Brenda Romero | |
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![]() Romero at 2015 IGF Awards-GDCA | |
Born | Brenda Louise Garno October 12, 1966 Ogdensburg, New York, United States |
Other names | Brenda Brathwaite |
Occupation | Video game designer |
Known for | Wizardry 8 |
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Children | 3 |
Brenda Louise Romero (née Garno; born October 12, 1966), previously known as Brenda Brathwaite, is an American game designer and developer in the video game industry. She was born in Ogdensburg, New York and is a graduate of Clarkson University. Romero is best known for her work on the Wizardry series of role-playing video games and, more recently, the non-digital series The Mechanic is the Message. She has worked in game development since 1981 and has credits on 49[1][self-published source] game titles.
For Wizardry, Romero provided game design, level design, system design, writing and scripting.[2] She also wrote the manuals and documentation for some products in the series.[3] Romero provided writing and documentation for the award-winning Jagged Alliance series.[4] She was the lead designer for Playboy: The Mansion and Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes.