Mike Perry
@mikemakesgames.com
30 years making games (SimCity, The Sims, FarmVille, others). Still learning, still building, still excited about what's next. Happy to share what I've learned.
Is there a transcript? I can read 10X faster than I can listen 😄
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Is there a transcript? I can read 10X faster than I can listen 😄
Trick or Treat, if just for the soundtrack by Fastway and the 80's "metal is the devil's music" vibe.
September 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Trick or Treat, if just for the soundtrack by Fastway and the 80's "metal is the devil's music" vibe.
I tried to buy tickets to the September basho via the official web site at the moment they went on sale, and it was basically impossible do to. The site was overwhelmed, and by the time I managed to get it to load (after 20 minutes), tickets for all days were sold out.
August 24, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I tried to buy tickets to the September basho via the official web site at the moment they went on sale, and it was basically impossible do to. The site was overwhelmed, and by the time I managed to get it to load (after 20 minutes), tickets for all days were sold out.
Old copies of SimCity for Acorn, Unix, etc. Source code for SimFarm. And an unannounced never-completed licensed console game... ;-)
August 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Old copies of SimCity for Acorn, Unix, etc. Source code for SimFarm. And an unannounced never-completed licensed console game... ;-)
the sims “allowed to go out”
April 22, 2025 at 6:03 AM
the sims “allowed to go out”
Reposted by Mike Perry
Being in the East Bay is a key to understanding why SimCity 2000 looks the way it does
You ever wonder why the terrain in SC2000 is dull brown and dotted with random trees? Because that's what the hills actually look like in Orinda, where the game was made!
You ever wonder why the terrain in SC2000 is dull brown and dotted with random trees? Because that's what the hills actually look like in Orinda, where the game was made!
April 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Being in the East Bay is a key to understanding why SimCity 2000 looks the way it does
You ever wonder why the terrain in SC2000 is dull brown and dotted with random trees? Because that's what the hills actually look like in Orinda, where the game was made!
You ever wonder why the terrain in SC2000 is dull brown and dotted with random trees? Because that's what the hills actually look like in Orinda, where the game was made!