Journal FortKnox's Journal: FK, Game Developer! 18
Retro Studios. Sound familiar? They are the developers of "Metroid:Prime".
Guess what? Looks like I scored the jackpot!
I finally get to live out my dreams as a game developer (kinda). And it came with a tiny price.
First of all, they brought me on as an animator until I get "unrusty" with C++ and can learn their engine to write gamecube games.
The pay is so small, that I won't be able to move there and support my family (nor will I have time to really be with my family), so my wife, being the loving-caring wife that she is, sat down with me and discussed the situation. She realized what my dream truely was, and we came to a difficult decision. She'd live with her parents, here in Cincinnati, and I'd move out to live out my dreams. I will be working most days, even every sunday, so my life will be immersed in games and nothing else. Eventually, when I move up in the gaming industry in a few years, she'll move down and we'll be a family again.
It'll be tough not to be around Joey and my wife all the time, but I bought her a small computer with a webcam so we can talk late at night when I have free time.
BUT I'M GONNA BE THE NAME BEHIND THE GAMES! WOOHOO!
Guess what? Looks like I scored the jackpot!
I finally get to live out my dreams as a game developer (kinda). And it came with a tiny price.
First of all, they brought me on as an animator until I get "unrusty" with C++ and can learn their engine to write gamecube games.
The pay is so small, that I won't be able to move there and support my family (nor will I have time to really be with my family), so my wife, being the loving-caring wife that she is, sat down with me and discussed the situation. She realized what my dream truely was, and we came to a difficult decision. She'd live with her parents, here in Cincinnati, and I'd move out to live out my dreams. I will be working most days, even every sunday, so my life will be immersed in games and nothing else. Eventually, when I move up in the gaming industry in a few years, she'll move down and we'll be a family again.
It'll be tough not to be around Joey and my wife all the time, but I bought her a small computer with a webcam so we can talk late at night when I have free time.
BUT I'M GONNA BE THE NAME BEHIND THE GAMES! WOOHOO!
Yeah, whatever... (Score:2)
Re:Yeah, whatever... (Score:2)
Thank you!
HA! (Score:2)
I still want to check out Metroid
Re:HA! (Score:2)
If you were a hardcore original Metroid fan, than the new one will blow you away more than newbie metroid fans. Why? Because the old music is hidden in the new music (which will freak you out... "why does that background music sound so familiar?!?").
You should definately check it out.
to turg (Score:1)
See, it wasn't to me since although it is on his theme it did not incorporate historical elements.
Hrmm.... (Score:1)
If it's sincere... Congratulations.
But I must say that I think it's the former, as I really, REALLY don't see you leaving wife and kid for any length of time.
Re:Hrmm.... (Score:1)
I'd never leave my family (I just wanted something that seemed realistic, not some lame crap like "BSDs Merging" that's blatantly obvious).
Re:Hrmm.... (Score:2)
No way, dude, that was on
BTW, halfway through, you could really start to smell it. At least I could (although the comments nailed it.)
Somewhere around 'truely'.
Congratulations... (Score:1)
I was thinking, what kind of a family are you all?
This was, by far, the best April Fools joke that I've seen.
Riiight... (Score:1)
...and did you hear about the new 'evil bit' yet?
my favorite part (Score:1)
my least favorite part is that it's fake and you can't help get me in the door. oh well.
Funny/not-Funny (Score:2)
Interesting how things stop being a joke when your 60, got a doctorate, and no real work has been thrown your way in over a decade.
*shrugs* It's a cold world.
I know it's an April Fools Day Joke but still... (Score:2)
Had me fooled (Score:2)
I felt really bad for your wife and kids
Cheers (Score:2)
Games are cool. In a way, they showed my young self things to think about. I always wondered about OOP and 3D-ish designs since as far back as Mario Bros and Zelda (ok, Link came in 3/4 view... whatever)
Now I am learning Maya and thinking of a graphic programming job. But I am young so I don't care much what I'll be programming in my first coding job. I'm glad you're already there.
Re:Cheers (Score:1)
I'd never leave my family behind (even though I really wanna be a game developer).
Re:Cheers (Score:2)
oh well, one can dream