Manfred Trenz
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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. He is currently developing several games for his own company, Denaris Entertainment Software.
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...
computer game developer. He was the developer of the popular Turrican
Turrican
Turrican is a 1989 video game programmed and designed by Manfred Trenz. It was first developed for the Commodore 64 by Rainbow Arts, but was ported to other systems later. In addition to concept design and character creation, Trenz personally programmed Turrican on the Commodore 64...
video game series, the 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...
version of the game R-Type
R-Type
is a side scrolling shoot-em-up arcade game produced by Irem in 1987. The player controls a space fighter named R-9a "Arrowhead" to defend humanity against a mysterious but powerful alien life-form known as "Bydo", which was later discovered to be not entirely alien in origin...
and also The Great Giana Sisters. Several of his games have achieved cult status. He is currently developing several games for his own company, Denaris Entertainment Software.