The Life and Times of an 80’s Game Programmer – Putting it all together

The Life and Times of an 80’s Game Programmer – Putting it all together

How does game development back in the early 80’s compare to game development today? For starters, the computers of that era were far less powerful  and didn’t have anywhere near the graphics and audio capabilities of today’s power houses. My TRS-80 was monochrome and offered a graphic resolution of only 128 x 48 pixels and sound was generated by toggling the cassette output port on and off.

The Life and Times of an 80’s Game Programmer – Chasing a Dream

The Life and Times of an 80’s Game Programmer – Chasing a Dream

I was a bedroom programmer like many others who shared this dream in the early 80’s and I loved it! Looking back at my achievements, I did create commercial quality games, I did create a software company and I did eventually sell my games around the world. Unfortunately, I am still waiting to become rich