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[[Image:Malcolm-Evans-NGS98.jpeg|thumb|Malcolm Evans]]

| name = Malcolm Evans

[[Image:| image = Malcolm-Evans-NGS98.jpeg|thumb|Malcolm Evans]]

'''Malcolm Evans''' (born 10 April 1944 - 20 June 1995) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[game programmer|computer game programmer]], best known for his games ''[[3D Monster Maze]]'' for the [[Sinclair ZX81]] and ''[[Trashman (computer game)|Trashman]]'' for the [[ZX Spectrum]], released in [[1982 in video gaming|1982]] and [[1984 in video gaming|1984]] respectively.

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|4|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = [[Romford]], [[London]]

| alma_mater = [[University of Portsmouth|Portsmouth Polytechnic]]

| occupation = Computer game programmer

| years_active = 1981–1984

| notable_works = ''[[3D Monster Maze]]''<br/>''[[Trashman (video game)|Trashman]]''}}

'''Malcolm Evans''' (born 10 April 1944 - 20 June 1995) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] former [[Video game programmer|computer game programmer]] and [[electronics technician]], best known for his games ''[[3D Monster Maze]]'' for the [[Sinclair ZX81]] and ''[[Trashman (computer game)|Trashman]]'' for the [[ZX Spectrum]], released in [[1982 in video gaming|1982]] and [[1984 in video gaming|1984]] respectively.

He and his twin brother, Rod, were born in [[Romford]], but his family soon moved to [[Portsmouth]]. He has a [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc.]] in [[electronics]] from [[University of Portsmouth|Portsmouth Polytechnic]] and joined [[Marconi Electronic Systems|Marconi]], where he worked on high-powered projects, such as satellite technology. Then in the mid-1970s he moved to work for [[Smiths Aviation]], where he designed hardware to implement computer control systems for [[jet engine]]s.

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In the spring of 1982, Evans founded his own company, [[New Generation Software]], which continued to produce games for the ZX Spectrum and pioneer the 3D gaming industry.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Hit Squad &mdash; Not just a load of old rubbish |journal=Sinclair User |date=September 1984 |author=Chris Bourne |issue=30 |url=http://www.sincuser.f9.co.uk/030/htsquad.htm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010309055803/http://www.sincuser.f9.co.uk/030/htsquad.htm |archivedate=9 March 2001 }} Featuring Malcolm Evans following the ''Trashman'' hit game.</ref>

As of 2016 Evans was no longer writing games, but he is the author of a travelogue about New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.retrogamer.net/blog_post/malcolm-evans-writes-charity-book/|title = Malcolm Evans Writes Charity Book &#124; Retro Gamer}}</ref>

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