![]() ![]() "That’s something we’d love to do," he says. This suggests a desire to create something that reaches a Grand Theft Auto or Call of Duty level of cultural domination, which Double Fine has never done. "When we finally find that thing that’s both very personal and meaningful to us and appealing to a large, wide commercial audience, we’ll have a chance to really hit that." "We have always tried to take as many turns at bat as possible," he says. Generally they are well-liked, highly personal games that sell pretty well, but are not blockbusters. Over the years, Double Fine has averaged almost one release every year. It's a company with a history of innovation and survival. Schafer has been running San Francisco-based Double Fine Productions for 15 years. ![]() I still feel like, if done well, they can be really successful." "All through high school I liked weird, unusual things. "I like unusual things," says Schafer, sitting on a lounge chair in his cramped, cluttered window office. Fans love his games for their quirkiness, their refusal to wholly embrace the mainstream.īut he shares another, enduring commonality with the Ramones. He attracts and is attracted to people who embrace the unexpected. He has built his career on connecting with people through the slightly offbeat, the curiously unusual. He's lost touch with Lisa, but he still loves the Ramones. Thirty years on, Tim Schafer is one of the most famous game developers in the world. Tim and Lisa make a connection based on their appreciation of the quirky and the unusual. It was the highest ever album sales ranking for a Ramones LP.īoth Lisa and Tim love the sound of the Ramones and, being smart teenagers, they like that their taste sets them apart from the crowd. album sales charts and number 14 in the U.K. In 1980, End of the Century topped out at number 44 on the U.S. ![]() It's an attempt to break into the major league of music sales, the Bruce Springsteen level of success that the Ramones yearned to achieve. While the other kids are listening to Prince, Van Halen and Culture Club, Lisa and Tim are comparing notes on End of the Century, the Ramones' fourth album, released in 1980.įollowing the Ramones' hugely influential 1970s work, which helped to define punk, End of the Century is slightly more mainstream and pop-friendly. They talk about this one thing, because there's no one else at the school who shares their mutual passion. They're not close, but they have an affinity, a particular cultural kink that draws them together. Lisa is a smart, popular student who is mostly seen with the cool kids. Tim normally hangs with the nerds who lurk in the computer club. ![]()
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