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Cliff Johnson (born 1953) is the designer of the award-winning computer puzzle games The Fool's Errand and 3 in Three. His work is notable for its unique meta-puzzle structure and playful hands-on visual puzzles.
Johnson made Super 8 movies in high school and later attended University of Southern California's film school where he became a teaching assistant in animation. His modest film career included the Monty Pythonesque animations for Nickelodeon's television series Out of Control.
In 1984, using his first computer, a 512K so-called "Fat" Mac, he learned to program, and created his first game, The Fool's Errand which GAMES Magazine named "The Best Retro Game Ever" in 2003.
In 2002, Johnson designed the $100,000 treasure hunt for the book Mysterious Stranger by street magician David Blaine.
List of games
- The Fool's Errand (1987) — GAMES Magazine's Best Puzzle Game of the Year;
- At the Carnival (1989)
- Disney's Cartoon Arcade (1990)
- 3 in Three (1990) — MacUser's Best Game of the Year; GAMES Magazine's Best Puzzle Game of the Year;
- Hanna Barbera's Cartoon Carnival (1993)
- Merlin's Apprentice (1994)
- Labyrinth of Crete (1995)
- The Fool and His Money (projected late 2005)
External link
- The Fool's Errand et al. is Johnson's official website.