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Eugene Jarvis Biography

Eugene Peyton Jarvis (born 1955) is an American game designer and programmer, known for producing pinball machines for Atari and video games for Williams Electronics. Most notable amongst his works are the seminal arcade video games Defender and Robotron: 2084 in the early 1980s, and the Cruis'n series of driving games for Midway Games in the 1990s. He co-founded Vid Kidz in the early 1980s and currently leads his own development studio, Raw Thrills Inc. In 2008 Eugene Jarvis was named the first Game Designer in Residence by DePaul University's Game Development program. His family owns the Jarvis Wines company in Napa, CA.

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I got interested in computers and how they could be enslaved to the megalomaniac impulses of a teenager.

Teenager, Computer, Impulse, Impulses, Megalomaniac

Probably the greatest thing working in games is watching someone enjoy your game and to think, "Wow I had a part in giving someone that enjoyment".

Enjoy, Games, Giving, Thing, Thinking, Working

I was originally going to become a biochemist, but it just got way too complicated.

Way, Complicated, Biochemist, Originally, Become

Money can be made later, but time is lost forever.

Forever, Lost, Made, Money, Time

Video games are ubiquitous now.

Games, Video, Ubiquitous

To me the arcade experience is the ultimate gaming experience.

Arcade, Arcades, Experience, Gamer, Gaming

I did the original Robotron game back in 1982. To me it's still one of the classic 2D games as far as action and decisions per second, and kills per second, and explosions per second. It's super-frenetic and totally involving. There's been a lot of games since, a lot of Robotron sequels. A lot of them haven't even captured the magic of Robotron, much less moving things forward.

1982, Back, Decision, Kills, Magic, Moving

In video you are starting with nothing but a black screen. There's no game there. With pinball you at least start with that basic concept, but not with video. The challenge of going from no game to something today is only different because you have to create something so damn fun people will pay $1. 00 every two minutes to play it.

Fun, Games, Play, Start, Pay

I'm an action player. I like to be aggressive. I don't like to be on the run. I like to feel like I have the fates in my hands and that through my skill or lack thereof I control my fate.

Control, Fate, Hands, Player, Running, Thereof

The only legitimate use of a computer is to play games.

Computer, Games, Legitimate, Play, Use

I think managers have realized that most software people are slightly brain damaged, that they're off on their own planets.

Brain, People, Planets, Realized, Thinking