The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews with Cult and Classic Video Game DevelopersFeaturing interviews with the creators of 36 popular video games--including Deus Ex, Night Trap, Mortal Kombat, Wasteland and NBA Jam--this book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of some of the most influential and iconic (and sometimes forgotten) games of all time. Recounting endless hours of painstaking development, the challenges of working with mega publishers and the uncertainties of public reception, the interviewees reveal the creative processes that produced some of gaming's classic titles. |
Contents
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From the Basement to the Norse God of Noir | 17 |
Jimmy Beats World | 23 |
Countdown to Major TomTom | 29 |
The Extra Terrestrial The Best Game Ever Made in Five Weeks | 34 |
The Game That Kicked HangOn and Akira in the Face | 113 |
From Killer Choplifter Clone to Classic | 119 |
The First and Best Simpsons Game Ever | 124 |
Sins of the Fathers Voodoo Chile | 129 |
PointandClicks Original SCUMMBags | 134 |
Pain for Pleasure | 139 |
From Troublemaking Shooter to GenreDefining Conspiracy Theory | 144 |
Putting the Heroes into Might and Magic | 149 |
The Best Game Ever Made in Six Weeks | 40 |
From Streets of Rage 3D to Core Classic | 45 |
Explorational Not Educational | 50 |
The Shining in the Darkness | 55 |
The Truth About Catz and Dogz | 61 |
Segas Funky and Fantastic Other Mascots | 72 |
Appetite for Destruction | 77 |
Johns Tale | 82 |
The Game That Beat Those Angry Birds for a Little While | 87 |
From Arrows on the Ouya to Ascending on the PlayStation 4 and Beyond | 92 |
The Big Green Monster That Could and Did | 97 |
Great Power Great Fun | 102 |
From Star Castle Port to GameChanging Shooter | 107 |
Even Better Than the Real Thing | 153 |
Through the Fire and Flames | 158 |
A DecadeLong Dream in Development | 163 |
The Arcade Game Scotch and Treadmills | 170 |
Enter the Fatality | 174 |
Fighting for Fun Before If Its in the Game Its in the Game | 179 |
A Christmas Story | 185 |
The Birth of Boomshakalaka | 191 |
The Little Jaguar That Could | 196 |
Fallouts Unlikely Papa | 200 |
Conclusion | 206 |
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