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Archer Maclean
British video game programmer (1962–2022)
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Lived 1962–2022, aged 60United Kingdom
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Updated 2026-06-24
Archer Donald Maclean was a British video game programmer. He was the author of Dropzone which he developed for the Atari 8-bit computers and was ported to other systems. Maclean also developed the Commodore 64 version of International Karate and the sequel, IK+ which was developed for the Commodore 64 and ported to other systems. He was also known for his series of snooker and pool games, which commenced with Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker in 1991.
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- Archer MacleanLow confidencewikipedia · sv.wikipedia.org
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- Archer MacLeanLow confidencewikipedia · de.wikipedia.org