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Julian "Jools" Jameson is a British

United Kingdom

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computer game developer, designer and producer. His gaming career spanned some 20 years starting in the early days of gaming "messing around" with machine code on the 6502-based Oric 1 and has programmed almost every home computer and console since.

The most famous game of his career has to be the original Cannon Fodder

Cannon Fodder

Cannon Fodder is a short series of war themed action video games developed by Sensible Software, initially released for the Commodore Amiga. Only two games in the series were released, but were converted to most active systems at the time of release...

, which he co-designed and programmed. Cannon Fodder 2 followed and, later in his "career", he converted it onto the Gameboy platform (a project he initiated himself). This conversion included an FMV

Full motion video

Full motion video based games are video games that rely upon pre-recorded TV-quality movie or animation rather than sprites, vectors, or 3D models to display action in the game. In the early 1990s a diverse set of games utilized this format...

player, which he both designed and programmed, capable of streaming digital video and audio (a technical achievement has not been matched by any competitors). The Gameboy conversion received a BAFTA nomination for sound and very high game review scores including 93% from Official Nintendo Magazine and 96% from Nintendo power.

Games programmed, designed, and produced

Company	Title	Platform(s)	Description
Tynesoft Ltd Tynesoft Tynesoft Computer Software was a software developer and publisher in the 1980s and early 1990s.- History :The company was originally set up in 1983 to release educational software but soon moved into the video games market on which it concentrated for most of its time... 1986-1988	Who Dares Wins II	C16 Commodore 16 The Commodore 16 was a home computer made by Commodore with a 6502-compatible 8501 CPU, released in 1984. It was intended to be an entry-level computer to replace the VIC-20 and it often sold for 99 USD... ; Plus 4	Programmer
	Future Shock	C16 Commodore 16 The Commodore 16 was a home computer made by Commodore with a 6502-compatible 8501 CPU, released in 1984. It was intended to be an entry-level computer to replace the VIC-20 and it often sold for 99 USD... ; Plus 4	Programmer
	Phantom	C16 Commodore 16 The Commodore 16 was a home computer made by Commodore with a 6502-compatible 8501 CPU, released in 1984. It was intended to be an entry-level computer to replace the VIC-20 and it often sold for 99 USD... ; Plus 4	Designer and programmer; Game of the Year 1987 'awesome'
	Spy VS Spy	C16 Commodore 16 The Commodore 16 was a home computer made by Commodore with a 6502-compatible 8501 CPU, released in 1984. It was intended to be an entry-level computer to replace the VIC-20 and it often sold for 99 USD... ; Plus 4	Programmer
	Frost Byte	Amiga; ST Atari ST The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...	Programmer
	Seconds Out	Amiga; ST Atari ST The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...	Designer and programmer
Rare Ltd 1989-1990	Taboo	NES Nes -Localities:In Norway:* Nes, Akershus, a municipality in the county of Akershus in Norway* Nes, Buskerud, a municipality in the county of Buskerud in Norway* Nes, Hedmark, a former municipality in the county of Hedmark in Norway...	Designer and programmer
Rare Ltd 1989-1990	WWF Wrestlemania WWF WrestleMania (video game) WWF WrestleMania is an NES game created by Rare and published by Acclaim Entertainment in 1988.-Summary:...	NES Nes -Localities:In Norway:* Nes, Akershus, a municipality in the county of Akershus in Norway* Nes, Buskerud, a municipality in the county of Buskerud in Norway* Nes, Hedmark, a former municipality in the county of Hedmark in Norway...	Designer and programmer
Tynesoft Ltd Tynesoft Tynesoft Computer Software was a software developer and publisher in the 1980s and early 1990s.- History :The company was originally set up in 1983 to release educational software but soon moved into the video games market on which it concentrated for most of its time... 1988-1989	Beverly Hills Cop	Amiga; ST Atari ST The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...	Co-programmer
	Circus Games	PC Engine	Designer and programmer
Sensible Software Sensible Software Sensible Software was a software house active during the 1980s and 90s, from the United Kingdom.The company was well-known for the very small sprites used for the player characters in many of their games, including Sensible Soccer, Cannon Fodder and Sensible Golf.- Early history :Sensible Software... 1991-1995	Mega-lo-Mania Mega Lo Mania Mega Lo Mania is a real-time strategy computer game developed by Sensible Software. It was released for the Amiga in 1991, and ported for a variety of other platforms. It was released as Tyrants: Fight Through Time in North America....	Mega Drive; Sega Genesis	Programmer
	Cannon Fodder Cannon Fodder Cannon Fodder is a short series of war themed action video games developed by Sensible Software, initially released for the Commodore Amiga. Only two games in the series were released, but were converted to most active systems at the time of release...	Amiga; ST Atari ST The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...	Co-Designer and programmer
	Cannon Fodder 2	Amiga	Co-Designer and programmer
	Sensible Golf Sensible Golf Sensible Golf was a 2D golf game released by Sensible Software in 1994 for the Amiga.The game featured the same pin-like characters that had previously been used with great success in Sensible Soccer and Cannon Fodder, although upon release it was deemed a commercial failure and received lacklustre...	Amiga	Programmer
Business venture 1995-1996	Game Concept	PC Personal computer A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...	Deal not committed in time
Argonaut Games Argonaut Games Argonaut Games plc was a British video game developer. Founded as Argonaut Software by teenager Jez San in 1982 the company name is a play on his name and the movie title Jason and the Argonauts. It had its head offices in Edgware, London.... 1996-1997	Croc: Legend of the Gobbos Croc: Legend of the Gobbos Croc: Legend of the Gobbos is a platform video game published by Fox Interactive and developed by Argonaut Software for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and GameBoy Color. It was released on September 29, 1997 in the North America...		Producer (plus design and programme guidance) 1.1million sales
Psygnosis 1998-1999	G-Police: Weapons of Justice G-Police: Weapons of Justice G-Police: Weapons of Justice is the sequel to the game G-Police, a vehicle-based shooter for the PlayStation. Produced by Psygnosis and released in 1999, this game picked up the story from where the first game ended, and provided three new vehicles and numerous new weapons for the player to use in...	PlayStation PlayStation The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...	Senior Producer (plus design and programme guidance)
Codemasters Codemasters The Codemasters Software Company Limited, or Codemasters is a British video game developer founded by Richard and David Darling in 1986... 1999-2004	Cannon Fodder	Gameboy color; Gameboy Advance	Lead Programmer; Bafta nominated; 93% / 96% reviews
	LMA 2002 LMA Manager series LMA Manager was a football management video game series developed and published by Codemasters. Developed primarily for consoles, the franchise differs from the PC-based Football Manager and Championship Manager series by focusing on visual details such as a fully 3D match engine, although still...	PS2; Xbox Xbox The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...	Senior Programmer
	Dragon Empires - MMORPG	PC Personal computer A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...	Designer (project canned)

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