Stephen Crow
{{Short description|British video game programmer}}
Stephen Crow (also known as Stephen J. Crow, Steve Crow, and Steve J. Crow) is a game programmer who worked in the 1980s on the ZX Spectrum platform, programming for companies such as Hewson Consultants and Bubble Bus Software. He also worked with members of the Graftgold team. More recently,{{when|date=September 2018}} he was the lead artist working for the now-defunct Monkeytropolis.EWJ TGSMA [http://ewj-tgsma.felix-of-mars.com/?p=24 Team - Steve Crow] Retrieved on 17 July 2007
Recognition
Crow was voted best programmer of the year at the 1985 Golden Joystick Awards{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=C+VG/Issue055/Pages/CVG05500090.jpg|title = Computer & Video Games}} and best programmer of the year in 1986 by the readers of CRASH.The 1986 Crash Readers' Awards [http://www.crashonline.org.uk/38/awards.htm Best Programmer] Retrieved on 2 August 2007
Games
=ZX Spectrum=
- Laser Snaker (1983), Poppy Soft
- Factory Breakout (1984), Poppy Soft
- Wizard's Lair (1985), Bubble Bus Software
- Starquake (1985), Bubble Bus Software
- Firelord (1986), Hewson
- Uridium (1986), Hewson
- Uridium+ (1987), Hewson
- Zynaps (1987), Hewson
- Eliminator (1988), Hewson
- Heavy Metal (1990), US Gold
=Commodore 64=
- Marauder (1988), Hewson
- Turbo Outrun (1989), U.S. Gold
- Savage (1989), Firebird Software
- Mr. Heli (1989), Firebird Software
- Golden Axe (1990), Virgin Games
- Chase H.Q. II: Special Criminal Investigation (1990), Ocean Software
=Other platforms=
- Global Gladiators (1993), Virgin Games
- Disney's Aladdin (1993), Sega Enterprises
- Cool Spot (1993), Virgin Games
- Walt Disney's The Jungle Book (1994), Virgin Interactive Entertainment
- Earthworm Jim (1994), Playmates Interactive
- Earthworm Jim Special Edition (1995), Interplay Entertainment
- Earthworm Jim 2 (1995), Playmates Interactive
- Skullmonkeys (1998), Electronic Arts
- BoomBots (1999), SouthPeak Games
- Metal Arms: Glitch in the System (2003), Sierra Entertainment, Vivendi Universal Games
- World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (2007), Blizzard Entertainment
References
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- [https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list?label_id=13803 Softgraphy at SpectrumComputing.co.uk]
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Category:Golden Joystick Award winners
Category:British video game programmers
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