Michael Denio
Encyclopedia
Michael Denio is the designer programmer
of the classic MS-DOS
platform game
, Captain Comic
, and its sequel Captain Comic II: Fractured Reality
.
After writing Captain Comic for MS-DOS, Michael met staff of Color Dreams
and wrote the Nintendo
version of the game. He and the Color Dreams staff began writing another game, but Denio was eager to get on with the Captain Comic sequel, so the game was scrapped. Denio stopped writing games after Captain Comic II.
Michael Denio wrote his own music for Captain Comic.
Game programmer
A game programmer is a software engineer, programmer, or computer scientist who primarily develops codebase for video games or related software, such as game development tools. Game programming has many specialized disciplines all of which fall under the umbrella term of "game programmer"...
of the classic MS-DOS
MS-DOS
MS-DOS is an operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s to the mid 1990s, until it was gradually superseded by operating...
platform game
Platform game
A platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
, Captain Comic
Captain Comic
The Adventures of Captain Comic is a classic 1988 MS-DOS platform game which is known for being one of the first side-scrolling games made for IBM PC. It was developed entirely by Michael Denio. The PC version of the game was distributed as shareware. Later a version for the NES was published by...
, and its sequel Captain Comic II: Fractured Reality
Captain Comic II: Fractured Reality
Captain Comic II: Fractured Reality is the 1990 sequel to the classic DOS platform game, The Adventures of Captain Comic. The game was created by the same author as the original, Michael Denio, working at Color Dreams and was published by ComputerEasy....
.
After writing Captain Comic for MS-DOS, Michael met staff of Color Dreams
Color Dreams
Color Dreams was a company that developed video games for the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System . While most companies that developed NES games obtained an official license from Nintendo to produce game cartridges, Color Dreams was unusual in that it developed NES games without an official license...
and wrote the Nintendo
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
version of the game. He and the Color Dreams staff began writing another game, but Denio was eager to get on with the Captain Comic sequel, so the game was scrapped. Denio stopped writing games after Captain Comic II.
Michael Denio wrote his own music for Captain Comic.