Richard Gray (game designer)
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Richard "The Levelord" Gray is a video game designer who is best known for designing levels
for 3D video games. His most famous works are perhaps the levels for Duke Nukem 3D
, and SiN
. During development of the expansion for Duke Nukem 3D, he quit his position at 3D Realms
to co-found the company that became Ritual Entertainment
.
He is well known for hiding difficult to find Easter eggs in his levels in the form of hidden messages. Some of which can only be found by viewing the level in an editor program or cheating in the game, with a message such as "You're not supposed to be here! - Levelord". Duke Nukem 3D
is known for having many such messages written on walls in some levels.
He created the very first suspended platform, aka "void", deathmatch called HIPDM1 or "The Edge of Oblivion" for the Quake add-on pack Scourge of Armagon. This “islands in space” design of this multiplayer map became a staple in Quake III Arena
and many other deathmatch games. He also created the first player-the-size-of-a-rat deathmatch level with the release of SPRY or "Behind Zee Bookcase" for SiN.
With MumboJumbo's
recent acquisition of Ritual and its transition from big-budget projects (like SiN Episodes
) to casual gaming
, he has been involved with smaller, more quickly developed and more experimental games.
He has recently released a Hidden Object Game called Becky Brogan - The Mystery of Meane Manor using the game programming language BlitzMax.
IMDB Games List - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2969306/
Level (computer and video games)
A level, map, area, or world in a video game is the total space available to the player during the course of completing a discrete objective...
for 3D video games. His most famous works are perhaps the levels for Duke Nukem 3D
Duke Nukem 3D
Duke Nukem 3D is a first-person shooter computer game developed by 3D Realms and published by GT Interactive Software. The full version was released for the PC . It is a sequel to the platform games Duke Nukem and Duke Nukem II published by Apogee...
, and SiN
SiN
SiN is a computer game first-person shooter based on a modified version of the Quake II engine developed by Ritual Entertainment and published by Activision in late 1998...
. During development of the expansion for Duke Nukem 3D, he quit his position at 3D Realms
3D Realms
3D Realms is a current video game publisher and former video game developer based in Garland, Texas, United States, established in 1987...
to co-found the company that became Ritual Entertainment
Ritual Entertainment
Ritual Entertainment was a computer game software developer established in 1996 by Robert Atkins, Mark Dochtermann, Jim Dosé, Richard 'Levelord' Gray, Michael Hadwin, Harry Miller and Tom Mustaine...
.
He is well known for hiding difficult to find Easter eggs in his levels in the form of hidden messages. Some of which can only be found by viewing the level in an editor program or cheating in the game, with a message such as "You're not supposed to be here! - Levelord". Duke Nukem 3D
Duke Nukem 3D
Duke Nukem 3D is a first-person shooter computer game developed by 3D Realms and published by GT Interactive Software. The full version was released for the PC . It is a sequel to the platform games Duke Nukem and Duke Nukem II published by Apogee...
is known for having many such messages written on walls in some levels.
He created the very first suspended platform, aka "void", deathmatch called HIPDM1 or "The Edge of Oblivion" for the Quake add-on pack Scourge of Armagon. This “islands in space” design of this multiplayer map became a staple in Quake III Arena
Quake III Arena
Quake III Arena , is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game released on December 2, 1999. The game was developed by id Software and featured music composed by Sonic Mayhem and Front Line Assembly...
and many other deathmatch games. He also created the first player-the-size-of-a-rat deathmatch level with the release of SPRY or "Behind Zee Bookcase" for SiN.
With MumboJumbo's
MumboJumbo
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, MumboJumbo LLC is a publisher, developer and mass marketer of casual games for PCs and game consoles including those manufactured by Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment and Microsoft Corporation. Established in January 2001 they originally focused exclusively on...
recent acquisition of Ritual and its transition from big-budget projects (like SiN Episodes
SiN Episodes
SiN Episodes is the title of a series of episodic games for the PC that would have expanded upon the 1998 computer game SiN. A total of nine episodes were planned with only the first one released...
) to casual gaming
Casual game
A casual game is a video game targeted at or used by a mass audience of casual gamers. Casual games can have any type of gameplay, and fit in any genre. They are typically distinguished by their simple rules and lack of commitment required in contrast to more complex hardcore games...
, he has been involved with smaller, more quickly developed and more experimental games.
He has recently released a Hidden Object Game called Becky Brogan - The Mystery of Meane Manor using the game programming language BlitzMax.
External links
- Levelord's domain
- Mumbo Jumbo
- Interview from GamasutraGamasutraGamasutra is a website founded in 1997 for video game developers. It is owned and operated by UBM TechWeb , a division of United Business Media, and acts as the online sister publication to the print magazine Game Developer...
- BlitzMax Post