Sam Palahnuk
Encyclopedia
Sam Palahnuk is an American
computer game designer and founder of the game development
company, Brother Wolf
. He is best known as the original designer of groundbreaking computer games such as Star Trek - Strategic Operations Simulator
, Wolf and Disney's The Animation Studio.
, he became one of SEGA
s top designers.
Moving from programming to acting as a designer and producer, Palahnuk went on to design the first CD-ROM game created, Airwave Adventure: Case of the Cautious Condor. He then moved to Disney Software to create top selling CD-ROM games, including Mickey's ABC's which was a platinum selling title.
Since leaving the game industry, he has worked in a variety of fields, and now includes professional photography as one of his skills.
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computer game designer and founder of the game development
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
company, Brother Wolf
Brother Wolf
Brother Wolf, is a book by the Wolf Preservation Foundation, first published in 1994.Its contents include, "Wolf, Genis Canis, family canidae"; "The Wolf in Europe"; "Understanding the Wolf"; "Those related to the Wolf"; "Wolf - Dog Patterns"; "Predator - Prey Oscillations", and much more...
. He is best known as the original designer of groundbreaking computer games such as Star Trek - Strategic Operations Simulator
Star Trek (arcade game)
Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator is a space combat simulation arcade game based on the original Star Trek television program, and released by Sega in 1982. It is a vector game, with both a two-dimensional display and a three-dimensional first-person perspective...
, Wolf and Disney's The Animation Studio.
Biography
Sam L. Palahnuk was born in Los Angeles, CA to a family of five. He designed and programmed his first games, Laser Base and Sky Rocket, on an Apple II while still in college at UCLA. Before he had graduated, he wrote a fan letter to SEGA which ended with him being hired to program and design arcade video games. With the hit game Star TrekStar Trek (arcade game)
Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator is a space combat simulation arcade game based on the original Star Trek television program, and released by Sega in 1982. It is a vector game, with both a two-dimensional display and a three-dimensional first-person perspective...
, he became one of SEGA
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
s top designers.
Moving from programming to acting as a designer and producer, Palahnuk went on to design the first CD-ROM game created, Airwave Adventure: Case of the Cautious Condor. He then moved to Disney Software to create top selling CD-ROM games, including Mickey's ABC's which was a platinum selling title.
Since leaving the game industry, he has worked in a variety of fields, and now includes professional photography as one of his skills.
Games credited/designed
- Wolf (1994), Sanctuary Woods Inc.
- NomadNomadNomadic people , commonly known as itinerants in modern-day contexts, are communities of people who move from one place to another, rather than settling permanently in one location. There are an estimated 30-40 million nomads in the world. Many cultures have traditionally been nomadic, but...
(1993), GameTek Inc. - Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Walt Disney Computer Software
- Disney’s Villain’s Revenge, Walt Disney Computer Software
- The Tigger Movie Game, Walt Disney Computer Software
- Gillis Magic
- Mattel’s Construction Zone
- Mattel’s “Crash”
- Mattel’s Barbie Riding Club
- The Greedy Show with Jim Belushi
- iDateSmart
- Ever Wonder
- Colgate 2000 Ride Show
- Deep Raider
- Chaos
- Cyberia 2
- I want to be a Fossil Finder
- I want to be a Pet Vet
- Anastasia Activity Center
- Wolf
- Felix the Cat
- Ecco’s Great Ocean Treasure Hunt, SEGASega, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
- Tails & the Music Maker, SEGASega, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
- Deep Earth
- Path Finder
- Mickey’s Adventure in Letterland, Walt Disney Computer Software
- Aladdin, Walt Disney Computer Software
- Mickey's Ultimate Challenge, Walt Disney Computer Software
- Follow the Reader, Walt Disney Computer Software
- The Disney Animation Studio, Walt Disney Computer Software
- Hare Raising HavocHare Raising HavocHare Raising Havoc is a side-scrolling puzzle adventure game developed by BlueSky Software in 1991 for the Amiga and DOS. Disney Software published the game. It is a spin-off of the 1988 Disney film, Who Framed Roger Rabbit.-Plot:...
(1991), Walt Disney Computer Software - Dick Tracy, Walt Disney Computer Software
- Mickey's ABCs (2003), Walt Disney Computer Software
- Mickey's 123s (2003), Walt Disney Computer Software
- Mickey's Colors & Shapes (2003), Walt Disney Computer Software
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Walt Disney Computer Software
- Mickey Mousecapade, Walt Disney Computer Software
- Airwave Adventure: Case of the Cautious Condor
- Turbo Tag (1985), Bally Midway
- Star Trek II - The Genesis Plague, SEGASega, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
- Star Trek - Strategic Operations SimulatorStar Trek (arcade game)Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator is a space combat simulation arcade game based on the original Star Trek television program, and released by Sega in 1982. It is a vector game, with both a two-dimensional display and a three-dimensional first-person perspective...
(1982), SEGASega, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world... - Ixion, SEGASega, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...