Matt interviews Bob Jacob of Cinemaware

mattbarton.exe · 12 December 2009, 19:14

Hi, guys. I know you're going to love this! In this week's episode of Matt Chat, I interview Bob Jacob, co-founder of Cinemaware and thus responsible for some of the best games ever made for the Amiga. In the interview, Bob talks about all kinds of stuff, including why he liked the Amiga and why Commodore and Cinemaware eventually tanked, as well as the story behind Defender of the Crown and The Three Stooges.

[ Show youtube player ]

We also talked about many other things that I saved for future episodes.

cosmicfrog · 12 December 2009, 19:31

yay another weekend and another great vid to watch cheers matt

TCD · 12 December 2009, 19:35

Amazing video

So great to see the guy that made games like DotC, It came from the desert (hope to hear more about that one) and Three Stooges talk about them. Of course the Amiga praise at the start has a little influence on my opinion

Great episode

cosmicfrog · 12 December 2009, 19:43

oh wheres the rest sure you got more than that, was ace though

leave em wanting more hey hehehehhehe

hope you found someother ppl to talk about them selves

just can`t get over how good it was might just watch it again

mattbarton.exe · 12 December 2009, 20:05

Hehe. Yes, he talked about all the games, including Rocket Ranger, TV Sports, etc. Some of the games he didn't have much involvement in directly, but still had fun stories. Eventually I'll cover more Cinemaware games and will work in the footage.

cosmicfrog · 12 December 2009, 20:39

kewl, just knew there was more

keep up the good work matt

plasmatron · 13 December 2009, 17:59

Very interesting

Thanxx Matt.

gilgamesh · 13 December 2009, 19:52

Kowabunga!

That was cool.

Paul_s · 13 December 2009, 20:17

Bob Jacob this week, Paris Hilton licking an Amiga next week

Mogilny · 13 December 2009, 20:31

Matt you are just awesome!

coze · 13 December 2009, 20:36

Once again, awesome video matt, Thanks !

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul_s

Bob Jacob this week, Paris Hilton licking an Amiga next week

I'ld prefer to see her licking an amigo

Peter · 13 December 2009, 23:42

Bob is a cool bloke, anyone who states that they were "A fanatic arcade game player" is OK in my book...

This is a great Matt Chat episode and it is begging for a part two and possibly even a part three as I bet Bob had loads more to say.

Nice comments about the Amiga Matt!

Pyromania · 14 December 2009, 08:22

Another great episode of Matt Chat, look forward to future ones and the rest of the interview with Bob Jacob.

mattbarton.exe · 14 December 2009, 09:58

Thanks, guys. Also special thanks to Gilgamesh for getting me his email address. Now I'm wondering who else we can get! I've interviewed Rob Hubbard and Ron Gilbert in the past, though it might be harder to get them to do skype. I think I might do a normal episode next time. The countdown to 50 is getting closer!

Paul_s · 14 December 2009, 23:10

You should try and get hold of Dave Haynie, now that'd be a catch and a half!

He's quite easy to get hold of, his eBay username is floating around here somewhere...

demoniac · 16 December 2009, 10:31

Defender of the Crown sold a lot of Amigas. Great interview! Jim Sachs once said that no one works for Cinemaware twice.

mattbarton.exe · 16 December 2009, 19:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by demoniac

Defender of the Crown sold a lot of Amigas. Great interview! Jim Sachs once said that no one works for Cinemaware twice.

Really? I wonder what the context was for that remark. Bob seemed like a great guy to work for.

cosmicfrog · 16 December 2009, 20:10

was the most amazing gfx experience when it came out
remember like bob said there was no compression or anything in them days
so to see full 32 colours in a game was quite new, he aslo says that it might not have happend with out dpaint which I can well agree with

demoniac · 17 December 2009, 07:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattbarton.exe

Really? I wonder what the context was for that remark. Bob seemed like a great guy to work for.

I think Jim didn't get the royalty or get paid enough.

On a related note, I asked Jim how come there wasn't Greek fire or disease in the Amiga version like C64. He replied that they ran out of time.

laffer · 17 December 2009, 08:21

Awesome video!

Glad to hear there's even more to come, can't wait!

Cinemaware is one of my favourite Amiga developers.

12 December 2009, 19:14	#1
mattbarton.exe Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St Cloud, MN/USA Posts: 328	Matt interviews Bob Jacob of Cinemaware Hi, guys. I know you're going to love this! In this week's episode of Matt Chat, I interview Bob Jacob, co-founder of Cinemaware and thus responsible for some of the best games ever made for the Amiga. In the interview, Bob talks about all kinds of stuff, including why he liked the Amiga and why Commodore and Cinemaware eventually tanked, as well as the story behind Defender of the Crown and The Three Stooges. [ Show youtube player ] We also talked about many other things that I saved for future episodes.

13 December 2009, 19:52	#8
gilgamesh Linux snob Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Monkey Island Posts: 997	Kowabunga! That was cool. Last edited by gilgamesh; 13 December 2009 at 20:28.

13 December 2009, 23:42	#12
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	Bob is a cool bloke, anyone who states that they were "A fanatic arcade game player" is OK in my book... This is a great Matt Chat episode and it is begging for a part two and possibly even a part three as I bet Bob had loads more to say. Nice comments about the Amiga Matt! Last edited by Peter; 14 December 2009 at 12:25.

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12 December 2009, 19:31	#2
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	yay another weekend and another great vid to watch cheers matt

12 December 2009, 19:35	#3
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	Amazing video So great to see the guy that made games like DotC, It came from the desert (hope to hear more about that one) and Three Stooges talk about them. Of course the Amiga praise at the start has a little influence on my opinion Great episode

12 December 2009, 19:43	#4
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	oh wheres the rest sure you got more than that, was ace though leave em wanting more hey hehehehhehe hope you found someother ppl to talk about them selves just can`t get over how good it was might just watch it again

12 December 2009, 20:05	#5
mattbarton.exe Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St Cloud, MN/USA Posts: 328	Hehe. Yes, he talked about all the games, including Rocket Ranger, TV Sports, etc. Some of the games he didn't have much involvement in directly, but still had fun stories. Eventually I'll cover more Cinemaware games and will work in the footage.

12 December 2009, 20:39	#6
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	kewl, just knew there was more keep up the good work matt

13 December 2009, 17:59	#7
plasmatron Zone Friend Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Age: 48 Posts: 967	Very interesting Thanxx Matt.

13 December 2009, 20:17	#9
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,333	Bob Jacob this week, Paris Hilton licking an Amiga next week

13 December 2009, 20:31	#10
Mogilny Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Amiga 4-ever! Posts: 121	Matt you are just awesome!

14 December 2009, 08:22	#13
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,375	Another great episode of Matt Chat, look forward to future ones and the rest of the interview with Bob Jacob.

14 December 2009, 09:58	#14
mattbarton.exe Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St Cloud, MN/USA Posts: 328	Thanks, guys. Also special thanks to Gilgamesh for getting me his email address. Now I'm wondering who else we can get! I've interviewed Rob Hubbard and Ron Gilbert in the past, though it might be harder to get them to do skype. I think I might do a normal episode next time. The countdown to 50 is getting closer!

14 December 2009, 23:10	#15
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,333	You should try and get hold of Dave Haynie, now that'd be a catch and a half! He's quite easy to get hold of, his eBay username is floating around here somewhere...

16 December 2009, 10:31	#16
demoniac Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: - Posts: 1,686	Defender of the Crown sold a lot of Amigas. Great interview! Jim Sachs once said that no one works for Cinemaware twice.

16 December 2009, 20:10	#18
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	was the most amazing gfx experience when it came out remember like bob said there was no compression or anything in them days so to see full 32 colours in a game was quite new, he aslo says that it might not have happend with out dpaint which I can well agree with

17 December 2009, 08:21	#20
laffer Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Norway Age: 43 Posts: 1,335	Awesome video! Glad to hear there's even more to come, can't wait! Cinemaware is one of my favourite Amiga developers.

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