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  • Best Speccy ProgrammersRe-post from the thread "Who is your fav speccy programmer". It was getting rather unwieldy so I thought I'll post a new topic on this. So, after mu…

    ... best game?)

    37. Philip Mitchell
    > The Hobbit
    Arjun Arjun June 2002 Games
  • Which Hobbit Is Which?I've been wondering about this for a while. Melbourne House's The Hobbit was rereleased on the Sinclair label (No. G19/S). What does the cover of the…

    ... version number) and 'Written by Philip Mitchell Veronika Megler'. Here's a ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton June 2006 Games
  • Interview with VERONIKA MEGLER ("The Hobbit" programmer)This interview with Veronika Megler (The Hobbit) has been published by elmundodelspectrum.com in Spanish, I copy it here for you all in its original …

    ... /> [I]?How did you meet Philip Mitchell and the rest of Beam ... game development, and what were Philip?s? Were you, let?s ... say, the creative part and Philip the tech one?[/I]
    jmvbok jmvbok March 2012 Games
  • Wilderland - A Hobbit EnvironmentWhile playing [I]The Hobbit[/I] have you ever asked yourself what's [I]really[/I] going on in this wonderful world created by Philip Mitchell and Ver…

    ... this wonderful world created by Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler in 1982 ...
    CfromAT CfromAT November 2012 Games
  • Whos Your Favourite Game Programmer ? Mine's Keith Burkhill, Mike Lamb. Its the people behind Commando, Arkanoid. There are others cant remember their names, I'll continue later [img]/_…

    Must mention Philip Mitchell, whose name was always a sign of quality in the early days after The Hobbit, Penetrator and Sherlock.
    Anonymous Anonymous February 2002 Games
  • Daft Software Company NamesCan anybody think of any more for our list? [img]/__forums/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img] hehe Understanding Ltd. Flowchart Ltd. Sneesby Software…

    Not sure what software house it was, but version 1.2 of The Hobbit credits Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler as the authors. The Horace games were all from Beam Software.
    Anonymous Anonymous February 2002 Games
  • Whos Your Favourite Game Programmer ? Mine's Keith Burkhill, Mike Lamb. Its the people behind Commando, Arkanoid. There are others cant remember their names, I'll continue later [img]/_…

    ... /> 37) David Braben
    38) Philip Mitchell

    Ok lads, who ...
    Arjun Arjun May 2002 Games
  • Whos Your Favourite Game Programmer ? Mine's Keith Burkhill, Mike Lamb. Its the people behind Commando, Arkanoid. There are others cant remember their names, I'll continue later [img]/_…

    ... /> > Elite

    37. Philip Mitchell
    >

    38 ...
    Arjun Arjun June 2002 Games
  • Whos Your Favourite Game Programmer ? Mine's Keith Burkhill, Mike Lamb. Its the people behind Commando, Arkanoid. There are others cant remember their names, I'll continue later [img]/_…

    ... a Speccy programmer !!!
    37. Philip Mitchell - Hobbit
    38. Steve Wetherill ...
    Mikie Mikie June 2002 Games
  • Whos Your Favourite Game Programmer ? Mine's Keith Burkhill, Mike Lamb. Its the people behind Commando, Arkanoid. There are others cant remember their names, I'll continue later [img]/_…

    ... best game?)

    37. Philip Mitchell
    > The Hobbit
    Arjun Arjun June 2002 Games
  • Best Speccy ProgrammersRe-post from the thread "Who is your fav speccy programmer". It was getting rather unwieldy so I thought I'll post a new topic on this. So, after mu…

    ... /> >Decathlon

    36. Philip Mitchell
    > The Hobbit
    Arjun Arjun July 2002 Games
  • Best Speccy ProgrammersRe-post from the thread "Who is your fav speccy programmer". It was getting rather unwieldy so I thought I'll post a new topic on this. So, after mu…

    ... /> >Decathlon

    36. Philip Mitchell
    > The Hobbit
    Arjun Arjun July 2002 Games
  • The Greatest Spectrum Game Programmer!In my opinion the greatest Spectrum programmer of all time was Pete Cooke, this lone programmer was responsible for some of the best Spectrum games e…

    ... be reminded of Fergus McNeill? Philip Mitchell? the Austins? the Stampers? David ...
    Derek Glen Derek Glen February 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Best Speccy ProgrammersRe-post from the thread "Who is your fav speccy programmer". It was getting rather unwieldy so I thought I'll post a new topic on this. So, after mu…

    [quote]
    On 2002-07-10 09:43, Arjun wrote:
    36. Philip Mitchell
    > The Hobbit
    [/quote]

    Later to move onto a career beating up the entire population of Walford...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone October 2003 Games
  • Best Speccy ProgrammersRe-post from the thread "Who is your fav speccy programmer". It was getting rather unwieldy so I thought I'll post a new topic on this. So, after mu…

    ... /> >Decathlon

    36. Philip Mitchell
    > The Hobbit
    Arjun Arjun May 2004 Games
  • Jeff Minter - But who was YOUR first coding hero?Im still massively a fan of anything Jeff does, despite the fact he usually picks likely to die platforms. I remember in 88 when I was first discove…

    The programmer who first caught my eye was Philip Mitchell who coded The Hobbit and Penetrator, but my 1st real coding hero would have to be Steve Turner...
    rich_chandler rich_chandler October 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Phantomasa, new ZX Spectrum gameWe are proud to announce the release of a new Spectrum game! Phantomasa!, a platform game that combines puzzle and hability. You can download it (f…

    ... trainig mode i know was Philip Mitchell's Penetrator in 1982, one ...
    cichlasoma cichlasoma February 2007 Games
  • Battle of Games 7 - Shoot-emups 2Greetings ladies and gentlemen :) Welcome to Part 2 of the shoot-em-up battle. Again, as in battle 6, we'll have a [b]multichoice[/b] battle with som…

    ... /> (btw, speccy?s penetrator was Philip Mitchell?s remake of his own ...
    cichlasoma cichlasoma February 2007 Games
  • Worst. Controls. Ever.Right... time to have a vote on the worst keyboard controls ever! Here's some suggestions to start you all off: (1) The standard cursor keys. Need …

    ... invented by penetrator's author Philip Mitchell, which could be explained, as ... other computers?) so, i thought mitchell could be responsible for this ...
    cichlasoma cichlasoma February 2007 Games
  • Tour Top 5 Spectrum Programmers.........And What 1 Game Should They Be Remembered For. 1. Costa Panayi - I just loved the evolution of his 3D and/or scrolling ideas you saw in his game…

    1) philip mitchell - penetrator
    2) mike richardson - combat lynx
    3) clive townsend - saboteur!
    4) stampers - gunfright
    cichlasoma cichlasoma March 2008 Games
  • Where they once were...Kinda like a "where are they now", but in reverse, where the big names used to be. Sinclair Research, 25 Willis Road, Cambridge, UK Here is the Sin…

    ... ere.[/QUOTE]I believe that Philip Mitchell, who wrote The Hobbit, Sherlock ...
    rich_chandler rich_chandler December 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Where they once were...Kinda like a "where are they now", but in reverse, where the big names used to be. Sinclair Research, 25 Willis Road, Cambridge, UK Here is the Sin…

    ... ere.[/QUOTE]I believe that Philip Mitchell, who wrote The Hobbit, Sherlock ...
    rich_chandler rich_chandler December 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Melbourne House - Australian or British?When browsing a game by this company, the publisher Melbourne House appears as from "UK", while doing a search typing "Melbourne House", the result d…

    ...
    Development team (Sinclair Spectrum): Philip Mitchell (Programmer); Veronika Megler (Designer); Alfred ...
    Development team (Sinclair Spectrum): Philip Mitchell (Designer/Programmer); Danny Davis, Lyn ...
    Fred Fred March 2012 Infoseek database
  • Games that never got made...Which games based on films, series, comics and characters tied to pop culture would you have liked to exist? I think Watchmen (the comic book) would…

    [QUOTE=zxbruno;617372]Sherlock Holmes[/QUOTE]
    I would have thought Philip Mitchell's adventure suited the source material better. Basil The Great Mouse Detective is probably the closest you're going to get to a Sherlock platform game anyway. :)
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton April 2012 Games
  • THE HOBBIT loading screenHello again, thought I'd have a go at an alternative loading screen for The Hobbit. [IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/61658082/THE%20HOBBIT%…

    ... />


    Original Game: Philip Mitchell & Veronika Megler (ZX-Spectrum ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas May 2015 Games
  • Games written by women?Just noticed Mrs Mopp was written by a Tina! I was surprised, despite being a radical feminist! Have any other games been written entirely by l…

    ... - Veronika Megler, co-written with Philip Mitchell. There's a Register interview ... the loading screen only mentions Mitchell.

    Karen Trueman (another ...
    leespoons leespoons April 2016 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Penetrator - Compiled Basic ?For clarity: The Melbourne House sideways scrolling 'shoot em up' game, a very good game for its time and it still plays relatively well today, with …

    I'd be very surprised if it was. Author Philip Mitchell once said he hated BASIC and found coding in machine code far easier than BASIC.
    rich_chandler rich_chandler July 2020 Games
  • Mystery games or Who the hell is Philip Nendick?Some games I found on an old tape; Bomber - version of City Bomber & Crazy Race (a.k.a Death Driver according to listing) - variant of Death Race whe…

    ... BASIC only games credited to Philip Nendick (a third game Stunt ...
    darkman darkman August 2004 Games
  • Philip Kendall on Channel 4?Just read the Viewers feature on Digitiser, sorry, GameCentral on Channel 4 teletext. It's written by a Philip Kendall! Either way I agree with the p…

    ... . It's written by a Philip Kendall!
    Either way I ...
    PrinceClumsy PrinceClumsy August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Peggy Mitchell poor little fingersWas it wrong of my to laugh tonight when Peggy Mitchell got her fingers mashed in the door by Eastenders' resident gangster? The way he led her down…

    ... to laugh tonight when Peggy Mitchell got her fingers mashed in ...
    BigBadMick BigBadMick October 2005 Chit chat
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