Bobby Frankenberger
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Yeah, Lost Vikings. The one and two, the three, Sven, Doofus, and Morabund, or whatever their names were.
Yeah, Lost Vikings. The one and two, the three, Sven, Doofus, and Morabund, or whatever their names were.
He died right away or something. And the kid walked away from the kiosk.
He died right away or something. And the kid walked away from the kiosk.
Yeah, it's not great.
Yeah, it's not great.
Right.
Right.
By shallow, you're not saying shallow like we're not being pejorative here. This is a meaningful turning of the tide in gaming that continues to this day. And look, I remember when WoW came out, to jump ahead again, And people started playing it, and a lot of the quote-unquote hardcores that came from EverQuest and Ultima Online and all this sort of stuff, like, well, this is a baby MMO.
By shallow, you're not saying shallow like we're not being pejorative here. This is a meaningful turning of the tide in gaming that continues to this day. And look, I remember when WoW came out, to jump ahead again, And people started playing it, and a lot of the quote-unquote hardcores that came from EverQuest and Ultima Online and all this sort of stuff, like, well, this is a baby MMO.
It's too easy. When you die, you just go fly to your... You know, drive to your corpse. Drive. Ride to your corpse. And you don't lose anything. Wow, what a baby MMO.
It's too easy. When you die, you just go fly to your... You know, drive to your corpse. Drive. Ride to your corpse. And you don't lose anything. Wow, what a baby MMO.
Yeah, it's a great idea. You've rested. And it's also kind of world consistent. There's something lore-ish about that. There's these little things that come out. But then they said, hey, 40 men, find 40 of your friends and go in here and have the hardest fight of your life. And then just pound yourself against that for months and months and months. Like they...
Yeah, it's a great idea. You've rested. And it's also kind of world consistent. There's something lore-ish about that. There's these little things that come out. But then they said, hey, 40 men, find 40 of your friends and go in here and have the hardest fight of your life. And then just pound yourself against that for months and months and months. Like they...
They understood that donut thing by then really well. But it's I think it's revolutionary. And I also think it means lots of that for Blizzard.
They understood that donut thing by then really well. But it's I think it's revolutionary. And I also think it means lots of that for Blizzard.
Yeah, before Vivendi, you had Davidson Associates.
Yeah, before Vivendi, you had Davidson Associates.
No, very early. You could argue that when they were three dudes in an office, I guess they owned that.
No, very early. You could argue that when they were three dudes in an office, I guess they owned that.