![]() During lunch I typed in and debugged the game, editing my paper copy as needed. I read this and then wrote out longhand a draft of a text-based RPG where you wandered around and fought orcs and trolls for gold and tretchure (I could program, but I couldn’t spell). We were given a single mimeographed sheet of paper with the BASIC commands. In 1980 my science teacher brought into class a Heathkit H8 her husband built. New video game genres were invented all the time. This was a time when there was tremendous experimentation and creativity going on. I played all the arcade classics as they came out and eagerly pestered my dad for an Atari 2600. I was the right age to catch the first big wave of gaming in the late 70s, early 80s. ![]() I grew up in the simultaneously cosmopolitan and suburban area of Northern Virginia (just outside of Washington D.C.). ![]() ( growing up, interests, coding background) The below is an interview I did earlier this year: Andrew, give us a bit of background about yourself before the days of Naughty Dog.
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