5 Games that Attributed to Mark Cerny's Success

To follow up on my article "The Man Behind the PS4," I'll be describing 5 games that attributed to Mark Cerny's success in chronological order. Although, he has many credits to his name. Mark Cerny, whom has had prominent roles, and has been involved in the inception of hit games such as Uncharted remains an important industry figure today. The 5 games include:

[Enemy]

Legend.

[Bluepowerzz]

he is a legend

[abzdine]

E3 2013 will be his show:

http://i.minus.com/iTxQ7Y4E...
http://i.minus.com/ibgH4dgQ...

[TechnicianTed]

Thanks for the gifs abzdine, great work. I've never seen those before. They're not overused or anything, no. It's not like they are posted hundreds of times a day. You are the first to have used those gifs.

Thanks. Thanks for being original.

[Why o why]

Like many here, I didnt know much about the guy prior to him stepping on stage. Watched a couple vids. He's an interesting guy. The video below is long, but worth a watch if you're interested.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[miyamoto]

Legendary Master of gaming

Sonic
Crash
Spyro
Ratchet
Jak
Nathan Drake
Nathan Hale

Hit after hit after hit
these are iconic video games

this man revolutionized gaming one game after the other

[Blackdeath_663]

4 out of 5 of those games can easily be described as generation defining games. sonic the hedgehog 2 for me was by far the standout game in the generation of the sega genesis crash bandicoot remains one of the best games during GEN1 on the PSone jak and daxter was one of the highlights of the ps2 generation and marble madness i had absolutely no idea mark cerny was behind that i played a modern interpretation/remake of that game and had a wonderful time doing so a marble madness for the vita would be amazing and a great revival of an all time classic.

[pr0t0typeknuckles]

so i knew this guy had some part in crash and jak and i love those games,but he worked on sonic 2 as well,ladies and gentlemen we have a legend.

[DivineAssault]

He is a gamer & knows what nx gen should be in a console.. I know for sure that PS4 is the absolute BEST choice for any core gamer looking for the best nx gen experience.. Whos the man/men behind the xbox one? Rich greedy white collars looking for every way to squeeze a buck out of you?

[ab5olut10n]

used to love/hate marble madness lol

[KillrateOmega]

I've never really heard about until the PS Event. Since then I've been reading up on his work and the various projects that he's been involved in and I must say, this dude is incredible :)

[darx]

Marble Madness is about it.

[Smoey]

Marble Madness on Mega Drive was amazing.

[r21]

Cerny FTW!

[joeorc]

@ 12 years OLD he was working on a method of 3D dungeon crawling game on a CDC 6400 punch card computer, using trigonometry! yes only when he was 12! LMAO, not to mention one of 16 people in the entire whole wide world who is in this freaking hall of fame.

Hall of Fame of The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

"13th inductee into the Academy's Hall of Fame, which is bestowed upon individuals who've contributed a significant advancement within the industry while demonstrating proven success and leadership."

"Mark Cerny is the closest we have come to a modern-day Da Vinci," said Joseph Olin, president, AIAS. "He is a diversely accomplished game designer, producer, programmer and technologist. Fluent in Japanese and one of the foremost Western experts on the Japanese game market, he's also one of the only top-level independents in a business dominated by institutions. His contributions to projects have been phenomenally successful, with sales of almost two billion dollars and over a dozen titles each exceeding two million units in sales."

http://www.prnewswire.com/n...

just look at who Mark share's this award with.

http://www.interactive.org/...

[solar]

no one knew or cared about him til they found out he was helping design the PS4. while he is behind some "good" games dont put him on that pedestal yet, the PS4 hasnt even been released yet.

[joeorc]

"no one knew or cared about him til they found out he was helping design the PS4. while he is behind some "good" games dont put him on that pedestal yet, the PS4 hasnt even been released yet."

really? there is a development method named after him, so you best be darn tootin people cared about him before the PS4.

The fact that Cerny is one of 16 people in the entire freaking world, with that Hall of fame distinction, its not about people putting him on the pedestal, if he is already there!

people can try to downplay his involvement what ever or how ever they want, it does not take away from the fact that not only is he invested in design and development of the playstation 4, but also he is making a game for the platform on top of all that.

no one has to put him on the Pedestal the man is already there. He is the top of his game in this industry and its good to look at what he has done for gaming. That is what the thread is discussing.

[ThatCanadianGuy514]

How dare you speak ill of Cerny Computer Entertainment™

[Baka-akaB]

Dont blame others for your own ignorance . Some did know him in the past , and either way the rest is still allowed to be in awe of his past , if they didnt know about him .

[Kran]

Why does he remind me of Floop from Spy Kids?

[TechnicianTed]

Never heard of him until the ps4 came about. I thought a legend needed to be well known?

[MysticStrummer]

He could have been legendary to people in his field while being unknown to consumers.

I'd never heard of him either, but if you read about his career it's tough not to be impressed with it. Even if you don't particularly like any of his games, they are still big titles.

[SpinalRemains]

Haha wow. Memories.

I actually played Marble Madness a lot as a kid. Anyone who's played the real version in the arcade knows that you really beat on that ball because you're trying to get that marble to defy gravity sometimes and it was so much fun! I actually bruised my palm from playing so much. It would hurt like hell for days after playing that game.

Truly an awesome videogame

[stuntman_mike]

The guy is a legend, he will definitely be the difference for Sony.

[CaptainYesterday]

Loved Crash Bandicoot! Great game :)