Antony Crowther
Antony Crowther (born 10 May 1965) is a former designer, programmer, and musician of Commodore 64 games. During the 1980s he worked for Alligata, Gremlin Interactive and later his own company, Wizard Development.
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Antony Crowther
- Name
- Antony Crowther
- Born
- 10 May 1965
- Birthplace
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
- Known for
- Commodore 64 games
- Occupation
- Software developer
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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Antony Crowther (born 10 May 1965) is a former designer, programmer, and musician of Commodore 64 games. During the 1980s he worked for Alligata, Gremlin Interactive and later his own company, Wizard Development.
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Antony Crowther (born 1965) is a British composer and engineer. The composer was born in Sheffield. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Antony Crowther • Born — 10 May 1965 • Birthplace — Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England • Known for — Commodore 64 games • Occupation — Software developer
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The first computer game he created was a version of the board game Mastermind, which was written for the PET 4032. Following the acquisition of a VIC-20 Crowther began to learn machine code and wrote several games which he showed to software house Superior Systems. The company gave him a Commodore 64 on loan which he utilised to produce his first commercial title, Lunar Lander. He gained high status among C64 users in the mid 1980s with his highly prolific output, developing complete professional games in only two weeks. Crowther teamed up with fellow C64 musician, Ben Daglish, forming W.E.M.U.S.I.C., which stood for "We Make Use of Sound In Computers". More recently, Crowther has worked on games for consoles such as the PlayStation and Xbox ranges.
List of games
List of games
• Year — Name — Platform — Publisher • 1983 — Aztec Tomb — C64 — Alligata • Bat Attack • Bug Blaster • Blagger • Damsel in Distress • 1984 — Gryphon — C64 — Quicksilva • Killerwatt — Alligata • Loco • Potty Pigeon — Gremlin • Wanted: Monty Mole • Son of Blagger — Alligata • 1985 — Kettle — C64 • Suicide Express — Gremlin • Trap — Alligata • Blagger Goes to Hollywood (music only) — Alligata • 1986 — Black Thunder — C64 — Quicksilva • Killer Ring — Ariolasoft • William Wobbler — Wizard Development • 1987 — Challenge of the Gobots — C64 — Ariolasoft • Centurions • Zig Zag — Mirrorsoft • 1988 — Bombuzal — C64; Amiga; Atari ST; PC; Super Famicom/SNES • Fernandez Must Die — C64; Amiga; Atari ST • 1989 — Phobia — C64; Amiga; Atari ST — Image Works • 1990 — Captive — Amiga; Atari ST; PC — Mindscape • 1991 — Captain Planet and the Planeteers — Amiga; Atari ST • 1992 — Knightmare • 1994 — Liberation: Captive 2 — Amiga; CD32 • 1996 — Normality — PC — Gremlin • 1997 — Realms of the Haunting — PC — Gremlin • 1998 — N2O: Nitrous Oxide — PS • 2000 — Wacky Races — Dreamcast; PS2 — Infogrames • 2004 — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban — PC; PS2; Xbox; GameCube; GBA — Electronic Arts • 2005 — Battlefield 2: Modern Combat — PS2; Xbox; Xbox 360; PSP • 2008 — Burnout Paradise — PS3; Xbox 360; PC • 2008 — Zubo — DS • 2009 — Trivial Pursuit — PS2; PS3; Xbox 360; Wii; PC • 2010 — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 — PS3; Xbox 360; Wii; PC • 2011 — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 — PS3; Xbox 360; Wii; PC
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Antony Crowther was born on 10 May 1965.
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