Global Gladiators
In 1992, Virgin Mastertronic, while expanding into the United States, entered a deal with McDonald's to publish a video game themed around its restaurants within six months.Virgin contacted Probe Software programmer David Perry and made a generous offer to hire him into their American development branch in Irvine, California; Virgin was convinced by Perry's work on The Terminator that he could quickly make a satisfactory game for the Sega Genesis.Virgin granted Perry an apartment overlooking Laguna Beach, which he remarked was "like living in Baywatch".[1] The animation, background art, and music were respectively created by Mike Dietz, Christian Laursen, and Tommy Tallarico.Perry had planned to return to the United Kingdom upon the game's completion, but its unexpected critical success convinced him to stay in California; as he recalled, "it suddenly made people appreciate me".