Nick Pelling is a

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-born

computer programmer A programmer, computer programmer or coder is an author of computer source code someone with skill in computer programming. The professional titles ''software developer'' and ''software engineer'' are used for jobs that require a progr ...

and investigative writer best known as the creator of the 1984 game '' Frak!''."Desert Island Disks: Nick Pelling". ''

Retro Gamer ''Retro Gamer'' is a British magazine, published worldwide, covering Retrogaming, retro video games. It was the first commercial magazine to be devoted entirely to the subject. Launched in January 2004 as a quarterly publication, ''Retro Gamer'' ...

'' 26, pp. 82–85.

Games

Developed

As Aardvark Software

* ''Arcadians'' (1982) (unofficial version of

Galaxian is a 1979 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. The player assumes control of the Galaxip starfighter in its mission to protect Earth from waves of aliens. Gameplay involves destroying each formation of alien ...

) * ''Zalaga'' (1983) (unofficial version of

Galaga is a 1981 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. In North America, it was released by Midway Manufacturing. It is the sequel to ''Galaxian'' (1979), Namco's first major video game hit in arcades. Controlling ...

) * '' Frak!'' (1984) * '' Firetrack'' (1987) * '' Sharkey's 3D Pool'' (1989) * '' 3D Pocket Pool'' (2001)

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 ''Mortal Kombat II'' is a 1993 fighting game originally produced by Midway for arcades. It was ported to multiple home systems, including MS-DOS, Amiga, Game Boy, Game Gear, Sega Genesis, 32X, Sega Saturn, Super Nintendo Entertainment System ...

'' (1994) * '' Wolverine: Adamantium Rage'' (1994) * ''

Primal Rage ''Primal Rage'' is a fighting game developed and released by Atari Games for amusement arcade, arcades in 1994. The game takes place on a Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic version of Earth called "Urth". Players control o ...

'' (1995) * ''

Batman Forever ''Batman Forever'' is a 1995 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. It is the third installment of the ''Batman'' film series, acting as a standalone sequel to ''Batman Returns''. Directe ...

'' (1995) * '' The X-Files Game'' (1999) * '' In Cold Blood'' (2000) * ''

Street Fighter Alpha 3 ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', released as in Japan, Asia, South America, and Oceania, is a 1998 fighting game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. It is the third and final installment in the '' Street Fighter Alpha'' sub-series, which ...

'' (2002) * ''

Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer ''Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer'' is a 2002 surfing video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision under the Activision O2 label. The game was endorsed by veteran surfer Kelly Slater and released for Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlaySta ...

'' (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)

Ported

As Aardvark Software

* ''

Duke Nukem 3D ''Duke Nukem 3D'' is a 1996 first-person shooter, first-person shooter game developed by 3D Realms and published by FormGen for MS-DOS. It is a sequel to the platform games ''Duke Nukem (video game), Duke Nukem'' and ''Duke Nukem II'', published ...

'' (1997,

PlayStation is a video gaming brand owned and produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), a division of Japanese conglomerate Sony. Its flagship products consists of a series of home video game consoles produced under the brand; it also consists ...

)

Independently

* ''

Dandy A dandy is a man who places particular importance upon physical appearance and personal grooming, refined language and leisurely hobbies. A dandy could be a self-made man both in person and ''persona'', who emulated the aristocratic style of l ...

'' (1986,

Commodore 64 The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit computing, 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas). It has been listed in ...

) in the capacity of '11th hour Software Salvage' * ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') is an American media franchise created by comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), D ...

'' (1990,

) * '' Battle Master'' (1991,

Sega Genesis The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit Fourth generation of video game consoles, fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. It was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master Sys ...

) * ''

Wing Commander Wing commander (Wg Cdr or W/C) is a senior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. Wing commander is immediately se ...

'' (1992,

AmigaOS AmigaOS is a family of proprietary native operating systems of the Amiga and AmigaOne personal computers. It was developed first by Commodore International and introduced with the launch of the first Amiga, the Amiga 1000, in 1985. Early versions ...

) * ''

Dangerous Streets ''Dangerous Streets'' is a fighting game developed by Italian game studio Micromania and released by Flair Software for the Amiga, Amiga CD32, and MS-DOS in 1993. It was poorly received by critics. ''Dangerous Streets'' was bundled with the CD32 ...

'' (1994, Amiga CD32)

Interests in history

Pelling published an article in the British magazine ''

History Today ''History Today'' is a history magazine. Published monthly in London since January 1951, it presents authoritative history to as wide a public as possible. The magazine covers all periods and geographical regions and publishes articles of tradit ...

'', supporting a previous attribution of the invention of the telescope to a Gerundian named Joan Roget in 1590Who Invented the Telescope?
/ref>Controversy over telescope origin, news.bbc.co.uk, Tuesday, 16 September 2008
/ref> 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").

Books

References

External links

Pelling's websitePelling's Cipher Mysteries website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pelling, Nick 1964 births Alumni of Kingston University Alumni of the University of Manchester British computer programmers Living people