
Henk RogersThe man who sold Tetris
My guest today is the Dutch video game designer and entrepreneur, Henk Rogers. While a student at the University of Hawaii, he’d while away the hours playing Dungeons and Dragons with his friends. After he moved to Japan, he bought a computer and used it to develop a role-playing game of his own, called Black Onyx, tailored to the Japanese market. When the game’s backer pulled out of the deal, he decided to self-publish the game, and borrowed $50,000 from a friend to set up Bullet-Proof Software.
Perfect console:The Intelligent Game Machine
- 1: Space Invaders
- 2: M.U.L.E.
- 3: MIDI Maze
- 4: Spaceward Ho!
- 5: Cinco Paus