Background
Sam L. Palahnuk was born in Los Angeles, California to a family of five.
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Sam Palahnuk
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He designed and programmed his first games, Laser Base and Sky Rocket, on an Apple II while still in college at University of California, Los Los Angeles Before he had graduated, he wrote a fan letter to SEGA which ended with him being hired to program and design arcade video games.
Career
He is best known as the original designer of groundbreaking computer games such as Star Trek - Strategic Operations Simulator, Wolf and Disney"s The Animation Studio. With the hit game Star Trek, he became one of SEGA"s top designers. Moving from programming to acting as a designer and producer, Palahnuk went on to design the first Civil Defense-ROM game created, Airwave Adventure: Case of the Cautious Condor.
He then moved to Disney Software to create top selling Civil Defense-ROM games, including Mickey"s American Broadcasting Company"s which was a platinum selling title.
Since leaving the game industry, he has worked in a variety of fields, and now includes professional photography as one of his skills. Games credited/designed
Wolf (1994), Sanctuary Woods Incorporated.
Nomad (1993), GameTek Incorporated.
Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Walt Disney Computer Software
Disney’s Villain’s Revenge, Walt Disney Computer Software
The Tigger Movie Game, Walt Disney Computer Software
Gillis Magic
Mattel’s Construction Zone
Mattel’s “Crash”
Mattel’s Barbie Riding Club
The Greedy Show with Jim Belushi
iDateSmart
Ever Wonder
Colgate 2000 Ride Show
Deep Raider
Chaos
Cyberia 2
I want to be a Fossil Finder
I want to be a Pet Vet
Anastasia Activity Center
Wolf
Felix the Cat
Ecco’s Great Ocean Treasure Hunt, SEGA
Tails & the Music Maker, SEGA
Deep Earth
Path Finder
Mickey’s Adventure in Letterland, Walt Disney Computer Software
Aladdin, Walt Disney Computer Software
Mickey"s Ultimate Challenge, Walt Disney Computer Software
Follow the Reader, Walt Disney Computer Software
The Disney Animation Studio, Walt Disney Computer Software
Hare Raising Havoc (1991), Walt Disney Computer Software
Dick Tracy, Walt Disney Computer Software
Mickey"s ABCs (2003), Walt Disney Computer Software
Mickey"s 123s (2003), Walt Disney Computer Software
Mickey"s Colors & Shapes (2003), Walt Disney Computer Software
Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Walt Disney Computer Software
Mickey Mousecapade, Walt Disney Computer Software
Airwave Adventure: Case of the Cautious Condor
Turbo Tag (1985), Bally Midway
Star Trek II - The Genesis Plague, SEGA
Star Trek - Strategic Operations Simulator (1982), SEGA
Ixion, SEGA.
