Michael Berlyn
aka:
Mike Berlyn
Moby ID: 203
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Michael Berlyn (October 21, 1949 – March 2023) was an American video game designer and writer.
Berlyn had been designing and coding games since 1979, when he bought his first computer, an Apple ][, to help his novel writing. Someone showed him the Colossal Cave Adventure and he never looked back. He was the author of too-many products and four novels. He owned a small publishing company, Cascade Mountain Publishing, in Oregon.
He was married until his death to Muffy McClung Berlyn.
Games not listed below:
- Motile (Newton), StarCore
Other software:
- WriteIdea (Macintosh), self-published
- Newton Utilities (with Marc Blank) (Newton), Starcore
Novels:
- The Integrated Man, Bantam Books
- Crystal Phoenix, Bantam Books
- Blight, Ace Books
- The Eternal Enemy, Wm. Morrow
Credited on 24 games
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| Syphon Filter (1999, PlayStation) | Special Thanks |
| Dr. Dumont's Wild P.A.R.T.I. (1999, DOS) | Text, script and design |
| Zork: The Undiscovered Underground (1997, Windows) | Written by |
| Bubsy 3D (1996, PlayStation) | Producer |
| Super Bubsy (1995, Windows) | Special thanks to the original Bubsy design team |
| Live Action Football (1994, Windows 3.x) | Game |
| Columbo's Mystery Capers (1993, Newton) | Developed by |
| Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (1993, Genesis) | Design |
| Snoopy's Game Club (1992, DOS) | Designed by |
| Les Manley in: Search for the King (1991, Amiga) | Those Held Responsible |
| Les Manley in: Lost in L.A. (1991, DOS) | Technology |
| Altered Destiny (1990, DOS) | Lead Design |
| Keef the Thief: A Boy and His Lockpick (1989, DOS) | Special thanks to |
| Dr. Dumont's Wild P.A.R.T.I. (1988, DOS) | Text by |
| Tass Times in Tonetown (1986, PC Booter) | Design |
| Oo-Topos (1986, DOS) | Written by |
| Fooblitzky (1986, DOS) | Designed by |
| Cutthroats (1984, Apple II) | Written by |
| Infidel (1983, PC Booter) | Design |
| Suspended (1983, PC Booter) | Design |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 6 games with Marc Blank
- 5 games with Cyndi Kirkpatrick
- 5 games with Muffy McClung Berlyn
- 5 games with Beckett Gladney
- 4 games with Sam Nelson
- 4 games with Russell Shiffer
- 3 games with Paula Polley
- 3 games with Bonnie Borucki
- 3 games with Harry Wilker
- 3 games with Russell Borogove
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Companies
- 8 games with Accolade, Inc.
- 4 games with SCE Bend Studio
- 4 games with Sentient Software Inc.
- 4 games with Infocom, Inc.
- 2 games with Activision Publishing, Inc.
- 1 game with Loudmouth, Inc.
- 1 game with Telstar Fun and Games
- 1 game with Sony Interactive...
- 1 game with Cascade Mountain Publishing
- 1 game with Chip Level Designs
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