Jo Ashburn

Developer BIO

In 1990, a friend of Jo “Captain Tripps” Ashburn saw a job posting on a computer bulletin board for a games tester at LucasArts Entertainment Company. He called in, left his name, and heard nothing for six months. Then he got a call for an interview, went in, and answered a few questions about what games he had played, if he had ever cheated, and what he liked about them. He was hired on the spot. As all testers at LucasArts, he had to get a nickname. When he showed up, someone thought he looked like Jerry Garcia, and they called him "Captain Trips," which was Jerry’s nickname. He added the extra ‘P’ out of respect for Jerry and so people could tell them apart.

Besides being a game tester, he was a documentation writer, and he has written hint books for Day of the Tentacle and Sam & Max Hit the Road, and co-wrote manuals for Afterlife, The Curse of Monkey Island, Dark Forces, Day of the Tentacle, Jedi Knight, Outlaws, and Sam & Max.

He has also written strategy guides for Afterlife, The Curse of Monkey Island (with Rick Barba), The Dig, Escape from Monkey Island, Full Throttle, Grim Fandango, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (with Rick Barba), and Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.

Also Known As

• Captain Tripps
• Capt. Tripps

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Games Credited

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (2009), LucasArts
Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing (2001), Lucas Learning Ltd.
Escape from Monkey Island (2000), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Star Wars: Force Commander (2000), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (1999), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Grim Fandango (1998), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
The Curse of Monkey Island (1997), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Herc's Adventures (1997), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Outlaws (1997), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II (1997), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Star Wars: Yoda Stories (1997), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Afterlife (1996), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures (1996), LucasArts
Big Sky Trooper (1995), JVC Musical Industries, Inc.
The Dig (1995), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Full Throttle (1995), Softgold Computerspiele GmbH
Star Wars: Dark Forces (1995), Softgold Computerspiele GmbH
Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle (1993), Softgold Computerspiele GmbH
Sam & Max Hit the Road (1993), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (1992), Lucasfilm Games
The Secret of Monkey Island (1992), JVC Musical Industries, Inc.
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991), Softgold Computerspiele GmbH
Loom (1990), Lucasfilm Games