Robert A. Whitehead
aka:
Bob Whitehead,
Robert Whitehead
Moby ID: 167861
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Bob Whitehead was hired by Atari in 1977 as one of their first programmers of the Atari 2600.
In 1979, Bob Whitehead teamed up with leading game designers David Crane, Larry Kaplan and Alan Miller and joined Jim Levy, a record industry executive, to form the legendary company Activision.
In 1984, he co-founded Accolade together with Alan Miller. After becoming VP of Product Development at the company, Whitehead no longer did any game design or programming.
Credited on 20 games
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| Activision Hits Remixed (2006, PSP) | An Incredibly Huge Thanks To |
| Activision Anthology: Remix Edition (2003, Windows) | Incredibly Huge Thanks |
| Activision Anthology (2002, PlayStation 2) | An Incredibly Huge Thanks to |
| Jack Nicklaus 6: Golden Bear Challenge (1999, Windows) | This game is dedicated to the memory of |
| Universal Soldier (1992, Game Boy) | Special Thanks To |
| 4th & Inches Team Construction Disk (1988, Amiga) | Designed by |
| 4th & Inches (1988, Apple IIgs) | Designed by |
| HardBall! (1986, Macintosh) | Original Design by |
| Private Eye (1984, Atari 2600) | Program |
| Stampede (1982, Intellivision) | Design |
| Sky Jinks (1982, Atari 2600) | programmer |
| Chopper Command (1982, Atari 2600) | Conceived and designed by |
| Boxing (1980, Atari 2600) | Conceived and designed by |
| Skiing (1980, Atari 2600) | Programmer |
| Video Chess (1979, Atari 2600) | Programmer |
| Football (1978, Atari 2600) | Programmed by |
| Casino (1978, Atari 2600) | Programmer |
| Home Run (1978, Atari 2600) | Programmed by |
| Star Ship (1977, Atari 2600) | Programmer |
| Blackjack (1977, Atari 2600) | Programmed by |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 5 games with Alan Miller
- 4 games with David Rolfe
- 4 games with Cliff Spohn
- 3 games with Tom Sloper
- 3 games with Ken Anderson Jr.
- 3 games with Mike Lorenzen
- 3 games with Carol Shaw
- 3 games with Larry Kaplan
- 3 games with Bob Polaro
- 3 games with Jim Levy
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Companies
- 9 games with Activision Publishing, Inc.
- 6 games with Atari Holdings, Inc.
- 5 games with Sears, Roebuck and Co.
- 4 games with Accolade, Inc.
- 3 games with Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City
- 2 games with U.S. Gold Ltd.
- 2 games with Barking Lizards Technologies L.L.C.
- 2 games with ATVI France SARL
- 1 game with Distinctive Software, Inc.
- 1 game with Galarneau & Sinn Ltd.
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