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==History== | ==History== | ||
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| + | David Perry made a number of cameo appearances in the games he developed, most notably as a digitized photograph of his head in the debug menus of the [[Sega Mega Drive]] games ''[[Cool Spot]]'' and ''[[Disney's Aladdin]]''. | ||
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| + | ===List of game appearances=== | ||
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| + | *''[[Cool Spot/Hidden content|Cool Spot]]'' - (Mega Drive; 1993) | ||
| + | *''[[Disney's Aladdin/Hidden content|Disney's Aladdin]]'' - (Mega Drive; 1993) | ||
| + | *''[[Earthworm Jim/Hidden content|Earthworm Jim]]'' - (Mega Drive; 1994) | ||
| + | *''[[Earthworm Jim 2/Hidden content|Earthworm Jim 2]]'' - (Mega Drive; 1995) | ||
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==Production history== | ==Production history== | ||
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| David Perry |
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| Place of birth: Lisburn, Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Date of birth: 1967-04-04 (age 57) |
| Company(ies): Mikro-Gen, Probe Software, Virgin Games, Shiny Entertainment, Gaikai |
| Role(s): Programmer, Designer, Executive |
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David Perry is an Irish video game programmer and designer[1], and founder of American developer Shiny Entertainment. Known for his numerous contributions to the game software industry, and for his particular style of direction-driven camera control in his various Sega Mega Drive games, Perry has become one of the Western game world's more recognizable celebrity developers, and has remained working in the game industry (most notably co-founding game streaming service Gaikai in 2008.)
Contents
History
Cameos
David Perry made a number of cameo appearances in the games he developed, most notably as a digitized photograph of his head in the debug menus of the Sega Mega Drive games Cool Spot and Disney's Aladdin.
List of game appearances
- Cool Spot - (Mega Drive; 1993)
- Disney's Aladdin - (Mega Drive; 1993)
- Earthworm Jim - (Mega Drive; 1994)
- Earthworm Jim 2 - (Mega Drive; 1995)
Production history
Games
- The Terminator (Mega Drive; 1992) — Programmed by[2]
- Mick & Mack as the Global Gladiators (Mega Drive; 1992) — Programmed by[3]
- The Terminator (Mega-CD; 1993) — Original Concept[4] (as Dave Perry)
- The Terminator (Mega-CD; 1993) — Programming Assistance[5]
- Disney's Aladdin (Mega Drive; 1993) — Programming & Project Management[6]
- Disney's Aladdin (Mega Drive; 1993) — Animation Engine by[6]
- Disney's Aladdin (Mega Drive; 1993) — Original Design by[6]
- Cool Spot (Mega Drive; 1993) — Programmed by[7]
- The Jungle Book (Mega Drive; 1994) — Game Design[8]
- Spot Goes to Hollywood (Mega Drive; 1995) — Special Thanks to (as Dave Perry)
- Earthworm Jim (Mega Drive; 1994) — Programming
Music
- Video Games Live: Level 2 (CD; 2010) — Special thanks to[9]
Interviews
- Interview: David Perry (1993-05) by Mega Force (Spain)
- Interview: David Perry (1999-10-20) by Eurogamer
- Interview: David Perry (2005-06-10) by Sega-16
External links
- Official website
- David Perry - From An Earthworm To Gaikai, Sony And A $380m Sale article by Daniel Nye Griffiths at Forbes
References
- ↑ https://dperry.com/
- ↑ File:Terminator MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Global Gladiators MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Terminator MCD opening credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Terminator MCD ending credits.pdf
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 File:Aladdin MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:CoolSpot MD US credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Jungle Book MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:VGL2 CD US booklet.pdf, page 2