Greg Johnson
Moby ID: 316
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Greg Johnson is a North American game designer. He was part of Binary Systems, a team that designed his first title, Starflight. Throughout 1998 and 1999, Greg served as Creative Director for ePlanet, Inc.. Greg designed several products for EP, including their flagship product, Freeblenux. He worked together with Mark Voorsanger, with whom he founded ToeJam & Earl Productions.
Greg has spoken on computer game and interface design, both at the Computer Game Developer's Conference and at Stanford University. He speaks Japanese and Thai almost fluently, and enjoys writing children's stories as well as designing and playing board games. He received his bachelor's degree in Bio-Linguistics from the University of California, San Diego.
Credited on 23 games
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| Kimono Cats (2023, Macintosh) | Studio Head |
| ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! (2019, Windows) | Designer |
| Doki-Doki Universe (2013, PlayStation 4) | Studio Head |
| Spore (2008, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Spore Creature Creator (2008, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth (2002, Xbox) | Lead Designer & Creative Director |
| Disney's 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue (2000, Dreamcast) | Crystal Special Thanks |
| Orly's Draw-A-Story (1997, Windows 3.x) | Conceptual Design |
| The Horde (1994, DOS) | Special Thanks To |
| ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron (1993, Genesis) | Characters |
| Star Control II (1992, DOS) | Additional Design |
| Menacer 6-Game Cartridge (1992, Genesis) | Art |
| ToeJam & Earl (1991, Genesis) | Game Design |
| RoboSport (1991, Windows 3.x) | Special Thanks |
| Star Control (1990, DOS) | Design |
| Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula (1989, DOS) | Original Concept |
| Swords of Twilight (1989, Amiga) | Graphics |
| Caveman Ugh-Lympics (1989, DOS) | Game Design |
| Starflight (1989, Amiga) | Original Design and Programming by Binary Systems |
| JetFighter: The Adventure (1988, DOS) | Special Thanks To |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 11 games with Paul Reiche III
- 8 games with Mark Voorsanger
- 7 games with Burke Trieschmann
- 6 games with Fred Ford
- 6 games with Robert Leyland
- 5 games with Roland Kippenhan III
- 5 games with David Warhol
- 5 games with Avril Harrison
- 4 games with Will Wright
- 3 games with Akila Redmer
Companies
- 9 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 5 games with ToeJam & Earl Productions, Inc.
- 5 games with Tectoy S.A.
- 3 games with Toys for Bob Inc.
- 3 games with Crystal Dynamics, Inc.
- 3 games with Maxis Software Inc.
- 3 games with HumaNature Studios, Inc.
- 3 games with SEGA of America, Inc.
- 2 games with Binary Systems
- 2 games with Accolade, Inc.
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