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The Digital Antiquarian has a great article about Richard [1]. It's a bit of a long read but very interesting. The follow up article to this is about "Akalabeth
by smhenderson 8y ago
The Digital Antiquarian has a great article about Richard [1]. It's a bit of a long read but very interesting. The follow up article to this is about "Akalabeth", a game Richard wrote when was a teenager.
[1] https://www.filfre.net/2011/12/lord-british/ https://www.filfre.net/2011/12/lord-british/
[2] https://www.filfre.net/2011/12/akalabeth/ https://www.filfre.net/2011/12/akalabeth/
- ticmasta 8y agoIGN unfiltered did a 3-part interview (IGN Unfiltered #17) with him as well that is worth viewing. Ryan McCafferty is a decent interviewer who shows a genuine love of the products and does his research: https://ca.ign.com/videos/2017/03/15/richard-garriott-on-pulling-pranks-and-pooping-in-space-ign-unfiltered-17-part-1 https://ca.ign.com/videos/2017/03/15/richard-garriott-on-pul...
- smhenderson 8y agoThanks, I'll give it a go.
- gojomo 8y agoPlaying Akalabeth on our elementary-school Apple ][, in a suburb on the other side of Houston from Garriott, helped pique my interest in programming.