Philip Mitchell
aka:
Phillip Mitchell,
Phil Mitchell
Moby ID: 65052
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Philip Mitchell joined Beam Software in 1982 where he was one of their first employees. Mitchell had previously studied computer programming at the University of Melbourne.
Philip Mitchell wrote the The Tolkien Software Adventure series at Beam Software Pty., Ltd. in the eighties. These include the titles The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Shadows of Mordor and The Crack of Doom.
Mitchell is known for the parser he created for The Hobbit which was called Inglish. It allowed for complex commands to be entered and conversations with other characters in the game world.
Mitchell worked for Beam until circa 2000, by which time it had been renamed Melbourne House studios.
Credited on 19 games
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| The Hobbit (2016, TRS-80 CoCo) | The Hobbit (1982) by |
| GP 500 (1999, Windows) | 3D Engine Programmers |
| KKND2: Krossfire (1998, Windows) | Programming Support |
| Dethkarz (1998, Windows) | Ver2go Programming |
| Cricket 97: Ashes Tour Edition (1997, Windows) | Motion Capture Tools |
| NBA Full Court Press (1996, Windows) | Systems Programming |
| The Dame Was Loaded (1996, DOS) | Technical Design Review |
| NBA Jam (1994, Game Boy) | Programming |
| Dungeon Master: Theron's Quest (1992, TurboGrafx CD) | Producer |
| Nightshade (1992, NES) | Programming - Development System |
| 4-in-1 Fun Pak (1992, Game Boy) | Chess Artwork |
| Star Wars (1991, NES) | Programming Tools |
| The Crack of Doom (1989, Macintosh) | Programming |
| The Shadows of Mordor (1987, Commodore 64) | Project Coordination |
| The Fellowship of the Ring (1986, DOS) | Group Leader and Chief Programmer |
| Mugsy (1984, ZX Spectrum) | Game Logic and Program |
| Sherlock (1984, ZX Spectrum) | By |
| The Hobbit (1983, Commodore 64) | By |
| Penetrator (1982, TRS-80) | By |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 8 games with Marshall Parker
- 7 games with Russel Comte
- 7 games with Adam Lancman
- 7 games with Alfred Milgrom
- 6 games with Brian Post
- 5 games with Jared Quinert
- 5 games with Iain Cartwright
- 5 games with Holger Liebnitz
- 5 games with Myles Abbott
- 4 games with Kevin Burfitt
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Companies
- 18 games with Krome Studios Melbourne
- 4 games with Addison-Wesley Publishing...
- 2 games with Atari Europe S.A.S.U.
- 2 games with Ziggurat Interactive, Inc.
- 2 games with Valve Corporation
- 2 games with NBA Properties, Inc.
- 1 game with Philips Interactive Media, Inc.
- 1 game with Philips Interactive Media...
- 1 game with MicroProse Software, Inc.
- 1 game with Blitz Games Studios Ltd.
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