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« on: August 11, 2009, 02:03:07 AM »
http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/08/11/0621225/Classic-Game-Console-Design-Mistakes

Benj, you are getting some headroom here Tongue I am glad to see your name popping up in so many places! Tongue
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« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2009, 03:21:57 PM »
Quote from: t3hfr3ak on August 11, 2009, 02:03:07 AM
http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/08/11/0621225/Classic-Game-Console-Design-Mistakes

Benj, you are getting some headroom here Tongue I am glad to see your name popping up in so many places! Tongue

I'm glad you're glad. Smiley  I guess that's good for my career.

Did you like the article?
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« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2009, 04:20:18 PM »
I highly enjoyed it! Anything about retro game that I find, I read Cheesy
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« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2009, 02:30:28 PM »
Quote from: RedWolf on August 13, 2009, 03:21:57 PM
Quote from: t3hfr3ak on August 11, 2009, 02:03:07 AM
http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/08/11/0621225/Classic-Game-Console-Design-Mistakes

Benj, you are getting some headroom here Tongue I am glad to see your name popping up in so many places! Tongue

I'm glad you're glad. Smiley  I guess that's good for my career.

Did you like the article?

Should have been 177 or so Classic Console Design Mistakes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_game_consoles

I mean it would have taken a lot longer to research and write, but worth it in the end.

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« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2009, 02:32:54 PM »
Quote from: orsty3001 on August 14, 2009, 02:30:28 PM
Should have been 177 or so Classic Console Design Mistakes.
I mean it would have taken a lot longer to research and write, but worth it in the end.

Yeah, if they paid me $10,000 to write it. Smiley
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« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2009, 09:45:43 AM »
Quote from: RedWolf on August 18, 2009, 02:32:54 PM
Quote from: orsty3001 on August 14, 2009, 02:30:28 PM
Should have been 177 or so Classic Console Design Mistakes.
I mean it would have taken a lot longer to research and write, but worth it in the end.

Yeah, if they paid me $10,000 to write it. Smiley


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« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2009, 10:12:17 AM »
Quote from: orsty3001 on August 21, 2009, 09:45:43 AM
Quote from: RedWolf on August 18, 2009, 02:32:54 PM
Quote from: orsty3001 on August 14, 2009, 02:30:28 PM
Should have been 177 or so Classic Console Design Mistakes.
I mean it would have taken a lot longer to research and write, but worth it in the end.

Yeah, if they paid me $10,000 to write it. Smiley


If I win the lottery, you've got a job to do.

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« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2010, 04:13:26 PM »
now on Wired I find a quote saying this

Epic Fail
It was supposed to be the blockbuster sequel to Duke Nukem 3D. Instead, Duke Nukem Forever became the biggest videogame that never was. A few key milestones. —Benj Edwards
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« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2010, 04:45:49 PM »
Quote from: t3hfr3ak on January 21, 2010, 04:13:26 PM
now on Wired I find a quote saying this

Epic Fail
It was supposed to be the blockbuster sequel to Duke Nukem 3D. Instead, Duke Nukem Forever became the biggest videogame that never was. A few key milestones. —Benj Edwards

It's not a quote, per se, although I've had a few people think that.  I put together that whole timeline there.  It's in the magazine too.
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