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Yorkville man had hand in creating 'Rampage' game that inspired hit movie

Jeff Nauman of Yorkville poses in his basement with a poster for the Rampage motion picture released in April. (Tony Scott)

Jeff Nauman of Yorkville poses in his basement with a poster for the Rampage motion picture released in April. (Tony Scott)

Jeff Nauman with the arcade game that started it all: "Rampage." Nauman and his business partner, Brian Colin, designed the game in the early 1980s for Midway Games. (Tony Scott)

A screen capture of the Rampage arcade game, released in 1986. (Tony Scott)

Jeff Nauman demonstrates the "Rampage" game for a visitor. Designing an arcade game had a different goal than designing a video game for a home console, which began gaining in popularity in the late ‘80s. The goal for an arcade game was to keep the players playing, Nauman said. (Tony Scott)