Michael J. Riedel
aka:
Mike Riedel,
Michael Riedel,
M. Riedel
Moby ID: 802
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Michael J. Riedel, President of Riedel Software Productions, Inc. Game Designer, Programmer.
With over 15 years in the video game business, Riedel has worked on over 50 titles. He has consulted for many publishers, licensors, and other development teams. He has pioneered such innovations as digitized video and software speech. His award winning games have featured Digitized Visual Action’, Simulvision & Simulplay’, and RSPeech’.
Riedel began writing video games while attending the Rochester Institute of Technology. In 1982 he joined Atari as a Game Designer/Programmer and adapted the arcade hit Robotron 2084 to the Atari 2600. A true creative talent, Riedel's first major international hit was Spy vs Spy, of Mad Magazine. For this award-winning original game, Riedel was the game designer, programmer, and artist.
As an independent game developer, he formed Riedel Software Productions in 1986. Since then, he has designed and developed many other original games based on major licenses, including, among others, characters from Sesame Street, Warner Bros., the Walt Disney Company, and the World Wrestling Federation.
He has also been a leader in creating game development systems (hardware & software) for video game machines and computer systems. These development systems have been used by other publishers and development companies.
In 1991, Riedel and Vincent Desiderio relocated to Tucson, Arizona, and incorporated RSP.
Credited on 29 games
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Postal²: Apocalypse Weekend (2004, Windows) | Producer |
Postal²: Share the Pain (2003, Windows) | Producer |
Postal² (2003, Windows) | Producer |
Postal Plus (2001, Windows) | Project Director |
Postal (1997, Windows) | Project Director |
Wishbone: Activity Zone (1997, Windows) | R&D |
Tom and Jerry (1993, SNES) | Project Leader |
Rollerblade Racer (1993, NES) | Sound Driver (uncredited) |
The Hunt for Red October (1993, SNES) | Project Leader |
Beethoven's 2nd (1993, SNES) | Project Leader |
The Great Waldo Search (1992, NES) | Sound Driver (uncredited) |
Sesame Street Countdown (1992, NES) | Designed By |
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1991, DOS) | Design |
Daffy Duck, P.I.: The Case of the Missing Letters (1991, DOS) | Designed by |
Remote Control (1990, NES) | Lead Programming |
Win, Lose or Draw (1990, NES) | By |
Adventures of Beetlejuice: Skeletons in the Closet (1990, DOS) | Design |
The Bugs Bunny Hare-Brained Adventure (1990, DOS) | Programmed by |
Ikari Warriors (1990, Atari 7800) | Graphics by |
Big Bird's Hide and Speak (1990, NES) | Developed by RSP, Inc. |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 7 games with Vince Desi
- 7 games with Steve Wik
- 6 games with Remington Emin
- 5 games with Randy Briley
- 4 games with Asif Chaudhri
- 4 games with Christian A. Salyer
- 4 games with Jonathan Isabelle
- 4 games with Mark Thienvanich
- 4 games with Juan Sanchez
- 4 games with Bill Harman
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Companies
- 14 games with RSP, Inc.
- 14 games with Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.
- 5 games with Running With Scissors Studios LLC
- 4 games with Akella
- 3 games with Epic Games, Inc.
- 3 games with First Star Software, Inc.
- 3 games with hell-tech
- 3 games with Hi-Tec Software Ltd.
- 3 games with Playtronic Industrial Ltda.
- 2 games with Valve Corporation
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