Roland (game character)

Roland
Creators Alan Sugar
Jose Luis Dominguez
Platform of origin Amstrad CPC

Roland was a game character developed in 1984 by Alan Sugar, CEO of Amstrad, and Jose Luis Dominguez, a Spanish game designer. The character was named for Roland Perry, a computer engineer who worked for Amstrad. The idea was to have one recognizable character in a number of different computer games in a bid to have the Amstrad CPC compete with the ZX Spectrum and the Commodore 64.[1]

Games in the Roland-series

There was also a type-in game, Roland Takes a Running Jump, published in Amstrad's official magazine, Computing With The Amstrad.

References

  1. Sugar, Alan (2010-09-30). What You See Is What You Get. Pan Macmillan. p. 69. ISBN 9780230754737. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  2. Roland in the Caves on MobyGames
  3. Roland on the Ropes on MobyGames
  4. Fred on mobygames.com
  5. "Free download Fred (aka Roland on the ropes)". Windows Retro Games. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  6. Roland Goes Digging on MobyGames
  7. Roland in Time on MobyGames


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