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- INTERVIEW WITH THOMAS LANDSBURG #
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- We met Thomas Landsburg at the#
- RSI-Spectral-AFL Party in Luxem-#
- bourg. If you don't know Tom L.#
- then shame on you! He was the guy#
- that programmed the first real#
- Vector Bobs, and he called his#
- demo also Vector Bobs. Then after#
- him everybody else started to#
- improve upon his idea. Anyway#
- Thomas Landsburg has been inter-#
- viewed for you by Majestic of#
- Brainstorm. #
- Ok, let's go! #
- When did you start coding? #
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- In about 1984. I started on a#
- ZX81, then I went to C64 and now#
- on Amiga. #
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- Where do you currently live? #
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- I live in Paris, France. #
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- Which group did you belong to? #
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- I belonged to no group. I re-#
- leased a demo for Threat, just#
- for fun. #
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- Do you still go to school or as#
- what do you work. #
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- I work for a Telecommunication#
- company. I develop there the#
- software they use. #
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- What do you like better demos or#
- games? #
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- I prefer demos. But I also like#
- good games, but there aren't many#
- good games on the Amiga. #
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- Why don't you code a game? #
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- Two reasons in comparison to a#
- demo. A game is longer and more#
- boring to code than a demo. You#
- may earn some money by coding a#
- game, but it isn't enough for the#
- time you invest. #
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- Name us, in your opinion, some#
- Amiga legends. #
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- Wild Copper, Red Sector, and DOC.#
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- What do you think about the future#
- of the Amiga? #
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- Game selling will decrease due to#
- the pirating. I think if you like#
- to play a game then you should#
- support it by buying that game.#
- Otherwise the game industry will#
- stop producing good games on the#
- Amiga. #
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- Do you have a modem? #
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- Nope, it costs to much, you know#
- the phone-bill! I already have a#
- Minitel that's enough for me. My#
- phone bill is already high#
- enough. #
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- Your opinion about the demos of#
- today? #
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- I think it is bad that 80% of the#
- demos are copies of others. My#
- goal is not to make a fast code,#
- I prefer originality. #
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- Your opinion about trainers. #
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- Sometimes I like trainers because#
- I can see then all the levels.#
- But on the other hand it some-#
- times takes the fun out of#
- certain games. #
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- Are you working on a new demo? #
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- I have many projects, but not#
- enough time. #
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- Ok, we must come to an end because#
- the demo competition will soon#
- start, have you any last words?#
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- I think selling illegal software#
- is bad! #
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- Thanks a lot Thomas. I am sure#
- that you are one of only a few#
- living legends on the Amiga. #
- Majestic/BRS#