Michael Knox @mikeknox619

Michael Knox, an industry veteran, began designing and developing computer software while a Data Systems Technician for the US Navy, during which he became a highly skilled computer programmer and engineer. While working with some of the best-known game designers, developers and publishers he programmed and designed one of the industry's first interactive movies, "Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon."

In 1989, Mr. Knox's founded Park Place Productions with $3,000 cash and a credit card. Through hard work and dedication, Park Place Productions became recognized as one of North America's largest independent software design and development software houses. Over the past five years the company has led the industry by developing sports titles, entertainment, educational and simulation products for many of the leading software publishing houses such as Nintendo, SEGA, Virgin, Electronic Arts, Acclaim, Compton's New Media--to name a few.

Through his company, Mr. Knox was responsible for marketing the company and the production of many major software titles. Monday Night Football, their first product sold over 100,000 units. This was followed by the original John Madden Football (the most successful sports game of all time) and NHL Hockey for the SEGA and Super Nintendo video game machines.

His company, Park Place Productions developed over 70 software titles including: Muhammad Ali Boxing, The Human Calculator, Batman Returns, Body Illustrated, Gameboy--Chessmaster and Beat the House, the best selling casino game for the past two years.

In 1993, Michael Knox was the recipient of INC. Magazine's prestigious "Entrepreneur of the Year" award for the software industry category for the Greater San Diego County.

Knox anticipated the software industry's demand for quality software testing. He started and sold the "Bug Busters Software Testing Company” which offers computer software publishers configuration setup testing, pre-manufacturing virus detection, user focus group evaluations and accurate software testing. Bug Busters has gone on to do testing for software industry giants like; i.e. Microsoft.

In addition, Mr. Knox worked with local colleges and universities in order to empower them with new software industry curriculum. Through his dedicated efforts, SDSU --San Diego State University has retained industry executive producers to teach and modify courseware to fit the entertainment and educational software development industry needs and demands.

CREDITED SOFTWARE TITLES

TITLE PLATFORM PUBLISHER John Madden Football - SEGA - Electronic Arts John Madden Football - SNES - Electronic Arts John Madden Football '92 - SEGA - Electronic Arts John Madden Football '92 - SNES - Electronic Arts John Madden Football '93 - SEGA - Electronic Arts NFL Video Pro Football - IBMPC - Spirit of Discovery NFL Football - SNES - Konami NFL's Greatest Challenge - SEGA CD - Sega of America Monday Night Football - IBM - Data East Monday Night Football - C-64 - Data East Monday Night Football - AMIGA - Data East TV Sports Football - IBM - Cinemaware NHL Hockey - SEGA - Electronic Arts NHL Hockey - SNES - Electronic Arts Joe Montana Football - SEGA - Sega of America Magic Johnson Basketball - SNES - Virgin Games D. Vital "Awesome baby" Basketball - SEGA - Tengen David Robinson Basketball - IBM - Sega of America Dream Team 3 on 3 Challenge - IBM - Data East Dream Team 3 on 3 Challenge - C-64 - Data East Roundball - Nintendo - Data East GBA 2 on 2 Basketball - C-64 - GameStar/Activision World Class Soccer - SEGA - Acclaim World Class Soccer - SNES - Acclaim Muhammad Ali Boxing - SEGA - Virgin Muhammad Ali Boxing - SNES - Virgin ESPN Baseball Tonight - SEGA - Acclaim ESPN Baseball Tonight - SNES - Acclaim BO Jackson Baseball – IBMPC - Data East Beat the House - IBMPC - Interplay Beat the House - Mac - Interplay Beat the House - Windows 3.1 - Interplay Beat the House - Windows 95 - Interplay Beat the House II Windows 98 - Interplay Dvorak on Typing – IBMPC - Interplay Dvorak on Typing - Mac - Interplay Typing for Today - IBM PC - Interpaly Dvorak on Typing (visually impaired) - IBMPC - Interplay Body Illustrated - IBMPC - Spirit of Discovery Human Calculator - IBMPC - Comptons New Media Facts in Action - IBMPC - Spirit of Discovery Berenstain Bears Counting - IMBPC - Comptons New Media Draft 'n' Print (CAD) - IBMPC - Spirit of Discovery Chessmaster - Gameboy - Software Toolworks Jeopardy - Windows 3.1 - Gametek Wheel of Fortune - Windows 3.1 - GameTek Batman Returns - IBM - Konami Sinbad and the throne of the Falcon - C-64 - Cinemaware Gunsmoke - C-64 - Capcom SideArms (Arcade) - C-64 - Capcom Battle Bound Project - C-64 - Compumania Hook Dodger - C-64 - Compumania Save the Droids - C-64 - Compumania The Ducks are Coming - C-64 - Compumania Mine Sweepers - C-64 - Compumania Kawasaki Caribbean Challenge - SNES - Gametek Basic Programmer's Toolkit - C-64 - EPYX TV Text - TRS-80 - Radio Shack