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I'll pass on the recommendation that previous HNers have to me: if you haven't read Masters of Doom yet, do it. Whether you're an entrepreneur or an engineer or
by dopeboy 10y ago
I'll pass on the recommendation that previous HNers have to me: if you haven't read Masters of Doom yet, do it. Whether you're an entrepreneur or an engineer or both, it's a really inspirational and informative tale. It also talks about these .plan files.
- kinleyd 10y agoAbsolutely. Masters of Doom was a compelling read. And reread.
- dejv 10y agoThere is also Making of Prince of Persia book, which is great read as well.
- RBerenguel 10y agoTotally agree, also The making of Karateka is worth a read
- dejv 10y agoI hope he will publish third book about development of The Last Express.
- RBerenguel 10y agoI'm definitely getting it if he does. For others, I never played Karateka (got the retro iOS version a while ago) but the book stands on its own without having played any of the involved games (of course, having lived through it helps, so you know what games in those days involved)
- petercooper 10y agoI enjoyed both Master of Doom and the two Mechner books (for Karateka and PoP). Can anyone suggest similar long-form blogs or books where a single developer talks about a programming journey they took? (Nat Friedman - Ximian - had a great blog 2002-2006ish of this nature, but it has since gone down.)
- johnb 10y agoI can recommend Stay Awhile and Listen by David L. Craddock which tells the story of how the original Diablo was made. It's mostly told in interviews, so while it's not a single developer's story a lot of it is first hand.
- thorin 10y agoYou should definitely check out Bob Pape's book about the spectrum version of Rtype (and Rampage) http://bizzley.imbahost.com/download.html http://bizzley.imbahost.com/download.html
- petercooper 10y agoAbout half way through so far, thanks! :)
- archagon 10y agoFantastic book. Find the audiobook version, narrated by Wil Wheaton — it's a captivating listen. (And a joy for anyone who grew up with PC shareware back in the 90's.)