Martin Alper
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Martin Alper is a video game designer and the former President of Virgin Interactive
. Alper was the co-founder of Mastertronic
, which went on to become Virgin Interactive. Alper was also the person who approached Westwood Studios
co-founder Brett Sperry
about creating Dune II
. Sperry did so, and the game was published by Virgin and went on to be a great success.
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...
. Alper was the co-founder of Mastertronic
Mastertronic
Mastertronic was originally a publisher and distributor of low-cost computer game software founded in 1983. Their first games were distributed in mid-1984. At its peak the label was the dominant software publisher in the UK, a position achieved by selling cassette-based software at the £1.99...
, which went on to become Virgin Interactive. Alper was also the person who approached 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...
co-founder Brett Sperry
Brett Sperry
-Career:Sperry co-founded Westwood Studios with Louis Castle in 1985, when both were in their early 20s.Sperry has been credited with the roles of design, production, support and box and content...
about creating Dune II
Dune II
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty is a Dune computer game released in 1992 by Westwood Studios...
. Sperry did so, and the game was published by Virgin and went on to be a great success.