Damon Slye

Damon Slye (born June 15, 1962) is a computer game designer, director, and programmer.

In 1984 he founded Dynamix with Jeff Tunnell in Eugene, Oregon. He is best known for creating a popular series of historic flight simulations that included Red Baron, A-10 Tank Killer, and Aces of the Pacific.

Slye's first product was Stellar 7, an action game for the Apple II.^[1] It featured animated 3D wireframe graphics.

His next game was Arcticfox, another game that featured 3D animation. It was the first original title that Electronic Arts published for the new Amiga computer.^[2]

In 1994 Slye left Dynamix and the game industry altogether. He returned in 2007 when he founded Mad Otter Games, and began developing games for the Instant Action platform.^[3]

Credited games

• Aces Over Europe (1993), Dynamix, Inc.
• Aces of the Pacific, Expansion Disk, WWII:1946 (1992), Dynamix, Inc.
• Aces of the Pacific (1992), Dynamix, Inc.
• Red Baron, Mission Builder (1991), Dynamix, Inc.
• Red Baron (1990), Dynamix, Inc.
• Stellar 7 (1990), Dynamix, Inc.
• A-10 Tank Killer (1989), Dynamix, Inc.
• David Wolf: Secret Agent (1989), Dynamix, Inc.
• Deathtrack (1989), Activision, Inc.
• MechWarrior (1989), Activision, Inc.
• Project Firestart (1989), Electronic Arts Inc.
• Abrams Battle Tank (1988), Electronic Arts Inc.
• Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict (1987), Electronic Arts Inc.
• Arcticfox (1986), Electronic Arts Inc.
• Stellar 7 (1982), Penguin Software, Inc.

References

1. ^ "Stellar 7 at MobyGames". http://www.mobygames.com/game/apple2/stellar-7. Retrieved 23 July 2008. 
2. ^ DeMaria, Rusel and Wilson, Johnny. High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, first edition, p.145. 2003: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
3. ^ "Mad Otter Games". http://www.madottergames.com/about/damon-slye/. Retrieved 23 July 2008. 

External links

• Damon Slye at MobyGames

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