Interview with Matthew Smith | Maker of Manic Miner (ZX Spectrum Game) | From Bedrooms To Billions
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- Опубликовано: 23 мар 2016
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This clip is an interview with 'Matthew Smith' the Creator of the classic ZX Spectrum game "Manic Miner".
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Am proud to say that Matthew 'From Earth' Smith is my half-brother :) Legend.
We all owe Matthew a huge debt of gratitude. Much respect 👍
Matthew smith along with Ultimate play the game - were the two best games developers of the spectrum era. Matthew will always be a legend of the 1980's and his games were amongst the very best on the spectrum
I think he deserves new teeth. I have false teeth too. If there was a fund started for him i would give 5 bucks
I was born in 82, I had to wake up at 6am to play jet set willy before school when 'i was 5. 'i love it to this day. Memories... I love matthew smith for that.
Genius, i mean, you look at MS and you know he could of had a different path, and would of been classed as a genius with the right nurturing. But as long as he is happy. He has made me happy, and millions of others,
He's got some new teeth since this interview.
I wish I had a percentage of his intelligence and genius, and I wish he had a percentage of my more stable personality. Would be a fair trade and benefit us both immeasurably.
Matthew Smith seems like such an interesting and nice guy. I would love to hear more of his gaming / programming stories.
He was there at the beginning in 1983 inventing 'impossible' stuff like multi-channel sound, and an in-game soundtrack that didn't screw up the screen speed. Matt did it first. He is a genius. Imagine what he could have achieved if he had carried on through to 1992. I hope that in the 10 years since this documentary was made, that he has got his life back together.
Bless him. I hope he's happy within himself. Brought joy to my childhood.
Great days and memories. Sitting in a cold bedroom at 3 AM trying to master the Solar Power Generator, is something I'll never forget. Addictive? Yes!
Thank You Matthew
Played it on release, and still play it now. Matthew Smith and Mike Singleton are the two great geniuses of the ZX Spectrum. I’m still playing Lords of Midnight too.
Probably one of my fondest game memories, thank you Matthew Smith!
Timeless games. Matt is a genius.
Total legend. Up there with the Stamper brothers (Ultimate). Best wishes Matthew.
This man helped me truly understand what a pixel was when I was 10. An early knowledge that determined the first 2 decades of my career. I wish I could thank him for it.
First computer I ever used was a TRS80. 10 PRINT “Iain is a nob”; 20 GOTO 10. I can still feel every level of this game. 37 years later, nothing much has changed. Playing God of War and Dirt Rally this morning. Living the dream!
I can only hope how much he knows how much he influenced people like me with my favourite game of all time manic miner 15yrs old blew my mind I’m now an electronics engineer working for one of the worlds biggest automotive components manufacturers good life thank you mate xxx