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Garry Kitchen is an American video game designer and entrepreneur. He is best known for his work on the Atari 2600, Intellivision, and ColecoVision video game consoles. He is also the founder of Activision, the first third-party video game publisher. Kitchen was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland. He attended the University of Maryland, College Park, where he studied computer science. After college, he worked for General Electric, where he developed software for the Apollo space program. In 1979, Kitchen left General Electric to join Atari, where he worked on the Atari 2600 console. He was responsible for the development of several popular games, including Keystone Kapers, Barnstorming, and Pitfall!. In 1982, Kitchen left Atari to join Mattel Electronics, where he worked on the Intellivision console. He was responsible for the development of several popular games, including Burgertime, Tron Deadly Discs, and B-17 Bomber. In 1983, Kitchen left Mattel to join Coleco, where he worked on the ColecoVision console. He was responsible for the development of several popular games, including Donkey Kong, Zaxxon, and Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle. In 1984, Kitchen left Coleco to found Activision, the first third-party video game publisher. He was responsible for the development of several popular games, including Pitfall II: Lost Caverns, River Raid, and H.E.R.O. Today, Kitchen is retired from the video game industry and lives in Florida. He is an avid golfer and enjoys spending time with his family.

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Occupation Video game designer
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 18 August 1958
Birthday 18 August
Birthplace Washington, D.C., United States
Nationality United States

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2012

Garry Kitchen currently (2012–present) works as an independent technical expert in legal matters concerning video game and mobile app design and development, patent infringement & invalidity, copyright infringement, general software development, video game industry history and business issues. Kitchen has performed Expert Witness consulting for clients such as Nintendo, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Ubisoft.

2010

From 2010-2012, Kitchen was the Vice President of Game Publishing for Viacom Media Networks, working in the Nickelodeon Kids and Family Games Group. In that role he was responsible for game content on AddictingGames.com and Shockwave.com, at the time two of the largest U.S.-based online game sites. In 2012, Kitchen and his team at Viacom launched the AddictingGames Mobile App for the Apple iPhone, which went to #1 in the Apple App store in 72 hours. The AddictingGames Mobile App was nominated for a 2012 Webby Award in the category of Games (Handheld Devices).

1986

Kitchen was President/CEO of Absolute Entertainment from 1986-1995. In 1995, Kitchen and his longtime business partner David Crane founded Skyworks Technologies, an early Internet game company which created Candystand.com and pioneered the category of online advergames. Kitchen and Crane sold controlling interest in Skyworks in 2007, and left the company in September 2009.

1980

Kitchen received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ (1980). Before his video game career, Kitchen developed electronic toys at Wickstead Design Associates, in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey. In 1979, Kitchen was an engineer on Wildfire, a handheld electronic game distributed by Parker Brothers. After Wildfire, in 1982, Kitchen co-invented the handheld electronic game Bank Shot, a pool simulation also distributed by Parker Brothers. Bank Shot was named one of the Ten Best Toys of 1980 by OMNI Magazine. Kitchen was awarded U.S. Patent #4,346,982 "Electronic Pool Game", for Bank Shot.

1955

Garry Kitchen (born August 18, 1955 in Washington, D.C., United States) is a video game designer, programmer, and executive best known for developing games for the Atari 2600, Commodore 64, Nintendo Entertainment System, and Super Nintendo Entertainment System, as well as co-founding Absolute Entertainment with ex-Activision developers. His port of Donkey Kong for the Atari 2600 was a major hit for Coleco, selling over a million copies. His other 2600 work includes Keystone Kapers and Pressure Cooker for Activision and Space Jockey for US Games. He also wrote Garry Kitchen's Gamemaker and The Designer's Pencil for the Commodore 64.