Berlyn

1949-2023 Game designer Mike Berlyn, known for his work on the Bubsy games and others like Zork, died earlier this week at age 73. Digital Eclipse president Mike Mika shared the sad news via Twitter: Shattered to hear that game designer, programmer and writer Mike Berlyn has passed away. Suspended, Cutthroats, Infidel (Infocom) as well as games like Bubsy, and Busy 3D. Oo-topos, Tass Times in Tonetown, and many more games. RIP. pic.twitter.com/vAIJlQPe4D — Mike Mika (@MikeJMika) March 29, 2023 While Mike Berlyn is…

Game developer Mike Berlyn has died at the age of 73. Berlyn was best known for being the creator of the Bubsy series. He designed the first entry in the platformer series (1993’s Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind) and was the lead designer and producer for the fourth game, 1996’s Bubsy 3D. Berlyn entered the games industry in 1981, creating the text-based Apple II games Oo-Tops and Cyborg – both for the now-defunct Sentient Software. He worked consistently throughout the 1980s, designing Infocom games such as…