He wrote a computer game at 17 out of nothing! When there were hardly any books about computers or programing. For me that makes him a true legend, perfectly comparable to Linus Torvald.
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Matthew Smith looks kinda sad. You'd expect him to have more sense. Pathetic how he refuses to say how much he made. As if that had any importance nowadays.
Matthew is exactly how I imagined him. I have the impression he lived it up a bit in his youth... the braincells have been eaten away by dozens of pacmen. It was nice to see the man at last though!
This is superb. Thanks so much for sharing this! Wonderful memories of happy times gone by. Poor old Matthew Smith looks like he has fallen on hard times. I wish he'd write another game!
Didn't the Stamper brothers (they of Rare fame) get their start by writing games for Speccy?
baarbear 5 months ago
I want the white Spectrum!
florinthedwarf 8 months ago
Where can I find the full documentary?
Thank you
mirtolas 1 year ago
@mirtolas it's thumb candy. i've sent you a message with a download link.
nodarkthings 11 months ago
That Steven Poole guy reminds me of Harry Enfield's Tim Nice-but-dim.
gnamp 1 year ago
Mathew Smith the legend. I loved my 48k Spectrum.
boydegg 1 year ago
Doctor! He's got that crazy look in his eyes again!
1990chrism 1 year ago
I absolutely loved my rubber keyboard. Ideal for gaming, too.
kmp008 2 years ago
He wrote a computer game at 17 out of nothing! When there were hardly any books about computers or programing. For me that makes him a true legend, perfectly comparable to Linus Torvald.
zurriagazo71 2 years ago 3
The Eccentric Matthew Smith is a GOD "I tried to get a job in a fish gutting factory but I applied at the wrong time of year" LOL
mildredsmittens 4 years ago
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narutojunky23 5 years ago
Matthew Smith looks kinda sad. You'd expect him to have more sense. Pathetic how he refuses to say how much he made. As if that had any importance nowadays.
Probably way too much dope over the years.
radarrider 5 years ago
Matthew is exactly how I imagined him. I have the impression he lived it up a bit in his youth... the braincells have been eaten away by dozens of pacmen. It was nice to see the man at last though!
AtticusStount 5 years ago 2
The Spectrum of course is "back", and so is Matthew Smith, after a "Bobby-Fischer-like" disappearance.
Smiaw 5 years ago
This is superb. Thanks so much for sharing this! Wonderful memories of happy times gone by. Poor old Matthew Smith looks like he has fallen on hard times. I wish he'd write another game!
MarkWillsUK 5 years ago
He did write other games, Scrabble on the Gameboy being one! And he's writing more, including a Miner Willy game and another Speccy game..
nodarkthings 5 years ago