Paul Edward Collyer and Oliver Charles Collyer , collectively known as the Collyer brothers, are two
British
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video game designer
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s and
programmers
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. In July 1994, they founded
London
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-based
video game developer
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Sports Interactive, under which they created popular
video game franchise
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0–9
*''1080° Snowboarding''
*''1942''
*''3D Ultra Minigolf''
*'' 3-D Ultra Pinball''
*'' ...
s of
football
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-based
sports game
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s, such as ''
Championship Manager
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The ''Championship Manager'' brand and game was conceived by brothers Collyer brothers (game desig ...
'' and ''
Football Manager
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''. The Collyer brothers often inserted themselves into their games as below-average players, not good enough to play for even the worst teams.
The Collyer brothers are supporters of
Everton Both Collyers were appointed
Member of the Order of the British Empire
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and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
(MBE) in the
2010 New Year Honours
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for services to the
video game industry
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The video game industry has grown from niches to mainstream. , ...
.
References
British video game designers
British video game programmers
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Sibling duos
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