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Occupation
  
inventor

Known for
  
Computer programming

Role
  
Computer programmer

Name
  
Nick Pelling


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Other names
  
Orlando M. PilchardOrlando

Education
  
Brentwood School, Essex

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Nick Pelling is a British-born computer programmer and investigative writer best known as the creator of the 1984 game Frak!.

Contents

As Aardvark Software

  • Arcadians (1982)
  • Zalaga (1983)
  • Frak! (1984)
  • Firetrack (1987)
  • Sharkey's 3D Pool (1989)

    • Independently

  • Bangkok Knights (1987)
  • Shinobi (1989)
  • Loopz (1990)
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1993)
  • The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man (1993)
  • The Pagemaster (1994)
  • Mortal Kombat II (1994)
  • Wolverine: Adamantium Rage (1994)
  • Primal Rage (1995)
  • Batman Forever (1995)
  • The X-Files Game (1999)
  • In Cold Blood (2000)
  • Street Fighter Alpha 3 (2002)
  • Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer (2002)
  • Championship Manager 5 (2005)
  • Buzz!: The Music Quiz (2005)
  • Buzz!: The BIG Quiz (2006)
  • Buzz!: The Mega Quiz (2007)
  • Buzz!: The Hollywood Quiz (2007)
  • Soldiers of Fortune (2013)

    • As Aardvark Software

  • Duke Nukem 3D (1997, PlayStation)

    • Independently

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990, Commodore 64)
  • Battle Master (1991, Sega Genesis)
  • Wing Commander (1992, AmigaOS)
  • Dangerous Streets & Wing Commander (1994, Amiga CD32)

    • Interests in history

    Pelling published an article in the British magazine History Today, supporting a previous attribution of the invention of the telescope to a Gerundian named Joan Roget in 1590 and published a 2006 book on the Voynich manuscript, claiming it was written by 15th century North Italian architect Antonio Averlino (also known as "Filarete").

    Books

  • Pelling, Nicholas John (2006). The Curse of the Voynich: The Secret History of the World's Most Mysterious Manuscript. Compelling Press. ISBN 0-9553160-0-6. 

    • References

    Nick Pelling Wikipedia
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