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Plus, I was a math and science whiz from my first introduction to the subjects.

~David Crane

Topics: First Introduction Math Math And Science Plus Science Subjects

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Looking back, video game design seems a natural fit, although there was no such thing when I was growing up. I built a Tic-Tac-Toe playing machine in my teens which went up in smoke on the night it was scheduled to go to a science fair.

~David Crane

Topics: Although Back Built Design Fair Fit Game Go Growing Growing Up Looking Looking Back Machine Natural Night Playing Science Seems Smoke Teens Thing Up Video Video Game Which

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Our co-founder and company president, Jim Levy, came from a record industry background and understood the marketing and promotion of artists as well as products. So the video game business went from absolutely zero designer credit to something approaching rock star promotion.

~David Crane

Topics: Absolutely Approaching Artists Background Business Came Company Credit Designer Game Industry Jim Marketing Our President Products Promotion Record Rock Rock Star Something Star Understood Video Video Game Well Zero

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We wanted to create an environment where if a game player enjoyed the 'writing style' of a particular game designer, he or she could look for the next game by that same author and not be disappointed.

~David Crane

Topics: Author Could Create Designer Disappointed Enjoyed Environment Game He He Or She Look Next Particular Player Same She Style Wanted Where Writing

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We were advised that nobody could stop us from pursuing our craft simply because we had honed, or even developed that craft while working at a company.

~David Crane

Topics: Advised Because Company Could Craft Developed Even Had Nobody Our Pursuing Simply Stop Us Were While Working

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One week before Pitfall! was to be released, I only gave you one life to play the whole game. I was experimenting with that concept as sort of the ultimate challenge.

~David Crane

Topics: Before Challenge Concept Experimenting Game Gave Life Only Play Released Sort Ultimate Week Whole You

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That's right, fall in one pit and start over from the beginning! Well, thankfully my buddies practically tied me to my chair until I put in extra lives and I'm glad they did.

~David Crane

Topics: Beginning Buddies Chair Did Extra Fall Glad Lives Me Over Pit Practically Put Right Start Thankfully Tied Until Well

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The letters were universally complimentary, and we designers loved hearing that our games were being enjoyed, but if they weren't sending us a picture of their screens most of those writers would have spent their time playing the game rather than writing letters.

~David Crane

Topics: Being Complimentary Designers Enjoyed Game Games Hearing Letters Loved Most Our Picture Playing Rather Screens Sending Spent Than Those Time Universally Us Were Would Writers Writing

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Another little known fact about Amazing Tennis - the computer opponents are modeled after real people. In an odd turn of events, I joined a division 3 college tennis team at age 38.

~David Crane

Topics: About After Age Amazing Another College Computer Division Events Fact Joined Known Little Modeled Odd Opponents People Real Real People Team Tennis Turn

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My background is in hardware design. I found hardware work to be a welcome change from thousands of hours of programming and that led to the designs you mentioned.

~David Crane

Topics: Background Change Design Designs Found Hardware Hours Led Mentioned Programming Thousands Welcome Work You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: Unknown

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