John Williams
Moby ID: 155890
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John Williams is the (almost 10 years) younger brother of Ken Williams. He became employee number 001 in Ken and Roberta Williams's company On-Line Systems (later Sierra On-Line). John was editor of the Sierra Newsletter and its successor InterAction. He wrote one of the high-points of the magazine, called the Rumor Mill, under the pseudonym Johnny Magpie.
He also ran Sierra's marketing team from time to time. He never worked on the development side of the business, so he has never worked on one of Roberta’s games. However, he has worked with Al Lowe on a few of the Leisure Suit Larry games, but only as a provider of moderately naughty jokes.
After Sierra was sold he worked on a dot.com (Alkinetworks) that made software for gas pumps (allowing them to display advertising while one buys gas).
The company was acquired but John is still working for a giant gas pump manufacturer. He has been married for over 20 years, has two girls and lives in Seattle.
Credited on 16 games
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King's Quest: Epilogue (2016, PlayStation 4) | For |
King's Quest: Chapter V - The Good Knight (2016, PlayStation 4) | Special Thanks |
King's Quest: Chapter I - A Knight to Remember (2015, Windows) | For |
King's Quest Collection (2006, Windows) | Resident Historian |
Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire (1998, Windows) | Special Thanks to |
Leisure Suit Larry's Casino (1998, Windows) | Special Thanks To |
King's Quest: Collection Series (1997, Windows) | Resident Historian |
Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! (1996, DOS) | Special Thanks To |
Torin's Passage (1995, DOS) | Special Thanks To |
King's Quest: Collector's Edition (1994, DOS) | Resident Historian |
Space Quest: Collector's Edition (1994, DOS) | Resident Historian |
Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (In Several Wrong Places) (1988, DOS) | Documentation |
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards (1988, Amiga) | Documentation by |
Wrath of Denethenor (1987, Apple II) | Special thanks for their helpful comments: |
Hi-Res Adventure #6: The Dark Crystal (1983, Apple II) | Instruction manual |
Time Zone (1982, Apple II) | Packaging Design |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 12 games with Ken Williams
- 10 games with Roberta Williams
- 6 games with Al Lowe
- 6 games with Nathan Gams
- 6 games with Mark Seibert
- 5 games with Sharon Simmons
- 5 games with Greg Tomko-Pavia
- 5 games with Lori Lucia
- 5 games with Douglas Wheeler
- 5 games with Michael D. Jones
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Companies
- 13 games with Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
- 4 games with Activision Publishing, Inc.
- 3 games with Sierra
- 3 games with Activision Blizzard...
- 3 games with Valve Corporation
- 2 games with SoftClub
- 2 games with Pi Editora Ltda.
- 1 game with Sierra Northwest Studio
- 1 game with Yosemite Entertainment
- 1 game with U.S. Gold Ltd.
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