Arcadians
Nick Pelling is a British-born computer programmer and investigative writer best known as the creator of the 1984 game Frak!.
Arcadians
- Name
- Nick Pelling
- Born
- 1964
- Date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Acornsoft
- Genre
- shoot 'em up
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Nick Pelling is a British-born computer programmer and investigative writer best known as the creator of the 1984 game Frak!.
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• Name — Nick Pelling • Born — 1964 • Other Names — * Orlando M. Pilchard
As Aardvark Software
As Aardvark Software
• Arcadians (1982) (unofficial version of Galaxian) • Zalaga (1983) (unofficial version of Galaga) • Frak! (1984) • Firetrack (1987) • Sharkey's 3D Pool (1989) • 3D Pocket Pool (2001)
Independently
Independently
• Bangkok Knights (1987) • Shinobi (1989) • Loopz (1990) • Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1993) • The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man (1993) • The Pagemaster (1994) • Mortal Kombat II (1994) • Wolverine: Adamantium Rage (1994) • Primal Rage (1995) • Batman Forever (1995) • The X-Files Game (1999) • In Cold Blood (2000) • Street Fighter Alpha 3 (2002) • Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer (2002) • Championship Manager 5 (2005) • Buzz!: The Music Quiz (2005) • Buzz!: The BIG Quiz (2006) • Buzz!: The Mega Quiz (2007) • Buzz!: The Hollywood Quiz (2007) • Soldiers of Fortune (2013)
As Aardvark Software
As Aardvark Software
• Duke Nukem 3D (1997, PlayStation)
Independently
Independently
• Dandy (1986, Commodore 64) in the capacity of '11th hour Software Salvage' • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990, Commodore 64) • Battle Master (1991, Sega Genesis) • Wing Commander (1992, AmigaOS) • Dangerous Streets & Wing Commander (1994, Amiga CD32)
Interests in history
Interests in history
Pelling published an article in the British magazine History Today, supporting a previous attribution of the invention of the telescope to a Gerundian named Joan Roget in 1590, and published a 2006 book on the Voynich manuscript, claiming it was written by 15th century North Italian architect Antonio Averlino (also known as "Filarete").
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- 1."Desert Island Disks: Nick Pelling". Retro Gamer 26, pp. 82–85.
- 2.Who Invented the Telescope?
- 3.Controversy over telescope origin, news.bbc.co.uk, Tuesday, 16 September 2008
- 4.Pelling, 2006
- 5.Compelling Press. The Curse of the Voynich: The Secret History of the World's Most Mysterious Manuscript. 1 January 2006. 978-0-9553160-0-5.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 19 August 2026.
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