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Back then the video game companies didn't think developers were important. Hence games from this era didn't include them in the credits ("for what? should the b
by zaarn 7y ago
Back then the video game companies didn't think developers were important. Hence games from this era didn't include them in the credits ("for what? should the blinds and the printer get credit too? FURNITURE!"). If he said no, he would have been given the slip without second thought.
- arkades 7y agoHe was paid >1M/yr(>2M in modern dollars); I doubt he ranked quite so low as people are saying. Interchangeable widgets don’t pull down that salary.
- LocalH 7y agoI think it was more that they were worried about headhunters poaching their programmers, or at least that was the excuse they’d give.