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Classic Gaming Expo Distinguished Guest:
FRANZ LANZINGER
Franz worked as a programmer and game designer at Atari Games Inc. and
Tengen. Early on in his career he programmed and designed the
ground-breaking arcade hit, Crystal Castles. A terrific video game
player himself, Franz even held the world record for the arcade version of
Centipede for six months in 1981.
He left in 1990 to co-found Bitmasters and served as their President until April of 1995. Franz then joined together with Mark Robichek and Eric Ginner to form Actual Entertainment where he currently serves as Chairman.
Here's a list of some of Franz' other exceptional work:
Program & Design:
Toobin' (NES, conversion) Ms. Pac-Man (NES, conversion) Krazy Kreatures (NES, original) Rampart (NES, SNES, conversion) Championship Pool (SNES, original) NCAA Final Four Basketball (SNES, original).
Design:
Ms. Pac-Man (Genesis, conversion) Championship Pool (Genesis, NES, Gameboy, original) NCAA Final Four Basketball (Genesis, original).