Ian Bell
aka:
I. Bell
Moby ID: 1004
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Ian Bell is a programmer, game designer and producer best known for developing the game Elite with David Braben. He also wrote the game Free Fall which was released for the BBC micro in 1983.
Bell graduated from Cambridge University with degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science. He has worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Autodesk since 2008.
Credited on 10 games
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| Alite (2015, Android) | Alite is inspired by classic Elite |
| Elite: Dangerous (2015, Windows) | Original Elite Game (1984-1991) |
| Dark Horizon (2008, Windows) | Thanks to |
| Elite: The New Kind (2001, Atari ST) | Original concept |
| Frontier: Elite II (1993, Atari ST) | Written Material |
| Elite Plus (1991, DOS) | Original Concept |
| Elite (1991, NES) | Original Game By |
| Elite (1984, BBC Micro) | Authors |
| Free Fall (1983, BBC Micro) | Author |
| Reversi (1982, BBC Micro) | © 1982 |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 8 games with David Braben
- 2 games with Christopher Sawyer
- 2 games with David Lowe
- 2 games with David Massey
- 2 games with Johann Strauss I
- 2 games with Robert Holdstock
- 2 games with Marko Susimetsä
- 1 game with Anisa Sanusi
- 1 game with Daniel Varela
- 1 game with Josh Shepherd
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Companies
- 3 games with Acornsoft Limited
- 2 games with Realtime Games Software Ltd.
- 1 game with Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
- 1 game with GameTek (FL), Inc.
- 1 game with Take-Two Interactive...
- 1 game with Rainbird Software
- 1 game with Quazar Studio
- 1 game with Paradox Interactive AB
- 1 game with Firebird Software
- 1 game with FTF Agency, The
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