Blackthorne
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Blackthorne is a cinematic platformer developed by Blizzard Entertainment and published by Interplay in 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and DOS-based PCs. A year later the game was ported to the Sega 32X by Paradox Development, said port being published by Sega rather than Interplay.
Blackthorne is a slow paced action platformer similar to Prince of Persia or Flashback, though has a greater emphasis on gun combat. Unlike the original versions, the 32X version of the game utilises pre-rendered 3D computer graphics for its sprites and also updates the backgrounds, as well as adding a new area, and keeps the level of blood seen on the DOS version.
This version formed the basis for a Macintosh conversion released in 1996, this time published by Interplay themselves (through their MacPlay division) but developed by another company instead of either Blizzard or Paradox.
Production credits
In-game credits
Game Design: Blizzard Entertainment
Level Design: Ronald Millar
Programming: Frank Pearce, Patrick Wyatt
Additional Programming: James Anhalt
Producers: Ronald Millar, Matt Findley
Executive Producers: Allen Adham, Alan Pavlish
Artwork: Roman Kenney, Stu Rose, Jason Magness, Ronald Millar, Samwise Didier
Art Technician: Joeyray Hall
Sound and Music: Glenn Stafford
Text and Dialog: Micky Neilson, Ronald Millar, Frank Pearce
Play Test: Interplay Productions, Blizzard Entertainment
- 32X Quality Assurance
Director: Jeremy S. Barnes
Assistant Director: David Simon
Lead Tester: Dan Forsyth
Testers: Jason Coggeshall, Chris Parker, Jeff Woods, Larry Smith, Derek Gibbs, Aaron Oliaz, Martin Bauer
- 32X Conversion by Paradox
Programming: Chris Sehy & James Higgins
Artwork: Paul Interante, Terry Lloyd, Damon Dubois
Sound & Music: Mike Bartlow & Brian Schmidt
Additional Level Design: Terry Lloyd
Interplay Producer: Feargus Urquhart
Assistant Producer: Reg Arnedo
US manual credits
- Blackthorne 32X Credits
Game Design: Paradox Development
Snow World Design: Terry Lloyd
Manual By: Sean Cramer
Manual Edited By: Reginald J. Arnedo
Manual Illustration: Scott Bieser
Story By: Keith Herber
Special Thanks To: Steve Ackrich, Joy Sneer, Jane Chaney, J. Tony Smith, Brian Paw, Steve Goodale, Jeff Gregg, Earl Malit, Curtis Clarkson
Physical scans
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