[1/2 OT]John Watson a.k.a. Iolo a.k.a. Crossbow-Junky progra

[Trevor_Clim (damn Log in)]

Hey guys!

Check out mobygames.com
i "revealed" something:
http://www.mobygames.com/developer/shee ... perId=115/

John Watson, this man:


( i think he's above 60 years old...)

has credits as a programmer (see mobygames above) at the Ultima-Games and actually at STAR-WARS-GALAXIES (the new MMORPG, released only a few days ago) !
Can this be true? A fault by mobygames?
what do you think?

Do they really employ old men as programmers? for the advanced jobs in coding, bumped up with experience through Origin? really it's so strange

[drcode]

Not sure if I follow. His first credit is in 1989, and if he was, say, 21 then, he'd be (2003 - 1989) + 21 = 34 years old now. I guess he does look older than that in the picture, but you never know.

Anyway, I imagine I'll still be programming when I'm 60. What else would I do?

[XxVenomxX]

Well, I dunno about John Watson, but David Watson is known as Iolo

[XxVenomxX]

For those who would like to buy a crossbow from the man himself, I just came upon this little gem too! I may get one someday.

http://www.crossbows.net/

Note who the proprietor on the main page is

[Trevor_Clim (damn Log in)]

dam* ! my fault! sorry guys ! : /

ok, then DAVID Watson... he has credits in GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY, released 2002... as Quality Assurance!


Do they really employ old men as testers? for the advanced jobs in testing, bumped up with experience through Origin? really it's so strange

let's turn over to the psychological side:
hmm... ok Iolo now tests games where you can kill innocent people, or even have to kill them... a really brutal game without ANY ethic or moral aspects... WHAT happend to virtuous Iolo!?!?

[Wizardry Dragon]

Iolo wasnt that virtuous in my Ultima 7 game ... heh heh

~ Wizardry Dragon

[fluxrez]

what does age have to with anything?

[SB-X]

Old people have to eat too right?

[sslaxx]

Got a grudge against him, have we?

[Wizardry Dragon]

BTW, you ever notice that a lot of people in the Ultima games resemble people that worked for Origin?

On an aside, I seem to remember seeing a picture with Richard Garriot in Lord British regalia, anyone know where I can find that?

~ Wizardry Dragon

[XxVenomxX]

Ever hear of Google image search?

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&l ... a=N&tab=wi

[Dread Lord]

I think I actually have that picture in an old gamer magazine somewhere,
along with an article about how he was selling Origin to EA, heh heh