Will Wright designed Sim games, and PP Don Hopkins implemented platform ports. Who programmed the original games? Is that unimportant? Did Will Wright program?

Will Wright designed Sim games, and PP Don Hopkins implemented platform ports. Who programmed the original games? Is that unimportant? Did Will Wright program? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Hopkins https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Hopkins