Many people worked on Mercenary and Novagen games. It's been great to see how all of them were surprised with the site, and how they helped! You'll find many of the names listed here in the games (buildings or planets) (contact me for any mistake or if your name or story is missing !)
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Paul Woakes | Programming boss and game design | RIP, Jul 15 2017 ![]() |
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Bruce Jordan | Operational boss and game design | RIP, Sep 21 2007
Novagen story told by Bruce ![]() |
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Mo Warden | Graphic designer | Interview (![]() |
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Tim Bosher | Public relations | ||
Martin Stallard | Design assistant, helping on various things | Story ![]() |
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Gary Walton | Design assistant and programmer | Story ![]() |
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Peter Pachla | Programmer, credited 'programme assistant' | Story ![]() |
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Michael Rooke | Sound effects | Interview (update) ![]() |
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David Aubrey-Jones | Ported Mercenary 1 to Spectrum and Amstrad | ||
Simon Berry | Mastering assistant and music | Interview (update) ![]() |
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Ian Thompson-Yates | Public relations, product testing and others | Interview | |
Neil Toulouse | Packaging and design assistant | Interview | |
Nick Bacchus | Packaging and design assistant, music | Interview (build from emails) ![]() |
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Eddie Fisher | Damocles play tester and coordinates translation | Interview | |
Mark Bedford | Damocles play tester and coordinates translation | ||
Jason Martin | Damocles play tester | ||
Dave Dewson | Mercenary packing lad | Message from (former) BBS | |
Jason Paul Bowker | Mercenary tester | Email message ![]() |
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Jack Moorby | printed graphics | Story ![]() |
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Peter Gudynas | Mercenary 1 illustration | ||
David Hardy | Encounter, Damocles and Mercenary 3 illustration | ||
Lee Clarke | Backlash illustration ![]() | ||
Donovan Prince | Hellbent programmer ![]() |
Name | Role or link | Information |
Jonathon Wild | Damocles for PC betatester at Psygnosis! | Interview |
Alastair Hooper | Thanked in Damocles | |
Stewart Gilray | Thanked in Damocles as 'Stuart Gill' | Interview |
Alex Graham | Thanked in Damocles | |
Steve Harding | Thanked in Damocles | |
John Milford | Thanked in Damocles, sent ideas for Mission Disk 2 | Story ![]() |
Ian Robson | Thanked in Damocles | |
Dave Roffey | Thanked in Damocles | |
Steven Sargent | Thanked in Damocles as 'Steve Seargent' and pilot in Mercenary 3!
Contributed to Mercenary 3. | Interview |
Rob Williams | Thanked in Damocles | |
Russ Lanier | Thanked in Damocles | Story ![]() |
Harrod's anonymous VIP | Thanked in Damocles | Story ![]() |
Paul Hughes | Paul didn't work for Novagen but met Paul Woakes | Interview ![]() |
Carolyn Jones | Actress, State President Margaret in Damocles for PC | |
Connor Byrne | Actor, journalist Justin Wharburton in Damocles for PC | |
Gary Sabin | To be confirmed! Did some Novaload loader musics on C64 | Possible story ![]() |
Unknown | Two unknown Psygnosis graphic designers (managed by Mo Warden) | |
Tony Takoushi | Journalist, has buildings in all three games. Around 1988 he programmed Hyperforce (Amiga) with Paul Woakes' help. | |
Gary Penn | Journalist, has buildings in Mercenary 1 and Damocles |