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Cliff Johnson

Cliff Johnson is the author of the award-winning puzzle games The Fool's Errand and 3 in Three. His work is notable for its unique meta-puzzle structure and playful hands-on visual puzzles.

Born in 1953, he made Super 8 movies in high school and then attended USC Film School where he was a teaching assistant in animation for three years. His modest film career included the Monty Pythonesque animations for Nickelodeon's TV series "Out of Control."

In 1984, he bought his first computer, a 512K so-called "Fat" Mac, learned to program, and created his first game, The Fool's Errand, which games™ magazine recently named "The Best Retro Game Ever."

1987 - The Fool's Errand

1989 - At the Carnival

1990 - Disney's Cartoon Arcade

1991 - 3 in Three (MacUser's Best Game of the Year)

1993 - Hanna Barbera's Cartoon Carnival

1994 - Merlin's Apprentice

1995 - Labyrinth of Crete

2004 - The Fool and his Money

His website is www.fools-errand.com