Manfred Trenz
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Manfred Trenz is a German video game developer, programmer, and composer. He created the Turrican series, which is still remembered to this day. Trenz currently runs his own development company, Denaris Entertainment Software.
While Trenz does not normally compose music for games, he developed all of Super Turrican for the NES and also wrote the sound effects for Turrican II and Enforcer.
Music Development
NES
Trenz used David Whittaker's sound engine and then modified it. The music was written in 6502 assembly.
Gameography
| Released | Title | Sample | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-??-?? | Turrican II: The Final Fight (C64) | Sound Effects | |
| 1992-??-?? | Enforcer: Fullmetal Megablaster (C64) | Sound Effects | |
| 1993-07-22 | Super Turrican (NES) | Arranged Chris Hülsbeck's music from Turrican series and Markus Siebold's music from Enforcer. |
Picture Gallery
Unknown source.
Unknown source.
Joystick N° 5, May 1990.
Turrican II development team, Trenz third from the right. The One #28, January 1991.
Links
- mt-fanpage.de - Fanpage.
- archive.is/20040317202540/http://www.retrogaming.it/interviste/intervista_a_manfred_trenz2.htm - Interview.
- youtube.com/watch?v=5f7Yh_qyFtg - Video Interview (In German).
