Noah Falstein

Developer BIO

Noah Falstein got his start in the computer game industry in 1980 with a job at Milton Bradley's Advanced Research Division. Since then he has contributed to over 40 games, including several bestselling and critical hits. Among his best known games are the Arcade classic Sinistar from Williams Electronics (1983), PHM Pegasus from Lucasfilm Games (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade from Lucasfilm Games (1989), and Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, LucasArts Entertainment (1992).

As one of the first ten employees at Lucasfilm Games (LucasArts), The 3DO Company, and Dreamworks Interactive, Falstein has taken a leading role in launching major game companies. He has worked as a programmer, project leader, producer, executive producer, and creative director.

Currently, Falstein runs The Inspiracy, a game design consulting firm established in 1996. The Inspiracy has provided game design and production experience to companies as diverse as Disney Interactive, Dreamworks Interactive, Totally Games, Humongous Entertainment, Cavedog, Sega, Mattel, Intel, and Shell Oil.

In recent years he has been working increasingly in the Serious Games field as a designer and producer on projects that use game techniques and technology for purposes other than entertainment. This work includes medical, corporate, and military simulations and training titles. Falstein is also on the advisory boards for the Serious Games Summit and the Games for Health conference, and since 2002 has been writing the design column in Game Developer Magazine.

Websites

• The Inspiracy -- Noah Falstein's game design consulting firm.

Games Credited

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (2009), LucasArts
Mata Hari (2008), dtp entertainment AG
ParaWorld (2006), Deep Silver, Sunflowers Interactive Entertainment Software GmbH
Re-Mission (2006), HopeLab
Star Wars: Empire at War (2006), LucasArts
Legend of Kay (2005), JoWooD Productions Software AG
SpaceStationSim (2005), Vision Videogames, LLC
Return to Mysterious Island (2004), The Adventure Company
AquaNox 2: Revelation (2003), JoWooD Productions Software AG
Neighbors from Hell (2003), JoWooD Productions Software AG
Hungry Red Planet (2002), Health Media Lab, Inc.
Masq (2002), AlterAction,Inc.
Pusher (2002), JoWooD Productions Software AG
Total Annihilation: Kingdoms - Iron Plague (2000), Atari, Inc.
The Dig (1995), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Corpse Killer (1994), Digital Pictures, Inc.
Supreme Warrior (1994), Digital Pictures, Inc.
Empire Deluxe Scenarios (1993), New World Computing, Inc.
He 162 Volksjäger Tour of Duty (1992), LucasArts
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (1992), Lucasfilm Games
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991), Softgold Computerspiele GmbH
P-38 Lightning Tour of Duty (1991), LucasArts
P-80 Shooting Star Tour Of Duty (1991), LucasArts
Loom (1990), Lucasfilm Games
The Secret of Monkey Island (1990), Softgold Computerspiele GmbH
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe (1990), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure (1989), Lucasfilm Games
Pipe Dream (1989), Empire Software, LucasArts
Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain (1989), LucasArts
Battlehawks 1942 (1988), Lucasfilm Games
PHM Pegasus (1988), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders (1988), Lucasfilm Games
Habitat (1987),
Maniac Mansion (1987), Lucasfilm Games
Strike Fleet (1987), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Koronis Rift (1985), Activision, Inc.