Chris Kohler Gameography

Chris is Editorial Director at Digital Eclipse, an Atari studio.


Blizzard Arcade Collection (2021)

Spearheaded the creation of the “Museum” section of this historic re-release of the first five games from Blizzard. Extensively researched the early history of the company, presenting vintage photos, historical artifacts, never-before-seen screens of game prototypes, and more.


Space Jam: A New Legacy – The Game (2021)

Wrote and edited lines of dialogue for this original game based on the film.


Disney Classic Games Collection (2021)

Worked alongside Disney to research the history of the Jungle Book film and game, creating an extensive behind-the-scenes history illustrating how the original game creators digitized vintage Disney art to create the classic game.


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection (2022)

In partnership with Konami, researched the history of the TMNT video games, creating an extensive, fully localized historical archive comprising thousands of pages of original game design documents, animation frames, and more. Created an “Interactive Strategy Guide” that let players discover secrets and watch game strategies.


Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (2022)

Led the creation of the first “interactive documentary” video game (as verified by Guinness World Records), which blends playable games, historical documents, trivia, and videos into a chronological, playable documentary.


The Making of Karateka (2023)

Worked closely with Karateka creator Jordan Mechner to present an interactive documentary telling the story of this highly influential 1984 Apple II game.


Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story (2024)

The second in the Gold Master Series of interactive documentary games, Llamasoft focused on the pioneering cult favorite developer Jeff Minter (Attack of the Mutant Camels, Tempest 2000).


Worms Armageddon – Anniversary Edition (2024)

Spearheaded the creation of the “War Stories” section of the game, which tells the story of the creation of the cult favorite British artillery game Worms with new video features, never-before-seen historical documents, and more.


Tetris Forever (2024)

The latest in the Gold Master Series, Tetris Forever is another story from gaming history that blends playable games with a riveting behind-the-scenes tale.


Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind (2024)

Well, the story for this one was written by Dan Amrich. But I supervised.


To Be Continued…