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Story: Code, Kickflips and Crunch Time - Mick West's Neversoft Journey

2024/4/2
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Mick West 的游戏开发生涯始于 1989 年，从曼彻斯特一家简陋的办公室开始，经历了 Binary Designs、Tiertex 和 Ocean 等多家公司，期间参与了多个项目的开发，积累了丰富的经验。他擅长逆向工程，能够通过反复游玩游戏来理解游戏机制，并将其应用于游戏移植工作中。在 Neversoft 公司，他参与了《托尼·霍克职业滑板》等知名游戏的开发，并担任首席程序员，在游戏设计、时间管理和团队合作方面展现了非凡的能力。他的成功源于对游戏的热情、持续的学习和改进、以及与志同道合的团队成员的合作。 Adam Gordon-Bell 作为访谈者，引导 Mick West 回顾其职业生涯，并对他的经历和经验进行总结和分析。他强调了 Mick West 的成功并非偶然，而是源于其对游戏的热情、持续的学习和改进、以及与志同道合的团队成员的合作。他还指出，Mick West 的职业生涯值得借鉴，因为它不仅关乎游戏创作，也关乎如何打造非凡的职业生涯。

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Mick West's career began in a unique setting: an office building in Manchester, situated between a kebab shop and a phone sex hotline. His early work at Binary Designs involved creating games for the Amiga and Atari ST, using a laborious process that included swapping floppy disks between computers. Despite the challenges, his first game, Steve Davis World Snooker, was well-received and sold well. His next project, Rotox, ended abruptly when the company went bankrupt.
  • Early career at Binary Designs in Manchester.
  • Unique office location.
  • First game: Steve Davis World Snooker.
  • Second game: Rotox, a tank arcade game.
  • Company bankruptcy.

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Meet Mick West, whose career began in an unusual office setup — sandwiched between a kebab shop and a phone sex hotline. From there he worked all over Manchester, making computer games for Tiertex and Ocean. 

  Career opportunies brought him to California and to his own game dev company, Neversoft. At Neversoft, navigating team growth and tight deadlines, Mick played a key role in creating "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater." This wasn't just another game; it was a huge hit and secured Mick's legacy in the gaming world.

  Join us as we explore Mick West's journey from a quirky start to the heights of video game innovation and beyond. Discover the resilience, adaptability, and teamwork that fueled his success and how he continues to explore new horizons. How did he tackle the technical challenges that came his way, and what can we learn from his relentless pursuit of the next big thing?

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