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| − | }}{{sub-stub}}''' | + | }}{{sub-stub}}'''Norman Keith Robinson''', commonly known as '''Keith Robinson''', was an American video game programmer and designer, most known for heading development of the [[wikipedia:Intellivision|Mattel Intellivision]]. A pioneering figure in the early North American video game industry, Robinson would later work with developers [[Realtime Associates]] and [[Rage Software]], and notably produced a [[Sega Mega Drive]] game based on his 1985 comic strip series ''Making It'', ''[[Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama]]''.{{ref|https://easyreadernews.com/robinson-video-game-maker-making-beach-cartoonist/}}{{ref|https://tcrf.net/Normy%27s_Beach_Babe-O-Rama}} |
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| Place of birth: Inglewood, California, United States[1] |
| Date of birth: 1955-09-09[1] |
| Date of death: 2017-06-14[1] (age 61) |
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| Role(s): Programmer, Designer, Endorser |
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Norman Keith Robinson, commonly known as Keith Robinson, was an American video game programmer and designer, most known for heading development of the Mattel Intellivision. A pioneering figure in the early North American video game industry, Robinson would later work with developers Realtime Associates and Rage Software, and notably produced a Sega Mega Drive game based on his 1985 comic strip series Making It, Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama.[2][3]
History
Production history
- Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama (Mega Drive; 1994) — Design[4] (as Keith 'Normy' Robinson)
- Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama (Mega Drive; 1994) — Original Concept[4] (as Keith 'Normy' Robinson)
External links
- Keith Robinson at LinkedIn
- Robinson was video game maker, Making it at the Beach cartoonist obituary by Robb Fulcher at The Easy Reader
- Obituary: Intellivision Productions president Keith Robinson obituary by Chris Kerr at Game Developer
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180411045/norman-keith-robinson (Wayback Machine: 2021-10-11 06:53)
- ↑ https://easyreadernews.com/robinson-video-game-maker-making-beach-cartoonist/
- ↑ The Cutting Room Floor: Normy%27s Beach Babe-O-Rama
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD credits.pdf