John Passfield
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John Passfield started his career as a developer for the Microbee System, with Chilly Willy (1984) and Halloween Harry (1985), both published by Honeysoft.
In 1993 he teamed up with Steve Stamatiadis to found the studio Interactive Binary Illusions. There, he created a new version of Halloween Harry in 1993 (also known as Alien Carnage) and the graphic adventure Flight of the Amazon Queen (1995). They were working on a third title, Stereo Jack, but that one was eventually cancelled.
By 1996 Interactive Binary Illusions evolved into a new studio by the duo, then called Gee Whiz! Entertainment. Two games were created: the Halloween Harry Windows sequel Zombie Wars (1996) and Mike Stewart’s Pro Bodyboarding (1999). They were also working on a concept called Screen Opera, similar to what The Sims would eventually become.
By 1999, Passfield and Stamatiadis teamed up with Robert Walsh to found the studio Krome Studios Pty Ltd. There, Passfield co-created and designed the games in the TY the Tasmanian Tiger series. He remained there until 2005, when he left and sold his shares.
By 2006 he was the Creative Director at Pandemic Studio Pty. Ltd.
Credited on 21 games
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| Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed (2022, Windows) | Director |
| Tail Drift (2014, Windows) | Right Pedal Studios |
| Alien Carnage (2014, Windows) | Map Design by |
| Battle Group 2 (2014, Windows) | Right Pedal Studios |
| Top Chef: The Game (2008, Macintosh) | Special Thanks |
| Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (2008, PlayStation 2) | Very special thanks to |
| Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (2008, Windows) | Very Special Thanks |
| Destroy All Humans! 2 (2006, Xbox) | Director |
| Ty3 the Tasmanian Tiger: Night of the Quinkan (2005, PlayStation 2) | Designers |
| King Arthur (2004, GameCube) | Design Director |
| Ty2 the Tasmanian Tiger: Bush Rescue (2004, PlayStation 2) | Design Director |
| The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius - Jet Fusion (2003, PlayStation 2) | Development Director |
| Ty the Tasmanian Tiger (2002, GameCube) | Development Director |
| Barbie Sparkling Ice Show (2002, Windows) | Technical Director |
| Sunny Garcia Surfing (2001, PlayStation 2) | Director of Development |
| Barbie Beach Vacation (2001, Windows) | Director of Development |
| Disney's Extremely Goofy Skateboarding (2001, Windows) | Director of Development |
| Championship Surfer (2000, Windows) | Development Director |
| Zombie Wars (1996, Windows 3.x) | Design |
| Flight of the Amazon Queen (1995, Amiga) | A game by |
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John Passfield
Frequent Collaborators
People- 13 games with Tony Ball
- 13 games with George Stamatiadis
- 12 games with Steven Stamatiadis
- 11 games with John Barry
- 10 games with Robert Walsh
- 10 games with David Pevreal
- 10 games with Andy Green
- 9 games with Robert Crane
- 9 games with Jason Cross
- 9 games with Robert Watson
Companies
- 10 games with Krome Studios Pty Ltd.
- 4 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 4 games with Valve Corporation
- 3 games with Vivendi Games, Inc.
- 3 games with Firelight Technologies Pty. Ltd.
- 2 games with EA Games
- 2 games with Interactive Binary Illusions
- 2 games with THQ Inc.
- 2 games with Computec Media GmbH
- 2 games with Pandemic Studios, LLC
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