| Martin Alper | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 Tonbridge, England |
| Died | June 7, 2015 Laguna Beach, California, U.S. |
| Known for | Video games |
| Spouse |
Jamie Jensen (m. 2001) |
| Children | 2 |
Martin Alper (1942 – June 7, 2015) was a video game designer and the former President of Virgin Interactive, once one of the largest companies in the field. Alper was a co-founder of Mastertronic, which went on to become Virgin Interactive following its acquisition by Richard Branson. He was involved with the development of Command & Conquer at Westwood Studios and Shiny Entertainment who developed The Matrix and Earthworm Jim. He was also the person who approached Westwood Studios co-founder Brett Sperry about creating Dune II. In an interview he also explained how he fired Rob Landeros and Graeme Devine so they could set-up their own company Trilobyte during the development of The 7th Guest.
Alper also provided the voice acting for EVA in the original Command & Conquer: Red Alert.
References
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (8 June 2015). "Former Virgin Interactive Entertainment video game pioneer Martin Alper dies at 72". VentureBeat. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- IGN - Mastertronic
- "Martin Alper". Laguna Beach Local News. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- Mamen, Erik-André Vik; Froholt, Joachim (November 27, 2013). "Interview with Martin Alper of Virgin Interactive". Spillhistorie.no.
- Red Alert Field Manual(Page 99)
- "Command & Conquer Remastered brings back original EVA voice actor". PC Invasion. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
External links
- Martin Alper at IMDb
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