Archer MacLean's classic titles included International Karate and Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker.
Archer MacLean, the UK developer best-known for Dropzone and International Karate, has died at the age of 60. The news broke over the festive period, with many former colleagues and friends taking to social media to pay tribute to both the man and his body of work.
International Karate+ would follow before Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker, which in 1991 was a jaw-dropping game. It wasn't the first 3D snooker title but it blew what had come before out of the water—a simulation of the game that genuinely felt it was getting close to the real thing MacLean would go on to make several more snooker titles in this vein over the '90s, with this being the first time his name started to appear on the boxes as a selling point. His later work included Archer MacLean's Mercury, an excellent PSP launch title, while his last release was the 2009 Wii game Wheelspin.
" [...] He came and stayed with the boys and I, sorry about the shitty spare bed that nearly broke your back! If you look at the characters in Jimmy White's Pool you'll find Side Spin Kim... Rest in eternal peace Archywarchy."My old boss from awesome studios, Archer MacLean has passed away, he was indeed a character. RIP.Shocked and saddened to hear that legendary C64 programmer Archer Maclean passed away yesterday.
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