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'''Bill Darrah''' | '''Bill Darrah''' (1962-2021)<ref>http://theirlovinglegacy.com/high-schools/california/granada-high-school-matadors-livermore-ca/bill-darrah/?p=169129</ref><ref>https://discord.com/channels/343036755999457281/571096193405288449/876760208016281610</ref> was a professional puzzle designer who is best known in the CC community for designing approximately 1/3 of the original [[Chip's Challenge]] levels, as well as 7 levels that were included in [[Chip's Challenge 2]]. | ||
<blockquote>''"I hired [Bill] as a contractor to design levels for CC1. He was the only contributor who wasn't a full time Epyx employee. I knew him, because we were already friends and he had a passion for designing puzzles, and had written for 2 text adventures."''<br>-- [[Chuck Sommerville]] </blockquote> | <blockquote>''"I hired [Bill] as a contractor to design levels for CC1. He was the only contributor who wasn't a full time Epyx employee. I knew him, because we were already friends and he had a passion for designing puzzles, and had written for 2 text adventures."''<br>-- [[Chuck Sommerville]] </blockquote> | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Darrah | * Darrah had an online shop called [https://www.shapeways.com/shops/yorkhouse Yorkhouse Puzzles and Surprises] where he designed and sold mechanical puzzles. The logo bears an obvious resemblance to the castles in the [[Chip's Challenge 1|CC1]] levels [[Yorkhouse]] and [[Castle Moat]]. | ||
* According to [[Joshua Bone]], there is a word-of-mouth story from [[Chuck Sommerville]] about the level [[Castle Moat]]. Darrah reportedly designed the level, and Sommerville later inserted the now-infamous [[flippers|water shield]] shortcut without telling him. | * According to [[Joshua Bone]], there is a word-of-mouth story from [[Chuck Sommerville]] about the level [[Castle Moat]]. Darrah reportedly designed the level, and Sommerville later inserted the now-infamous [[flippers|water shield]] shortcut without telling him. | ||
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