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Gary Carlston - Interview
Broderbund was one of the most important publishers of the 80s and 90s, releasing seminal titles such as Choplifter, Prince of Persia, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, Print Shop, and Myst.
But behind the scenes was a family, a true band of siblings, that proved that business didn't have to be a cutthroat winner-take-all affair.
Gary Carlston, together with his brother Doug and sister Cathy, helped create a legendary company with a legacy like few others.
Gary tells his story from humble beginnings peddling TRS-80 games to local shops to becoming a global powerhouse and, finally, having to call it quits to preserve the family.
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broderbund
https://www.mobygames.com/company/brderbund-software-inc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80
https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,19676/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softalk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Coast_Computer_Faire
https://archive.org/details/softalkv1n03nov1980/page/26/mode/2up
https://www.mobygames.com/company/starcraft-inc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synapse_Software
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Entertainment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_British
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Simulations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius_Software
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts
https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/ken-williams-interview
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4881/personal-preference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_Street_Writer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Sandiego
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lode_Runner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_E._Smith
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Mechner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_International
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimCity
http://www.psytronik.net/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris
https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/don-daglow-interview-part-2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myst
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Force
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_Software_Association
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlassian