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Laura Nikolich, 70, American video game designer (Spider-Man, Frogger II: ThreeeDeep!).
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|Laura Nikolich (née Lyon; 25 June 1954 – 4 July 2024) was an American video game designer and software developer. She worked for Parker Brothers in the early 1980s where she was the sole developer for the 1982 Atari 2600 game Spider-Man and programmed the ColecoVision version of Frogger II: ThreeeDeep!.
Education
Laura Nikolich graduated in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in engineering technology from University of South Florida. She learned assembly language, which she used for pager technology at Motorola. Real-time programming in assembly language gave her skills useful for the emerging video game industry.
Career
Laura Nikolich was the fifth programmer hired at Parker Brothers in 1981 and the fourth hired for Atari 2600 development. Nikolich worked alone for six months on the first game based on Spider-Man. Working with the limitations of the system, she designed it as a vertically scrolling game, which was challenging to create. Spider-Man was released in 1982, promoted through television commercials, and was a success.
After Spider-Man, Nikolich developed a Care Bears game, which was never released. The game was dropped because, according to Nikolich, "marketing didn't know what they wanted". Nikolich was proudest of her work on Care Bears because of its technical challenges. Her work on manipulating the sprites made the design more lively and impressed people.
Games
- Spider-Man, Atari 2600, Parker Brothers (1982)
- Frogger II: ThreeeDeep!, ColecoVision, Parker Brothers (1984)
Unreleased
- Care Bears, Atari 2600, Parker Brothers (1983)
- Orbit, ColecoVision, Parker Brothers (1983)
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- Sep 26, 2026
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1.In which year did Laura Nikolich die?
- A.2024correct
- B.2011
- C.2015
- D.2017
Laura Nikolich died in 2024.
Source: Profile: year of death: "record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1954. Archive record: age at death 70. Archive record: occupation video game designer. Archive record: nati
2.How old was Laura Nikolich when they died?
- A.65
- B.62
- C.70correct
- D.59
Laura Nikolich was 70 years old at the time of death.
Source: Profile: age at death: "== == External links == Interview on the Spider-Man Crawlspace YouTube channel Spider-Man TV commercial (1982) Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: yea
3.In which year was Laura Nikolich born?
- A.1942
- B.1954correct
- C.1948
- D.1945
Laura Nikolich was born in 1954.
Source: Profile: year of birth: "Brothers (1983) == References == == External links == Interview on the Spider-Man Crawlspace YouTube channel Spider-Man TV commercial (1982) Archive record: year of
4.In which month did Laura Nikolich die?
- A.September
- B.October
- C.Julycorrect
- D.August
Laura Nikolich died in July.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "chive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1954. Archive record: age at death 70. Archive record: occupation video game designer. Archive
5.On which day of the month did Laura Nikolich die?
- A.6
- B.5
- C.4correct
- D.3
Laura Nikolich died on day 4 of the month.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "cord: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1954. Archive record: age at death 70. Archive record: occupation video game designer. Archive record:
6.In which field was Laura Nikolich known?
- A.novelist
- B.architect
- C.chemist
- D.video game designercorrect
The biography describes Laura Nikolich as a video game designer.
Source: Profile: occupation: "erview on the Spider-Man Crawlspace YouTube channel Spider-Man TV commercial (1982) Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1954. Archive reco
7.What nationality was Laura Nikolich?
- A.Argentine
- B.Australian
- C.Americancorrect
- D.Austrian
Laura Nikolich is recorded as American.
Source: Profile: nationality: "nnel Spider-Man TV commercial (1982) Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1954. Archive record: age at death 70. Archive record: occupatio
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