Andreas Escher
Andreas Escher (born January 23, 1966 in Saarbrücken , Germany ) is a German developer and graphic artist for computer and console games . He was jointly responsible for the C64 version of the R-Type game series as well as for the C64 games Katakis and Turrican II .
Life
Since 1987 Escher has been busy creating graphics on the C64. Manfred Trenz was already employed at Rainbow Arts when Escher joined in 1988. Since both had a penchant for shoot-'em-up games like R-Type , they developed a concept for Katakis .
Between 1992 and 1995, Escher worked for Factor 5, among others . He then worked for various companies, such as Neon, Wings Simulation or Similis. He has worked as a graphic designer in the gaming industry since 2008.
Ludography
- Katakis / Denaris (C64, 1988)
- R-Type ( porting of the arcade game to the C64, 1988)
- Spherical (ported to C64, 1989)
- Hard ´n´ Heavy (successor to Giana Sisters C64 / Amiga / Atari ST , 1989)
- Rock'n Roll (ported to C64, 1989)
- Oxxonian (co-graphic designer Amiga ST C64, 1989)
- Sunny Shine - On The Funny Side of Life (co-graphic artist C64, 1990)
- X-Out (ported to C64, 1990)
- Turrican II: The Final Fight (C64 / Amiga, 1991)
- Log! Cal (ported to C64, 1991)
- Contra III: The Alien Wars ( Game Boy , 1992)
- Super Turrican (Additional Graphics SNES , 1993)
- Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures (MD Genesis, 1994)
- Animanics (Game Boy, 1994)
- Tony & Friends in Kellogg's Land (PC level design, 1994)
- Super Turrican 2 (Additional Graphics SNES, 1995)
- International Superstar Soccer Deluxe ( MD Genesis , 1995)
- Star Wars: Rebel Assault II - The Hidden Empire (Additional Graphics PS1 , 1995)
- Armorines: Project SWARM ( GBC , 1999)
- Panzer Elite (Panzermodelle PC , 1999)
- Fix & Foxi - Episode 1 Lupo (GBC, 2000)
- Moorhuhn 3 ... there is chicken! (GBC, 2001)
- Katakis 3D (GBC Unreleased, 2001)
- Fiat Panda 4x4 Fun Rallye (Additional Graphics PC, 2004)
- Shoot the Roach (PC, 2005)
- Black Gold (J2ME, 2007)
- Cubes (J2ME, 2007)
Web links
- Andreas Escher on Moby Games
- Andreas Escher on Kultboy.com
- Andreas Escher on giantbomb.com
- Andreas Escher on IMDB
Individual evidence
- ↑ Differences between Katakis and Denaris on sectional reports
- ↑ The makers of Turrican II
- ↑ Turrican II: The Final Fight ( Memento of the original from April 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Turrican II on Gamebase 64
- ↑ Unseen64 unreleased Katakis 3D
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Escher, Andreas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German developer and graphic artist for computer and console games |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saarbrücken , Germany |