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He began to produce titles such as <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/search/?q=Beach+Head"> Beach Head 1 and 2</a> and <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/24714/raid-over-moscow/"> Raid over Moscow</a> on the C64. In the 90's Access created the golf simulation series Links and moved on to produce early PC CD-ROM titles such as <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/850/under-a-killing-moon/"> Under A Killing Moon</a> in 1994.</p> <p>The company was acquired by Microsoft in 1999. Carver left in 2003 to pursue new interests, including construction and large-screen golf simulation projects. </p> <p>He died of cancer on the 28th of December, 2005 at the age of 57. At that time he was survived by his mother Mary, his wife Lenna, three sons, three daughters and 16 grandchildren.</p> </div> <toggle-long-text element-id="description-text"></toggle-long-text> </section> <section id="developerGames"> <h2> Credited on 31 games </h2> <p> <small class="text-muted">Displaying most recent · <a href="/person/1084/bruce-carver/credits/">View all</a></small> </p> <table class="table table-fixed table-ellipsis"> <thead> <tr></tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="/game/195074/god-of-war-ragnarok/">God of War: Ragnarök</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(2022, PlayStation 4)</span></td> <td class="text-right">Featured Performers</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/game/41217/mean-streets-martian-memorandum/">Mean Streets + Martian Memorandum</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(2009, Windows)</span></td> <td class="text-right">Produced by</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/game/4411/links-2001/">Links 2001</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(2001, Windows)</span></td> <td class="text-right">Game Designer / Creative Director</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/game/39860/links-ls-classic/">Links LS Classic</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(2001, Windows)</span></td> <td class="text-right">Product Unit Manager</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/game/1245/links-ls-2000/">Links LS 2000</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(1999, Windows)</span></td> <td class="text-right">Product Unit Manager</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/game/1455/tex-murphy-overseer/">Tex Murphy: Overseer</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(1998, Windows)</span></td> <td class="text-right">Special Thanks to</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/game/88692/links-os2/">Links OS/2</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(1997, OS/2)</span></td> <td class="text-right">A special 'thank you' to those who contributed to the creation of the Links 386 Pro program, which was the inspiration for this program</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/game/26913/links-ls-1998-edition/">Links LS: 1998 Edition</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(1997, Windows)</span></td> <td class="text-right">Executive Producer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/game/6208/links-ls-legends-in-sports-1997-edition/">Links LS: Legends in Sports - 1997 Edition</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(1996, DOS)</span></td> <td class="text-right">PRODUCER</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/game/24436/links-386-cd/">Links 386 CD</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(1995, DOS)</span></td> <td class="text-right">Computer Graphics by</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/game/4751/microsoft-golf-20/">Microsoft Golf 2.0</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(1995, Windows)</span></td> <td class="text-right">Graphics</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/game/850/under-a-killing-moon/">Under a Killing Moon</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(1994, DOS)</span></td> <td class="text-right">Documentation</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/game/82765/microsoft-golf-multimedia-edition/">Microsoft Golf: Multimedia Edition</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(1993, Windows 3.x)</span></td> <td class="text-right">Graphics</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/game/14214/microsoft-golf/">Microsoft Golf</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(1992, Windows 3.x)</span></td> <td class="text-right">Graphics</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/game/3757/links-386-pro/">Links 386 Pro</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(1992, DOS)</span></td> <td class="text-right">Graphics and Animation by</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/game/1978/countdown/">Countdown</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(1990, DOS)</span></td> <td class="text-right">Flashbacks</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/game/492/links-the-challenge-of-golf/">Links: The Challenge of Golf</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(1990, DOS)</span></td> <td class="text-right">Level / Scenario Design</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/game/442/crime-wave/">Crime Wave</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(1990, DOS)</span></td> <td class="text-right">Produced by</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/game/221/mean-streets/">Mean Streets</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(1989, Commodore 64)</span></td> <td class="text-right">Produced and Directed by </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/game/37149/heavy-metal/">Heavy Metal</a> <span class="text-sm text-muted">(1989, DOS)</span></td> <td class="text-right">Game Designers</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class="mt-sm"> [ <a href="/person/1084/bruce-carver/credits/">full credits</a> ] </p> </section> </div> <div> <div id="developerPortrait" class="bg-logo border mb"> <figure class="text-center"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/1084/bruce-carver/shots/40412/"><img src="https://cdn.mobygames.com/f911fa4a-ab6f-11ed-ba50-02420a000199.webp" width="180" height="174" class="img-fluid img-max-h300" alt="developer photo"></a> <figcaption> <small class="last-p-margin-0">Circa 1997</small> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="mb"> <h3>Frequent Collaborators</h3> <span class="text-sm text-muted">People</span> <ul 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