Stephen Crow (also known as Stephen J. Crow, Steve Crow, and Steve J. Crow) is a game programmer who worked in the 1980s on the

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platform, programming for companies such as Hewson Consultants and

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. He also worked with members of the Graftgold team. More recently, he was the lead artist working for the now-defunct Monkeytropolis.

Recognition

Crow was elected "Best Programmer Of The Year" in 1986 by the readers of CRASH. He was also voted best programmer of the year at the 1985

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Games

ZX Spectrum

* ''

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'' (1983), Poppy Soft * ''

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'' (1984), Poppy Soft * '' Wizard's Lair'' (1985), Bubble Bus Software * '' Starquake'' (1985), Bubble Bus Software * '' Firelord'' (1986), Hewson * '' Uridium'' (1986), Hewson * '' Uridium+'' (1987), Hewson * '' Zynaps'' (1987), Hewson * ''

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'' (1988), Hewson * '' Heavy Metal'' (1990), US Gold

Commodore 64

* '' Marauder'' (1988), Hewson * ''

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'' (1989), U.S. Gold * '' Savage'' (1989), Firebird Software * '' Mr. Heli'' (1989), Firebird Software * '' Golden Axe'' (1990), Virgin Games * '' Chase H.Q. II: Special Criminal Investigation'' (1990),

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Other platforms

* '' Global Gladiators'' (1993), Virgin Games * ''

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'' (1993), Sega Enterprises * '' Cool Spot'' (1993), Virgin Games * '' Walt Disney's The Jungle Book'' (1994), Virgin Interactive Entertainment * '' Earthworm Jim'' (1994), Playmates Interactive * ''Earthworm Jim Special Edition'' (1995), Interplay Entertainment * '' Earthworm Jim 2'' (1995), Playmates Interactive * '' Skullmonkeys'' (1998),

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* '' BoomBots'' (1999), SouthPeak Games * '' Metal Arms: Glitch in the System'' (2003),

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* '' World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade'' (2007),

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References

Softgraphy at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
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