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| − | }}{{stub}}'''Jon Burton''' is a British video game programmer, designer, and producer currently serving as Director of [[Traveller's Tales]]. Having accumulated a considerable amount of programming talent through his technically-impressive [[Sega Mega Drive]] games, Burton designed and programmed a number of first-party [[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic the Hedgehog]] games, and currently runs the YouTube channels ''[https://www.youtube.com/c/GameHut/about GameHut]''{{ref|https://www.youtube.com/c/GameHut/about}} and ''[https://www.youtube.com/c/CodingSecrets/about Coding Secrets]''.{{ref|https://www.youtube.com/c/CodingSecrets/about}} | + | }}{{stub}}'''Jon Burton''' is a British video game programmer, designer, and producer, most notable for founding and currently serving as Director of developer [[Traveller's Tales]]. Having accumulated a considerable amount of programming talent through his technically-impressive [[Sega Mega Drive]] games, Burton designed and programmed a number of first-party [[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic the Hedgehog]] games, and currently runs the YouTube channels ''[https://www.youtube.com/c/GameHut/about GameHut]''{{ref|https://www.youtube.com/c/GameHut/about}} and ''[https://www.youtube.com/c/CodingSecrets/about Coding Secrets]''.{{ref|https://www.youtube.com/c/CodingSecrets/about}} |
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 05:02, 30 September 2021
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| Jon Burton |
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| Place of birth: Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Date of birth: 1969-08-27 (age 55) |
| Company(ies): Traveller's Tales |
| Role(s): Programmer, Producer, Designer, Director |
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Jon Burton is a British video game programmer, designer, and producer, most notable for founding and currently serving as Director of developer Traveller's Tales. Having accumulated a considerable amount of programming talent through his technically-impressive Sega Mega Drive games, Burton designed and programmed a number of first-party Sonic the Hedgehog games, and currently runs the YouTube channels GameHut[1] and Coding Secrets.[2]
Contents
History
Traveller's Tales
GameHut and Coding Secrets
Burton is best known today for his YouTube channel GameHut. Launched on August 30, 2017[1], the channel is a means for him to share interesting development history and explanations of his games' advanced graphical effects. Moreover, his soothing demeanor and charming personality has seen the channel experience a significant amount of recent success, and the newfound popularity eventually gave rise to a second channel on June 16, 2020[2], Coding Secrets.
Production history
- Galahad (Mega Drive; 1992) — Source Code[3]
- Galahad (Mega Drive; 1992) — Game Design[4]
- Bram Stoker's Dracula (Mega Drive; 1993) — Intro Code[5]
- Bram Stoker's Dracula (Mega Drive; 1993) — Additional Code and Concepts[5]
- Bram Stoker's Dracula (Mega Drive; 1993) — Level Designs[5]
- Puggsy (Mega Drive; 1993) — Game Design and Programming By
- Puggsy (Mega Drive; 1993) — Level Problems and Design By
- Puggsy (Mega-CD; 1993) — Game Design[6]
- Puggsy (Mega-CD; 1993) — Programming By[6]
- Puggsy (Mega-CD; 1993) — Level Problems and Design By[6]
- Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse (Mega-CD; 1994) — Written and Designed by[7]
- Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse (Mega-CD; 1994) — Programmed By[7]
- Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse (Mega-CD; 1994) — Credit Text Typed and Checked By[7]
- Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse (Mega Drive; 1994) — Written and Designed by[8]
- Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse (Mega Drive; 1994) — Programmed By[8]
- Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse (Mega Drive; 1994) — Credit Text Typed and Checked By[8]
- Toy Story (Mega Drive; 1995) — Program and Design[9]
- Toy Story (Mega Drive; 1995) — Project Design and Development[9]
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Program Design and Implementation[10]
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Programmer[10]
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Project Management[10]
- Sonic R (Saturn; 1997) — Program Design & Implementation[11]
- Sonic R (Saturn; 1997) — Programmed by[11]
- Sonic R (Saturn; 1997) — Special Effects Programming[11]
- Sonic R (Saturn; 1997) — Development Director[11]
- Sonic R (Windows PC; 1998) — Program design and implementation
Interviews
External links
- GameHut channel at YouTube
- Coding Secrets channel at YouTube
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.youtube.com/c/GameHut/about
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.youtube.com/c/CodingSecrets/about
- ↑ File:Galahad MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Galahad MD US Manual.pdf, page 9
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 File:Bram Stoker's Dracula MD credits.pdf
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 File:Puggsy MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 File:Mickey Mania MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 File:Mickey Mania MD credits.pdf
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:Toy Story MD credits.pdf
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 File:Sonic 3D Blast MD credits.pdf
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf