Editing Fred Ford (programmer) (section)

=== Toys for Bob ===
Ford and Reiche began branding themselves as Toys for Bob, with [[The Horde (video game)|''The Horde'']] as the studio's first official title.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Meston|first=Zach|url=https://archive.org/details/computer-player-vol.-2-issue-6-november-1995|title=Reboot - Mail Order Monsters|date=November 1995|publisher=Computer Player Vol 2 Issue 6|page=98}}</ref> By this point, Reiche and Ford were doing contract work for game publisher [[Crystal Dynamics]], with their three-person studio recruiting Fred Ford's brother, Ken.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Maher|first=Kathleen|url=https://archive.org/details/InterActivity01NovDec1994|title=Toys for Bob - A Virtual Studio|date=November 1994|publisher=InterActivity 01|pages=59–61}}</ref> ''The Horde'' was a [[fantasy]] [[Action game|action]]-[[Strategy video game|strategy]] hybrid game comparable to ''Star Control II,'' and was notable for including performances from actors [[Kirk Cameron]] and [[Michael Gregory (actor)|Michael Gregory.]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lombardi|first=Chris|url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_118|title=Bob's Your Bovine Uncle|date=May 1994|publisher=Computer Gaming World Issue 118|pages=108–110}}</ref>