Mark Voorsanger
aka:
M. Voorsanger
Moby ID: 2874
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Mark Voorsanger has managed and directed the development of CD-ROM titles, cartridge-based video games, standard PC titles, full-motion video-based products, and other cutting-edge systems.
Before founding ToeJam & Earl Productions with Greg Johnson, Mark was a lead programmer for Hasbro's project NEMO, where he helped to develop the first full-motion interactive games for in-home use. That work was eventually to become Night Trap, for the Sega CD. Still earlier in his career, he programmed two games for Imagic: Fathom for the ColecoVision, and Demon Attack for the Tandy Color Computer.
Throughout 1999, Mark served as Project Lead for ePlanet, Inc. , where he led the team to create Freeblenux, the world's first virtual alien with the gift with sight. This ground-breaking product, built for personal computers with a digital video camera attached, attracted the interest and financial backing of such prestigious partners as Intel, Mattel, Logitech, Hasbro, Nickelodeon, and Lego.
Mark was a Senior Producer with Electronic Arts and worked for LeapFrog as VP Production Studios.
Mark has consulted in the design and development of games with companies such as LucasArts Entertainment, Activision, and Accolade. He currently works in that capacity for Wisconsin-based Skyward Coaching.
Mark received his Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley.
(portions from the ToeJam & Earl Productions website)
Credited on 12 games
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| ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! (2019, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth (2002, Xbox) | Project Manager |
| Orly's Draw-A-Story (1997, Windows 16-bit) | Software Design |
| Night Trap (1994, 3DO) | Original Programming |
| ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron (1993, Genesis) | Programming |
| Star Control II (1992, DOS) | Playtesting |
| Menacer 6-Game Cartridge (1992, Genesis) | Programming |
| ToeJam & Earl (1991, Genesis) | Game Program |
| Les Manley in: Search for the King (1991, Amiga) | Those Held Responsible |
| Star Control (1990, DOS) | Playtesting |
| Fathom (1984, ColecoVision) | Game Program Designed by |
| Demon Attack (1984, TRS-80 CoCo) | Game Programmer |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 8 games with Greg Johnson
- 5 games with Robert Leyland
- 4 games with Paul Reiche III
- 4 games with Fred Ford
- 3 games with John Baker
- 3 games with Burke Trieschmann
- 2 games with Tomi Quintana
- 2 games with Laurie Reiche
- 2 games with Conan Tigard
- 2 games with Mark Miller
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Companies
- 5 games with ToeJam & Earl Productions, Inc.
- 5 games with Tectoy S.A.
- 4 games with SEGA of America, Inc.
- 3 games with Accolade, Inc.
- 3 games with SEGA Corporation
- 2 games with Toys for Bob Inc.
- 2 games with Imagic
- 1 game with Digital Pictures, Inc.
- 1 game with Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.
- 1 game with Western Technologies Inc.
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