honestly it's really unfair that taking a few extra minutes to do things effectively works so well. what about me, reality? what about my feelings as someone impatient and impulsive and forgetful???
Final Fantasy 1 was programmed **in its entirety** by an Iranian coder -- the absolute legend, Nasir Gebelli. He used no source and programmed directly into a mini-assembler. Nasir also coded Final Fantasy 2 and 3. He came to the US for college.