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CMI Programmer Interviewed 02 Aug, 2002, 12:13 / 10 comments

By DJG


Chris Purvis, one of the programmers on The Curse of Monkey Island and Grim Fandango, has been interviewed by our very own SCUMM Bar. The interview is very interesting, and includes lots o' inside information. Here's an example:
I would really like to have gotten a chance to work more on The Magic Box (working title) which was an original adventure game Larry and Jonathan were doing after they finished CMI. I started working on it right after we finished Grim Fandango. It was Randy and Michele from Monkey 4 plus myself doing all the programming, and I really was having a good time working with them on it. But Jonathan ended up leaving, and the project ended up cancelled.
Be sure to read the full interview, and be sure to keep an eye out for a question at the end of the interview submitted by yours truly, which seemed to freak Chris out a bit.
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10 Comments

  • Serge on 04 Aug, 2002, 18:17…
    As mentioned, the MBA question is genius, tel. Poor Chris :)
  • ZeroXcape on 03 Aug, 2002, 10:46…
    Chris knows his stuff. Grim Fandango is the best game ever, no doubt.
  • Scummbuddy on 02 Aug, 2002, 14:50…
    So we now know the secret to the Porcelain joke. That should be the headline. Porcelain Joke Solved
  • Remi O on 02 Aug, 2002, 15:08…
    Look very closely and you might find an easter-egg about the porcelain joke in the interview. ?
  • DasJan on 02 Aug, 2002, 15:18…
    lol
  • Scummbuddy on 02 Aug, 2002, 15:21…
    I don't get it. EDIT. ugg. stupid highlight...
  • scabb on 02 Aug, 2002, 12:30…
    Heh, the SCUMM Bar hasn't even posted this on their news page yet. SUPER-TEL! Although they probably will have done by the time anyone reads this.
  • telarium on 02 Aug, 2002, 12:35…
    It appears on The SCUMM Bar main page for me. Plus, it's on the right side of the Mojo main page under the community site headlines. Sorry, I'm not so super after all. Try the refresh button.
  • QueZTone on 02 Aug, 2002, 12:48…
    actually i had this too, it was on the mojo site but not on scummbar yet...

    now i see it on both though
  • Remi O on 02 Aug, 2002, 12:55…
    Depends on your DNS, since we've moved servers. Some people will probably just see the "We're moving servers" news post on the main page, although the direct link to the interview should work since I uploaded it to both places.