Scott Etherton
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Scott Etherton was an American game developer. He started out as a musician and hobby programmer. He programmed the MechWarrior games as well as Die Hard. One of the first projects he worked on, for Silent Sortware, was Disney Animation Studio. During his career, he also scored the music to a few games.
Unfortunately, Etherton passed away in his home in Playa Del Rey, California on April 20, 2001 from cardiac myopathy.
Audio Development
NES
Scott worked on California Raisins, his only NES title. According to the game's programmer, he used SoundForge and Acid Loops. The game uses Yoshihiro Sakaguchi's sound driver, which required its music to be entered in 6502 assembly macros.
TG16
Scott's music was arranged by Rod Nakamoto.
Gameography
| Released | Title | Sample | Notes |
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| 1988-??-?? | Cabal (DOS) | ||
| 1988-??-?? | Mind-Roll (DOS) | ||
| 1989-06-?? | Mind-Roll (DOS) | ||
| 1989-10-?? | Pocket Rockets (DOS) | ||
| 1990-0?-?? | Die Hard (C64) | |
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| 1991-??-?? | Disney's TaleSpin (TG16) | Arranged by Rod Nakamoto. | |
| Unreleased | California Raisins: The Grape Escape (NES) | |
Picture Gallery
Manual of Die Hard (C64).
