Scott Miller

Developer BIO

Scott Miller is the founder of Apogee, a developer and publisher of shareware games. He first developed and sold full games as shareware, but only started to make money when he offered a portion of the game as shareware, and asked to pay to receive the rest of the game. At the time, games were still mainly distributed through BBS.

Impressed with Pyramids of Egypt, a game by John Romero, part of the then soon-to-be id Software, he contacted the team at Softdisk's Gamer's Edge, and asked them to develop games based on John Carmack's scrolling technology, which was then revolutionary for PC games. This game, Commander Keen, a trilogy of three episodes, meant the breakthrough for Miller's Apogee.

On November 15, 2003, Scott Miller started his own blog Game Matters to give people "a true insiders look at a variety of topics, from company branding, royalties rates for star developers, game design principles, book and game reviews, rating game advertisements, the importance of story and emotion in games, to you-name-it.".

Websites

• Game Matters -- Scott Miller's view of the game industry.

Games Credited

The Hidden Caves of Kroz (2008),
Guitar Hero III Mobile (2007), Hands-On Mobile
Prey (2006), 2K Games
Project Gotham Racing 3 (2005), Microsoft Games Studios
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003), Rockstar Games, Inc.
Duke Nukem Advance (2002), Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project (2002), ARUSH Entertainment
Kingdom Under Fire (2001), Gathering
Max Payne (2001), Gathering
Serious Sam: The First Encounter (2001), Gathering
Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes (2000), Infogrames, Inc.
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000), Mattel Interactive
Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption (2000), Activision, Inc.
Duke Nukem (1999), GT Interactive Software Corp.
Duke Nukem: Zero Hour (1999), GT Interactive Software Corp.
World War II GI (1999), GT Interactive Software Corp.
Duke Nukem 3D (1998), Tec Toy Indústria de Brinquedos S.A.
Duke Nukem: Time to Kill (1998), GT Interactive Software Corp.
NAM (1998), GT Interactive Software Corp.
Redneck Rampage Rides Again (1998), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Balls of Steel (1997), GT Interactive Software Corp.
Blood (1997), GT Interactive Software Corp.
Duke: Nuclear Winter (1997), WizardWorks Software
Duke Nukem 64 (1997), GT Interactive Software Corp.
Redneck Rampage (1997), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Alien Rampage (1996), Softdisk Publishing
Crusader: No Remorse (1996), ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
Death Rally (1996), Apogee Software, Ltd., GT Interactive Software Corp.
Duke Nukem 3D (Atomic Edition) (1996), GT Interactive Software Corp.
Duke Nukem 3D: Plutonium Pak (1996), GT Interactive Software Corp.
NBA Live 97 (1996), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Stargunner (1996), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Terminal Velocity (1995), U.S. Gold Ltd.
Descent (1994), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Rise of the Triad: Dark War (1994), FormGen, Inc.
Wacky Wheels (1994), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Wolfenstein 3D Super Upgrades (1994), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Duke Nukem II (1993), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Major Stryker (1993), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure: Forbidden Planet (1992), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle (1991), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Crystal Caves (1991), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Duke Nukem (1991), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Duke Nukem: Episode 1: Shrapnel City (1991), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Duke Nukem: Episode 2: Mission: Moonbase (1991), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Duke Nukem: Episode 3: Trapped in the Future (1991), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Monuments of Mars (1991), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Paganitzu (1991), Apogee Software, Ltd.
The Final Crusade of Kroz (1990), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Kingdom of Kroz II (1990), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Lost Adventures of Kroz (1990), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Return to Kroz (1990), Softdisk Publishing
Stock Market: The Game (1990), ComputerEasy
Temple of Kroz (1990), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Word Whiz (1990), Apogee Software Productions
Big Blue Disk #28 (1989), Softdisk Publishing
Big Blue Disk #29 (1989), Softdisk Publishing
Big Blue Disk #30 (1989), Softdisk Publishing
Big Blue Disk #32 (1989), Softdisk Publishing
Big Blue Disk #35 (1989), Softdisk Publishing
Caverns of Kroz (1989), Softdisk Publishing
Dungeons of Kroz (1989), Softdisk Publishing
The IBM BASIC Quiz (1989), Softdisk Publishing
Meteors (1989), Softdisk Publishing
The Astronomy Quiz (1988), Softdisk Publishing
Big Blue Disk #20 (1988), Softdisk Publishing
Big Blue Disk #21 (1988), Softdisk Publishing
Big Blue Disk #26 (1988), Softdisk Publishing
The Computer Quiz (1988), Softdisk Publishing
Kingdom of Kroz (1988), Softdisk Publishing
Trek Trivia (1988), Apogee Software Productions
Supernova (1987), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Beyond the Titanic (1986), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Block Five (1986), Keypunch Software, Inc.
Diamond Digger (1986), Keypunch Software, Inc.
Maze Runner (1986), Keypunch Software, Inc.