Tim, at this point you could make a video about your last trip to the grocery store and people would be excited for it. You're basically a celebrity among gamers, at least ones who care about game development. And especially as someone who's got relatives in the movie industry, I know we'd all love to hear as much as possible about your memorabilia.
Damn, what cool friends to save the mementos for you after you'd already split from Interplay. That's the kind of considerateness we should all strive for in life.
Wow, it's really sad to hear how petty Interplay management were to you after everything you achieved there. It's easy to forget despite the 'dream factory' impression of game developers you get as a child, when looking at all the fun whimsical products they make, they're at heart just companies. With all the hidebound, spiteful middle-management jackasses you encounter everywhere in life. I'd love to see one of these stories every so often to break up the more technical videos. It's always cool to hear stories about your life more generally (I really enjoyed the story of you buying a house). Stay groovy Tim.
The politicking around a foam core board is absolutely boggling. Glad it found its way back to you, though. I'd love to hear more memento stories! A speedrun of smaller, related stories might be the way to go~
It's honestly weird and petty when organizations do this with things they clearly don't even want or care about. I work at a library, and I wanted a book that was weeded (culled from the collection). They were going to throw it into a dumpster, but still made a big deal about letting me take it home, like this was a special situation. Bizarre.
@@bluemooninthedaylight8073 This is the same mentality as when retail stores throw stock out, but then prosecute people for theft for taking it out of the dumpster. There really needs to be a law on the books. Once it's out for disposal, ownership is relinquished. "What about sensitive documents!?" I here you getting ready to cite... Well if they're too sensitive to just give away, but no so important as to keep? They need to be shredded, or destroyed in an unrecoverable away before they go to the trash. So that's you're responsibility. I can guarantee that companies won't do that with stock, or promotional material they're throwing away. Since it would take too much effort, time, and resources to do, it would basically cost money. Also companies should be thanking people for recovering perfectly good things they throw in the trash. Since it reduces the costs of having it picked up and taken to the dump.
Man, Brian really held a grudge against you for standing up for yourself. I’m glad you did though. Firstly, it was the right thing to do. Secondly, you, Jason and Leonard went on to found the most underrated company in all of gaming history.
I don't think there's enough information in the stories as told in this video for you to conclude that it was Brian Fargo keeping foamcore signs or parties from Tim. It might have been, I have no idea.
Fair point to both of you. It’s not fair to the contributions Brian made to the team and company to demonize him for one unfortunate situation. And Tim respectfully never mentioned the name of the producer in this video when discussing these stories, so I wrongfully assumed. Thank you both.
@@_Hofnarr On the other hand, someone at Interplay was definitely being a petty douchebag. If not multiple people in management. They might not be villains per say, but they definitely were being childish.
I'm not normally the type to comment on UA-cam videos, but...my passion for video games has existed since before I can remember and being able to hear stories from the guy who literally thought up my favorite series of all time is a dream come true. It's awesome to hear your stories and call me biased, but you Tim are a great storyteller!
I`m 60 years old and still own an old pc thats just for playing fallouts and xcom.[which i often play when todays gaming world looks like shite.] these games are and were a huge part of my life.....make more videos.
I use foamcore to make terrain for wargaming and to make maps for ttrpgs. So I thought this was going to be a video on fallout terrain for some reason. Forget that normal people use foamcore for other things lol! Now I want to make a fallout inspired gameboard map
Great story, Tim! It would be wonderful to hear about the other Fallout launch parties. And other mementos would be a wonderful launch point for stories!
Tim, I certainly can't speak for everyone, but I think I can at least speak for a lot of us. We love your stories and find them absolutely fascinating.
This was really interesting, and you are a natural storyteller. Its sort of a weird thing too, because their is no intrinsic value beyond a piece of foamboard. What gives these things value is their rooted lore, the stories surrounding them, and often times the hands through which they have passed.
Enjoying your videos no matter what they're about is always a nice addition to my day so yeah, personally I'd love to hear more of these kind of stories. I think they're personal and entertaining. I for one would also love to hear about the fallout 3&4 launch parties, love those games. I can only imagine how interesting it was to meet the people basically continuing your legacy with fallout. Look forward to your next video tim!
This was interesting. Tim', you're a great storyteller to begin with, so getting to hear stories related to these beloved old games makes the stories that much more enjoyable. Yes, please regale us with more stories revolving around the stuff in your room! :)
Lovely story, Tim. Thank you for taking the time to share it. This could be an excellent mini series, telling stories about the things you've collected in and out of the biz'.
Happy to see you storytelling, particularly details behind the studios and happenings behind some of my favourite games! Anything related to Fallout is interesting to hear about; it doesn't need to be the least bit controversial.
To paraphrase Jason Scott from the Internet Archive at GDC 2015: Steal from your office because they're throwing away historical artifacts of a nascent medium.
The story of Fallout is also the story of how Brian Fargo was tremendously jealous of Tim for having created fallout and also later on for quitting and going to do his own thing.
It's weird to me that Jason Anderson works for inXile under Brian, even though it sounds like Brian was a bit of a control freak sometimes. Maybe he's mellowed?
This might not be Brian Fargo. I'm sure lot of people worked in management at interplay. The party could have been anything or anyone. If Tim was out of the company they might be worried about competition schmoozing with the current employees and learning about future plans. There's also a lot of weird copyright related bullshit that can come from swag as well. There also could be some middle management twerp or shareholder that just didn't like him for whatever reason not wanting them to be there. It may or may not be anyone or anything. Hell, in every work place there's always some busy body who will go by the letter of the law when no other member of management cares. He may have just been around the wrong asshole when he was emptying his office.
I love your stories! The part with the publisher representative on the jeep in the pouring rain... hilarious 😂 +1 on more memorabilia story videos! Have a great day Tim!
Bruh that boss sounds like a dingleberry. Makes feel so grateful for my bosses in gaming, everytime I got laid off they let me download all the stuff from work computer for my portfolio. One time they even let me buy some of the equipment for cheap.
Yes Tim PLEASE Tell us more stories like that. Also: maaaann interplay bosses sound terrible. Also also: please tell us how you meet your husband, expecially if its cheesy and romantic I love that stuff!
Amazing storyteller know for amazing stories says they have tons of artifacts with amazing stories tied to them, and asks if we want to hear the amazing stories 😂 Of course!!
Nowadays it is more common to for fast prototyping to come up in discussions, although in some form I believe this practice always existed. One of the things that interests me is how you have seen people to deal with this dilemma when prototyping a new feature (say some inventory system with gui): If too much is put into a prototype, all those shiny lights could cloud testers from seeing issues and, if the prototype is too rough it may well be frown upon. If you find it interesting, I would be glad to hear some of your comments on prototyping and how people deal with throwing away prototypes (do they feel attached to them even if they were “test pieces”)?
Hey Tim, I’d love to hear your thoughts on the weapon design of Fallout! I think the series has a lot of cool guns, and I like how the earlier games even used real gun manufacturer names in the description. Stuff like how the plasma pistol was a Glock, or how the shotguns were Winchester.
I think I heard a story about Fallout 3 release party in some interview, you were talking about weird connection with The Ink Spots, or maybe it wasn't you. In any case keep telling these stories please!
Thanks for this statement! and you have a good way of explaining this stuff! thumbs up! Ohh and games costing more today is not an excuse.....cause customers are like 3 times more than in the past
Imagine seeing a giant fallout picture fly out of a jeep towards you
Catch it and Run Away!😅
Moving violations, moving violations never change...
lol
Imagine seeing it Fallout of a jeep 😇
Tim, at this point you could make a video about your last trip to the grocery store and people would be excited for it.
You're basically a celebrity among gamers, at least ones who care about game development. And especially as someone who's got relatives in the movie industry, I know we'd all love to hear as much as possible about your memorabilia.
Agreed
Damn, what cool friends to save the mementos for you after you'd already split from Interplay. That's the kind of considerateness we should all strive for in life.
Wow, it's really sad to hear how petty Interplay management were to you after everything you achieved there. It's easy to forget despite the 'dream factory' impression of game developers you get as a child, when looking at all the fun whimsical products they make, they're at heart just companies. With all the hidebound, spiteful middle-management jackasses you encounter everywhere in life. I'd love to see one of these stories every so often to break up the more technical videos. It's always cool to hear stories about your life more generally (I really enjoyed the story of you buying a house). Stay groovy Tim.
Interplay in the 90s sounds like what Games Workshop was like a decade ago.
The politicking around a foam core board is absolutely boggling. Glad it found its way back to you, though.
I'd love to hear more memento stories! A speedrun of smaller, related stories might be the way to go~
It's honestly weird and petty when organizations do this with things they clearly don't even want or care about. I work at a library, and I wanted a book that was weeded (culled from the collection). They were going to throw it into a dumpster, but still made a big deal about letting me take it home, like this was a special situation. Bizarre.
@@bluemooninthedaylight8073 This is the same mentality as when retail stores throw stock out, but then prosecute people for theft for taking it out of the dumpster. There really needs to be a law on the books. Once it's out for disposal, ownership is relinquished. "What about sensitive documents!?" I here you getting ready to cite... Well if they're too sensitive to just give away, but no so important as to keep? They need to be shredded, or destroyed in an unrecoverable away before they go to the trash. So that's you're responsibility. I can guarantee that companies won't do that with stock, or promotional material they're throwing away. Since it would take too much effort, time, and resources to do, it would basically cost money.
Also companies should be thanking people for recovering perfectly good things they throw in the trash. Since it reduces the costs of having it picked up and taken to the dump.
@@natsume-hime2473 bro it pains me so much to think how much great promo material was just discarded over the years, when it could've been in my house
Yes, please do videos about ALL your memorabilia and nerd stuff. We love your storytimes. Thanks
Man, Brian really held a grudge against you for standing up for yourself. I’m glad you did though. Firstly, it was the right thing to do. Secondly, you, Jason and Leonard went on to found the most underrated company in all of gaming history.
I don't think there's enough information in the stories as told in this video for you to conclude that it was Brian Fargo keeping foamcore signs or parties from Tim. It might have been, I have no idea.
Remember what Tim says about nuance and not making people from his stories into villains? This is one of those times.
Fair point to both of you. It’s not fair to the contributions Brian made to the team and company to demonize him for one unfortunate situation. And Tim respectfully never mentioned the name of the producer in this video when discussing these stories, so I wrongfully assumed. Thank you both.
@@_Hofnarr On the other hand, someone at Interplay was definitely being a petty douchebag. If not multiple people in management. They might not be villains per say, but they definitely were being childish.
@@valdenn3073 Wasn't his aforementioned boss is Urquhart?
I think there is much more about the story of Fargo vs Tim that Tim hasn't told us yet.
Good to hear Bethesda acknowledges the original designers of Fallout. Were you ever approached by them for at least any kind of consulting role?
I'm not normally the type to comment on UA-cam videos, but...my passion for video games has existed since before I can remember and being able to hear stories from the guy who literally thought up my favorite series of all time is a dream come true. It's awesome to hear your stories and call me biased, but you Tim are a great storyteller!
I`m 60 years old and still own an old pc thats just for playing fallouts and xcom.[which i often play when todays gaming world looks like shite.]
these games are and were a huge part of my life.....make more videos.
I use foamcore to make terrain for wargaming and to make maps for ttrpgs. So I thought this was going to be a video on fallout terrain for some reason. Forget that normal people use foamcore for other things lol! Now I want to make a fallout inspired gameboard map
Great story, Tim! It would be wonderful to hear about the other Fallout launch parties. And other mementos would be a wonderful launch point for stories!
Tim, I certainly can't speak for everyone, but I think I can at least speak for a lot of us. We love your stories and find them absolutely fascinating.
I really enjoy your videos, and this one as well. Of course we'd love to hear more about other memorabilia. You really have a gift of storytelling!
Everyone love the stories behind the chotchkes! Please do more.
of course this is interesting. Most interesting was that guard and boss and your good fellows of yours part.
This was really interesting, and you are a natural storyteller. Its sort of a weird thing too, because their is no intrinsic value beyond a piece of foamboard.
What gives these things value is their rooted lore, the stories surrounding them, and often times the hands through which they have passed.
Enjoying your videos no matter what they're about is always a nice addition to my day so yeah, personally I'd love to hear more of these kind of stories. I think they're personal and entertaining. I for one would also love to hear about the fallout 3&4 launch parties, love those games. I can only imagine how interesting it was to meet the people basically continuing your legacy with fallout. Look forward to your next video tim!
My friend watches you everyday during lunch. Thank you, Timothy. You're a good man. You make his day.
Just have to say it's really cool you love your friend so much you're commenting on this video. You rock.
When I read Momentos, I thought this was gonna be like the Atari coupon and letter that your mother saved. Still a cool memento none the less!
I would love to hear more stories about the things you have on your shelves! It looks like a lot of other viewers want to learn about them as well.
Awesome Tim, I'm glad that you decided to share them, would listen on more! ❤
Would love to hear more stories. I love hearing stories about game development and always have. Just wish I knew people who are just as into as me.
This was interesting. Tim', you're a great storyteller to begin with, so getting to hear stories related to these beloved old games makes the stories that much more enjoyable. Yes, please regale us with more stories revolving around the stuff in your room! :)
This might be my favorite story you've told so far, more context stories !
Thanks for making a channel and sharing stories and wisdom with us
Lovely story, Tim. Thank you for taking the time to share it. This could be an excellent mini series, telling stories about the things you've collected in and out of the biz'.
Loved hearing the context behind it! Definitely keep these up!
Happy to see you storytelling, particularly details behind the studios and happenings behind some of my favourite games! Anything related to Fallout is interesting to hear about; it doesn't need to be the least bit controversial.
Didn't Brian Fargo saw the Fallout Foamcore Board when he came to check if you had the Fallout Source Code on your home PC?
Always interested! Just hearing you speak brightens my day. 😊
definetly tell the stories of the launch parties :D would love to hear em
I was hoping you were gonna say you stole the stamp. That's def something I would've thought of had I had to deal with such a petty boss
Amidst pettiness, true friends always stand out. +1 for more of Tim wrestling giant marketing props in front of the camera.
To paraphrase Jason Scott from the Internet Archive at GDC 2015: Steal from your office because they're throwing away historical artifacts of a nascent medium.
I would appreciate hearing more about GURPS from you
I would watch you talk about pretty much anything, so please talk about all your stuff!!
Please more stories, I love this d:
Love having Tim on UA-cam ngl
would love to see more of your neat game dev memorabilia. thatd be rad
The story of Fallout is also the story of how Brian Fargo was tremendously jealous of Tim for having created fallout and also later on for quitting and going to do his own thing.
It's weird to me that Jason Anderson works for inXile under Brian, even though it sounds like Brian was a bit of a control freak sometimes. Maybe he's mellowed?
Don't write bs, Brian Fargo is brilliant in many ways and he made it possible for Fallout 1-2 to be created.
This might not be Brian Fargo. I'm sure lot of people worked in management at interplay. The party could have been anything or anyone. If Tim was out of the company they might be worried about competition schmoozing with the current employees and learning about future plans. There's also a lot of weird copyright related bullshit that can come from swag as well.
There also could be some middle management twerp or shareholder that just didn't like him for whatever reason not wanting them to be there. It may or may not be anyone or anything. Hell, in every work place there's always some busy body who will go by the letter of the law when no other member of management cares. He may have just been around the wrong asshole when he was emptying his office.
glad you got away from interplay...jeez
Keep the stories coming please Tim
awesome stories, please do more of these
That must've been the VP of Butthurt at Interplay.
Hey Tim, always liked the Classic fallout Games. Best Wishes
I humbly request more stories about your stuff! :)
Definitely tell the stories. Although tbf you could read a phone book and make it seem interesting
FO3 and 4 ship part stories sounds great!!!
I love your stories! The part with the publisher representative on the jeep in the pouring rain... hilarious 😂
+1 on more memorabilia story videos!
Have a great day Tim!
Moar foam core lore! (please!)
Absolutely we want more of these! Sad to hear how petty people can be about things though.
Please share more stories Tim!
Time you know damn well we all interested in them stories
I'm about to watch every video on this channel. Also "Sorry that code is property of Interplay.".
Bruh that boss sounds like a dingleberry. Makes feel so grateful for my bosses in gaming, everytime I got laid off they let me download all the stuff from work computer for my portfolio. One time they even let me buy some of the equipment for cheap.
Awesome video. Your stories are always fascinating, i dont care what you talk about.
Id be down for anything you want to tell us Tim, showing off all your cool memorabilia stuff would be awesome!
the foamcore pettiness is hilariously sad
Thank you for this video, I automatically liked it because I was one of the many asking about your background collections :D
Yes Tim PLEASE Tell us more stories like that.
Also: maaaann interplay bosses sound terrible.
Also also: please tell us how you meet your husband, expecially if its cheesy and romantic I love that stuff!
Very interesting, looking forward to more.
Please do more stories :) this was a great video
Love these stories!!
Amazing storyteller know for amazing stories says they have tons of artifacts with amazing stories tied to them, and asks if we want to hear the amazing stories 😂 Of course!!
Sir, I will gladly listen to any story you have to share. Please, continue.
I own a Camry and the perfectly described its vibe. It's nice but we still need money.
Nowadays it is more common to for fast prototyping to come up in discussions, although in some form I believe this practice always existed.
One of the things that interests me is how you have seen people to deal with this dilemma when prototyping a new feature (say some inventory system with gui): If too much is put into a prototype, all those shiny lights could cloud testers from seeing issues and, if the prototype is too rough it may well be frown upon. If you find it interesting, I would be glad to hear some of your comments on prototyping and how people deal with throwing away prototypes (do they feel attached to them even if they were “test pieces”)?
Would love to hear about the Fallout 3 & 4 ship parties!
I am going to watch all of these. Thank you very much
Thats why you need friends with Rogue skills 😁
More of these please! I can't believe you were banned from the fallout 2 launch party.
"You only move twice"
Consider me interested. Very fun video, Tim.
Good morning Tim 🙂
Please make more of these
Oh, and start a playlist
Thanks to have made fallout Monsieur
Yes more stories please!
Cool story! Thanks for sharing!
Fargo threatening you over that foam board is so damn petty...... it's sad.
I didn't say it was Fargo.
@@CainOnGames oh ok
Hey Tim, I’d love to hear your thoughts on the weapon design of Fallout! I think the series has a lot of cool guns, and I like how the earlier games even used real gun manufacturer names in the description. Stuff like how the plasma pistol was a Glock, or how the shotguns were Winchester.
Yes! More Tchotchke Tales!
You kidding? Of course I wanna know those stories!
Also, talk more about GURPS! I don't know about what, just talk about it! Let's geek out a bit! :D
More videos!
Those stories are interesting :)
Your aforementioned old boss here is Urquhart?
Hey, the board is as old as me :D
Moar!!! I want moar stories!
What happened to the clay molds for characters from the OG Fallout's.
oh Tim, nothing would interest me more than
Really? Security to stop you from the Fallout 2 party? What a baby...
Please do more !
This was super interesting!
Definitely interested!
Now please tell us about the Vampire woodcore board
I'm definitely curious to know what books you have on your shelves.
100k subscriber shelf tour
Yes, this was interesting. More, please :)
I think I heard a story about Fallout 3 release party in some interview, you were talking about weird connection with The Ink Spots, or maybe it wasn't you. In any case keep telling these stories please!
Thanks for this statement! and you have a good way of explaining this stuff! thumbs up!
Ohh and games costing more today is not an excuse.....cause customers are like 3 times more than in the past