Maclean was best known for the various titles he developed during the 1980s, including his debut game Dropzone and sports outing International Karate (including its expanded edition, International Karate+).While Maclean left development, he was active in the retro gaming community and even wrote regular articles for UK magazine Retro Gamer."Terribly sad news about the recent passing of Archer Maclean," the Retro Gamer team posted via Twitter.Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, the magazine's editor Darran Jones said: "I loved playing Archer's games growing up, with Dropzone and IK+ being particular favourites, so it was a real honour to have him write for Retro Gamer on a regular basis when the magazine relaunched.OPM founder Kim Parker Adcock said the world has "lost a truly exception human," adding: "Archer Maclean was my friend, a very dear friend with whom I have a million hilarious memories, he was the funnest (sic) mate in the world!"