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Garry Kitchen
Garry Kitchen in 2013
Born
(1955-08-18) August 18, 1955 (age 68)
Washington, D.C., United States
Nationality
American
Occupation
Video game designer
Employer(s)
Activision Viacom Media Networks
Known for
Co-founder of Absolute Entertainment and Skyworks Interactive
Notable work
Donkey Kong (Atari 2600) Keystone Kapers Garry Kitchen's GameMaker
Relatives
Dan Kitchen (brother)
Garry Kitchen (born August 18, 1955, in Washington, D.C., United States) is a video game designer, programmer, and executive best known for his work at Activision during the early years of the company's history. He has developed games for the Atari 2600, Commodore 64, Nintendo Entertainment System, and Super Nintendo Entertainment System, as well as co-founded Absolute Entertainment with ex-Activision developers. His port of Donkey Kong for the Atari 2600 was a major hit for Coleco, selling over 4 million copies.[1][2][3] His other 2600 work includes Keystone Kapers and Pressure Cooker for Activision and Space Jockey for U.S. Games. He also wrote Garry Kitchen's GameMaker and The Designer's Pencil for the Commodore 64.
^Kitchen, Garry. "Donkey Kong 2600". Garry Kitchen. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
^Morrison, Mike (1994). The Magic of Interactive Entertainment. Sams Publishing. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-672-30456-9. Kitchen's first cartridge game (Donkey Kong, 1981), sold 4 million units, took five months to create, and used 4,000 lines of code.
^Kitchen, Garry E. (March 5, 2010). Expert Report of Garry E. Kitchen(PDF). United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. p. 3.
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