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Dr.j
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 277 |
Allan Shortt R.I.P
Allan Shortt who was a Commodore 64 programmer and did games for Ocean and for Konami was died yesterday .
he was responsible for coding titles like:
Arkanoid: Revenge of Doh , Athena , Boot Camp ,
Combat School , Mario Bros , Yie Ar Kung Fu II .
i quote a message written by Gary Bracey in FB :
" Today all his ex workmates from Ocean, and the places he worked after, will remember Allan and spare a thought for Allan's family and friends. Rest in Peace Allan Shortt. "Although I hadn't spoken to Al for a number of years, we did stay in touch via email and I'd like to think we remained friends beyond the Ocean years. This comes as a terrible - and painful - shock. I will remember him as a gruff, no-nonsense guy with an intimidating exterior but a good, loyal heart within. He loved his job and was passionate about his work. One-of-a-kind, I'm sure he will be greatly missed by his family and everyone else whose life he touched. I am privileged to be counted among the latter. RIP, mate."
and i sadly add : RIP Allen
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Danzig
Registered: Jun 2002
Posts: 430 |
Sad news... R.I.P... Thanks for all the great titles making our youth a great experience... |
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Dr.j
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 277 |
a picture of Allan Shortt , taken for Ocean FB page
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Wisdom
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 90 |
RIP Allan Shortt. Revenge of Doh <3
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Mirage
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 113 |
One of the nicest, most gentle people I knew at work. It was always nice to see him there when we both happened to go for a break at the same time. Last week was the last time it seems :(
We sometimes talked about c-64 and I could swear I could see his eyes light up a bit when we talked about IRQs and NMIs :)
'Back to the Fun Factory', is what he used to say when going back to work. Until this day I don't know if he meant it or not. I'm sure he missed the 'good old days' quite a bit and didn't like the new fancy consoles that much.
So sudden and too soon. Let's hope there's lots of c64's wherever he is now. |
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NecroPolo
Registered: Jun 2009
Posts: 231 |
Rest in peace,man. |
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FATFrost
Account closed
Registered: Sep 2003
Posts: 211 |
R.i.p dude. |
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Richard
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 620 |
Absolutely sad news. He did a fantastic Commodore 64 conversion of Arkanoid - Revenge of Doh. The game play was just right, and I remember having hours of pure game play of this when I was a teen :)
R.I.P Allan. |
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Yogibear
Registered: Aug 2003
Posts: 208 |
He made some great games. R.I.P. Allan. |
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Honesty
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 117 |
Dawn we all growing older...
Rest in peace. |
