Nick Bruty
Nicholas Anthony Bruty ' is a British video game designer and entrepreneur, known for work on video games such as Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim 2, and MDK.
Biography
Early career
Bruty was born in 1969, in Longfield, Kent, and was raised and educated in Livingston, Scotland. He made his first step into video games when he was 15, working for company SoftStone with his friend David Quinn, completing some projects before SoftStone went bust in 1984.In 1987, Bruty joined Probe Software, where he met another notable industry figure: David Perry. Together they formed a team, with Bruty as artist and Perry as programmer, making arcade classics such as Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper, Savage, Overlord and Dan Dare 3. In 1992, Perry and Bruty both joined the American division of Virgin Games, where they worked on Global Gladiators, Cool Spot, Aladdin and The [Jungle Book (video game)|The Jungle Book].
Shiny Entertainment
In 1993, David Perry formed Shiny Entertainment in California, and Bruty, along with some other members of Virgin Games, followed having completed The Jungle Book. While at Shiny, Bruty led the art direction on cult platformers Earthworm Jim and its sequel. In the Special Edition of Earthworm Jim, the level "Big Bruty" was named after him.Shiny produced the hit shooter MDK in 1997. Bruty was responsible for the idea of the game itself, the characters, and its humorous style.