The Official Bruce Balfour Credit List
(at least, these are the projects I'll admit to having worked on)

Computer Games

Books

Comic Books

* magazine articles, short stories, stageplays, and screenplays not listed *

 

      

COMPUTER GAME DESIGNS

I've worked for most of the large computer game companies, on staff or under contract -- Sierra, Interplay, Microsoft, Legend, Broderbund, Riverdeep/The Learning Company, and others (sometimes under other names). While I've also managed most of my projects, these are my design and writing credits. (If you want to see the complete list, you'll have to wait until I get around to making it, but don't hold your breath.)

* WASTELAND    1986
Science fiction role-playing game.

* THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS   1987
Adventure game adaptation of the science fiction novel by Robert Heinlein.

* BLOOD FEAST   1988
Prototype horror adventure game and AI development system.

* NEUROMANCER   1989
Adventure/role-playing game adapted from the science fiction novel by William Gibson.

* BATTLE CHESS   1990
Best-selling strategy game.

* THE DAGGER OF AMON RA   1992
Best-selling mystery adventure game.

* OUTPOST   1994
Best-selling science fiction strategy game.

* TWISTER   1996
Strategy/adventure game based on the Michael Crichton film.

* BEYOND THE LIMIT: ULTIMATE CLIMB   1997
Children’s strategy/educational game.

* SKULL (Microsoft codename)   1998
MMORPG science fiction game.

* SPACE STATION SIMULATOR    1998
3-D simulation educational game.

* THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS   1998
Adventure game adaptation of the science fiction novel by Robert Heinlein. (Second game adaptation, movie delayed so game not released)

* HAMTARO – TUNNEL TROUBLE   2003
Children's edutainment game.

* ARTHUR'S SAND CASTLE ADVENTURE   2003
Children's edutainment game.

* READER RABBIT PRINT 'N LEARN   2003
Children's educational game.

* STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE'S AMAZING COOKIE PARTY   2003    
Best-selling children's edutainment game.

* READER RABBIT  2004
Children's educational reading game.

GAME AWARDS

* Best of Show award, Winter 1994 Consumer Electronics Show, for Outpost.

* Best PC Multimedia Game award (Electronic Games Magazine) for Outpost.

* 1989 Adventure Game of the Year (Computer Gaming World) for Neuromancer.

* Various foreign awards for Neuromancer.

* Strategy Plus All-Time Greats 1993, for Neuromancer and Dagger of Amon Ra.

* I'll finish the rest of this later....

BOOKS

* BURNING SEASON January 2012
Serial killer novel. Modern day techno-thriller.

* PROMETHEUS ROAD November 2004
Science fantasy novel.

* THE DIGITAL DEAD   August 2003
Science fiction/political thriller novel.

* THE FORGE OF MARS   August 2002
Science fiction/political thriller novel. National bestseller.

* STAR CRUSADER   1995
Science fiction adventure novel.

* OUTPOST   1994
Popular science book and strategy guide based on my best-selling science fiction educational computer game. Also published in foreign editions.

* STAR BORES    1999
Young Adult science fiction adventure novel written with Steve Tymon. Illegal copies of this thing still float around to haunt me. Don't buy it.

GRAPHIC NOVEL

* JACK THE RIPPER    1990
Mystery thriller graphic novel based on the Jack the Ripper murders.

COMIC BOOK SCRIPTS
(56 so far)

* RETIEF (Malibu Graphics/Adventure Comics)   1989-90
Science fiction adventure comic series based on the novels by Keith Laumer.

* BUSHIDO (Malibu Graphics/Eternity Comics)   1988-89
Superhero science fiction comic series (original).

                      

 

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