That kids name? Matt Turk
The most interesting bit to me about him is that he gained such a deep knowledge during a time when tools were so limited, and with that knowledge he set records that were really hard to beat. Like in other games no record from that era stands serious chances, but he actually achieved really good times. And all of this on a game that I’d consider of limited entertainment value. He must have put thousands of hours into it
My life:
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Play video games despite my father’s immense disapproval.
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Learn to program so I can make my own video games.
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Get a job where I’m paid to program.
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Never actually finish any of my own games.
I do still play video games and he does still disapprove but I’m older now than he was when I started playing and he started disapproving so that’s probably not going to change.
You actually could work as a Nintendo expert, even back then. Nintendo had a help line for people who got stuck in games, and you could call it and talk to somebody.
Now, did it pay well? Almost certainly not.
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This aged well
