Bob’s Game
Usually I read about game developers with a touch of envy. I imagine days spent making games more fun or translating a really cool concept into a fun activity to share. (My boyfriend, who does work in game dev tries to convince me that it isn’t all lollipops and rainbows)
But this story… is just a little weird.
You’ve got to feel for Bob Pelloni. The guy sinks 15,000 hours over five years into making a DS RPG — completely by himself — called Bob’s Game. Now, when his labor of love is finally ready to be shown to the world, the poor guy can’t wrestle the last thing he needs, a disc containing the development kit (or SDK), away from Nintendo. After 17 weeks of trying, Bob’s getting serious and locking himself in solitary confinement for 100 days in protest.Bob’s got no internet, no television, just the tools he needs to work
and a phone to check his email (in the hopes that Nintendo tries to get
a hold of him). If you’d like to pitch in and help out, Bob’s asking
that you drop a line to Big N. We’ll do the same, and let you know what we hear.
Ok, it’s a lot weird. What do you think?
Via ‘Bob’s Game’ dev confines self in Nintendo protest – Joystiq
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