Brent Erickson is an American computer and video game developer.
Career Erickson has been programming computer games since he was 12. At the age of 13, he produced/published a text-based adventure game called "Trek For Riches" for the TRS-80.
In 1992, he founded Flashpoint Productions, which was sold to Bethesda Softworks in 1995.
Erickson has been credited in over 50 software titles, including such products as Martian Memorandum, Mean Streets, and the extremely popular golf simulation program, Links.
Personal life He lived in Steilacoom as a child before his family moved to Salt Lake City. He attended the University of Utah for four years, but never graduated.
Credits YearTitle Credited as System(s) 1994Noctropolis Co-Writer, Co-Designer and Co-Creator MS-DOS, Windows, Linux, macOS 1997 XCar: Experimental Racing Director of Development MS-DOS 1998 Burnout: Championship Drag Racing Lead Designer MS-DOS 1999 NIRA Intense Import Drag Racing Producer Windows Cancelled Skip Barber Racing Lead Designer Windows
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