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Doug Bell

b. 1961

American video game developer

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About Doug Bell

Born 1961. Doug Bell is an American video game developer and game programmer, known for Dungeon Master (video game).

Douglas Andrew Bell (born February 24, 1961 ) is a video game developer, best known for his role as the designer and programmer for the Dungeon Master series from San Diego studio FTL Games.

Career Doug Bell worked as director, lead designer and developer for Dungeon Master. But before he joined in 1983 FTL Games, the game was titled Crystal Dragon, and developed together with Andy Jaros (Artwork) in their development studio PVC Dragon for the 8-bit Apple II computer.

After a merger, the game was rescheduled to be launched after the release, and for the target platform of the 16-bit Atari ST computer, which offered more possibilities. Bell was the lead developer and technical director of FTL from 1986 until 1995, the company ceased operations in 1996.

Credits Games Lead programmer for the Atari ST version of SunDog: Frozen Legacy (1985) Lead developer of Dungeon Master (1987) (also did the X68000 port of Dungeon Master) Project manager and developer for Chaos Strikes Back (1989) Lead developer for Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep (1993) Trion Network Platform for the Defiance (Trion, 2013)

Other commercial software Research Assistant module for the Encyclopædia Britannica CD (2000, 2001)

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Video game developer, Game programmer
Nationality
Known for
Dungeon Master (video game)
Education
University of California, Irvine
Also known as
Douglas Andrew Bell, Douglas Bell

People in Doug Bell's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Doug Bell's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Doug Bell?

American video game developer

When was Doug Bell born?

Doug Bell was born on 24 February 1961.

What is Doug Bell's occupation?

Doug Bell is a video game developer and game programmer.

What is Doug Bell known for?

Doug Bell is known for Dungeon Master (video game).

What nationality is Doug Bell?

Doug Bell is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Doug Bell

· Wikidata: Q5300292

· DBpedia: Doug Bell (game designer)

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