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'''Paul Reiche III''' (born February 17, 1961) is a [[computer game|computer]] [[game designer]]. Reiche is best known for being the co-creator, together with [[Fred Ford]], of the ''[[Star Control]]'' universe, which has gained a venerable cult following in the last decade and a half. While Reiche did the [[game design]] and [[fiction]], Ford was responsible for the [[game programmer|programming]]. A childhood friend of early ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' (D&D) artist [[Erol Otus]], Reiche became interested in gaming as a teen. He and Otus played [[role-playing game]]s together and released a few small games in the genre. Eventually, both wound up at [[TSR, Inc.|TSR]] (the then publisher of D&D). They made contributions to the evolving game and other games by TSR, Otus with artwork, Reiche with game design (primarily on ''D&D'' and ''[[Gamma World]]''<ref>[http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=3082 Paul Reiche III] at Pen & Paper</ref>). Eventually Reiche left TSR to work on [[computer game]]s with [[Electronic Arts]] (EA). After his stint at EA, Reiche formed [[Toys for Bob]] with Ford and created ''Star Control''. After publishing it, [[Accolade (company)|Accolade]] contracted with Reiche and Ford to develop the sequel, ''[[Star Control II]]''. Reiche's friend, Otus, provided at least one illustration for the sequel's manual. Before ''Star Control'', Reiche worked on ''[[Mail Order Monsters]]'', the ''[[Archon (computer game)|Archon]]'' series and the ''[[Starflight]]'' series of computer games. Reiche was one of the co-founders of [[Free Fall Associates]], the co-[[video game developer|developer]] of the ''Archon'' series of games. Reiche is currently the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] and Director of Development of [[Toys For Bob]], which was acquired by [[Activision]] in 2005. Reiche is listed in the credits for ''[[ToeJam & Earl]]'' under "Invaluable Help", as well as in "Inspiration" section of credits for ''[[Strange Adventures in Infinite Space]]''. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId=243/ Reiche's profile] on [[MobyGames]] *[http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=Paul%20Reiche%20III Everything to know] about Reiche, from everything2.com *[http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/starcon22.html Interview with Reiche] by ''[[GameSpot]]'' *[http://twitter.com/PaulReiche3 Paul Reiche's feed] on [[Twitter]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Reiche, Paul}} [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:Dungeons & Dragons game designers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Star Control]] [[Category:Video game designers]] {{compu-bio-stub}} {{ElectronicArts-stub}}
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