Matthew Smith

ross · Post by **ross** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 7:47 pm 0

You may have already seen this (I've no idea how old it is - looks recent-ish) ... but in case you were wondering where Mr Smith is ...

http://www.pmella.freeserve.co.uk/specsite/matts.htm

If I had any idea I was less than 6 miles away ...

mattley · Post by **mattley** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 8:20 pm 0

That really freaked me out.

'cos it's my name too

Quite a few people send me links about him 'cos I've been in IT since 1982 I get asked is this games dude you? which of course it isn't.

WHITAKER · Post by **WHITAKER** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 8:27 pm 0

That interview's at least 2 or 3 years old. Still good though.

mk1 · Post by **mk1** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 8:29 pm 0

I read in an Edge mag a few months back that there was some kind of Italian documentary on Matthew Smith - anyone seen it / got it?

Post by **Muttley** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 8:31 pm 0

I'm confused. Never heard of him. Who is he?

Muttley

mk1 · Post by **mk1** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 8:37 pm 0

Muttley wrote:I'm confused. Never heard of him. Who is he?

Some long haired guy who wrote some great games on 8 bit systems about 20 years ago.

Sounds like someone else we know??

WHITAKER · Post by **WHITAKER** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 8:37 pm 0

Creator of legendary ZX Spectrum games MANIC MINER and JET SET WILLY. Famously lost it and dropped out Syd Barrett-style.

Post by **Muttley** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 8:42 pm 0

WHITAKER wrote:Creator of legendary ZX Spectrum games MANIC MINER and JET SET WILLY. Famously lost it and dropped out Syd Barrett-style.

Ah, gotcha.

Never really played those, was too busy shooting mutant camels up the arse on me c64.

Muttley

triphed · Post by **triphed** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 8:52 pm 0

yeah, it also says in edge that he was on some tv programme once. i found out a while ago that matthew smith comes from wallasey. that's where i live! i've got this horrible feeling that i probably saw him once, but didn't recognise him. that is, if he's never lived anywhere else...

Firefox · Post by **Firefox** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 10:10 pm 0

mattley wrote:That really freaked me out.

'cos it's my name too

Quite a few people send me links about him 'cos I've been in IT since 1982 I get asked is this games dude you? which of course it isn't.

How do we know that you're telling the truth?

mattley · Post by **mattley** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 10:30 pm 0

Firefox wrote:How do we know that you're telling the truth?

What would I have to gain by lying?

and hey, would I lie to you?

....................................

Or is that just what I want you to think

Ely · Post by **Ely** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 10:56 pm 0

This is quite recent, I think Edge mentioned it a few weeks ago ;

http://www.opificiociclope.com/spectrumdiamond.html

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 11:46 pm 0

triphed wrote:yeah, it also says in edge that he was on some tv programme once.

Iain Lee did an interview with him in his bedroom (Smiths bedroom). It was on that 1 hour special (Thumb Candy?) that was a precursor to the Thumb Bandits series. There was a Speccy 48K setup on Smiths portable with Manic Miner loaded on it. The actual interview was quite interesting, Smith is quite a personality.

That 1 hour one-off is the best peice of gaming TV I've ever seen. A sort of condensed history of video games, that remembered not to forget that Europe actually had a hand in its history too.

SimonB · Post by **SimonB** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 10:17 am 0

I don't suppose anyone has a copy on tape they could copy for/lend to me of said 1 hour special?

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 10:27 am 0

I have it on tape. If you send me a blank video I'll do you a copy, but you'll have to cover postage/packaging both ways.