Michael Berlyn was an American video game designer and writer. He is best known as an implementer at Infocom, part of the text adventure game design team.
Berlyn created a "light-jazz" band called Hot Mustard, made up entirely of his own music and performances. [1]
Bubsy Development[]
His first Bubsy developement is Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (1993). After all, he's the creator of this franchise.
You can read more about the developement: click here
But after he developed Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind, he left the company Accolade, because he wanted work on his own business. However, he helped a little bit on their project on Bubsy TV Pilot. He created some characters, such as Oblivia.[2] But at that point on, he wasn't involved in any other Bubsy projects. Not on Bubsy 2 (1994) and not on Bubsy in Fracturesd Furry Tales (1994)
However, he came back to work on the last Bubsy developement. That is on Bubsy 3D in 1996. But after that, he left the company again.
See also[]
Some of the interviews:
- Sega 16's interview: https://www.sega-16.com/2006/08/interview-mike-berlyn/
- DoctorClu's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFsQ4cBS0gE
- Ame Hart's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFsQ4cBS0gE
Interview with Michael Berlyn the creator of Bubsy Bobcat
Michael Berlyn - The Story of Bubsy (SEGA v. Accolade)
Trivia[]
- At the end of the level "Star Claws: The Fur Awakens" the level code is given of BRLYN. This is a tribute to Bubsy creator, Michael Berlyn.