Jon Ritman

Jon Ritman was a software developer in the 1980s, working primarily on games for the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC home computer range. His first experience with a computer was at the age of 13, and first computer was a Sinclair ZX81 that he bought in 1981 [ [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=12762 Ritman bio] at gamasutra.com] .

His first game, "Namtir Raiders" for the ZX81 gained its name from his surname reversed. He first gained notoriety with his games "Bear Bovver" and "Match Day" for the ZX Spectrum. As of March 2007, three of the top twenty games listed at "World of Spectrum" [cite web | url = http://www.worldofspectrum.org/bestgames.html | title = Visitor Voted Top 100 Best Games | accessdate = 2007-03-27 | work = World of Spectrum | publisher = Martijn van der Heide] were written by Ritman, namely "Head Over Heels", "Batman" and "Match Day II".

oftware Published

*"Namtir Raiders", Artic
*"Cosmic Debris", Artic
*"3D Combat Zone", Artic
*"Dimension Destructors", Artic
*"Bear Bovver", Artic
*"Match Day", Ocean
*"Batman", Ocean
*"Head Over Heels", Ocean
*"Match Day II", Ocean. It is inspired in Soccerama.
*"Monster Max", Rare/Titus [ [http://perso.wanadoo.es/amstradcpc/interviews/ritman.html Interview with Ritman at amstradmuseum.com] ]
*Super Match Soccer [ [http://members.lycos.co.uk/Crispin_S/index-2.html Comment about Super Match Soccer at score21.com/] ] , Cranberry Source. 1998.

References

External links

* [http://www.ritman.co.uk/ John Ritman's website]
* [http://www.crashonline.org.uk/33/ritman.htm Interview with Ritman] at crashonline.org.uk
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^Jon+Ritman$ Information at "World of Spectrum"]
* [http://www.computeremuzone.com/?id=entrevista&l=en&pg=10 Ritman interview] at computeremuzone.com
* [http://tacgr.emuunlim.com/interviews/jonritman.html Ritman interview] at tacgr.emuunlim.com