The Lost Vikings, released in 1992, is a puzzle platformer built around controlling three characters with distinct abilities. Erik the Swift can run fast and headbutt through walls. Baleog the Fierce fights with a sword and bow. Olaf the Stout blocks attacks with his shield and can glide on air currents. All three were abducted by an alien collector and need to reach the exit of each level to progress.

I was one of the level designers of this title, a departure from my role as a programmer. The game morphed from being inspired by the brilliant game Lemmings (lots of little creatures with different abilities) into a puzzle-platformer with five vikings.

It was a struggle to build levels that didn't require a lot of walking to accomplish the missions, and so my critical design contribution was suggesting we reduce from controlling five vikings to only three.

I also did some programming on this title, probably not a lot.

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