Kevin Ryan
Here ends another day, during which I have had eyes, ears, hands and the great world around me. Tomorrow begins another day. Why am I allowed two?
I joined Dynamix as an owner/partner near the end of 1984. Worked on quite a few games on quite a few different computer systems. It was fun. It still is.
Let's go Mini Golfing!
Games I've Worked On
Black Belt (1984) (Apple II/C64)
Sword of Kadash (1985) (C64)
Megaventure (1985) (Apple II)
Arctic Fox (1986) (Amiga)
Skyfox II (1987) (C64)
F-14 Tomcat (1988) (C64)
David Wolf: Secret Agent (1989) (MS-DOS)
Rise of the Dragon (1990) (MS-DOS)
Heart of China (1991) (MS-DOS)
Adventures of Willy Beamish (1991) (MS-DOS)
The Incredible Machine (1992) (MS-DOS)
The Even More Incredible Machine (1993) (MS-DOS)
The Incredible Machine version 3.0 (1995) (Windows)
3D Ultra MiniGolf (1997) (Windows)
3D Ultra MiniGolf Deluxe (1998) (Windows)
Heaven Quest (1999) (Windows)
Contraptions: Return of The Incredible Machine (2000) (Windows)
Gil's Bible Jumble (2000) (Windows)
Marble Blast (2002) (Windows)
Chain Reaction (2002) (Windows)
Puzzle Poker (2006) (Windows)
Minigolf Mania (2006) (Windows)
"Here Ends Another Day"
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