Brent Erickson

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Template:Short description Brent Erickson is an American computer and video game developer.

Career

Erickson has been programming computer games since he was 12.[1] At the age of 13 he produced/published a text-based adventure game called "Trek For Riches"[1] for the TRS-80.[2]

In 1992, he founded Flashpoint Productions[1] which was sold to Bethesda Softworks in 1995.[3][4]

Erickson has been credited in over 50 software titles including such products as Martian Memorandum, Mean Streets, and the extremely popular golf simulation program, Links.[5]

Personal life

He lived in Steilacoom as a child before his family moved to Salt Lake City.[1] He attended the University of Utah for four years, but never graduated.[1]

Credits

Year Title Credited as System(s)
1994 Noctropolis Co-Writer, Co-Designer and Co-Creator[6][2] MS-DOS, Windows, Linux, macOS
1997 XCar: Experimental Racing Director of Development[7] DOS
1998 Burnout: Championship Drag Racing Lead Designer[8][9] MS-DOS
1999 NIRA Intense Import Drag Racing Producer[10] Windows
Cancelled Skip Barber Racing Lead Designer[11] Windows

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