James Walls
aka: Jim Walls
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Jim Walls (b. November 30, 1940 in Kingsburg, California) (birth name James Walls) is a retired CHP Officer who joined the Department in 1971. He retired after 15 years on the force, after a shootout with a crazed criminal. During his recovery, he scripted what finally became Sierra's adventure Police Quest. Later, he scripted its two sequels as well as Codename Iceman. After leaving Sierra he scripted another police adventure, Blue Force for Tsunami Media. Jim Walls makes a cameo in the intro of "Police Quest 3." His career in game design ended with Westwood Studios of Las Vegas. During his tenure at Westwood, he earned credits on BladeRunner, "Pirates" and "Earth and Beyond."
Jim Walls's voice can be heard in the CD edition of "Blue Force" on an extra track.
Credited on 8 games
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| Earth & Beyond (2002 on Windows) | Content Designers |
| Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat (2002 on Xbox) | Game Design |
| Blade Runner (1997 on Windows) | Additional Voices |
| Blue Force (1993 on DOS) | Design |
| Police Quest 3: The Kindred (1991 on DOS) | Documentation |
| Code-Name: Iceman (1990 on Amiga) | Documentation Written by |
| Police Quest 2: The Vengeance (1988 on DOS) | Design |
| Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (1988 on Apple II) | Design |
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Precinct Kickstarter page
circa 2013
Frequent Collaborators
- 5 games with Robert Eric Heitman
- 4 games with Jeff Stephenson
- 4 games with Ken Williams
- 4 games with Cheryl Loyd
- 3 games with Glenn Sperry
- 3 games with Frank Klepacki
- 3 games with Chris Hoyt
- 3 games with Shane Dietrich
- 3 games with Mohanned Mansour
- 3 games with Christopher Blevens
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