By the new year of 1994, it had grown up... by Graham Nelson | We Heart Quotes

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By the new year of 1994, it had grown up into Inform 4 and could produce games twice as large.

- Graham Nelson

Other quotes by Graham Nelson

Now Being People

If you're setting a game during the Cuban Missile Crisis, look through a library. find out what people were wearing, what other issues were in the news, how houses were furnished, what cars were being driven. Especially include things which now seem foreign.

- Graham Nelson

Months Past Now

I'm rather pleased with the new manuals. I see Inform now as a gauche young adult, having got past the stage of growing out of his shoes every few months.

- Graham Nelson

April End

At the end of April I archived 'Curses' and Inform, and announced them on the newsgroups.

- Graham Nelson

Time

The time has mainly gone on getting Inform into a decent shape for public use. I suppose the plot of 'Curses' makes a sequel conceivable when compared with, say, the plot of 'Hamlet' but none is planned.

- Graham Nelson

Decision End

What I would pay much more attention to are the few points where the player can inadvertently make a career decision. Most players end up back-tracking, though some actually enjoy this.

- Graham Nelson

Open

This means keeping many trails open at once, inevitably requiring a fairly 'parallel' plot. This plot should be discovered rather than announced, so show, don't tell.

- Graham Nelson

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