Which video game released in 1994 was authored by the man who also authored a game which centers on the conventions of mecha anime and science fiction?
Mike Pondsmith:  Pondsmith is credited as an author of several RPG lines, including "Mekton" (1984), "Cyberpunk" (1988) and "Castle Falkenstein" (1994). Mekton: Mekton is a role-playing game which centers on the conventions of mecha anime and science fiction (although it can easily enough be adapted to other genres like police drama or high fantasy).
Castle Falkenstein