Aug 30, 2026
Steve Bryson, game programmer
Steve Bryson was a programmer for EPYX and The Connelley Group,
where he ported many games to various 8-bit systems. He ported
Dragonriders of Pern, an action/strategy game based on the Anne
McCaffrey novels, to Atari and Commodore 64. He ported Jumpman to
the Apple II, and Lower Reaches of Apshai, Upper Reaches of Apshai,
and Temple of Ra to the C64.
This interview took place on August 5, 2026.
Video version of this interview: https://youtu.be/SdK56W9bd6Y
Steve's personal web site: https://www.stevepur.com
Randy Glover, Jumpman interview:
https://www.savetz.com/antic-interviews/transcripts/i171/i171-transcript.html
Tom Zimmerman, AMY chip interview:
https://www.savetz.com/antic-interviews/transcripts/i431/i431-transcript.html
Jon Freeman, Freefall Associates interview:
https://www.savetz.com/antic-interviews/transcripts/i070/i070-transcript.html
Dragonriders of Pern at Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/details/a8b_Dragonriders_of_Pern_The_1983_Epyx_US
Dragonriders of Pern at AtariMania:
https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-dragonriders-of-pern_1723.html