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Programmers Name Game Platform

Adams, Peter
Zaxxon
(1984, C64, Synapse)

Akers, David
Bump 'N' Jump
(1983, 2600, M-Network)

Albaugh, Mike
Ultra Tank (1978, , Kee)
Football (1978, , Atari)

Alcorn, Al
Pong, with Nolan Bushnell (1972, , Atari)
Space Race (1973, , Atari)
Got'cha (1974, , Atari)

Alderton, Nigel
Commando, with Keith Burkhill (1985, SPEC, Elite)

Alvarez, Fernando
Genesis (1983, 800, Datasoft)

Angelo, Python [artist]
Bubbles (1983, , Williams)

Aplin, Richard
Double Dragon I (AMI/ST/CPC)
Double Dragon II (AMI/ST/CPC)
Shinobi (CPC)

Archer, Michael
Altered Beast (1989, C64, ACT)
[LP] Road Riot 4WD (LNX, Atari)

Arima, Toshio
Gyruss (1983, , Konami)

Bailey, Donna
Centipede, with Ed Logg (1980, , Atari)

Nightcrawler
Defender (1983?, 800/AP2, Atari)
Stargate (1984?, 800, Atari)

Barger, Jorn
Wizard of Wor (AP2)
Berzerk (AP2, Microsoft)

Battenberg, Rex
Zoo Keeper, with John Morgan and Rex Battenberg (1982, ,
Taito America)

Blazczyk, Mark
Zoo Keeper, with John Morgan and Rex Battenberg (1982, ,
Taito America)

Boden, Scott [founder of Enerdyne]
Star Castle (1980, ,

Braine, Lee
Burgertime (1984, C64, Interceptor)

Brewer, Chris
Mach III, with Fred Darmstadt (1983?, , Mylstar)

Bristow, Steve
Tank (1974, , Kee) finished by

Bruette, Jeff
Wizard of Wor (1983, C64, Commodore)

Burkhill, Keith
Commando, with Nigel Alderton (1985, SPEC, Elite)
Ghosts 'n Goblins (1986, SPEC, Elite)
Space Harrier (1987, SPEC, Elite)

Bushnell, Nolan [founder of Atari]
Computer Space (1971, , Nutting Associates)
Pong, with Al Alcorn (1972, , Atari)
Breakout (1976, , Atari) hardware by Steve Jobs and Steve
Wozniak

Butler, Chris
Commando (1985, C64, Elite)
Ghosts 'n Goblins (1986, C64, Elite)
Space Harrier (1987, C64, Elite)
720 (1987, C64, US Gold)

Campos, Manuel
Spectar (1981?, , Exidy)

Cerny, Mark
Major Havoc, with Owen Rubin (1984, , Atari)
Marble Madness, with Bob Flanagan (1984, Atari Games, )

Clague, Larry
Pulsar, with Mike Hendricks (1980, , Sega/Gremlin)
Eliminator, with Mike Hendricks (1983, , Sega/Gremlin)
Centipede (1983, COL, Atari)
Dig-Dug (1983, COL, Atari)

Clark, Dennis
Bump 'N' Jump, with Joe Jacobs (1983, INT, Mattel) COINOP

Colgate, Gil
Xenophobe (1990?, LNX, Atari) port/redesign from

Collier, Dave
Hypersports (1985, C64, Imagine)
Yie Ar Kung Fu (1986, C64, Ocean)

Collins, Steven
Badlands (1990, C64, Domark)

Copeland, Ian
Star Wars (1988, 800, Zeppelin Games/Domark)

Craig, Douglas Brian
Donkey Kong, with Howard E. Scheer (1983, TI99, Atarisoft) port
from

Darmstadt, Fred
Arena (, Gottlieb/Mylstar
Mach III, with Chris Brewer (1983?, , Mylstar)

Davie, Andrew
Super Pac-Man (1988?, C64)
Pac-Man Junior (1988?, C64)

Davis, Warren
Qbert (1982, , Gottlieb)

Dawe, Russell "Rusty"
Cloak & Dagger (1983, , Atari)
I, Robot (1983, , Atari) designed by Dave Theurer
Paperboy (1984?, , Atari Games)

Delman, Howard "Howie"
Super Bug (1977, , Kee/Atari)
Canyon Bomber (1977, , Atari)
Fire Truck (1977, , Atari) aka Smokey Joe
Lunar Lander (1979, , Atari)
Snake Pit (1983, , Sente)

DeMar, Larry
Defender, with Eugene Jarvis, Sam Dicker, and Paul Dussault (1980,
, Williams)
Stargate, with Eugene Jarvis (1981, , Williams)
Robotron: 2084, with Eugene Jarvis (1982, , Williams)
Blaster, with Eugene Jarvis (1983, , Williams)
The Addams Family (1992?, PIN, Williams)

Dicker, Sam
Sinistar, with Noah Falstein and John Newcomer (1983, ,
Williams)

Ditton, Richard & Elaine [founders of Incredible Technologies]
Journey (1983, , Bally/Midway)

Donofrio, Christine
Mystic Marathon, with Ken Graham (1985?, , Williams)

Dragin, Doug
Donkey Kong (1983, C64, Atarisoft)
Vanguard, with Paul Urbanus and Garth Dollahite (1983, TI99,
Atarisoft)
Jungle Hunt, with Paul Urbanus (1984, TI99, Atarisoft)

Dyer, Landon
Myriapede (1982, 800, public domain) Centipede-like
Donkey Kong (1982, 800, Atari)
Super Pac-Man (1984, 800, Atari)

English, Ed
Frogger (1982, 2600, PB)
Mr. Do! (1983, 2600, Coleco)
Roc N' Rope (1983?, 2600, Coleco)

Engman, Dave
Tutankham (1983?, 2600, PB)

Falstein, Noah
Sinistar (1983, , Williams) also co-designer
Feddersen, L.
Heavy Barrel (1987, AP2, Quicksilver)
Bad Dudes (1988, AP2, Quicksilver)
Gorf (1981, , Bally/Midway)

Ferris, Tim
Mr. Do! (1984, 800, Datasoft)

Flanagan, Bob
Marble Madness, with Mark Cerny (1984, Atari Games, )
Gauntlet, with Ed Logg (1985, , Atari Games)
Gauntlet II, with Ed Logg (1986, , Atari Games)
Xybots, with Ed Logg (1987, Atari, )
Space Lords, with Ed Logg (1992? , Atari Games)

Frye, Tod
Asteroids (1980?, 800, Atari)
Pac-Man (1982, 2600, Atari)

Fulop, Rob [founder of P.F. Magic]
Space Invaders (1979?, 800, Atari)
Night Driver (1980?, 2600, Atari)
Missile Command (1981,2600, Atari)

Garcia, John
Zaxxon (AP2, 1983, Datasoft)

Gilbert, Tim
Two Tigers (1984, , Bally/Midway) designed by Ron Haliburton

Gomez, George
TRON (1982, , Bally/Midway)
Spy Hunter (1983, , Goss,

Graham, Ken
Mystic Marathon, with Christine Donofrio (1985?, , Williams)

Granger, Arlan
Rip Cord (, Exidy)

Griner, Tom
Robotron (1985, C64, Atarisoft/Williams)
Stargate (1985, C64, Atarisoft/Williams)

Haliburton, Ron [founder of Arcade Engineering, later sold to Midway]
[DG] Omega Race (1981, , Bally/Midway)
Two Tigers (1984, , Bally/Midway) programmed by Tim Gilbert

Hally, Mike
Gravitar (1982, , Atari)
Star Wars (1983, , Atari)

Hanawa, Steve
Tranquilizer Gun (, Sega)
Space Trek (, Sega)
Space Odyssey (, Sega)
Turbo (, Sega)
Sinbad Mystery (, Sega)
Monster Bash (, Sega)

Hellesen, Joe
Pac-Man (1983, 800, Atari)
Wizard of Wor, with Joe Wagner (1984, 800, Roklan)

Gyruss (1984, C64, PB)
Joust (1985, C64, AtariSoft)

Hendricks, Mike
Pulsar, with Larry Clague (1980, , Sega/Gremlin)
Eliminator, with Larry Clague (1983, , Sega/Gremlin)

Herrera, Fernando
Rockford, with Tony Manso and Peter Liepa (1985, AMI/, First
Star)

Hewitt, Dan
Xevious (1984, AP2, Mindscape)

Hogg, Tom
Pool Shark, with Owen Rubin (1977, , Atari)
Stargate (VIC, HES)
Gauntlet (NES, Tengen)
Super Sprint (NES, Tengen)
Xybots, with Lisa Ching (NES, Tengen)
Off Road Racing (GEN, Parkplace Productions)

Householder, Matt
Krull, with Chris Krubel (1983, , Gottlieb)

Hugon, Jaques
Track & Field, with Seth Lipkin (1984, 2600, GCC/Atari)

Humphrey, Gerry
Pooyan, with James Garon (1983, COCO, DataSoft)

Hutcherson, Larry W. Sr.
Mouse Trap (1981, , Exidy)
Hard Hat (1982, , Exidy)
Crossbow (1983, , Exidy)
Cheyenne (1984, , Exidy)
Combat (1985, , Exidy)
Chiller (1986, , Exidy)
Clay Pigeon (1986, , Exidy)
Crackpot (1986, , Exidy)
Top Secret (1986, , Exidy)
Hit 'N Miss (1987, , Exidy)
Showdown (1988, , Exidy)
Who Dunnit (1988, , Exidy)
Arkanoid (1987, 800, Taito/Ocean)

Ivey, Howell
Circus (1978, , Exidy)
Venture (1980, , Exidy)

Iwatani, Toru
Pac-Man (1980, , Bally/Midway)
Super Pac-Man (1982, , Bally/Midway)

Jacobs, Joe
Bump 'N' Jump, with Dennis Clark (1983, INT, Mattel) port

Jarvis, Eugene P.
Defender, with Larry DeMar, Sam Dicker, and Paul Dussault (1980,
, Williams)
Stargate, with Larry DeMar (1981, , Williams)
Robotron: 2084, with Larry DeMar (1982, , Williams)
Blaster, with Larry DeMar (1983, , Williams)
F-14 Tomcat, with Ed Boon (1986, PIN, Williams)
High Impact Football, with Ed Boon and John Newcomer (1991,
, Williams)

Jay, Rita
Do Run-Run (1984, C64, Microdeal)
(1984, C64, Sirius) 2600

Jones, Nick
Smash T.V. (1991, C64, Virgin)

Kaminski, Peter
Frogger, with Tom Soulenille (1982, INT, Mattel)

Kitchen, Dan
Kung Fu Master (2600, 1984, ACT)
Double Dragon (2600, 1985?, ACT)

Kitchen, Garry
Donkey Kong (1982, 2600, Coleco)

Knight, Russell
Rampage, with Anthony Wilson (1987, 800, ACT Europe)

Knopp, Eric
Space Dungeon, with Alan Merrill (1984, 5200, Atari)

Jungle Hunt (1984, 5200, Atari)
Moon Patrol (1984, 5200, Atari)
Mario Bros. (1985, 5200, Atari)

Koble, Dennis
Monte Carlo (1980, , Atari) Kranish, Steve
Frogger, with assistance from Dawn Stockbridge (1983?, 800/5200,
PB)

Krubel, Chris
Krull, with Matt Householder (1983, , Gottlieb)

Lafore, Robert
Centipede (1982, TI99, Atarisoft)
Dig-Dug (1982, TI99, Atarisoft)

Landrum, Stephen H.
Frogger (2600, 1982?, StarPath)

Lanziger, Franz
Crystal Castles, with Scott Fuller (1983, , Atari)

Leavens, Alex
Gorf (1982, 2600)
Crazy Climber (2600, 1983?, Atari)

Lee, Dan
Lost Tomb (1982, , Stern)

Leon, Tom
TRON (1982, , Bally/Midway) wrote tank wave
Spy Hunter (1983, , Bally Midway)

Lipkin, Seth
Track & Field, with Jaques Hugon (2600, GCC/Atari)

Logg, Ed
Super Breakout (1978, , Atari)
Video Pinball (1979, , Atari)
Football II (1979, , Atari)
Asteroids, with Lyle Rains (1979, , Atari)
Centipede, with Donna Bailey (1981, , Atari)
Millipede (1982, , Atari)
[LD] Gauntlet, with Bob Flanagan (1985, , Atari Games)
[LD] Gauntlet II, with Bob Flanagan (1986, , Atari Games)
Xybots, with Bob Flanagan (1987, , Atari Games)
Tetris (1989, NES, Tengen)
Steel Talons, with Ed Rotberg (1991, , Atari Games)
Space Lords, with Bob Flanagan (1992? , Atari Games)
San Francisco Rush (1997, N64, Midway)

Lubeck, Olaf
Frogger (1983, AP2, On-Line Systems)

Mahler, Rick
Space Duel (1981, , Atari) Malinowski, Tom
Three Stooges (1984, , Mylstar)

Masao, Kijima
Crazy Climber (1980, , Nichibutsu)

McHugh, Tom
Gunfight, with Dave Nutting (1976, , Midway)
SeaWolf (1976, , Midway)
Wizard of Wor, with Dave Nutting (1981, , Midway)

McNeil, Alan
Berzerk (1980?, , Stern)
Frenzy (1981, , Stern) sequel to Berzerk

Meyer, Steve
Wacko (1982, , Bally/Midway)
Root Beer Tapper (1984, , Bally/Midway)
Timber (1984, , Bally/Midway)

Meyers, Steve
Ring Destroyer, with Paul Kugler (1982, TI99,Republic)

Michalec, Barbara
Astro Blaster, with Gary Shannon (1981, , Sega/Gremiln)

Michon, Ted
Night Driver, with Dave Sheppard (1976, , Atari)

Miyamoto, Shigeru
Donkey Kong (1981, , Nintendo)
Donkey Kong Junior (1982, , Nintendo)
Mario Bros. (1983?, , Nintendo)
Donkey Kong III (1983?, , D] Waverace (1996, N64, Nintendo)

Morgan, John
Zoo Keeper, with Mark Blazczyk and Rex Battenberg (1982, ,

Taito America)
Redline Racer (1988, , Leland/Cinematronics)
Ivan Stewart's Super Off-Road (1989, , Leland)
Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat, with David Sullivan (1991, ,
Leland)

Morgan, Robert
Robocop (1988, AP2, Quicksilver)

Morrison, Ian
Tapper (SPEC)

Murphy, Tim
Bubbles (1983?, , Williams)

Needle, Dave [co-creator of Atari Lynx and 3DO]
Space Encounters (, Midway)

Newcomer, John
Joust (1982, , Williams)
Splat! (1982?, , Williams)
Sinistar, co-designed with Noah Falstein and Sam Dicker (1983,
, Williams)
Joust 2: Survival of the Fittest (1986, , Williams)
High Impact Football, with Ed Boon and Eugene Jarvis (1991,
, Williams)

Sam Fox Strip Poker (1986, C64, Martech)
Crystal Castles (2600, Atari)

Nutting, Dave
Sea Wolf, with Tom McHugh (1975, , Midway)
Sea Wolf II (1979?, , Midway)
Wizard of Wor, with Tom McHugh (1981, , Bally/Midway)
Adventures of Robby Roto, with Jay Fenton (1981, ,
Bally/Midway)

O'Donohue, Sean
Dragon's Lair (1983, , Starcom/Cinematronics)
Popeye (1983, C64, PB)

Okamoto, Yoshiki
Time Pilot (1982, , Konami)
Gyruss (1983, , Konami)
1942 (1984, , Capcom)
1943 (1987, , Capcom)
Sidearms (, Capcom)
Fever (1983, VIC, Tronix)
with Eric Robinson (1984, AP2, Datasoft) originally called Visigoth
Arkanoid (1987?, AP2) NES

Parod, Bill
Robotron: 2084 (1983, TI99, Atarisoft)

Patton, Rob
Barrier (1979, , Cinematronics)
War of the Worlds (1981, , Cinematronics)

Paul, James
Brimstone (1985?, C64?, Synapse)

Pavlish, Alan
Galaxian (1984, VIC, Atarisoft)

Pfeiffer, Dave
M.A.C.H. III (1983?, , Mylstar)

Pfeiffer, Randy & Sandy [married]
Qix (1981, , Taito)

Pfutzenreuter, Bill "Pfutz"
Inferno (198x, )
Joust (1982, , Williams)
[also did programming for roughly 50 pinball machines]

Pieket-Weeserik, Ronald
SWIV, with John Croudy (1989, AMI/ST, Virgin)
The Ninja Warriors, with John Croudy (1990, AMI/ST, Virgin) port
from
SWIV [Silkworm in Vertical] with John Croudy (1991, AMI/ST, Storm)
Rodland (1991, AMI/ST, Storm)

Polaro, Bob
Defender (1982, 2600, Atari)
Rampage (1986, 2600, ACT)
Roadrunner (1989, 2600, Atari)

Rains, Lyle
Tank (1974, , Atari) started by Steve Bristow
Jet Fighter (1975, , Atari)
Steeplechase (1975, , Atari)
Indy 800 (1975, , Kee)
Sprint 2 (1976, , Kee)
Football (1978, , Atari)
Asteroids, with Ed Logg (1979, , Atari)
Asteroids Deluxe (1980, , Atari)

Reno, Michael
Dig-Dug (C64, Atarisoft)

Ritter, Jack
Boxing Bugs (1983, ,)

Rotberg, Ed
Atari Baseball (1979, , Atari)
Battlezone (1980, , Atari Games)
Snake Pit (1984, , Sente)
Hat Trick (1985, , Sente)
Goalie Ghost (1986, , Sente)
Blasteroids (1987?, , Atari Games)
S.T.U.N. Runner (1989?, , Atari Games)
Shuuz (1990, , Atari Games)
Steel Talons, with Ed Logg (1991, , Atari Games)

Rubin, Owen
Cannonball (1976, , Atari)
Pool Shark, with Tom Hogg (1977, , Atari)
Triple Hunt (1977, , Atari)
Skydiver (1977, , Atari)
Orbit (1978?, , Atari Inc) Space War-like
Tube Chase (1978, , Atari)
Space Duel (1981, , Atari) prototyped by Rick Mahler
Tunnel Hunt (1982, , Centuri/Atari)
Major Havoc, with Mark Cerny (1984, , Atari)
Goalie Ghost (1985, , Bally Sente)
Shrike Avenger (1986, , Bally Sente)
Grudge Match (1987, , Bally Sente)

Ruddy, Steve
Bubble Bobble (1987, C64, Firebird)

Russo, Sam
Quizimodo (1982?, , Gottlieb)
Astro Blaster, with Barbara Michalec (1981, , Sega/Gremiln)
[1998: with Dynamix]

Shepperd, Dave
Quiz Show (1976, , Kee)
Fly Ball (1976, , Kee)
Night Driver, with Ted Michon (1976, , Atari)
Sky Raider (1978, , Atari)
Asteroids Deluxe (1980, , Atari)

Shrigley, Chris
Defender (1983, C64, Atarisoft)

Skelly, Tim
Starhawk (1978, , Cinematronics)
Sundance (1978, , Cinematronics)
Warrior (1979, , Cinematronics/Vectorbeam)
Rip-Off (1980, , Cinematronics)
Star Castle (1980, , Cinematronics) programmed by Scott

Boden
Armor Attack (1981, , Cinematronics)
Reactor (1982, , Gottlieb)
Deluxe Music Trivia, with Scott Boden (1985, )

Small, Daniel [founder of Scavenger]
Qbert (800, 1982, PB)

Smith, Bob
Star Wars: The Arcade Game (1984, 2600, PB)
[later worked for Accolade and EA]

Sonday, Tom
Satan's Hollow (C64, CBS)

Stewart, Brad
Breakout (2600, Atari)
Asteroids (1981, 2600, Atari)
Star Wars: The Arcade Game (800, PB)

Stozenfield, Jim
Donkey Kong (VIC, Atarisoft)

Temple, Ed
Amidar (1982, 2600, PB)
Front Line (1983?, 2600, Coleco)
with David Seal & Jon Partington (Topologika)

Theurer, Dave
Soccer (1980, , Atari)
Missile Command (1980, , Atari)
Tempest (1981, , Atari)
I, Robot (1984, , Atari Games) project led by Rusty Dawe
A.P.B. (1987, , Atari Games)

Thompson, Peter
Peter Packrat (1985?, , Atari)

Tomlinson, John
Mission X (1983, INT, Mattel)

Toshihiro Nishikado
Space Invaders (1978, , Taito) licensed to Midway
Space Invaders Deluxe (1979, , Taito) licensed to Midway
Space Invaders II (1979, , Taito) licensed to Midway

Turmell, Mark
Smash TV (1990, , Williams)
Total Carnage (1992, , Williams)
NBA Jam (1993, , Midway)

Valleau, Edward
Robot Bowl (, Exidy)
Circus (, Exidy)
Trapeze (, Exidy)
Crash (, Exidy)

Wagner, Joe
Wizard of Wor, with Joe Hellesen (1984, 800, Roklan)

Webb, Martin
Outrun (C64, US Gold)

White, Mark A.
Nibbler (1983, 800, Datasoft) Defense(1984, C64,
H.E.S.)

Whitehead, Bob
Star Ship (1977, 2600, Atari)
EA]

Winans, Mike
Lock 'N' Chase (1982?, INT, Mattel) ; minor
improvements added by Julie Witts, Bill
Battlezone (1984, SPEC, Quicksilva)

Yabumoto, Kan
Mad Planets (1983, , Gottlieb)
-founder of Muse Sofware]

Zdybel, Robert
Missile Command (1981?, 800, Atari)

Zedeck, Stephen A.
Tutankham (1983, TI99, PB)