Rebel Boat Rocker

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Rebel Boat Rocker
Type	Private
Founded	Dallas, Texas, USA (1997)
Headquarters	Dallas, Texas, USA
Key people	Billy Zelsnak, Jason Zelsnack, Randy Pitchford, Brian Martel
Industry	Software & Programming
Website	http://www.rebelboatrocker.com

Rebel Boat Rocker is a video game developer founded by Billy and Jason Zelsnack in 1997. Staffed largely by ex-3DRealms employees, they were signed by EA to create Prax War 2018, a "near future, military, sci-fi, action adventure" using a proprietary java-based engine. (The company's name reportedly came from Billy Zelsnack's firing at Epic Megagames, where he was accused of being a "rebel" and "rocking the boat".)

After 18 months of work, the project was canceled by EA, who stated that the game had "missed its technology window"^[1] and the company dissolved.

Five members of the RBR content team went on to form Gearbox Software in 1999.

[edit] Employees

(in alphabetical order)

Bahl, Stephen: Modeler (graduate of the Dallas Art Institute and former US Army Corporal)
Hindler, Dave: Business Manager
Jones, Dirk: Artist (one of the main artists on Duke Nukem 3D)
Kime, Lee: Level Designer (worked on Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition at 3DRealms)
Martel, Brian: Artist (experienced developer and lead artist who worked with Microprose on Civilization, then with 3DRealms)
Montgomery, Landon: Modeler/Animator (from Besthesda Softworks)
Palmer, Stephen: Level Designer (from Quake mod community)
Pitchford, Randy: Lead Level Designer (worked on Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition and Shadow Warrior at 3DRealms)
Storey, James: Artist (worked on Duke Nukem 3d and Shadow Warrior at 3DRealms)
Zelsnack, Billy: Programmer
Zelsnack, Jason: Modeler