Steve Meretzky | |
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 Steve Meretzky, 2008 | |
| Born | May 1, 1957 |
| Education | MIT (BS) |
| Occupation | Video game designer |
| Known for | Interactive fiction |
Steven Eric Meretzky (born May 1, 1957)[1] is an American video game developer. He is best known for creating Infocom games in the early 1980s, including collaborating with author Douglas Adams on the interactive fiction game of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, one of the first games to be certified "platinum" by the Software Publishers Association. Later, he created the Spellcasting trilogy, the flagship adventure series of Legend Entertainment. He has been involved in almost every aspect of game development, from design to production to quality assurance and box design.
His keen wit, prose, and coding skill made him one of the first interactive fiction writers (along with Dave Lebling) admitted to the Science Fiction Writers of America,[2] and in September 1999, PC Gamer magazine named Meretzky as one of their twenty-five "Game Gods"; those who have made an indelible mark on the history of computer gaming.
- ^ Infocom Authors - Steve Meretzky Infocom. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ "Floyd Here Now!" A Study of Planetfall's Most Enduring Character Kirk Shimano, STS 145 Case History, March 16, 2004