Matthew Hall

Matthew Hall

Matthew Hall started programming games at the age of seven, and his game designs from the 1980s were produced before he turned fourteen. Hall designed for the Commodore 64, but his magnum opus, “The Jewels of Sancara Island”, was created in class at Edenhope High School, on the school’s Microbee. Hall later went on to be employed at Australian developers Tantalus Interactive and Big Ant Studios. His varied career includes positions as Programmer, Designer, Artist, Associate Producer, Producer and Chief Technical Officer.

Ross Symons

Ross Symons

CEO of Big Ant Studios Melbourne, Ross Symons began his games design career in the late 1970s. In the 1980s the teenage Symon published a series of books with Hartnell’s support. These included “Panther Extended Basic for the Commodore 64” (Interface Publications, 1984) “First Steps in Machine Code on your C64” (Corgi & Addison Wesley, 1984) and “Megabasic for the Commodore 64” (Interface Publications, 1985).