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David Marsh, ICOM Simulations collection

 Unprocessed Material — Location: David Marsh collection
Identifier: 2024-010

Content Description

A collection of materials from David Marsh, artist, designer, and producer at ICOM Simulations. Marsh worked on a variety of games from the history of ICOM Simulations, notably the MacVenture adventure games (Shadowgate, Uninvited, Deja Vu and Deja Vu II), Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, Dracula Unleashed, and Road Runner's Death Valley Rally, as well as creating design concepts for an unproduced sequel to Shadowgate.

Provenance

These materials were donated to the Video Game History Foundation by David Marsh in April 2024.

Language of Description

English

Restrictions Apply

No

Use Restrictions

David Marsh is the copyright owner of these materials and has given verbal consent to share them for educational and research purposes. Marsh has also given permission to the Video Game History Foundation to use these materials and any of his ICOM Simulations assets for any purposes, including fundraising and promotion; however, Marsh retains the copyrights to these materials and their associated games. A formal deed of gift will be drafted after accession.

Dates

  • circa 1987–1993

Creator

Extent

10 Boxes

~2.5 Linear Feet (film canisters and oversized CRV recordable LaserDiscs)

Language of Materials

English

Inventory

9 Banker's boxes, containing paper materials, CD-Rs, floppy disks, data tapes, and assorted video tape formats. Most of these materials are related to live-action video production for Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective and Dracula Unleashed, game design concepts, and artwork from ICOM Simulations. One additional box contains the Macintosh computer David Marsh used to create artwork for the MacVenture games. Additionally, the accession includes roughly 8 oversized high-end production tapes and 4 recordable LaserDiscs (CRV), which were too large for the library's storage boxes.