Trip Hawkins Inducted Into AIAS Hall Of Fame

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday February 1, 2005 @07:29AM from the feather-in-the-cap dept.

Voodoo Extreme has the news that game development veteran Trip Hawkins has been inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' Hall of Fame. Previous inductees have included luminaries such as Peter Molyneux, Will Wright, and Sid Meier. Individuals are inducted for "pioneering a new game genre; changing the face of the art form through new technology; influencing other designers and products; demonstrating the highest level of creativity and innovation; and consistent product success at a level that helps expand the industry."

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Re:To the founder of Electronic Arts by jeblucas · 2005-02-01 07:54 · Score: 4, Informative

Considering that EA wasn't really that big a deal back in 1991, how much effect did this man really have.
Perhaps you are forgetting something.... ONE ON ONE: DR J VS LARRY BIRD. Still the best sports title of all time (just barely squeaking by Tecmo Bowl and 8-bit NES Ice Hockey with Team 4-Fat-Guys). They also made M.U.L.E., Wasteland, Earl Weaver Baseball, Populous, The Bard's Tale. Just awesome. All this before Hawkins left, so I think he had a pretty big impact.

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