#147: People Not Things: The Enigma Of Chris Crawford

Episode 147 September 29, 2025 00:47:32
#147: People Not Things: The Enigma Of Chris Crawford
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#147: People Not Things: The Enigma Of Chris Crawford

Sep 29 2025 | 00:47:32

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Show Notes

 

Game Developer Chris Crawford recently declared his lifelong work a "failure". In this Video, we deep dive into Crawford, his legacy, and why we think h is wrong.

End Of An Era
https://www.erasmatazz.com/personal/self/end-of-an-era.html

Chris Crawford's web site:
https://www.erasmatazz.com/

Dragon Speech:
https://youtu.be/VwZi58u1FjI

Gossip Documentation:
https://www.atariarchives.org/APX/showdocs.php?cat=unknown_gos

Play Siboot Here:
https://archive.org/details/msdos_Trust_and_Betrayal_-_The_Legacy_of_Siboot_1987

Features the song "Nomad" by Tony Longworth.

Thanks for support from:

Atari Legend,
AtariBasement
Atari Crypt
BCB Coffee Boy,
Daniel Beasley++,
Barry Burkey
Chris++
Dave the Velociraptor
ED Possible,
David L. Farquhar
Jolt7800
Tony Longworth
David Schmidt
Daniel Stephens
T1LT
wesbrown18
VintNerd

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