Brett Sperry
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Career
Sperry co-founded Westwood Studios with Louis CastleLouis Castle
-Career:Castle co-founded Westwood Studios with Brett Sperry in 1985. Castle remained with Westwood when it was bought by Electronic Arts in 1998 and he was a vice president and General Manager of EA's Blueprint Studio...
in 1985, when both were in their early 20s.
Sperry has been credited with the roles of design, production, support and box and content. In addition to his work at Westwood, he has been credited on games developed/produced by the following companies: Intelligent Games, Ltd., Walt Disney Feature Animation
Walt Disney Feature Animation
Walt Disney Animation Studios is an American animation studio headquartered in Burbank, California. The studio, founded in 1923 as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio by brothers Walt and Roy Disney, is the oldest subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
and Looking Glass Studios
Looking Glass Studios
Looking Glass Studios was a computer game development company during the 1990s.The company originally formed as Looking Glass Technologies, when Blue Sky Productions and Lerner Research merged....
.
Before starting Westwood Studios, Sperry worked at Applied Computer Technology in Las Vegas with Peter Filiberti doing game conversions for Activision
Activision
Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...
, Imagic
Imagic
Imagic was a short-lived American video game developer and publisher that developed games for the Atari 2600, Intellivision and other video game consoles in the early 1980s...
and others. One of his major works was the port
Porting
In computer science, porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable program can be created for a computing environment that is different from the one for which it was originally designed...
of Impossible Mission
Impossible Mission
Impossible Mission is a platform computer game for several home computers. The original version for the Commodore 64 was programmed by Dennis Caswell and published by Epyx in 1984.-Description:...
to the Apple II
Apple II
The Apple II is an 8-bit home computer, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer and introduced in 1977...
.
The intro to the first Command & Conquer game consists of an anonymous character flicking through several fictional television channels in quick succession. One of these channels is called "The $perry Financial Network." This is an in-joke at Westwood Studios
Westwood Studios
Westwood Studios was a computer and video game developer, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was founded by Brett Sperry and Louis Castle in as Westwood Associates, and renamed to Westwood Studios when it merged with Virgin Interactive in...
which made it into the final game.
Work
Sperry is credited in the following:| Game | Date | Publisher(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Impossible Mission Impossible Mission Impossible Mission is a platform computer game for several home computers. The original version for the Commodore 64 was programmed by Dennis Caswell and published by Epyx in 1984.-Description:... |
1985 | Epyx Epyx Epyx, Inc. was a video game developer and publisher in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. The company was founded as Automated Simulations by Jim Connelley and Jon Freeman, originally using Epyx as a brand name for action-oriented games before renaming the company to match in 1983... |
| Mars Saga Mars Saga Mars Saga is a computer role-playing game developed by Westwood Associates and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in 1988 for the Commodore 64/Commodore 128, Apple II and DOS.-Plot:... |
1988 | Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers... |
| BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception is a turn-based adventure/RPG game released in 1988 by Westwood Studios and based on the BattleTech franchise... |
1988 | Infocom Infocom Infocom was a software company, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that produced numerous works of interactive fiction. They also produced one notable business application, a relational database called Cornerstone.... |
| Mines of Titan Mines of Titan Mines of Titan is a single-player role-playing video game, developed by Westwood Associates , and released by Infocom in 1989 for PC, MS-DOS and Apple II.-Remake:... |
1989 | Infocom Infocom Infocom was a software company, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that produced numerous works of interactive fiction. They also produced one notable business application, a relational database called Cornerstone.... |
| Eye of the Beholder | 1990 | Strategic Simulations, Inc. Strategic Simulations, Inc. Strategic Simulations, Inc. was a video game developer and publisher with over 100 titles to its credit since its founding in 1979. It was especially noted for its numerous wargames, its official computer game adaptations of Dungeons & Dragons, and for the groundbreaking Panzer General... |
| DragonStrike | 1990 | Strategic Simulations, Inc. Strategic Simulations, Inc. Strategic Simulations, Inc. was a video game developer and publisher with over 100 titles to its credit since its founding in 1979. It was especially noted for its numerous wargames, its official computer game adaptations of Dungeons & Dragons, and for the groundbreaking Panzer General... |
| Circuit's Edge Circuit's Edge Circuit's Edge is a computer game developed by Westwood Studios and released by Infocom in 1989. It was based on George Alec Effinger's 1987 novel When Gravity Fails... |
1990 | Infocom Infocom Infocom was a software company, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that produced numerous works of interactive fiction. They also produced one notable business application, a relational database called Cornerstone.... |
| Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon | 1991 | Strategic Simulations, Inc. Strategic Simulations, Inc. Strategic Simulations, Inc. was a video game developer and publisher with over 100 titles to its credit since its founding in 1979. It was especially noted for its numerous wargames, its official computer game adaptations of Dungeons & Dragons, and for the groundbreaking Panzer General... |
| The Legend of Kyrandia The Legend of Kyrandia The Legend of Kyrandia is a fantasy point-and-click adventure game trilogy with comedy elements, created by Westwood Studios, and released for DOS, Amiga, FM Towns and Apple Macintosh... |
1992 | Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive was a video game distribution company, which was originally Virgin Interactive. It was acquired in 1999 by the French publisher Titus Software and its name was changed to Avalon Interactive on July 1, 2003.... |
| Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty | 1992 | Virgin Games |
| The Legend of Kyrandia: Hand of Fate | 1993 | Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive was a video game distribution company, which was originally Virgin Interactive. It was acquired in 1999 by the French publisher Titus Software and its name was changed to Avalon Interactive on July 1, 2003.... |
| Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos is the first installment of the Lands of Lore series. It was developed by Westwood Studios and distributed by Virgin Games, Inc... |
1993 | Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive was a video game distribution company, which was originally Virgin Interactive. It was acquired in 1999 by the French publisher Titus Software and its name was changed to Avalon Interactive on July 1, 2003.... |
| The Lion King The Lion King (video game) The Lion King is a video game based on Disney's popular animated film. The title was published by Virgin Interactive in 1994, and was released on SNES, NES, Game Boy, PC, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Master System and Game Gear. The NES and Master System versions of the game were never released... |
1994 | Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive was a video game distribution company, which was originally Virgin Interactive. It was acquired in 1999 by the French publisher Titus Software and its name was changed to Avalon Interactive on July 1, 2003.... , Walt Disney Computer Software, Inc. |
| The Legend of Kyrandia: Malcolm's Revenge | 1994 | Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive was a video game distribution company, which was originally Virgin Interactive. It was acquired in 1999 by the French publisher Titus Software and its name was changed to Avalon Interactive on July 1, 2003.... |
| Monopoly Monopoly (video game) There have been more than a dozen video game adaptations of Parker Brothers' highly successful board game Monopoly.The first of the adaptations were released in 1985 with the release of Monopoly for the BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum. Over the years, Monopoly has been released for... |
1995 | Virgin Interactive Virgin Interactive Virgin Interactive was a British video game publisher. It was formed as Virgin Games Ltd. in 1981. The company became much larger after purchasing the budget label, Mastertronic in 1987. It was part of the Virgin Group... |
| Command & Conquer Command & Conquer Command & Conquer, abbreviated to C&C and also known as Tiberian Dawn, is a 1995 real-time strategy computer game developed by Westwood Studios for MS-DOS and published by Virgin Interactive. It was the first of twelve games to date to be released under the Command & Conquer label, including a... |
1995 | Virgin Interactive Virgin Interactive Virgin Interactive was a British video game publisher. It was formed as Virgin Games Ltd. in 1981. The company became much larger after purchasing the budget label, Mastertronic in 1987. It was part of the Virgin Group... |
| Command & Conquer: Covert Operations | 1996 | Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive was a video game distribution company, which was originally Virgin Interactive. It was acquired in 1999 by the French publisher Titus Software and its name was changed to Avalon Interactive on July 1, 2003.... |
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert Command & Conquer: Red Alert Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a real-time strategy computer game of the Command & Conquer franchise, produced by Westwood Studios and released by Virgin Interactive in... |
1996 | Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive was a video game distribution company, which was originally Virgin Interactive. It was acquired in 1999 by the French publisher Titus Software and its name was changed to Avalon Interactive on July 1, 2003.... |
| Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny, colloquially referred to as Lands of Lore 2, is the critically acclaimed second installment of the Lands of Lore series. It brought about a drastic change in gameplay style from its enormously successful predecessor, opting away from the original's D&D... |
1997 | Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive was a video game distribution company, which was originally Virgin Interactive. It was acquired in 1999 by the French publisher Titus Software and its name was changed to Avalon Interactive on July 1, 2003.... |
| Games People Play: Hearts, Spades, and Euchre | 1997 | Westwood Studios Westwood Studios Westwood Studios was a computer and video game developer, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was founded by Brett Sperry and Louis Castle in as Westwood Associates, and renamed to Westwood Studios when it merged with Virgin Interactive in... |
| Command & Conquer Gold | 1997 | Westwood Studios Westwood Studios Westwood Studios was a computer and video game developer, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was founded by Brett Sperry and Louis Castle in as Westwood Associates, and renamed to Westwood Studios when it merged with Virgin Interactive in... |
| Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor | 1997 | Westwood Studios Westwood Studios Westwood Studios was a computer and video game developer, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was founded by Brett Sperry and Louis Castle in as Westwood Associates, and renamed to Westwood Studios when it merged with Virgin Interactive in... |
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert: The Aftermath | 1997 | Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive was a video game distribution company, which was originally Virgin Interactive. It was acquired in 1999 by the French publisher Titus Software and its name was changed to Avalon Interactive on July 1, 2003.... |
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert: Counterstrike | 1997 | Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive was a video game distribution company, which was originally Virgin Interactive. It was acquired in 1999 by the French publisher Titus Software and its name was changed to Avalon Interactive on July 1, 2003.... |
| Blade Runner Blade Runner Blade Runner is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, and Sean Young. The screenplay, written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, is loosely based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K... |
1997 | Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive Avalon Interactive was a video game distribution company, which was originally Virgin Interactive. It was acquired in 1999 by the French publisher Titus Software and its name was changed to Avalon Interactive on July 1, 2003.... |
| Dune 2000 Dune 2000 Dune 2000 is a real-time strategy video game, released by Westwood Studios in 1998 for Microsoft Windows, and later ported to the PlayStation. It is a partial remake of Dune II, which is also based on Frank Herbert's Dune universe. The story of the game is similar to Dune II, and is continued in... |
1998 | Westwood Studios Westwood Studios Westwood Studios was a computer and video game developer, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was founded by Brett Sperry and Louis Castle in as Westwood Associates, and renamed to Westwood Studios when it merged with Virgin Interactive in... |
| Sports Car GT Sports Car GT Sports Car GT is a racing game based on GT Racing. It was published by EA and developed by Image Space Incorporated for Windows, and Point of View for PlayStation. The game was released in April 1999... |
1999 | Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers... |
| Lands of Lore III | 1999 | Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers... |
| Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun is a real-time strategy video game developed by Westwood Studios and released in . The main storyline follows the second major war between the Global Defense Initiative of the United Nations, and the global terrorist organization known as the Brotherhood of Nod who... |
1999 | Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers... |
| Nox | 2000 | Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers... |
| Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun: Firestorm | 2000 | Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers... |
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 is a 2.5D real-time strategy computer game by Westwood Studios, which was released for Microsoft Windows on October 23, 2000 as the follow-up to Command & Conquer: Red Alert. Set in the early 1970s, Red Alert 2 supposedly picks up at the conclusion of the Allied... |
2000 | Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers... |
| Emperor: Battle for Dune Emperor: Battle for Dune Emperor: Battle for Dune is a Dune video game, released by Westwood Studios on June 12, 2001. It is based in Frank Herbert's science fiction Dune universe.... |
2001 | Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers... |
| Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge In Command and Conquer: Yuri's Revenge, the true story starts off assuming the Allies won in Red Alert 2. The plot is based around Yuri, the former head of the Soviet Psychic Corps, coming out of hiding to take over the world by using his Psychic Dominators... |
2001 | Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers... |
| Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat is an action-adventure video game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox... |
2002 | Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers... |
| Earth & Beyond Earth & Beyond Earth & Beyond was a science fiction massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Electronic Arts . The game was released on September 24, 2002 in the United States. EA shut down Earth & Beyond on September 22, 2004... |
2002 | Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers... |
| Command & Conquer: Renegade Command & Conquer: Renegade Command & Conquer: Renegade is a first and third person shooter video game developed by Westwood Studios and is part of the Command & Conquer series. It is the only C&C game that uses the first person view... |
2002 | Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers... |
| Command & Conquer: The First Decade Command & Conquer: The First Decade Command & Conquer: The First Decade is a compilation of the Command & Conquer series' games published from 1995 to 2003, all bundled into one DVD and updated to run optimally on Windows XP. It was released on February 7, 2006 and sold for the price of one retail game... |
2006 | Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers... |