Content Description

Michael Mendheim is a long-time game designer, who served as designer and creative director for such games as Mutant League Football, Taz-Mania, BattleTanx: Global Assault, and Army Men: Sarge's Heroes. Throughout his career spanning five decades, Mendheim kept detailed notes and correspondence about his game designs and their production, along with marketing materials, press clippings, and some development file backups. Notably, Mendheim maintained extensive backups from the unpublished game The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, which was in development by The 3DO Company and is now owned by Mendheim.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

This material was donated to the Video Game History Foundation by Michael Mendheim.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

Yes

Access Restrictions

Development builds of games and selected sensitive documents may be restricted upon review by VGHF library staff during processing. When it is possible to make these items accessible, closed access will be granted to individual researchers at the discretion of the Video Game History Foundation library staff. Restricted items will be noted in their individual records.

Use Restrictions

Pending a formal agreement, the Video Game History Foundation will be given permission to reproduce material in this accession, but the VGHF does not control the intellectual property rights for these materials. Non-restricted items in this accession may be reproduced by researchers for publication (both print and digital) with attribution to Michael Mendheim and the Video Game History Foundation. Restricted items may not be reproduced.