Project Ember Blog: Going Old-School: Designing A Custom Homebrew Retro Video Game Console From Scratch

I am a professional video game developer. Over the last 30 years, I have shipped many games and developed 3D technology and software for various hardware platforms. Even before that, for as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by technology. I wanted to know how things worked. I was always taking my toys apart, tweaking things, constructing Franken toys out of various electronic parts, all total nerd stuff!

One day, my parents got me an Atari 1200XL computer, which I learned to program in BASIC, then using the Macro Assembler. Later, I moved on to the Atari ST, Macintosh, and PC. I also played a lot of games and even tried my hand at programming a few. I have a degree in Electrical Engineering, with a minor in Marine Robotics, but after graduating, I ultimately decided to just write video games for a living!

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