ANTIC Interview 464 - Walt Klappert, Atari Advanced Development Group

Walt Klappert, Atari Advanced Development Group/WCI Labs

Walt Klappert worked at Atari's Advanced Development Group/WCI Labs in New York, and later at Take One Enterprises in California. He worked with Nancy and Steve Mayer on a variety of projects with a concentration on creating software for girls. He is credited as Director of "Fisher Price Dance Fantasy", a dance choreography game for small children. He also worked on a system for authoring CD+G, an enhancement to the compact disc spec that allowed graphics and lyrics to be displayed synchronized with music.

This interview took place on August 14, 2026.

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Walt's YouTube page

Dance Fantasy at AtariMania

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