Ian Weatherburn (computer programmer)
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Ian Weatherburn was a computer programmer of 8-bit computers, including the ZX Spectrum
. He wrote games for companies such as Ocean Software
, Imagine Software
and U.S. Gold
. He committed suicide in March 1989.
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...
. He wrote games for companies such as Ocean Software
Ocean Software
The British company Ocean Software was one of the biggest European video game developers/publishers of the 1980s and 90s...
, Imagine Software
Imagine Software
Imagine Software was a British video games developer based in Liverpool which existed briefly in the early 1980s, initially producing software for the ZX Spectrum and VIC-20...
and U.S. Gold
U.S. Gold
U.S. Gold was a British video game publisher and developer from the early 1980s through the mid-1990s, producing numerous titles on a variety of 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit platforms.-History:...
. He committed suicide in March 1989.
Games
List of games programmed by Ian Weatherburn include:- Alchemist (video game)Alchemist (video game)Alchemist is a computer game developed by Ian Weatherburn for the ZX Spectrum and released by Imagine Software in 1983. It is an action-adventure game in which the player controls an alchemist who may transform into a golden eagle.-History:...
- N.O.M.A.D.
- The Neverending StoryThe Neverending StoryThe Neverending Story is a German fantasy novel by Michael Ende, first published in 1979. The standard English translation, by Ralph Manheim, was first published in 1983...