Brent Erickson

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Andriesen, David (March 15, 1998). "Gaming guru finds home for company in Olympia". The Olympian. p. 68. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Böke, Ingmar (October 14, 2015). "Brent Erickson Noctropolis Interview". adventuregamers.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
^ McNamara, Marie (September 7, 1998). "Managing to be creative in the business of fun". South Sound Business. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
^ "Bethesda Softworks XCAR Bios". xcar.bethsoft.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2001. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
^ "Bethesda Softworks People". bethsoft.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 1997. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
^ Brady, Scott (November 12, 1998). "Noctropolis Interview with Shaun Mitchell". noctrop.tripod.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
^ "XCar: Experimental Racing is a Sim Dream!". xcar.bethsoft.com. June 16, 1997. Archived from the original on April 25, 2001. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
^ "Erickson Interview". shra.com. September 22, 1998. Archived from the original on July 9, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^ "Previews". shra.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^ "Special Issue-NIRA Revealed!". shra.com. May 24, 1999. Archived from the original on May 8, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^ Husted, Scott. "Skip Barber Interview with Brent Erickson - Lead Designer". powersims.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2001. Retrieved October 8, 2022.

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[life-1] Andriesen, David (March 15, 1998). "Gaming guru finds home for company in Olympia". The Olympian. p. 68. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[Trek_For_Riches-2] Böke, Ingmar (October 14, 2015). "Brent Erickson Noctropolis Interview". adventuregamers.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2022.

[company-3] McNamara, Marie (September 7, 1998). "Managing to be creative in the business of fun". South Sound Business. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2022.

[4] "Bethesda Softworks XCAR Bios". xcar.bethsoft.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2001. Retrieved October 29, 2022.

[5] "Bethesda Softworks People". bethsoft.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 1997. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

[6] Brady, Scott (November 12, 1998). "Noctropolis Interview with Shaun Mitchell". noctrop.tripod.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2022.

[7] "XCar: Experimental Racing is a Sim Dream!". xcar.bethsoft.com. June 16, 1997. Archived from the original on April 25, 2001. Retrieved October 8, 2022.

[8] "Erickson Interview". shra.com. September 22, 1998. Archived from the original on July 9, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

[9] "Previews". shra.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

[10] "Special Issue-NIRA Revealed!". shra.com. May 24, 1999. Archived from the original on May 8, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

[11] Husted, Scott. "Skip Barber Interview with Brent Erickson - Lead Designer". powersims.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2001. Retrieved October 8, 2022.

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Amped series	Freestyle Snowboarding Amped 2 Amped 3
Beach Head series	Beach Head The Dictator Strikes Back
Links series	The Challenge of Golf 386 Pro LS 1997 LS 1998 LS 1999 Extreme LS 2000 Links 2004
Tex Murphy series	Mean Streets Martian Memorandum Under a Killing Moon The Pandora Directive Overseer
Top Spin series	Top Spin Top Spin 2
Other games	Raid over Moscow Leader Board World Class Leader Board 10th Frame Countdown Amazon: Guardians of Eden
People	Bruce Carver Brent Erickson Chris Jones
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