Hoh! Look who I found :D

Amiga1992 · 26 June 2001, 20:36

http://pocket.ign.com/news/36049.html

Does Take 2 Interactive's CEo's name rings a bell?

He was Commodore's MD circa 1993 (before David Pleasance, methinks)

Where are the other known guys from back then? Specially teh coders... I Sure do miss Andrew Braybrook, haven't heard of him in centuries

Fred the Fop · 26 June 2001, 22:45

they are now homeless or drug addicts, or paint grass for sports teams

P-J · 26 June 2001, 23:01

I paint the lines on footy fields, does that make me one?

(I don't really, just 'hypothetically speaking...err...woops...)

Tim Janssen · 27 June 2001, 09:02

Some very shocking news which is hard to believe: Mister Braybrook nowadays works for an... assurance company!

He has no connection anymore with the games industry.
I read this info on a site which is devoted to former 8-bit machine coders. I got to that site via a homepage which is mentioned at AmigaMOS. Now what is that adress? I have to find that out! Aargh!

27 June 2001, 09:25

Sad that such a top bollocks coder like Braybrook is now pissing his life away in some insurance company. I read that article as well

That is one thing I personally would like to read about...a "Where are they now?" Amiga page, instead of endless lists of crap ADF files you can get on any web site. YAWN!

Walker · 27 June 2001, 09:27

ASSURANCE COMPANY !?!?!?!

Ouch, that really hurt. I mean, anyone can get tired of computer games once in a while but... an assurance company?

What next? David Braben in a Buddhist temple, growing rare flowers?

Tim Janssen · 27 June 2001, 10:25

At last I have found the site which is all about programmers. It is called What are they doing now.

It seems most programmers from back in the 8-bit days are still in the games business. Most are working anonymously for those giant softwarecompanies.

Amiga1992 · 27 June 2001, 18:07

ARGH!!!!!!! We must save Andrew, somehow!!!!!! How about dragging him to one of the Back in Time LIVE parties, so he relives the glory, finds out we love him, and gets back to the game coding biz?

Alright, I'm telling Chris Abbott...

Tim Janssen · 29 June 2001, 11:10

Yes, the story about Mr. Braybrook is very shocking. He produced with Graftgold one of the finest games on C64 and Amiga. I hope the rumours at Lemon 64 discussionboard are true and Andrew will produce some games for the Gameboy Advanced. I would commit a murder just to play Graftgold's Rainbow Islands on that handheld.

By the way, was Kelly Sumner only for a few months head of the UK Commodore office? I remember that he suddenly left the company without leaving a trace.

Amiga1992 · 29 June 2001, 17:29

Me too hope those rumours are true... I'd kill for GBA Uridium 3

))

Yep, that was Kelly...

Shatterhand · 30 June 2001, 21:06

I remember Kelly Summer was charged of "Leaving the ship before it sunked" ......

anyway, it's really a shock to know that about Braybrook, everytime I talk about nice coding of a game, Braybrook is always the first name to came in mind......

Now let's bomb him with letters crying for a come back...

26 June 2001, 20:36	#1
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Hoh! Look who I found :D http://pocket.ign.com/news/36049.html Does Take 2 Interactive's CEo's name rings a bell? He was Commodore's MD circa 1993 (before David Pleasance, methinks) Where are the other known guys from back then? Specially teh coders... I Sure do miss Andrew Braybrook, haven't heard of him in centuries

26 June 2001, 23:01	#3
P-J Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Moorpark, California Age: 44 Posts: 1,153	Oy! I paint the lines on footy fields, does that make me one? (I don't really, just 'hypothetically speaking...err...woops...)

27 June 2001, 09:02	#4
Tim Janssen Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Den Bosch / The Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 1,271	Andrew got a new job Some very shocking news which is hard to believe: Mister Braybrook nowadays works for an... assurance company! He has no connection anymore with the games industry. I read this info on a site which is devoted to former 8-bit machine coders. I got to that site via a homepage which is mentioned at AmigaMOS. Now what is that adress? I have to find that out! Aargh!

27 June 2001, 10:25	#7
Tim Janssen Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Den Bosch / The Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 1,271	Found the "Where are they now" site At last I have found the site which is all about programmers. It is called What are they doing now. It seems most programmers from back in the 8-bit days are still in the games business. Most are working anonymously for those giant softwarecompanies.

29 June 2001, 11:10	#9
Tim Janssen Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Den Bosch / The Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 1,271	Graftgold & Kelly Sumner.. Yes, the story about Mr. Braybrook is very shocking. He produced with Graftgold one of the finest games on C64 and Amiga. I hope the rumours at Lemon 64 discussionboard are true and Andrew will produce some games for the Gameboy Advanced. I would commit a murder just to play Graftgold's Rainbow Islands on that handheld. By the way, was Kelly Sumner only for a few months head of the UK Commodore office? I remember that he suddenly left the company without leaving a trace.

26 June 2001, 22:45	#2
Fred the Fop flaming faggot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Versailles Age: 55 Posts: 2,808	they are now homeless or drug addicts, or paint grass for sports teams

27 June 2001, 09:25	#5
Khephren Posts: n/a	Sad that such a top bollocks coder like Braybrook is now pissing his life away in some insurance company. I read that article as well That is one thing I personally would like to read about...a "Where are they now?" Amiga page, instead of endless lists of crap ADF files you can get on any web site. YAWN!

27 June 2001, 09:27	#6
Walker Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sweden Age: 51 Posts: 595	ASSURANCE COMPANY !?!?!?! Ouch, that really hurt. I mean, anyone can get tired of computer games once in a while but... an assurance company? What next? David Braben in a Buddhist temple, growing rare flowers?

27 June 2001, 18:07	#8
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	ARGH!!!!!!! We must save Andrew, somehow!!!!!! How about dragging him to one of the Back in Time LIVE parties, so he relives the glory, finds out we love him, and gets back to the game coding biz? Alright, I'm telling Chris Abbott...

29 June 2001, 17:29	#10
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Me too hope those rumours are true... I'd kill for GBA Uridium 3 )) Yep, that was Kelly...

30 June 2001, 21:06	#11
Shatterhand Warhasneverbeensomuchfun Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro / Brazil Age: 41 Posts: 3,450	I remember Kelly Summer was charged of "Leaving the ship before it sunked" ...... anyway, it's really a shock to know that about Braybrook, everytime I talk about nice coding of a game, Braybrook is always the first name to came in mind...... Now let's bomb him with letters crying for a come back...

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