Grumpy Ron Gilbert
Why didn't I notice until today that Grumpy Gamer is authored by none other than Ron Gilbert, creator of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion? (Answer: I dunno LOL.) And why do his fans love him so very much that, when he blogs after Christmas that he did not receive "a brand new car with a big ribbon around it and a note saying 'Thanks for Monkey Island'," one of them starts up Car4Ron dot com? (Answer: because Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion are awesome.)
Image at right: "Dial-A-Pirate" copy-protection artifact, found last weekend in a box in my closet. Source: my middle school library's photocopier
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I used to teach mentally disabled kids how to play video games and the only ones that they liked were made by Humongous Entertainment. It turns out none other than Ron Gilbert was the designer. Interesting!?./
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