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Post by Mark Jones Junior on Jan 31, 2005 7:14:47 GMT -5
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Post by Paulie on Jan 31, 2005 12:15:50 GMT -5
I bumped into Gari last year - he's now Mr EA Sports doing all the rendering for EA Canada's NHL sports titles.
He was (and undoubtably still is) a very bright lad that was under used at Ocean (everybody still miscredits his Target Renegade and Basket Master music to Dunny) - people forget he was a bit of a musician as well as a smart programmer. His Slayer was a top "hommage" to IO...
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Post by Andreas Wallström on Feb 4, 2005 3:21:14 GMT -5
Hello! Check out www.c64hq.com for an interview with Martin Galway. (There's also two pics from the Ocean office there, one team pic and one on Zach Townsend.) I've met Galway twice at the Back in Time Live events where I also played C64 music live with i.e. Ben Daglish. Rob Hubbard also performed there. There's also a story about Ocean in the Articles section. Please let me know what you think about it, and let me know if you'd like to correct/add something. And guess where I got the inspiration from when designing the C64hq logo?  Cheers, Andy |
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Post by Paulie on Feb 4, 2005 12:03:32 GMT -5
Hey Gazza - check out the Ocean team piccy on the c64hq site - blimey mate, that is what I call a moustache! ;D
..of course I'm so sodding skeletal on it I look like a victim from Biafra (not anymore!)
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Post by Gary on Feb 4, 2005 12:17:23 GMT -5
You look about 12 years old!
Quite a few dodgy moustaches there. Reminds me, I wonder what happened to Bill Barna?
And who's that behind John Meegan, and someone next to Junior...?
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Post by Paulie on Feb 4, 2005 12:40:36 GMT -5
Thats Steve Watson (Speccy Wizball) behind Johnny M, and I think its Ronnie Fowles next to Junior.
(I just worked out that was just over 18 years old that photo)
Last time I heard about Bill he was writing application software for Pocket PC for visually impaired peeps. Before that I beleive he worked on the "Who wants to be a Millionaire" games
Talking of Bill - I ran into Paul Woakes of Novaload and Mercenary fame a couple of years ago... did you know there's a statue of Bill Barna in Mercenary called "Nova Bill" the pirate - for reasons best not discussed on a public board!
Its still a small, small world!
- Paulie.
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Post by Mark Jones Junior on Feb 4, 2005 12:43:34 GMT -5
God I have no memory of that pic being taken! That's Steve Watson (Spectrum 'Wizball' programmer) behind John Meegan! There he is, ARRRGGGHHH!!!! Look, you can just see his wispy beard!
And next to me is Ronnie Fowles.
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Post by Gary on Feb 4, 2005 14:10:21 GMT -5
Steve Watson was not one of my favourite people...  |
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Post by Mark Jones Junior on Feb 4, 2005 15:43:39 GMT -5
Gary, Do you remember you had to give Steve Watson a payrise cos I'd left my wage slip laying about and as far as her knew we were both on the same money. But he saw that I was getting paid more than him so he went and complained to you. You called me into your office to explain that wage slips were confidential and that I shouldn't leave them lying about. Been there like 6 weeks and already fu**ed you off twice! The other time being my use of other companies software to make beeby beep noises.  |
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Post by Andreas Wallström on Feb 5, 2005 3:45:49 GMT -5
I recently got in touch with Bill about an interview for the site, and he said: "Yes I would do an interview, I didn't think anyone was interested in all this stuff?" I think I have to tell 'im about this site! About the Ocean team pic: I think I got all names from you Paul via Frank G. Andy You look about 12 years old! Quite a few dodgy moustaches there. Reminds me, I wonder what happened to Bill Barna? And who's that behind John Meegan, and someone next to Junior...? |
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