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The Dude Who Wrote Snood

Posted by Zonk on from the rude-but-profitable dept.

usacoder writes "The Raleigh News and Observer Lifestyle section has a story on the guy who wrote Snood, Dave Dobson. It's nice to see that shareware can still make money for some developers." From the article: "He describes the evolution of Snood into a cult attraction as a series of random events, and refers to his fame as the game's creator as third-rate celebrity. 'But,' he adds, 'I milk it for all it's worth.'"

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  1. Thanks asshole. by Momoru · · Score: 5, Funny

    You are personally responsible for me skipping half of my classes in college. Hope you enjoy your stinkin' shareware fees.

  2. There once was a guy who wrote Snood by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    There once was a guy who wrote Snood
    He was really a talented dude
    You could not avoid
    Just like playing Arkanoid
    And then you need an appointment with Freud.

    1. Re:There once was a guy who wrote Snood by drinkypoo · · Score: 4, Funny

      An article led readers to think
      Something only believed after drink
      That snood was original
      But we know that's really bull
      And taito's fans are pushed o'er the brink.

      --
      "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
  3. Wow, a Bubble Bobble clone by NewOrleansNed · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just goes to show that you can make a lot of money by copying someone else's work if you just market it with a few silly looking monsters (Sesame Street, Barnie, Teletubbies, John and Teresa Kerry... oops!).

  4. Soon, he was imitating games that used to... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    from TFA:
    Soon, he was imitating games that used to devour his quarters at the arcade. But he was limited by text-only capabilities. He needed images. Color.

    They made text based arcade games?

    1. Re:Soon, he was imitating games that used to... by david+duncan+scott · · Score: 2, Funny

      Sure, kid. Things was different back then, slower. Punch a card, feed it in to the reader, and the next day you got back a printout saying, "Sorry, you have died"... and we liked it that way.

      --

      This next song is very sad. Please clap along. -- Robin Zander

  5. Dave? I remember him. by harks · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Dave's got kids. They sure are neat. Register Snood so they can eat."