Archer Maclean


Archer Maclean is a British video game programmer. He is the author of Dropzone which he developed for the Atari 8-bit family and was ported to other systems. Archer also created International Karate and the sequel, IK+ which was developed for the Commodore 64 and ported to other systems. He is also known for his series of snooker and pool games, which commenced with Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker in 1991.
He left Awesome Studios—the studio he helped found and establish—in July 2005 and now runs Awesome Play.

Works

Maclean's most recent title while working for Awesome Studios was Archer Maclean's Mercury completed in 2005, before he left the studio for unknown reasons.
The follow-up versions were Mercury Meltdown for the PlayStation Portable, Mercury Meltdown Remix for the PlayStation 2, and Mercury Meltdown Revolution for the Wii.
Maclean then developed a futuristic racing game, WheelSpin, for the Wii.
Maclean also writes a monthly column for Retro Gamer magazine.
ReleaseTitleRole
1984Dropzone
1985International Karate
1987International Karate +
1991Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker
1992Archer Maclean's Pool
1999
2001Jimmy White's Cueball World
2004Pool Paradise
2005Archer Maclean's Mercury
2009Wheelspin