DAVID BRABEN

LOOKING BACK AT THREE DECADES OF DEVELOPMENT

1984

ELITE

Co-developed with fellow University of Cambridge student Ian Bell, Braben becomes one of the biggest names in the industry thanks to the monumental impact of the first Elite. The Acorn and BBC Micro sim inspires dozens of games, spawns three sequels and makes a full generation of gamers terrified of docking.

2003

WALLACE & GROMIT IN PROJECT ZOO

Frontier Developments is established in 1994, and the studio initially works on a series of action titles. But the opportunity to make the first Wallace & Gromit game for PS2 sees the developer branch into new areas.

2004

DOG’S LIFE

Jake the labrador is the star of this underrated PS2 adventure that sees players smelling their way through brightly coloured locations.