Wil Wheaton was a hero. Online porn was primitive. His parents got him a computer when he was a kid that had 8K of RAM. Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island co-creator Ron Gilbert is on stage at PAX reminiscing.
Choice quotes from the keynote:
-âI remember when 16 colors were more than enough and I remember when 16 colors were not nearly enough.â
-âMonkey Islandâs budget was $135,000, and that was a AAA game back then.â
-âI have the job our parents tell us does not exist.â
-âWe should always live in a state of discomfort of fear about what we are creating. It means you are making something different and special. It means you are making something unique.â
-âThis is what excites me about [todayâs] indie games: they have the freedom to fail⊠they have the freedom to be better.â
-âPeople ask me to prove that games are art. I ask them to prove me them theyâre not.â
When he mentions that he created SCUMM a thousand gamers in attendance cheer. Thatâs PAX.
