Tony Barnes

Jerry Lawson Lifetime Achievement Award winner | 40 yr game veteran | designer | artist | musician | video editor | owner/founder RetroNinja game dev studio

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Pretty busy at #GDC2019 this year and when asked for my reel, I realized I didn't have one. So, I jumped into (not so) good old iMovie and a few hours later slapped this together. It's not all-encompassing, but gives a good snapshot of the past 35 years. https://t.co/C3dhySaN8o

[Budo Gang @BudoGang]

Cynthia Rothrock vs Richard Norton - The Magic Crysta (1986)

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@IndieGameJoe One problem I’m seeing (in general really) is if your work is “too good”, you get accused of being “AI” anyway.

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@KatDoes3D The real answer isn't easily quantifiable in the few letters these dumb platforms let you have. Even with unlimited length, I honestly doubt people would read the answer I would give, because it involves work.

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@KatDoes3D Play games, LOTS of games, games you would never play, games that every chud on teh interwebz says "dead game" or "not real" or "sucks".

EVERYBODY plays the "hits". Play & UNDERSTAND what's going on besides what you're told to do. Break down the game into systems & mechanics.

[O.G. @GRReynolds3]

Sorry my man, but this was done back in 2009

Elixir
Lotus Flower
MPLSOUND

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@JPlaysItCool One month Prince and the NPG were on the cover of several musician magazines.

I was in Guitar Center and grabbed them all. The Temu Trent Reznor behind the counter looked at me and said, "I didn't know Prince played guitar," with no sense of irony.

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@CommodoreBlog @__NeMajaYo__ LOL.
Funny you'd use that clip.

I remember when we got the footage in dailies and I was like, "oh? Oh!? Is THAT where we're going with this one George? 😅"

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It's true. I still want to make my Altered Beast.

https://t.co/q0e10fcwUU

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@rogertygames There's actually hours of me babbling out there. I guess people just don't know it. 😔

Maybe I should just have a channel of my babble?

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@Rodrigues_520 When I worked at Amazon, they weren't happy that I didn't follow their little playbook for interviewing.

It's probably a fine playbook for getting the type of people they've gotten in other fields, but in games it was ridiculous and could be manipulated easily (and was).

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He did the right thing.
SO tired of these bullshit questions that do nothing but garner bullshit answers from people.

I've done literally 1000's of interviews in my life and I've never asked that question because it's bullshit and I only hire people who talk real talk.

[DocumentingLibs @HistorianUSA1]

😂🍪 This dude just walked out of a job interview and immediately recorded this in his car.

He knew the “biggest weakness” question was coming… brain completely short-circuited… and instead of the safe “I care too much” answer, he hit them with:

“Oreos. I’ll eat ‘em until the milk’s gone. Could be two, could be twelve.”

The way he says it with that deadpan delivery and then just accepts his fate is SENDING me.

Man, I genuinely feel bad for the guy… but I’m also dying laughing. We’ve ALL had that one moment in an interview where your brain just yeets itself out the window. Kid’s still out here job hunting. Somebody hire this absolute legend before he stress-eats the entire Oreo aisle.

Who else has completely bombed a “what’s your weakness” question?

[Miller Ross @mmmmmmmmiller]

I still can't get over this
#MarvelRivals

[Hollywood Horror Museum @horrormuseum]

We absolutely would watch this!

[Indie Game Joe @IndieGameJoe]

@uknonjones

[bArON3121 @Baron3121]

press: hypothetically who would win in a fist fight U or Michael Jackson?

Prince: Michael’s not a fighter he’s a lover

b4 adding a few more positive words about MJ

May 16, 2000
The Sports Club/LA in New York

#MichaelJackson #MichaelMOVIE #PRINCE #NPG #NPGMC #PRINCE4EVER