Michael WebbDeveloper BIO
Michael Webb is known to have worked for
Ocean Software sometime around 1984. He went on to co-found and become chairman of
Software Creations Ltd. which created such classic titles as
Solstice (1990) for the NES,
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones and
Ivan Iron Man Stewart's Super Off Road (1994) for the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive.
The NES development was a problem for Software Creations because Nintendo would only allow those already developing for the NES, to become NES developers - a vicious catch-22 situation. Mike solved this problem by reverse-engineering the NES, and creating a custom development system. According to Ste Ruddy in an issue of Retro Gamer, #37, it was a board with a stack of RAM chips plugged into a C64 that could be programmed through the user port. Then you had to unplug the stack of chips and plug them direct into the NES - a terrifying prospect, with a big power adaptor right near where you picked them up, with 240 volts going through it. Developers learned to be very careful ...
Software Creations went into liquidation in March of 2002, due to the fact that no contracts were forthcoming after the events of September 11th, 2001 - all of Software Creations customers were American and became reluctant to fly. Mike now lives in Australia, after emigrating with his wife and three kids in August 2003.
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Games CreditedThe F.A. Premier League Stars (1999), Electronic Arts, Inc.
FIFA 99 (1998), Electronic Arts, Inc.
World Cup 98 (1998), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Jack Orlando: A Cinematic Adventure (1997), TRAVELBOX-Hungária Kft.
Cutthroat Island (1996), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Freeciv (1996),
Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey (1996), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
Foreman for Real (1995), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Spider-Man & Venom: Separation Anxiety (1995), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
The Simpsons: Bart & the Beanstalk (1994), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Spider-Man & Venom: Maximum Carnage (1994), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
The Tick (1994), Fox Interactive, Inc.
Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest (1993), SunSoft
Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast (1993), Sunsoft of America
Equinox (1993), Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), Inc.
Plok (1993), Tradewest, Inc.
Ivan "Iron Man" Stewart's Super Off Road (1992), Tradewest, Inc.
Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos (1990), CSG Imagesoft Inc.
Scooby Doo (1986), Elite Systems Ltd.
Hunchback II: Quasimodo's Revenge (1985), Ocean Software Ltd.
