Bill Williams (1960 - May 1998) was a game designer and programmer, the author of the acclaimed Atari games Salmon Run, Necromancer, and Alley Cat, the Amiga games Mind Walker, Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon, Pioneer Plague, and Knights of the Crystallion, Monopoly for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and Bart's Nightmare for Super NES. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Game design is the process of designing the content, background and rules of a game. ... John Carmack is one of the most widely recognized and influential game programmers. ... An Atari 800XL, one of the most popular machines in the series. ... Alley Cat is a 1984 computer game for the PC and Atari 800 created by Bill Williams of SynSoft, in which the player controls an alley cat whose object is to perform certain tasks within the homes of strangers. ... The original Amiga (1985) The Amiga is a family of home/personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation (motto: ) as an advanced home entertainment and productivity machine. ... This 1986 title by the late Bill Williams (passed away in 1998) was produced by Commodore and is often cited as the first commercial title for the new Amiga 1000 computer, though there are other contenders. ... The is perhaps the first Amiga game to make full use the Hold-and-Modify mode for in-game graphics. ... This article is about the board game. ... NES redirects here. ... Barts Nightmare is a 1992 video game based on the television show The Simpsons. ... The European SNES design is identical to the Super Famicom. ...

Williams' games are admired for their unique and imaginative design concepts, beautiful graphics, and skillful implementation. Pioneer Plague was notable as the first (and perhaps only) Amiga game to make full use of Hold-And-Modify mode for the in-game graphics. Hold-and-Modify (more commonly known as HAM) is a screenmode of the Amiga micro computer. ...

He left game design to study at a seminary in Chicago in 1992, and he emerged two years later with a master's degree in theology. He died in 1998 of complications of cystic fibrosis. A seminary is a specialized university-like institution for the purpose of instructing students (seminarians) in theology, often in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

While he is most remembered for his computer games, he also published a theological work, Naked Before God: The Return of a Broken Disciple (ISBN 0819218782). A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ...

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• Biography
• MobyGames's rap sheet for Bill Williams