Name Archer MacLean | Role Programmer | |
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Similar People Rob Hubbard, Jeff Minter, Bill Budge, Eugene Jarvis, David Fox | ||
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Archer MacLean (born 28 January 1962) is a British video game programmer. He is the author of Dropzone and International Karate, which he developed for the Atari 8-bit family but were ported to other systems. Archer also created the sequel to International Karate, IK+ which was developed for the Commodore 64 and ported to other systems. He is also known for his series of snooker and pool games, which commenced with Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker in 1991 (that was originally called 147 ).
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He left Awesome Studios—the studio he helped found and establish—in July 2005 and now runs Awesome Play.
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Recent projects
MacLean's most recent title while working for Awesome Studios was Archer Maclean's Mercury completed in 2005, before he left the studio for unknown reasons.
The follow-up versions were Mercury Meltdown for the PlayStation Portable, Mercury Meltdown Remix for the PlayStation 2, and Mercury Meltdown Revolution for the Wii. MacLean then developed a futuristic racing game, WheelSpin, for the Wii.
Maclean also writes a monthly column for Retro Gamer magazine.
