Archer Maclean, Commodore 64 Developer, Dies At 60

Recreation developer Archer Maclean just lately passed away on the age of 60. Maclean was a longtime programmer and designer finest identified for Dropzone on the Atari 8-bit and Commodore 64. Recreation Developer experiences: Born January 28, 1962, Maclean’s first sport was the aforementioned Dropzone. Following the success of that title, he would go on to do design and graphics for 1986’s Worldwide Karate (and its 1987 sequel, Worldwide Karate+), and several other snooker simulation video games, together with Archer Maclean Presents Pool Paradise. A number of of those titles had been developed at Superior Studios, a subsidiary of the now defunct Ignition Leisure. Maclean co-founded Superior in 2002, and later left the developer in 2005. He went on to discovered Superior Play, creators of the 2009 Nintendo Wii title Speedzone (or Wheelspin in Europe). Although Speedzone marked the tip of his time as a sport developer, Maclean additionally wrote columns for Retro Gamer Magazine.