Toby Ragaini 2021 Q&A/Question 10
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Question 10
July, 2021 - [No Link]
Q: Could you outline the development and testing phases of AC? That is, when did development begin, when did AC start alpha testing, and so on?
A: You'll have to forgive me, but I simply don't remember the specific dates surrounding the various testing phases. I do though have some VHS tapes that are dated. The oldest is labeled 'Turbine AC Demo 8/28/98' so the game was at least demoable at that point. Another tape is professionally packaged featuring the MSN Gaming Zone logo. This one is dated May, 1999 and labeled 'Beta 0'.
Development had started when I joined mid '95 but I would categorize these early efforts as prototypes. The earliest mention of the game that would eventually become AC is in a business plan dated March 29th, 1995.
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