Martin Alper
Video game designer and the former President of Virgin Interactive
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Martin Alper (1942 – June 7, 2015) was a video game designer and the former President of Virgin Interactive, once one of the largest companies in the field.[1] Alper was a co-founder of Mastertronic,[2] which went on to become Virgin Interactive following its acquisition by Richard Branson.[3] He was involved with the development of Command & Conquer at Westwood Studios and Shiny Entertainment who developed The Matrix and Earthworm Jim.[1] He was also the person who approached Westwood Studios co-founder Brett Sperry about creating Dune II.[citation needed] In an interview he also explained how he fired Rob Landeros and Graeme Devine so they could set-up their own company Trilobyte during the development of The 7th Guest.[4]
Martin Alper | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 |
| Died | June 7, 2015 (aged 72–73) Laguna Beach, California, U.S. |
| Known for | Video games |
| Spouse |
Jamie Jensen (m. 2001) |
| Children | 2 |
Alper also provided the voice acting for EVA in the original Command & Conquer: Red Alert.[5][6]
