Ralf Knoesel
aka:
Ralph Knoesel,
Ralf Knösel
Moby ID: 37746
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Ralf Knoesel's career in the game industry started as a graphics programmer in 1995 at Stormfront Studios in San Rafael (USA). While working on Madden NFL 97 and Madden NFL 98 for the PC, he co-developed a PC graphics engine which was used in several Stormfront sports and racing titles.
In 1998 Ralf switched over to console development as a co-lead programmer on Hot Wheels: Turbo Racing, which shipped in 1999 on both N64 and PSX. After this he developed a boat simulation prototype which became Blood Wake, shipping on Xbox in early 2002.
Over the next several years, Ralf worked on a variety of licensed properties as either a principal or lead programmer. These titles included Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (PS2, Xbox), Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone (PS2, Xbox), Eragon (PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PC), and The Spiderwick Chronicles (Wii, Xbox360, PS2, PC).
In December 2007 Ralf left Stormfront to co-found Vector Unit Inc.. The studio's first title, the arcade boat racer Hydro Thunder Hurricane, was released on XBLA in the summer of 2010.
Credited on 23 games
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| Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix (2020, Nintendo Switch) | Vector Unit |
| Nickelodeon Kart Racers (2018, Xbox One) | Many Thanks |
| MouseBot (2017, iPad) | Code |
| Riptide GP: Renegade (2016, Android) | Technical Direction |
| Fat Princess: Adventures (2015, PlayStation 4) | Beta Test Crew |
| Beach Buggy Racing (2014, iPhone) | Technical Director |
| Riptide GP 2 (2013, Android) | Technical Direction |
| Beach Buggy Blitz (2012, Android) | Technical Direction |
| Dead Space 2 (2011, Xbox 360) | Senior Core Engineers |
| Hydro Thunder: Hurricane (2010, Xbox 360) | Technical Director |
| Groovin' Blocks (2010, PSP) | Special Thanks |
| The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008, PlayStation 2) | Engineering |
| Eragon (2006, Xbox 360) | Engineers |
| Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone (2004, Xbox) | Lead Programmers |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, PlayStation 2) | AI Programmers |
| Blood Wake (2001, Xbox) | Lead Programmer |
| Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor (2001, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Hot Wheels: Turbo Racing (1999, Nintendo 64) | Programming Team Leaders |
| Andretti Racing (1997, Windows) | 3D Engine Programming |
| Madden NFL 98 (1997, Windows) | Action Game Programming |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 13 games with Matt Small
- 10 games with Don L. Daglow
- 10 games with Robb Mills
- 9 games with Bill Boyer
- 8 games with James Larsen
- 8 games with Andrew Boyd
- 8 games with Martin Servante
- 8 games with Jay Davis
- 7 games with Hudson Piehl
- 7 games with Hai-Ping Kenneth Chao
Companies
- 12 games with Stormfront Studios
- 8 games with Vector Unit Inc
- 6 games with Firelight Technologies Pty. Ltd.
- 6 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 5 games with Google LLC
- 3 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 3 games with Soundwave Concepts Pty. Ltd.
- 3 games with EA Sports
- 2 games with Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
- 2 games with ViacomCBS Inc.
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