David Sirlin

David Sirlin
OccupationWriter/Game Designer
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
GenreVideo games
Game design
Website
sirlin.net

David Sirlin is an American game designer and fighting game player.

He featured in and narrated[1][2] much of Bang the Machine, a 2002 documentary by Tamara Katepoo about a Street Fighter "exhibition tournament in Japan showing the difference between American and Japanese gaming cultures" that starred other notable competitive fighting game players who were part of "Team USA."[3][4]

He balanced the video games Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. He designed the physical and online card games Yomi, Flash Duel, Codex, and Puzzle Strike.

Early in his career, Sirlin was an assistant game designer at 3DO,[5] but now works primarily for his own company, Sirlin Games. Sirlin has been described as a "renowned game theory author" by Forbes magazine,[6] and as an "arcade guru" and "internet-renowned Street Fighter tournament player" by Ars Technica.[7][8]

  1. ^ Sirlin, David (18 August 2014). "Street Fighter HD Remix Design Overview". Sirlin.net. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Behind-the-Scenes: Rebalancing Super Street Fight". Capcom Unity. 5 November 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Bang the Machine (2002)". IMDB. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  4. ^ Sirlin, David. Playing to Win. p. back cover.
  5. ^ "HatchetJob interview, 72m50s" (Interview). Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  6. ^ "Kongregate Secures $3 Million Investment From Bezos Expeditions". Forbes. May 1, 2008.
  7. ^ Caron, Frank (April 17, 2008). "SFII HD Remix change log documented". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
  8. ^ Caron, Frank (November 12, 2007). "Arcade guru helps Capcom tweak Super Street Fighter". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2008-11-20.