Mel Croucher
Moby ID: 271707
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Mel Croucher is a software developer who founded the software company Automata which released several innovative games in the 1980s. Notable titles included Deus Ex Machina which featured an accompanying soundtrack tape which was intended to be played simultaneously whilst playing the game, and Pimania which offered a prize to be given out at a secret location, with a hint being provided on completing the game. This was eventually achieved by a player after the game had been on release for 3 years.
Many of Croucher's productions are now regarded as early multimedia products and he has been cited as an influence by modern developers, although he has stated that he does not personally see a lot of evidence that his games have affected their designs.
Credited on 11 games
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| Deus Ex Machina 2 (2015, Windows) | Written by |
| Deus Ex Machina: Game of the Year, 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition (2015, Windows) | The Defect |
| Among the Sleep (2014, Windows) | Our Lovely Backers |
| The Games Factory (2001, Windows) | Sound by |
| Klik & Play (1994, Windows 16-bit) | Sound Samples created by |
| Slightly Magic (1991, Amiga) | Voice Artists |
| Castle Master (1990, DOS) | Story & Cryptic Clues by |
| Castle Master + Castle Master II: The Crypt (1990, Amiga) | Story & Cryptic Clues by |
| Deus Ex Machina (1985, MSX) | Written by |
| My Name is Uncle Groucho You Win a Fat Cigar (1983, ZX Spectrum) | Written by |
| Pimania (1982, ZX Spectrum) | Concept by |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 3 games with Colin Bradshaw-Jones
- 3 games with Christian Penfold
- 3 games with Ian Dury
- 3 games with Robin Grenville Evans
- 2 games with Darren Ithell
- 2 games with Carol Ann Wright
- 2 games with E. P. Thompson
- 2 games with Truls Bjørvik
- 2 games with Kurt Johann Klemm
- 2 games with Claudio Bottaccini
Companies
- 3 games with Automata U.K. Limited
- 3 games with Valve Corporation
- 2 games with Potassium Frog Ltd
- 2 games with Automata Source Ltd
- 2 games with Unity Technologies ApS
- 2 games with Incentive Software Ltd.
- 2 games with Étranges Libellules S.A.
- 1 game with Krillbite Studio AS
- 1 game with Empire Interactive Europe Ltd.
- 1 game with Square Enix Limited
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