Twenty-five Years at the Heart of Gaming

Andrew Leonard writes "Salon has a loooong interview with Eugene Jarvis, the creator of legendary arcade video games Defender and Robotron, up today. Jarvis talks about why he is pro-emulators, anti-Grand Theft Auto, still focused on arcade games, and deeply worried about terrorism. It's a good read, even if you have to watch a ten second ad to get access."

Comments

F to the P

[Anonymous Coward]

y'all. Biatches...

Whoever posts before this point...

[Anonymous Coward]

...should be modded -1 karmawhore for Not RTFA!

Not very long article

[Anonymous Coward]

If you don't subscribe. Weak. The story submiter is from salon. Weak.

I'm anti-Defender and anti-Robotron

[Anonymous Coward]

Bring back the ASCII-art games of the 70's.

How lame

[stratjakt]

It's a lame interview, the story submitter is just from salon slashvertising, trying to dupe you into watching that 10 second ad.

Here's the lowdown. Old timer, who likes things the way they used to be instead of the way they are today, starts new company, promises to rejuvinate the arcade industry with his old-world know how.

Re:Troll troll troll!

[scumbucket]

Since when is expressing one's honest opinion a troll? You, sir are more of the troll in this conversation.

Re:Not the only person against Grand Theft Auto

[mojoNYC]

I get the feeling that anyone who grew up playing early video games gets a real sense of disgust at seeing the level of depravity present in today's titles. Compared to games like Adventure or Pitfall today's electronic entertainment is a veritable pornography of violence, where vile acts are rendered in detail to a young audience.

or else they go on to make ultraviolent movies like 'The Passion of the Christ' ;>

Old fogey

[LordK3nn3th]

Quit bitching about "kids these days" and "the good ole' times".

That's essentially what he seems to be doing.