Stephen Crow (also known as Stephen J. Crow, Steve Crow, and Steve J. Crow) is a game programmer who worked in the 1980s on the

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platform, programming for companies such as Hewson Consultants and

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. He also worked with members of the

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team. More recently, he was the lead artist working for the now-defunct Monkeytropolis.

Recognition

Crow was elected "Best Programmer Of The Year" in 1986 by the readers of

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. He was also voted best programmer of the year at the 1985

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Games

ZX Spectrum

* '' Laser Snaker'' (1983), Poppy Soft * '' Factory Breakout'' (1984), Poppy Soft * '' Wizard's Lair'' (1985), Bubble Bus Software * '' Starquake'' (1985), Bubble Bus Software * '' Firelord'' (1986), Hewson * '' Uridium'' (1986), Hewson * '' Uridium+'' (1987), Hewson * '' Zynaps'' (1987), Hewson * '' Eliminator'' (1988), Hewson * '' Heavy Metal'' (1990), US Gold

Commodore 64

* ''

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'' (1988), Hewson * ''

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'' (1989),

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* ''

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'' (1989),

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* ''

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'' (1989),

* ''

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'' (1990),

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* '' Chase H.Q. II: Special Criminal Investigation'' (1990),

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Other platforms

* '' Global Gladiators'' (1993), Virgin Games * ''

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'' (1993),

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* ''

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'' (1993), Virgin Games * '' Walt Disney's The Jungle Book'' (1994), Virgin Interactive Entertainment * ''

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'' (1994),

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* ''Earthworm Jim Special Edition'' (1995),

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* ''

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'' (1995), Playmates Interactive * ''

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'' (1998),

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* '' BoomBots'' (1999),

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* '' Metal Arms: Glitch in the System'' (2003),

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* '' World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade'' (2007),

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References

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