Hal Barwood
Moby ID: 1656
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Hal Barwood is an anomaly in the gaming industry. He is clearly much more seasoned and experienced than the usual twenty-somethings associated with the business, and unlike his contemporaries, most of whom have never held jobs outside of gaming, Hal had a wildly successful career before he was wisely hired by LucasArts.
Hal Barwood was the screenwriter for Steven Spielberg's first theatrical feature, The Sugarland Express (1974), and he also wrote The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings (1976) and the best danged fantasy movie ever made, Dragonslayer (1981), among many others.
At LucasArts, Hal has been credited with Writing/Dialogue/Story/Design and Project Leader on games that span the LucasArts spectrum from Yoda Stories to Rebel Assault 2 to Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine. He is clearly a jack of many trades and master of them all.
[source: Just Adventure+ interview]
Credited on 30 games
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| The Church in the Darkness (2019, Windows) | Tremendous Thanks |
| Full Throttle: Remastered (2017, Windows) | Said it was a good idea |
| Day of the Tentacle: Remastered (2016, Windows) | Opening fixed by |
| Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge - Special Edition (2010, Windows) | "Works like crazy!" |
| The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (2010, PlayStation 3) | Special Guest Film Director |
| Mata Hari (2008, Windows) | Story & Design |
| ZenGems (2007, Windows) | Level Design |
| RTX: Red Rock (2003, PlayStation 2) | Designer |
| Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb (2003, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (2002, PlayStation 2) | The Developers Wish To Thank |
| Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (2001, Game Boy Color) | Original Game Design |
| Star Wars: Starfighter (2001, PlayStation 2) | Thanks To |
| Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (1999, Windows) | Project Leader |
| Star Wars: DroidWorks (1998, Windows) | Thanks To |
| Star Wars: Yoda Stories (1997, Windows) | Project Leader |
| The Curse of Monkey Island (1997, Windows) | Special Thanks To |
| Outlaws (1997, Windows) | Special Thanks To |
| Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures (1996, Windows 16-bit) | Project Leader |
| Mortimer and the Riddles of the Medallion (1996, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| The Dig (1995, DOS) | Additional Thanks |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 25 games with George Lucas
- 18 games with Meredith Cahill
- 16 games with Chip Hinnenberg
- 16 games with Wayne Cline
- 16 games with Lisa Star
- 15 games with Clint Bajakian
- 15 games with Vince Lee
- 15 games with Jo Ashburn
- 15 games with Mark Cartwright
- 15 games with Mary Bihr
Companies
- 23 games with Lucasfilm Games
- 11 games with CTO S.p.A.
- 10 games with Valve Corporation
- 9 games with Softgold Computerspiele GmbH
- 8 games with Funsoft GmbH
- 7 games with Erbe Software, S.A.
- 6 games with Soo Hoo Design
- 6 games with Brasoft Produtos de...
- 5 games with U.S. Gold Ltd.
- 5 games with GOG Limited
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