Talk about game company acquisitions, how getting bought by Disdain’s changes things at Rope, also talk about “British art style” and the many challenges of emerging 3D game development back in 1997.
Next episode: 8.10.
Year 1997 arrives; documentarists discuss the next steps they should take with their lecturer, get involved in a break up at the office, and enjoy some “after-hours joint” with Fungus McRule.
Talk about a game designer role; Rope has a xmas party; visit to Finland during christmas holidays to check up how Bitwisard and Ice Hair is doing.
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Next episode: 24.9.
Hierarchy of a large mid-nineties game studio. Various roles explained from the game tester to the director. Also talk about FMV in nineties games and freelancing.
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Next episode: 17.9.
UPDATE: This comic is now banned in Reddit’s r/gamedev!! 😀 😀 😀
Interviewing employees of Rope; Lope explores his feelings as an artist; CAI struggles with his continuing poverty and deteriorating health; Brits and their mild manners.
Next episode 10.9.
(Back in 2010, panels from page 55 of the original finnish blog were featured in this Ars Technica article about old amiga game developers)
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Our protagonists end up at Rope Entertainment; talk about licensed games and why publishers chose to pursue them; day in the life at Rope; CAI has nightmare about the future of his career; Ice Hair pays a surprise visit.
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Next episode: 3.9.2023
Our protagonists are adjusting into life in UK; CAI gets a freelance gig from a game studio called “Necrotime” which resembles Bitwisard maybe little bit too much; prospect of being homeless in 90’s UK is not for the faint of heart; and having a job in game company does not always mean that salary is quaranteed.
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Episode 11 will be released 27.8.2023
In chapter 2, our friends travel to UK in the spring of 1996. This episode talks about arcade coin-ops and how 3D graphics changed the game industry. Also, how to not behave in a job interview!
Yes, it’s been a long time! From now on, there will be new episode every sunday.
Therefore, episode 10 is already scheduled for 20.8.2023
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More translated episodes from Chapter 2 will be published in this blog soon.
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Journeys Into Game Industry