First shown to the public at Summer CES 1991, the project suffered from numerous delays and was not released until 1993. He instead concentrated on Strike Commander. Roberts wasn't as heavily involved in the sequel Wing Commander II, which he only produced. Wing Commander (and the franchise it spawned) soon became Origin's most successful product. Wing Commander was published later in 1990 and was highly acclaimed. A similar game system was used in Roberts's next release for Origin, Bad Blood (1990). The game's interface had a strong influence on other Origin products such as the popular Ultima series. He found a job at Origin Systems, where he created Times of Lore, published in 1988. Roberts returned to the United States in 1986 to visit his parents, who had settled in Austin, Texas. As a teenager, he created several video games for the BBC Micro, including Stryker's Run, Wizadore, and King Kong. He attended Parrs Wood High School, the same school as computer music composer Martin Galway. Roberts was born in Redwood City, California to a British father and an American mother, and grew up in Manchester, England. He created the Wing Commander series while at Origin Systems and as of 2011 has been working on the crowdfunded space simulator Star Citizen. Chris Roberts (born May 27, 1968) is a British-American video game designer, programmer, film producer and film director.
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