rip burger o7
Rebecca Heineman has died
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Re: Rebecca Heineman has died
#22Many years ago I played one of her works, Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate and enjoyed it very much. It was a masterful blend of RPG, dungeon crawl, and puzzles and had a memorable soundtrack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru5kg35dNso Having a bard in your party let you choose a soundtrack and their songs brought magical effects. For example, the Rhyme of Duotime let your party attack more frequently in combat: https:/…
ahh i have fond memories of this game... and the silly anti piracy attempts (decoder ring) they shipped it with.
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#23Damn I knew she had cancer but never thought it is so quick.
“We have gone on so many adventures together! But, into the great unknown! I go first!!!“
Such a legend. RIP.
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#24She was responsible for a large part of my early gaming years, without me even knowing it. Another legendary account retired.
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#25Admittedly I didn't dive much into this to get the full context, but it's saddening to me that a legendary game designer had a GoFundMe. I was hoping achieving that level of status in a traditionally well-paid industry would leave one well off, financially.
The games industry is not traditionally well paid, unfortunately.
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#26Rebecca was well known in emulation circles for her high quality work on various games of the era, often pushing the hardware in unusual ways. This article is one of my favorites, detailing the wacky tricks she used to get Another World's 3D rendering system running acceptably on a Super Nintendo https://fabiensanglard.net/another_world_polygons_SNES/ Rest in piece, you absolute legend.
Today I learned...
"Super Fami-Com ("FAMIly COMputer")"
Doh!
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#27Rest in peace, Burger Becky! I really enjoyed her interview with CoRecursive a few years ago about porting DOOM to the 3DO[1] and highly recommend a listen.
[1]: https://corecursive.com/doomed-to-fail-with-burger-becky/
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#28@dang could we have a black banner please?
For posterity, we have gotten a black banner. Farewell to a true hacker. She will be missed.
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#29Admittedly I didn't dive much into this to get the full context, but it's saddening to me that a legendary game designer had a GoFundMe. I was hoping achieving that level of status in a traditionally well-paid industry would leave one well off, financially.
Considering the James Van Der Beek of Dawson's Creek fame is having to hold a fundraising auction of his memorabilia to fund his cancer treatment, cancer is expensive in the US.
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#30Admittedly I didn't dive much into this to get the full context, but it's saddening to me that a legendary game designer had a GoFundMe. I was hoping achieving that level of status in a traditionally well-paid industry would leave one well off, financially.
Not just legendary game designer, but co-founder of a game studio and publisher (Interplay).