Victor Lucas welcomes one of his game development heroes, the legendary Eugene Jarvis to the Basement! The duo discuss every aspect of Eugene’s 40-year+ career making some of the best games of all time, including Vic’s favorite arcade game: Robotron 2084!!
TIME STAMPS
00:00 – Intro Eugene and Raw Thrills!
01:57 – Did You Always Know You Wanted to Make Videogames?
03:15 – Making Pinball and Videogames Explode on the Scene!
04:51 – Insert Coin Documentary and Midway Thoughts
07:40 – When Did You Realize Games Are Limitless?
09:05 – Let’s Talk Robotron
13:15 – Back to Dual-Stick With Smash TV
14:03 – What Was It Like Pitching Smash TV to Midway?
15:19 – Heart Always in the Arcade?
18:05 – What’s it like to make Arcade Games now?
22:29 – Do you Feel Like Flynn From TRON?
25:41 – Does Designing a Game Feel Like Mental Chess With A Player?
28:38 – What Do You Look For With New Talent?
30:52 – Making Space Invaders Frenzy
33:47 – Eugene’s Workshop – Designing With Hardware!
35:24 – Make a New Robotron? Defender? Narc?
37:02 – Killer Queen and Multiplayer Robotron!?
38:26 – Do You Go To Barcades?
39:48 – Still A Big Fan of Playing Games?
42:27 – Vic Wants a Portable Robotron and Eugene’s Fave Clones!
44:50 – Smash TV on SNES!
45:30 – When Did You Know You Wanted To Make Games Forever?
46:34 – What is Raw Thrills Working On? King Kong VR!
50:40 – Arcade1up Machines From Eugene Jarvis!!
53:13 – What a Journey Eugene’s Been On!
54:14 – A License You Want To Make Into an Arcade Game? Surprising Answer!
56:47 – Wrap Up With Eugene
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