Oliver Twins | |
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| Born | Andrew Nicholas Oliver and Philip Edward Oliver 1 October 1967[1] Trowbridge, England |
| Alma mater | Clarendon School, Trowbridge |
| Occupation | Game developers |
| Known for | Developer of Dizzy series |
Andrew Nicholas Oliver and Philip Edward Oliver, together known as the Oliver Twins, are British twin brothers and video game designers.
They developed computer games while they were still at school, contributing their first type-in game to a magazine in 1983. They worked with publishers Codemasters for a number of years following their first collaboration Super Robin Hood, creating the Dizzy series of games and many of Codemasters' Simulator Series games. In 1990 they founded Interactive Studios which later became Blitz Games Studios. In October 2013 they founded Radiant Worlds,[2] based in Leamington Spa, with long time friend and colleague Richard Smithies.