & 2] |
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Mask of the Sun [Parts 3 & 4] |
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Jupiter Mission - 1999 [Sides 1 & 2] |
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Jupiter Mission - 1999 [Sides 3 & 4] |
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Pinball Construction / Demos |
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Space Shuttle / Face Maker |
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Karateka / Kennedy Approach |
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M.U.L.E. / D-Bug |
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Spy vs. Spy II |
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Mail Order Monster |
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Summer Games |
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ZORK II / ZORK III |
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Ultima III |
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Summer Games |
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Xtal / Spy vs. Spy 2 |
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Sir Galahad / SPRONG |
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Chess / Checkers |
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Dragon Riders of Pern / Scrolls of
Abadon |
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Spelunker / Battalion Commander |
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Caverns of Mars / Castle Wolfenstein |
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Championship Lode Runner |
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Lode Runner / Solo Flight |
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"Games III" [unidentified] |
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"Games - 1" [unidentified] |
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Parlor Games [Novatari] |
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Arcade Look-Alikes [Novatari] |
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Action! Games [Novatari] |
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Games: Slime, Flak, Bolderdash, Hero, Free
Sectors |
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Pole / Zaxxon |
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The Leather G of Phobos |
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Dungeons & Dragons (w/ Blue*Dot Library game
notes) |
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Cassette tapes |
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Blackjack / Backgammon [2] |
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Stringy floppy disks |
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Othello |
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Easy Does It |
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Pilot / Level III / CFetch / Forth /
Artist |
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Level III |
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Sargon 2 / Invaders / Life / Taidan / Starwar / Slot
/ Baseball |
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Startrek (Basic) / Sargon / NLOS / Slot Machine
(Basic) / Snake Eggs / Android Nim |
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Instruction documents [photocopied] |
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Star Raiders |
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Zork I [map] |
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Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz [map] |
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Zork III [map] |
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Invisiclues [for Zork I?] |
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Invisiclues for Zork II: The Wizard of
Frobozz |
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Zork III |
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Invisiclues for Zork III: The Dungeon
Master |
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Dancing Demon [TRS-80] |
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Instruction document [printed-out] |
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Guidebook to The City (Alternate Reality
series) |
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N.Y.C. - The Big Apple Atari Version |
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Correspondence re: Dandy Dungeon |
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"Game Review #3: Eidolon" |
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Hardball!, NASA, 1986 |
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The Halley Project, Mindscape, 1985 |
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"Game Review #2: Hacker" |
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Karateka |
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"Game Review #1: Karateka" |
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Rap |
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Zorro Hints |
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Software / hardware manuals and reference
guides |
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File Directories and game notes |
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BBS Directories, ca. 1985 |
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Books |
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Your Atari Computer: A Guide to Atari 400/800 Personal
Computers |
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Atari XL User's Handbook |
