“I think it’s the best-designed game we’ve ever made”.
Ste and John Pickford have been making video games for decades, starting with humble home micros like the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 before graduating to the NES and SNES as the ’90s dawned. Such was the prestigious talent of these skilful siblings that their company Zippo Games was purchased by Rare and rechristened Rare Manchester in 1990, and later on at Software Creations, the pair would work on Ken Griffey, Jr. Presents Major League Baseball — notable for being the first Nintendo of America game to be developed by a third-party from the ground up.
Since then, other critically acclaimed hits have followed, including Plok, Wetrix and Future Tactics: The Uprising. In 2005, the Pickford Brothers went independent and formed Zee-3. As well as providing consultancy services to other studios, Ste and John continue to produce their own games — the devilishly addictive and BAFTA-nominated Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint being possibly the most famous.
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“I think it’s the best-designed game we’ve ever made”.
Ste and John Pickford have been making video games for decades, starting with humble home micros like the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 before graduating to the NES and SNES as the ’90s dawned. Such was the prestigious talent of these skilful siblings that their company Zippo Games was purchased by Rare and rechristened Rare Manchester in 1990, and later on at Software Creations, the pair would work on Ken Griffey, Jr. Presents Major League Baseball — notable for being the first Nintendo of America game to be developed by a third-party from the ground up.
Since then, other critically acclaimed hits have followed, including Plok, Wetrix and Future Tactics: The Uprising. In 2005, the Pickford Brothers went independent and formed Zee-3. As well as providing consultancy services to other studios, Ste and John continue to produce their own games — the devilishly addictive and BAFTA-nominated Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint being possibly the most famous.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
