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'''Bob Bates''' was one of [[Infocom]]'s later game designers. After [[Infocom]] was shut down by [[Activision]] he, Mike Verdu and several other Infocommies formed [[Legend Entertainment]], which specialized in text-adventure games for several years. | '''Bob Bates''' was one of [[Infocom]]'s later game designers. After [[Infocom]] was shut down by [[Activision]] he, Mike Verdu and several other Infocommies formed [[Legend Entertainment]], which specialized in text-adventure games for several years. | ||
== Author Credits == | ==Author Credits== | ||
* ''[[Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels]]'' (publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1988; [[Z-code]]). | * ''[[Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels]]'' (publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1988; [[Z-code]]). | ||
* ''[[Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur]]'' (publisher: Infocom; 1989; Z-code) | * ''[[Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur]]'' (publisher: Infocom; 1989; Z-code) | ||
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* ''[[Eric the Unready]]'' (publisher: Legend Entertainment; 1993; MS-DOS). | * ''[[Eric the Unready]]'' (publisher: Legend Entertainment; 1993; MS-DOS). | ||
== | ==Organizational Credits== | ||
* Founded [[Legend Entertainment]] with Mike Verdu. | * Founded [[Legend Entertainment]] with Mike Verdu. | ||
==Other Credits== | |||
* "[http://www.scottkim.com/thinkinggames/GDC00/bates.html Designing the Puzzle]." Game Developers Conference, San Jose, California, April 1997. | * "[http://www.scottkim.com/thinkinggames/GDC00/bates.html Designing the Puzzle]." Game Developers Conference, San Jose, California, April 1997. | ||
* ''John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles'' (publisher: [[Legend Entertainment]]; 1998) graphic adventure game. | * ''John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles'' (publisher: [[Legend Entertainment]]; 1998) graphic adventure game. | ||
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* ''Game Design: The Art and Business of Creating Games.'' Prima Publishing, 2001. | * ''Game Design: The Art and Business of Creating Games.'' Prima Publishing, 2001. | ||
== Links == | ==Links== | ||
* [http://www.bobbates.com Bob Bates' Home Page]. | * [http://www.bobbates.com Bob Bates' Home Page]. | ||
===Interviews=== | ===Interviews=== | ||
* [http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/interviews/168/ Interview with Adventure Classic Gaming] - by [[Philip Jong]], February 2001. | * [http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/interviews/168/ Interview with Adventure Classic Gaming] - by [[Philip Jong]], February 2001. | ||
[[Category:People|Bates, Bob]] [[Category:Infocom|Bates, Bob]] [[Category:Interviewed|Bates, Bob]] | [[Category:People|Bates, Bob]] [[Category:Infocom|Bates, Bob]] [[Category:Interviewed|Bates, Bob]] | ||
Revision as of 12:19, 13 August 2006
Bob Bates was one of Infocom's later game designers. After Infocom was shut down by Activision he, Mike Verdu and several other Infocommies formed Legend Entertainment, which specialized in text-adventure games for several years.
Author Credits
- Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels (publisher: Infocom; 1988; Z-code).
- Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur (publisher: Infocom; 1989; Z-code)
- TimeQuest (publisher: Legend Entertainment; 1991; MS-DOS).
- Eric the Unready (publisher: Legend Entertainment; 1993; MS-DOS).
Organizational Credits
- Founded Legend Entertainment with Mike Verdu.
Other Credits
- "Designing the Puzzle." Game Developers Conference, San Jose, California, April 1997.
- John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles (publisher: Legend Entertainment; 1998) graphic adventure game.
- Co-founder and organizer of the Game Designers Workshop, an annual conference of computer game designers concerned with storytelling.
- Game Design: The Art and Business of Creating Games. Prima Publishing, 2001.
Links
Interviews
- Interview with Adventure Classic Gaming - by Philip Jong, February 2001.