Dominic Robinson

{{Short description|British computer game programmer (born 1965)}}

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Dominic Robinson (born 1965) is a computer game programmer. He came to prominence in 1986,{{cite web |title=CRASH 35 - Uridium |url=https://www.crashonline.org.uk/35/uridium.htm |website=CRASH magazine: The Online Edition |access-date=13 May 2025 |date=December 1986 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030606122137/http://www.crashonline.org.uk/35/uridium.htm |archive-date=6 June 2003}} as an in-house programmer for Hewson Consultants, when he converted Uridium to the Spectrum (a feat previously considered impossible){{Cite web|url=https://www.crashonline.org.uk/59/progrmrs.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106170307/http://www.crashonline.org.uk/59/progrmrs.htm|title=CRASH 59 - Programmers on Programmers|archivedate=January 6, 2013|website=www.crashonline.org.uk}} in 1986. This was followed by another classic Spectrum shoot-em up, Zynaps, and a puzzle/shooter, Anarchy, both of which were released in 1987. After leaving Hewson, he joined Graftgold to work on the Spectrum conversion of Flying Shark, as well as the Amiga and Atari ST versions of Simulcra and Rainbow Islands.

Robinson left Graftgold to pursue his interest in 3D graphics, moving to Leeds-based Vektor Grafix.{{Cite web|url=https://forums.atariage.com/index.php?automodule=blog&blogid=54&cat=268|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120706/http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?automodule=blog&blogid=54&cat=268|title=AtariAge Forums|date=May 13, 2025|archivedate=September 29, 2007|website=AtariAge Forums}} This company was later absorbed into Microprose.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/1808/killing-cloud/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331222745/http://www.mobygames.com/game/killing-cloud|title=Killing Cloud (1991)|archivedate=March 31, 2014|website=MobyGames}} When Microprose closed their Leeds studio, he went on to form Wayward Design, which he later sold to Rage Software.{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524102102/http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/15709/wayward-design-goes-into-rage.html|title=Wayward Design goes into Rage | Internet Marketing News and Blog | E-consultancy.com|date=May 24, 2007|website=web.archive.org}}