Bill Budge
Bill Budge
Bill Budgeis an American video game programmer and designer. He is best known for the Apple II games Raster Blasterand Pinball Construction Set...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
simple apples special
The Apple has the fewest bells and whistles. It has simple sound and few graphics special effects. In a way, that is a weakness because markets for the other machines are getting bigger.
apples games want
When I am starting a new game, I have to program it for the Apple, because I want to get all of the markets.
years apples half
I started on an Apple II, which I had bought at the very end of 1978 for half of my annual income. I made $4,500 a year, and I spent half of it on the computer.
american-businessman book john market mass writes
You can do things as a combination the way John Irving does. He writes a mass market book that is also literate. That is what I want to do.
american-businessman bed excitement force middle
Usually there is a lot of excitement about a project, especially in the middle of it. I have to force myself to go to bed at 2:00 a.m.
thinking topics hot
Robots... I think that is a hot topic.
littles way program
Everything is getting bigger. The way to go now is to program in a little more sophistication.
thinking people software
I really think it is amazing that people actually buy software.
artist calling misgivings
Any artist always has misgivings about calling himself an artist.
powerful really-powerful urges
I have a really powerful urge to see things work.
stuff looks honest
To be honest, I look at my Pinball program and feel that it is old stuff. I could do much better.
coders pushing
I'm a great coder. But I am not pushing that so much anymore because there are thousands of great coders.
games drawing design
Even though Raster Blaster was only a video game, I was learning about designing stuff. I got good at drawing.
personality attention needs
A quiet personality sure isn't what you need to attract attention.