Mike Nichols
Moby ID: 56457
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As the Creative Director, Mike establishes and maintains the visual look and feel of the games as well as manages the art team.
Why make video games? "It's creative, challenging and always changing. To me, the most important thing in a game is the atmosphere; a good game will draw you into its world."
What are you doing when you're not at Surreal? "Most of all, I love spending time with my wife and our two kids. I also like racing cars and motorcycles. My current favorite: a special 3rd generation RX-7 track car - sort of a real life Gran Turismo."
What got you started? "Since my dad was a programmer, we had the first home computer on the block. I remember a text based flight sim that was real-time, so I would leave it on overnight to fly on auto-pilot to Europe. I was obsessed."
Source: Selected articles from Surreal Software Official Company Website
http://www.surreal.com/company/leaders.php
Credited on 12 games
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| DanceWall Remix (2014, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Kinect Adventures! (2010, Xbox 360) | Special Thanks |
| The Suffering: Ties That Bind (2005, Xbox) | Studio Art Director |
| The Suffering (2004, PlayStation 2) | Art Director |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002, PlayStation 2) | Art Director |
| Drakan: The Ancients' Gates (2002, PlayStation 2) | Lead Artist |
| Everest (2000, Windows) | Artists |
| Drakan: Order of the Flame (1999, Windows) | Lead Artist |
| Brain Dead 13 (1996, SEGA Saturn) | Animation Assistants |
| Power Chess (1996, Windows) | Art and Graphics Design |
| Wolf (1994, DOS) | Art & Animation |
| NY Warriors (1990, Amiga) | Additional Art |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 5 games with Boyd Post
- 5 games with Nick Radovich
- 4 games with Stuart Denman
- 4 games with Alan Patmore
- 4 games with Joe Olson
- 4 games with Ben Olson
- 4 games with Scott Cummings
- 4 games with Tomas Vykruta
- 4 games with Greg Alt
- 4 games with Andre Maguire
Companies
- 4 games with Surreal Software, Inc.
- 2 games with Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
- 2 games with Tradewest Games Ltd.
- 2 games with Noviy Disk
- 1 game with Vykarius
- 1 game with ReadySoft Incorporated
- 1 game with Next Level Games, Inc.
- 1 game with Sony Interactive...
- 1 game with ZOO Digital Production Ltd.
- 1 game with Soundelux Ltd.
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