[game_preservation] Armin Gessert, Giana Sisters creator, passed away
Devin Monnens
dmonnens at gmail.com
Fri Nov 27 14:28:24 EST 2009
I was going by what Wikipedia said. You'd have to find someone who knows
more about C64 than I do...
On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Stuart Feldhamer <
stuart.feldhamer at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry for the late reply, but I would question the assertion that the
> Great Giana Sisters “became an instant classic”. I had a C64 back in the day
> and I never even heard of that game until a couple of years ago. I think
> it’s more of one of those things that became a cult classic over time, more
> for the plagiarism than for anything else.
>
>
>
> Does anyone else agree/disagree?
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>
>
> Stuart
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>
> *From:* game_preservation-bounces at igda.org [mailto:
> game_preservation-bounces at igda.org] *On Behalf Of *Devin Monnens
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:53 PM
> *To:* IGDA Game Preservation SIG; women_dev at igda.org
> *Subject:* [game_preservation] Armin Gessert, Giana Sisters creator,
> passed away
>
>
>
> Armin Gessert (1963 - November 9, 2009)
>
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> Armin Gessert, creator of The Great Giana Sisters (Commodore 64, 1987),
> passed away on November 9 from a heart attack.
>
>
>
> With a career spanning 25 years in the industry, Gessert began designing
> games for Rainbow Arts, starting with Street Gang for Rainbow Arts
> (Commodore 64, 1984). He later created The Great Giana Sisters (1987), which
> became an instant classic. Shortly after, he began freelance work for Gütersloh
> to Kehl until joining Blue Byte in 1988, where he produced the highly
> successful Great Court (1989). In 1994, he went independent after founding Spellbound
> Studios with his friend Jean-Marc Haessig. Spellbound produced many strategy
> games such as Robin Hood - Legend of Sherwood (2002) and Airline Tycoon
> (1998), along with other action titles such as Extreme Assault (1997).
>
>
>
> Gessert's most famous title is The Great Giana Sisters, which he produced
> with Chris Huelsbeck and Manfred Trenz for the Commodore 64. The Great Giana
> Sisters was an instant classic for the C64 and developed a strong following
> among fans. However, the game's similarities with Super Mario Bros. caused
> Nintendo to force the game to be pulled from store shelves, but illegal
> copying quickly vaulted the title to cult status. Gessert had been working
> on a Nintendo DS version of the game when he passed away.
>
>
>
> Gessert and The Great Giana Sisters had a strong following, and his passing
> was marked by many websites, both fan-based and industry.
>
> http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=26008 - Gamasutra
>
> http://www.spellbound.de/?idcat=10&idart=284 - Spellbound's official
> announcement (German)
>
>
> http://www.develop-online.net/news/33226/Industry-veteran-Gessert-dies-after-fatal-heart-attack -
> Develop, who first published the news in English
>
>
> http://www.gamecareerguide.com/industry_news/26008/giana_sisters_cocreator_armin_.php -
> Gamasutra article mirror
>
> http://www.remix64.com/armin_gessert_deceased.html - Remix 64
>
> http://www.mcvuk.com/news/36443/Veteran-dev-Armin-Gessert-dies - MCV
>
>
> http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,699174/Armin-Gessert-Spellbound-Schoepfer-der-Great-Giana-Sisters-verstorben/Spiele/News/ -
> PC Games Hardware (German)
>
> http://www.metafilter.com/86532/Armin-Gessert-passed-away - MetaFilter
>
> http://www.pouet.net/topic.php?which=6945- Pouet user comments
>
>
>
> http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,35317/ -
> MobyGames Profile
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armin_Gessert - Armin Gessert's article on
> Wikipedia
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Giana_Sisters - Article on The
> Great Giana Sisters
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> Devin Monnens
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>
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