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Jonathan Smith passed away

27 06 10 - 15:44

Just a few days ago there was a featured post about Special FX engine and it's creator. Unfortunately, there are really sad news about the creator.

Jonathan 'Joffa' Smith, also known as Frobush, was in hospital since end of the April, suffering from a very serious condition. It was initially reported that he is on the mend, however, he passed away yesterday, June 26, at age 43.

People refers to him as one of the most talented Spectrum programmers, childhood hero, source of inspiration, and simply great man. As game developer, he worked at Ocean, Special FX Software, Software Creations, and Rage, creating both code and graphics for his original games and ports for home computers and consoles. His works often were highly praised by game press and players. Besides of the game development, he was also known as DJ, script writer, and film maker.


Softography

ZX Spectrum:

Pud Pud
Kong Strikes Back
Hypersports
Daley Thompson's Super Test
Mikie
Green Beret
Cobra
Terra Cresta
Hysteria
FireFly
Hyper Active
Batman The Caped Crusader

Two 1-bit music engines were also used in many other Ocean and Special FX games.

Atari ST:

Midnight Resistance
Red Heat
Hudson Hawk
Recoil

SNES:

Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (some graphics)

Game Boy:

Mr.Do!

Sega Genesis:

Power Drive

Mobile phone (WAP):

Airlock

GBA:

Fluffy Apprentice
The Ripping Friends
All-Star Baseball 2004
Looney Tunes Back in Action
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