Armin Gessert
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Armin Gessert was a computer game developer from Germany
. Along with Manfred Trenz
and Chris Hülsbeck
, he was one of the developers behind the computer game The Great Giana Sisters for Commodore 64
. His previous employers included the labels Rainbow Arts
and Blue Byte.
In 1994 he established his own company, Spellbound Entertainment
, which has released several titles, among them Desperados
, Desperados 2
and Airline Tycoon
. Gessert's last title, Great Giana Sisters DS was released in 2009 in Germany and Australia.
Gessert died of a heart attack
on November 8, 2009. He had been working in the video game industry for 25 years.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Along with Manfred Trenz
Manfred Trenz
Manfred Trenz is a German computer game developer. He was the developer of the popular Turrican video game series, the Commodore 64 version of the game R-Type and also The Great Giana Sisters. Several of his games have achieved cult status...
and Chris Hülsbeck
Chris Hülsbeck
Chris Hülsbeck is a video game music composer from Germany.He has written soundtracks for more than 70 titles, the latest being Star Wars: Rebel Strike for Nintendo GameCube. Many of his scores for the Commodore 64 are regarded as classics among enthusiasts today, most notably The Great Giana...
, he was one of the developers behind the computer game The Great Giana Sisters for Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
. His previous employers included the labels Rainbow Arts
Rainbow Arts
Rainbow Arts is a German game developer company founded in 1984 in Gütersloh by Marc Ulrich which was later bought by Funsoft, and eventually absorbed by THQ in 1999...
and Blue Byte.
In 1994 he established his own company, Spellbound Entertainment
Spellbound Entertainment
Spellbound is a German developer of computer games based in Kehl, Germany. The company was founded in 1994 by Armin Gessert. The company is best known for the Desperados Series....
, which has released several titles, among them Desperados
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive is a stealth-based real-time tactics computer game, developed by Spellbound and released in 2001. In the game, the player controls up to six characters in a wild west setting. The protagonist is a wordly knife fighter and gunslinger, John Cooper. He takes on a...
, Desperados 2
Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge
Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge is a 2006 computer game. It is the sequel to the 2001 game Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive.- Story :John Cooper's brother, Marshal Ross Cooper, has been killed by a criminal called "Angel Face" and John wants to avenge him...
and Airline Tycoon
Airline Tycoon
Airline Tycoon is a business simulation game by Thomas Holz and Robert Kleinert, in which the player must successfully manage an airline. The original was developed by Spellbound, and published by Infogrames, however, the succeeding versions were published by a variety of publishers...
. Gessert's last title, Great Giana Sisters DS was released in 2009 in Germany and Australia.
Gessert died of a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
on November 8, 2009. He had been working in the video game industry for 25 years.