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Although he wrote other titles, the Warren Schwader game that causes Apple II fanatics to froth at the mouth is "Threshold," a frantic shooter in the "Galaxian" vein. What it lacked in originality it more than made up for in spirit and sheer technical mastery of the Apple II hardware. And while that "technical mastery" phrase brings several other names to mind, especially that of [[Bill Budge]], Warren hung on longer than just about anyone, learning new tricks to push the Apple II farther than anyone thought possible. | |||
The first programmer hired on at Sierra (then On-Line Systems), he was one of several employees whose stories were told in the book Hackers. He stayed with Sierra until 1993. | |||
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==<br /> Home Page == | ==<br /> Home Page == | ||
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* [https://www.facebook.com/wschwader Warren Schwader on Facebook] | |||
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==<br /> Games by Warren Schwader == | ==<br /> Games by Warren Schwader == | ||
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| [[Sammy Lightfoot]] || align="center" | [[1983]] || Created by | |||
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| [[Hoyle Classic Card Games]] || align="center" | [[1993]] || Designer & Senior Programmer | | [[Hoyle Classic Card Games]] || align="center" | [[1993]] || Designer & Senior Programmer | ||
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| [[Hoyle | | [[Hoyle Official Book of Games, Volume 2: Solitaire]] || align="center" | [[1990]] || Designer and Programmer | ||
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| [[Hoyle | | [[Hoyle Official Book of Games]] || align="center" | [[1989]] || Designer | ||
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| [[ | | [[Thrilogy of Games]] || align="center" | [[1981]] || By | ||
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| [[Jones in the Fast Lane|Jones in the Fast Lane (CD-ROM)]] || align="center" | [[1992]] || Lead Programming | | [[Jones in the Fast Lane|Jones in the Fast Lane (CD-ROM)]] || align="center" | [[1992]] || Lead Programming | ||
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==<br /> See Also == | ==<br /> See Also == | ||
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* <span class="Inactive">Warren Schwader on IMDb</span> | * <span class="Inactive">Warren Schwader on IMDb</span> | ||
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dadgum.com/[1] wrote:
Although he wrote other titles, the Warren Schwader game that causes Apple II fanatics to froth at the mouth is "Threshold," a frantic shooter in the "Galaxian" vein. What it lacked in originality it more than made up for in spirit and sheer technical mastery of the Apple II hardware. And while that "technical mastery" phrase brings several other names to mind, especially that of Bill Budge, Warren hung on longer than just about anyone, learning new tricks to push the Apple II farther than anyone thought possible. The first programmer hired on at Sierra (then On-Line Systems), he was one of several employees whose stories were told in the book Hackers. He stayed with Sierra until 1993.
Home Page
Games by Warren Schwader
Title Year Credits Sammy Lightfoot 1983 Created by Hoyle Classic Card Games 1993 Designer & Senior Programmer Hoyle Official Book of Games, Volume 2: Solitaire 1990 Designer and Programmer Hoyle Official Book of Games 1989 Designer Threshold 1982 Designed by Thrilogy of Games 1981 By
Contributions by Warren Schwader
Title Year Credits Jones in the Fast Lane (CD-ROM) 1992 Lead Programming Crazy Nick's Software Picks: King Graham's Board Game Challenge 1992 Lead Programmer Hoyle Official Book of Games, Volume 3: Great Board Games 1991 Lead Programmer Jones in the Fast Lane 1991 Lead Programmer Hoyle Official Book of Games, Volume 2: Solitaire 1990 Programmer, Artist Hoyle Official Book of Games 1989 Programmer, Graphic Artist Time Zone 1982 Special Features Development Hi-Res Cribbage 1980 Written by Jones in the Fast Lane 1991 Writing / Dialogue / Story Hoyle Classic Card Games 1993 Actors You Don't Know Jack: Offline 1999 Special Thanks To
References
See Also
- Releases by Warren Schwader
- Contributions by Warren Schwader
- Search for Warren Schwader on Wikipedia
- Warren Schwader on MobyGames
- Warren Schwader on IMDb
