Tom A. Hall

Developer BIO

Tom A. Hall is currently Creative Director at KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc. Prior to KingsIsle, Tom had co-founded two of the industry's most well known software development studios; id Software and Ion Storm.

His gaming history starts in 1987 at Softdisk Publishing, where he was programmer/editor of a monthly software collection. From there, he co-founded id software, taking on the role of Creative Director/Designer, working on numerous titles including Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, Spear of Destiny, and DOOM. He moved on to Apogee/3D Realms, helming Rise of the Triad, producing Terminal Velocity, and adding a bit of spice to such titles as Duke Nukem II and Duke Nukem 3D. From there, he left to co-found Ion Storm, where he is working toward the completion of his epic 3D sci-fi role-playing game, Anachronox.

A Wisconsin native, Tom went to college at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, getting a B.S. in Computer Science.

GAME LIST
ION STORM
Anachronox

3D REALMS
Prey (early development)
Extreme Rise of the Triad
Terminal Velocity (co-producer)
Rise of the Triad
And Helped Out On:
Duke Nukem II (gave Duke his extreme vanity, designed bosses)
Duke Nukem 3D (story, helped invent tripbombs)
Wacky Wheels (some content help)
Hocus Pocus (some content help)

ID SOFTWARE
DOOM (seven levels, added transporters and other design elements to game)
Spear of Destiny
Wolfenstein 3D
Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter!
Commander Keen in "Goodbye, Galaxy!"
Commander Keen in "Invasion of the Vorticons"
And mysteriously had a level in:
DOOM II (one level-level 10-but didn't work on game)

ID FOR SOFTDISK
Commander Keen in "Keen Dreams"
Catacomb 3D
Hovertank One
Rescue Rover I & II
Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion
Shadow Knights
Catacomb II
Slordax

SOFTDISK GS
Legend of the Star Axe

SOFTDISK
Aztec Temple
Ed's Superspy Course
Amusement Park
The Silver Cow
...plus titles too numerous to mention

Also Known As

• Tom Hall

Websites

• IMDb -- Tom Hall at IMDb
• The Apogee Legacy #4 - Tom Hall -- Forth edition of the "Apogee Legacy" interviews
• The Tom Hall Press -- Tom Hall's personal website.

Games Credited

Project Gotham Racing 4 (2007), Microsoft Games Studios
Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition (2006), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
Area-51 (2005), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows (2005), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
Midway Arcade Treasures 3 (2005), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
NARC (2005), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
Congo Cube (2003), THQ Wireless Inc.
Deus Ex: Invisible War (2003), Eidos, Inc.
Dig It! (2003), THQ Wireless Inc.
Jewels and Jim (2003), THQ Wireless Inc.
Red Faction (2003), THQ Wireless Inc.
Hyperspace Delivery Boy! (2002), Monkeystone Games
Anachronox (2001), Eidos Interactive Ltd.
Deus Ex (Game of the Year Edition) (2001), Eidos Interactive, Inc.
Deus Ex (2000), Eidos Interactive Ltd.
Duke Nukem 3D (1998), Tec Toy Indústria de Brinquedos S.A.
Hocus Pocus (1994), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Rise of the Triad: Dark War (1994), FormGen, Inc.
Wacky Wheels (1994), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Wolfenstein 3D (1994), Imagineer Co., Ltd.
Dangerous Dave's Risky Rescue (1993), Softdisk Publishing
DOOM (1993), id Software, Inc.
Duke Nukem II (1993), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Street Ball (1993), Froggman
Tiles of the Dragon (1993), Softdisk Publishing
Catacomb 3-D (1992), Gamer's Edge, Softdisk Publishing
Commander Keen: Keen Dreams (1992), Softdisk Publishing
Spear of Destiny (1992), FormGen, Inc.
Wolfenstein 3D (1992), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Catacomb II (1991), Softdisk Publishing
Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle (1991), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine (1991), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter! (1991), FormGen, Inc.
Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons (1991), Precision Software Applications
Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion (1991), Softdisk Publishing
Hovertank (1991), Softdisk Publishing
Paganitzu (1991), Apogee Software, Ltd.
PARAGON (1991), Gamer's Edge, Softdisk Publishing
Rescue Rover (1991), Softdisk Publishing
Rescue Rover 2 (1991), Expert Software, Inc., Froggman, Softdisk Publishing
Slordax: The Unknown Enemy (1991), Softdisk Publishing
Alfredo's Stupendous Surprise (1990), Softdisk Publishing
Catacomb (1990), Softdisk Publishing
Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars (1990), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Commander Keen 2: The Earth Explodes (1990), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Commander Keen 3: Keen Must Die! (1990), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Shadow Knights (1990), Softdisk Publishing
Night Bomber (1988), Apogee Software Productions