John Swiderski
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John Swiderski founded Mean Hamster Software
in 1985 at the age of 10.
Swiderski was developing Commodore 64 games, and later Amiga games for the shareware market as lead programmer. John took a hiatus from programming in 1993 when Commodore went bankrupt and opened a retail computer store in Deer Park, Washington
. In 1999, Swiderski began working on new Atari 5200 game cartridges for the newly popular retro-gaming surge. In 2004, Swiderski began work on Myst for Pocket PC as lead programmer. He also began working on several new game concepts as a Designer and Producer for the casual game market. Pet Shop Hop was released in 2008, followed by four more games in 2009.
John Swiderski was a board member of the WMMFA, the Washington Materials Management and Funding authority. A government appointed position where John currently served as Chairman. The authority handles the entire electronics recycling program for Washington State.
Mean Hamster Software
Mean Hamster Software, Inc. is a video game developer founded by John Swiderski in 1985. Mean Hamster Software created several games for the Atari 5200 from 1999-2004. They then created Myst for Windows Mobile in 2005, and after the release of Riven: The Sequel to Myst for Pocket PC in 2006, Mean...
in 1985 at the age of 10.
Swiderski was developing Commodore 64 games, and later Amiga games for the shareware market as lead programmer. John took a hiatus from programming in 1993 when Commodore went bankrupt and opened a retail computer store in Deer Park, Washington
Deer Park, Washington
Deer Park is a city in Spokane County, Washington, in the United States. The population was 3,652 at the 2010 census.-History:Deer Park was officially incorporated on June 24, 1908. Deer Park got its name when railroad surveyors saw deer grazing in the area. Deer Park was settled in 1889 when a...
. In 1999, Swiderski began working on new Atari 5200 game cartridges for the newly popular retro-gaming surge. In 2004, Swiderski began work on Myst for Pocket PC as lead programmer. He also began working on several new game concepts as a Designer and Producer for the casual game market. Pet Shop Hop was released in 2008, followed by four more games in 2009.
John Swiderski was a board member of the WMMFA, the Washington Materials Management and Funding authority. A government appointed position where John currently served as Chairman. The authority handles the entire electronics recycling program for Washington State.
Games designed by John Swiderski
- Irata's Quest (unreleased)
- Pet Shop Hop (March 17, 2008)
- Grocery Story (unreleased)
- Everything Nice (April 2, 2009)
- Ye Olde Sandwich Shoppe (May 27, 2009)
- Passport to Perfume (July 21, 2009)
- Cat Wash (November 13, 2009)
- Vegas Nights (May 15, 2010)
- Remarkable Farkle (August 1st, 2010)