Richard Swinfen

alexh · 03 December 2019, 23:47

I see this guy Richard Swinfen is credited in lots of places including Wikipedia as the coder of Shadow of the Beast Amiga. Is there any evidence for this? I was sure it was Paul Howarth with help from Reflections co-founder Martin Edmondson.

I can find evidence this guy programmed the C64 port of SOTB but why are so many places quoting him as the coder of the Amiga version?

Is this a little known secret and he really was the code of the Amiga version or a misquote repeated on 10s of websites?

Just curious.

dlfrsilver · 04 December 2019, 13:45

A jerk just push his bullshit all over, that's the reason Alex.

gimbal · 05 December 2019, 10:18

Reminds me of the jerk that catfished RetroManCave :/

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Minuous · 05 December 2019, 15:12

It spreads because people tend to automatically believe whatever is on Wikipedia.

I'd fix it but it would probably just get reverted back to the wrong info anyway.

kamelito · 05 December 2019, 19:33

I asked Mike D. and he said that Richard Swinfen did the C64 version and quite a bit of the PC Engine one. But the Amiga version was finished when they get it and done as we know by Paul Howarth and Martin Edmonson.

03 December 2019, 23:47	#1
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,340	Richard Swinfen I see this guy Richard Swinfen is credited in lots of places including Wikipedia as the coder of Shadow of the Beast Amiga. Is there any evidence for this? I was sure it was Paul Howarth with help from Reflections co-founder Martin Edmondson. I can find evidence this guy programmed the C64 port of SOTB but why are so many places quoting him as the coder of the Amiga version? Is this a little known secret and he really was the code of the Amiga version or a misquote repeated on 10s of websites? Just curious.

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04 December 2019, 13:45	#2
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,413	A jerk just push his bullshit all over, that's the reason Alex.

05 December 2019, 10:18	#3
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,912	Reminds me of the jerk that catfished RetroManCave :/ [ Show youtube player ]

05 December 2019, 15:12	#4
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,631	It spreads because people tend to automatically believe whatever is on Wikipedia. I'd fix it but it would probably just get reverted back to the wrong info anyway.

05 December 2019, 19:33	#5
kamelito Zone Friend Join Date: May 2006 Location: France Posts: 1,801	I asked Mike D. and he said that Richard Swinfen did the C64 version and quite a bit of the PC Engine one. But the Amiga version was finished when they get it and done as we know by Paul Howarth and Martin Edmonson.

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