Talking with game designers of the present and of the past
Interview with Larry Ahern – Part 1 of 2 – From The Dig to The Curse of Monkey Island In December of 2020 I had the opportunity to talk with Larry Ahern via Skype, we made time for a lengthy conversation on his overall career, from his first interview at Skywalker Ranch all the way…
From its humble beginnings in Francesco Carlà’s private home, seen in Part I, Simulmondo managed to merge talent and business into a successful company which grew almost bigger than the size of a developer like Electronic Arts at the time. From 1992 on, because of the CEO’ stubborness in continuing to pursue the selling on…
Throughout 2000 years of human history, ever since mankind understood how to package and sell a work of art, a single struggle has resisted, immortal, rearing its ugly head time and time again: the artist against the system. It’s a timeless tale, used in books and screenplays: the desperate toil of a striving artist to…
In the history of Italian videogame development, point’n’click adventure games are, perhaps, the quintessential genre; the love for soliving riddles might indeed be stronger than that for soccer and wine. While Sierra Entertainment adventures struggled to find a market in Italy, mainly because their titles were rarely translated and fairly difficult to approach for a…
Allow me the comparison: Skitchin’ was to Road Rash what Beavis & Butthead were to The Simpsons. Where Road Rash was direct, brash and kind of rude, Skitchin was rad, awesome and not afraid to flip the bird. Grab your skates, steal a ride on a car bumper and we’re off! Skitchin’, for once on…
Artist Craig Stitt has worked with software houses like Sega Technical Institute and Insomniac games. In this interview we went over many of the titles he worked on, from Sonic 2 to Ratchet & Clank along with other infamous cancelled projects,plus some of his personal stories and insights. I thank him for this time and…
Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths is a 1999 2D adventure game, one of the few non-racing games developed in Italy that managed to find an audience even outside of its original homemarket. A point’n’click wearing its influences on its sleeves: Day of the Tentacle, Monkey Island and the classic Lucasarts titles. Set…
While writing the article for Rags to Riches and CHANGE, I contacted Delve Interactive and, a few weeks later, here I am having a chat with Danny Hayes, game designer. I was curious to ask him what was the inspiration – both personal and from a game design standpoint – for CHANGE, everything that happened…
One of my greatest hobbies has always been collecting boxed PC games, I have a small collection at home that I had the luck of starting when prices were still relatively low and bargains could still be found in shops. So, when an opportunity arised to have a talk with Anne Bras, guinness record holder…
I’ve had a chance to talk with Luca Dalcò, main designer of the Town of Light, developed by LKA studios about the success of his first game and his plans for the future. In the article wou will find some photos of Volterra asylum’s abandoned cemetery which I took myself several years ago. The original…