For computer gamers in the 1980s and 90s, few companies were more ever-present than Ocean, a powerhouse in publishing, through their massive ad campaigns and amazing film licenses and coin-op conversions.

Our guest today, Gary Bracey, was the VP of Development at Ocean and oversaw the production of many a classic, such as Batman, Green Beret and Robocop, to say nothing of being their in-house go-to guy for judging film licenses.

Gary tells us about life in the Ocean dungeon, the amazing youngsters that coded the titles and what it took to get them to market.

Recorded: May 2025

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Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/garybracey/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_Projects
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_Software
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Software
https://www.mobygames.com/game/31581/miami-vice/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/33164/street-hawk/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/48091/knight-rider/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/6233/f29-retaliator/
https://www.mobygames.com/company/84/digital-image-design-ltd/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/13812/head-over-heels/
Robocop ad on UK VHS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGLskD5sFHA
Robocop ad in Spectrum game: https://www.indieretronews.com/2016/05/zx-spectrum-classics-robocop-retro.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/99v8l/new_zealand_story_the_1988_arcade_game/
https://www.mobygames.com/person/14498/dawn-drake/

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