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Re: some sad news to report It's always sad when we lose another member of the community. We are a tight-knit group, and any loss is going to be felt for a long time. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=335871#p335871 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: some sad news to report Oh man. I certainly did not expect that to happen. may he rest in peace. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=335868#p335868 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: some sad news to report [[wow]], this one's gonna be hard to swallow. I knew the guy, worked with the guy, had more than my fair share of conversations with him; we shared a love for broadcasting and he allowed me a place on his shoutcast servers when others said I didn't have what it took. His voice was meant for the radio; I'll surely miss him. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=335866#p335866 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: some sad news to report Oh my gosh, toonhead, we've lost a another great person here. May he rest in peace. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=335862#p335862 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: some sad news to report I don't know him at all, but I heard PG13 mentioned his name. May he rest in peace URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=335856#p335856 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report Hi.Well sorry for bringing back an old topic but I just found out about this today. Rip Thomas Ward!I didn't know him very well, but we talked a few times about star trek, and one time got into discussing action figures. He had mentioned to me that he had a whole bunch of action figures from the seventies and eighties which was really cool. I wish I had known him better he was a great developer.It sounds like he had his share of problems but don't we all.I played tomb hunter a lot, in fact I remember checking the site every week to see if there was a new beta of tomb hunter posted. Final conflict was awesome too I used to play that one for hours. I wish I had held onto those games.I didn't know he was a guitarist, that's very interesting.It feels like we're losing great developers Jim Kitchen and now Thomas Ward. I'm starting to realize how short life is. I really need to start making games before it's too lat e for me too.I was very sad to see that his website is gone and they want crazy prices to sell it. I think it would be good to keep his site up to honor his memory. Whatever company owns the site and took it down are heartless.Well goodbye Thomas Ward you will definitely be missed! URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=309779#p309779 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report Ward, you will be greatly missed. I went ahead and posted this on the developers list at USA Games. Ward was a great mentor, often explaining programming concepts to me that I was finding hard to grasp.He was also the person I would talk to about Linux and when ever I consider developing apps and whatnot cross-platform, he is the first one I think of when I wish to get something tested on Linux.I never had any arguments with him that I can remember and he was also very active in some of the discussions we would have on how to do certain things when making games or apps.Does anyone know what will happen to the USA Games email lists? URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=254527#p254527 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report If you ever played Star Trek: Final Conflict or any of the beta releases of Mysteries of the Ancients, which we generally referred to as MOTA, those were Thomas' work. Unfortunately he obviously won't be able to finish MOTA or the new Star Trek title he wanted to write. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=254454#p254454 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report Hey,I didn't know him personally as well and I think I didn't played any games from him, but I always respected him and his status...Hope he rests in peacegamefighter URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=254370#p254370 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report Yup. He and I used to get into long FB discussions about rock music and the inconsistencies and absurdities of religion on a regular basis. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=253866#p253866 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report Yup. He and I used to get into long FB discussions about rock music and the inconsistencies and absurdities of religion on a regular basis. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=253867#p253867 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report Hi this is very sad to hear I used to play all of the mota betas that he made and I still have the beta 22 and the other monti betas. 38 is to yung as I'm 37 and a guitarist my selph. I remember that post when he played through mota beta 16 and he played some rock music in the background. Sometimes I would ask him for help when I would play the betas and he always seemed friendly and we shared sound effects together. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=253651#p253651 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report Can't say I knew him too well outside this forum, but I liked what I found here. This is indeed very sad and I can only agree, 38 is way too Young.Rest in Peace, Ward... URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=253249#p253249 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report Hello. That is really sad message. I didn't him personally, but his games were great. Vojta. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=253073#p253073 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report Yup, and as has been said before way too young. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252894#p252894 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report [[wow]]. This is very sad to hear. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252891#p252891 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report @Aprone, I don't know about Tom's qualifications. I do know he had done a lot of investigation concerning programming, and I agree, I was surprised myself when I found out he was only five years older than I am (I thought of him in his fourties too). I won't make excuses, Tom was not always an easy person to get on with, especially in matters concerning programming and technology. Perhaps it is because he felt he did not recieve respect over his knolidge and abilities elsewhere in his life, perhaps he was defensive over insults I don't know (I recall the arguement I had with him regarding Windows xp).One thing I will say though, is Tom Was always prepared to admit when he'd been wrong, or to calm down after an arguement. He was never someone who tended to bare a grudge, albeit he could be acerbic, and perhaps even arrogant at times, however he was never cruel, petty or actively unfare. Personally I remember him most as the person who wo uld always have chats on any subject no matter what, on the audeasy list his monthly post counts (post counts kept by the late Jim Kitchin), were always vying with mine for numbers, indeed a monthly ritual on list was a little light dyssing between Tom and I over who had more posts .Personally, I'd want people when I die to remember me as I am, and hay, i make no bones about being perfect, a long way from it, and wouldn't want people to start sanctifying me postumously anymore than I'd want vilifying. I'm me, and that's how I'd want people to think of me, and I'm pretty sure Tom would think the same. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252761#p252761 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report Bryan I was around for that, or at least I was around for one of those. From what I hear, there was more than 1 melt down over the years.As a developer, I can understand melt downs, ROFL! URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252760#p252760 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report True Aprone. Then there was that lovely time, although you probably weren't around, when Tom finally got fed up with the legal issues he kept running into with Montezuma/MOTA and some blind gamers' stubborn refusal to allow him the leeway to make some changes to the project, both for legal and personal reasons, and he lashed out on list. To be fair he did eventually recognize that mistake after he'd calmed down. I for one had lots of chats with him on Facebook about a lot of different topics. Sometimes when I'd post a fragment of lyric from a rock song he was familiar with we'd get into long chats about the particular bannd or about Rock music in general. Being a guitarist myself, albeit not a very good one, I always liked the fact that Tom was one as well. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252749#p252749 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report True Aprone. Then there was that lovely time, although you probably weren't around, when Tom finally got fed up with the legal issues he kept running into with Montezuma/MOTA and some blind gamers' stubborn refusal to allow him theleeway to make some changed to the project and lashed out on list. To be fair he did eventually recognize that mistake after he'd calmed down. I for one had lots of chats with him on Facebook about a lot of different topics. Sometimes when I'd post a fragment of lyric from a rock song he was familiar with we'd get into long chats about the particular bannd or about Rock music in general. Being a guitarist myself, albeit not a very good one, I always liked the fact that Tom was one as well. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252749#p252749 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report Dark I really enjoyed your post! This paints a very different picture of Tom than I had ever seen, and that's a good thing. That is the type of description you hope to hear about someone when they pass, because it helps you understand more about the guy and who he was.I never got to see this brighter side of Thomas, probably just because we clashed heads almost immediately. When I showed up on the audio games scene, he took actual offense to the techniques I used when making my games. We had multiple off-list arguments, when he'd go out of his way to send me insulting/condescending rants. Haha! I know I'm walking a fine line saying anything that seems so negative, given the current situation, but talking about the small dark spots still helps people understand who he was as a person. When I die, there are going to be quite a few co-workers who saw me as nothing but a jerk who wouldn't give them the time of day. bsp; I've led a few programming teams who would probably pee on my grave too! Reading Thomas' obituary was so surprising to me mostly due to his age and education actually. When he was hammering me for doing things differently than he wanted, there were times he threw age and education up as reasons why his views were superior to mine. Without going into specifics, he presented himself to me as being much older than he really was. I'm only 4 years younger than him as it turns out, but went all of this time thinking he was somewhere in his late 40s. I was "almost young enough to be his kid", so I had a lot to learn about how things are done. He also claimed to have university degrees at the master's level, which I guess he didn't get during 2 years of community college. Knowing what degrees I have he was willing to say that if I had the degrees he has, my views might be worth as much as his. Basically I only got to see the "Internet Thomas", who was running on the anonymity of the internet to puff himself up.Now again, I know I'm on thin ice here, and I'm not meaning to upset anyone. For years it hasn't been a secret that I didn't like Thomas very much, and believe me I had good reasons for feeling that way. What I am enjoying, and the reason I've shared a bit about his darker alter-ego, is to contrast who he "really" was. The world sucks when you run into bad people, and any time you find out that one of those bad people is actually good, it brightens everything. I finally get to read about this person and see him in a whole new light! It's a shame it happens only after he is gone, but isn't that always how it works out? So Dark, I once again thank you for your insightful post. When my co-workers start peeing on my grave, hopefully someone will explain to them the real me with as much success as you've done with Thomas above. I guess that's all I can hope for. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252706#p252706 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report I am very sad to see Tom's passing.38 is far too young, and while Tom might have irritated me at times, he certainly deserved to enjoy a longer life and a happier one as well.The Audyssey list will feel strange without his presence.@Dark, amazing post, it helps me understand Tom so much more.@Aprone, thanks for your honesty, though people try to focus on the good after someone's death, knowing the good and bad about a person help us more fully understand them.Everyone has good and bad parts about them, and knowing both makes people feel more human and connected to me.And that makes me feel even more sorry at their passing. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252721#p252721 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report Dark I really enjoyed your post! This paints a very different picture of Tom than I had ever seen, and that's a good thing. This is the type of description you hope to hear about someone when they pass, because it helps you understand more about the guy and who he was.I never got to see this brighter side of Thomas, probably just because we clashed heads almost immediately. When I showed up on the audio games scene, he took actual offense to the techniques I used when making my games. We had multiple off-list arguments, when he'd go out of his way to send me insulting/condescending rants. Haha! I know I'm walking a fine line saying anything that seems so negative, given the current situation, but talking about the small dark spots still helps people understand who he was as a person. When I die, there are going to be quite a few co-workers who saw me as nothing but a jerk who wouldn't give them the time of day. bsp; I've led a few programming teams who would probably pee on my grave too! Reading Thomas' obituary was so surprising to me mostly due to his age and education actually. When he was hammering me for doing things differently than he wanted, there were times he threw age and education up as reasons why his views were superior to mine. Without going into specifics, he presented himself to me as being much older than he really was. I'm only 4 years younger than him as it turns out, but went all of this time thinking he was somewhere in his late 40s. I was "almost young enough to be his kid", so I had a lot to learn about how things are done. He also claimed to have university degrees at the master's level, which I guess he didn't get during 2 years of community college. Knowing what degrees I have he was willing to say that if I had the degrees he has, my views might be worth as much as his. Basically I only got to see the "Internet Thomas", who was running on the anonymity of the internet to puff himself up.Now again, I know I'm on thin ice here, and I'm not meaning to upset anyone. For years it hasn't been a secret that I didn't like Thomas very much, and believe me I had good reasons for feeling that way. What I am enjoying, and the reason I've shared a bit about his darker alter-ego, is to contrast who he "really" was. The world sucks when you run into bad people, and any time you find out that one of those bad people is actually good, it brightens everything. I finally get to read about this person and see him in a whole new light! It's a shame it happens only after he is gone, but isn't that always how it works out? So Dark, I once again thank you for your insightful post. When my co-workers start peeing on my grave, hopefully someone will explain to them the real me with as much success as you've done with Thomas above. I guess that's all I can hope for. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252706#p252706 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report @Aprone, I think to a large extent developers often get seen for their games or other development work, rather than as people. To a lot of people Tom Ward will be the guy who took over race way and montizuma's revenge orders from alchemy and who hosted a lot of old games like the pb and DanZ titles on his site. He however did a lot more than that ust like everyone. First in his development work, always had a great understanding of game mechanics having owned virtually every games console and computer going from several old Atari machines, a nes, snes, Sega MEgadrive (genesis), going right up to an Xbox, gameboy advanced, Ps3 and several modern machines (if his wife threw these things out this is sad indeed!), He played these often with sighted assistance or along with his son, sinse he lost his site early on and found himself unable to play many more modern games. His understanding of game mechanics and what made a good game was always exceptional, whether talking about arcade titles back in the Atari days or modern fps, which is one reason I was always a little sad that he never quite got to the position where he made as many games as he desired. Outside of games though he had a lot of interests. he was a keen scifi buff and a life long Trecky, indeed he'd read a hole lot of expanded universe fiction, one reason why his first game was startrek final conflict, a slightly more modern adaptation of Trek 2000 from Gma games with next gen sounds and uptodate ship mechanics. He was also a huge starwars fan (I'm sorry I never heard his opinion on the new film). He read a lot of sf and horror, but was in general less of a fantasy nut, indeed as I said I just finished Phantoms by Dean Koontz which was a book Tom recommended, he was also into steven King and John Saul. one other major thing about Tom, is that he loved stuff that was going on. if people check the monthly topics, you'll find many c ontributions by tom about Christmas, halloween, and other public occasions in his town, festivities which he enjoyed a lot, especially sinse he could share them with his son. We also had some quite entertaining discussions of English vs American food and word choices (information I'm finding very useful myself at the moment given I'm marrying an American).Tom himself did not have an easy life, and not just because he died so young. he met his wife rather early and they fell in love without being exactly friends. Tom always had a keen interest and knolidge of science and rationalism, while his wife and her family were very much right wing, ultra religious christians (he once told me his wife's relatives objected when he referd to "deviled eggs" at a picknick). This created major problems for his relationship, for example I know they argued about his Son's schooling, sinse where Tom wanted him to have a secula education, Tom's wife wanted his son to go to an ultra religious school and Tom found it highly difficult when for example his son told him that at school they'd learned scientists lied about the existance of dinosaurs. This gave Tom a somewhat Jaundiced view of religion, particularly because where he was inclined to a more natural position, believing in things like process theology, his wife and her relatives wouldn't accept anything but strict adherence to their belief system. (one reason I was so annoyed it said "tom Attended several churches" in his obituary). Tom did campaign against religiously intolerant legislation, for example some laws that were passed in the states which made it very hard for homosexuals to get jobs, and I know he counted himself a rationalist, and somewhere between an agnostic and a complete atheist, although he admited himself that this was mostly due to his less than ideal contact with his wife's christian relations. He a lso had a facial problem which made it extremely difficult for his speaking voice to be heard, and this, combined with the fact that in his town there really wasn't much by way of activity beyond church related things made circumstances rather difficult. On list, and on the forum Tom was always a nice guy, but undoubtedly was a very human man, occasionally prone to fits of annoyence, even in his moderating. However one thing I always respected very much about Tom is he was very prepared to admit when he'd spoken out of anger, and was a man who was fully aware of his own imperfections, which is something that very few people can do. Personally, I counted Tom as a friend, someone who I'd known very well for the 10 years I've been in the audiogames community. I conversed with him on this forum, on the audeasy mailing list and occasionally by private e-mail on a dayly basis, I even beta tested and discussed having a friend of mine voice act for one of h is games. Over the last few monthly topics, I've very much missed seeing Tom's updates, likewise I don't think the audeasy list will ever be the same with
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Re: Some sad news to report [[wow]] this really sucks.Tom had an idea of making mainstream games more accessable.final conflict2 and a few other games were due for release at some point he also took on everyone elses dead projects, dan z and a few other things, Though he hasn't been that active he has been one of the most open devs I know even after the james north desaster.Sadly well yeah.We do know he had some family issues, and to be honest bar the little snippits we had with him on the games list we barely knew the guy.I do wander what will happen to all those that have ordered stuff that he took over and preordered stuff he took over.I guess that is life, final conflict was really good, Though he had only 1 actual game one of his dreams was a linux distro in fact he swore by linux as a primary os something that only a couple friends actually swear buy.We all use windows of some sort most of us anyway.Well I do hope he is enjoying cilican heaven or something that really sucks.I was closer to tom in one way as I was briefly a tester for final conflict1 and in fact this really was the reason I got into trek related junket for games.The only thing I regret is I will never see what else he has to offer.For the record all we know about his wife is she chucked out all his computer junk.Mum threatens that she will chuck out junk she does that to dad but nothing happens with it all though we have chucked a lot of junk we still have a lot. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252620#p252620 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report [[wow]], 38? that's too young to die. you will be missed, Thomas. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252619#p252619 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report [[wow]]! This is shocking, especially so soon after we lost another great gamer and person in Jim Kitchen. I'm glad I checked the news here as I can never get facebook to work right for me so don't go on much. I still have most of his games he had released and play them. I hope someone in the family keeps his site up or someone here hosts his games as they should not be lost. I didn't know him personally, but I have read many of his posts on the forums here and he seemed kind, informative and willing to help/discuss a lot of different topics. I'm guessing the funeral might be done, but was there a place we could send cards or something, anyone know? Keep the family in your prayers of whatever religion you follow and wish Tom eternal peace and rest. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252607#p252607 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report R.I.P Tom. I never knew Tom personally, but he was always such an inspiring person. No matter what people said about him, he always continued to inspire other blind people (such as myself). He will forever be missed. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252578#p252578 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report RIP, Tom. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252567#p252567 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report He was there for a lot of us personally. He and I have been FB friends for several years and he used to comment on a lotof my statuses. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252540#p252540 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report He was there for a lot of us personally. He and I have been FB friends for several years andhe used to comment on a lotof my statuses. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252540#p252540 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report I don't want to sound like I'm speaking ill of the dead, but Thomas' death is surprising to me in more ways than it just being unexpected. Reading through everything that has been posted about him lately, I apparently didn't know the man at all. It feels like everyone is talking about some other guy, who happens to have the same name.The good thing about this is that the "real" Thomas seems to have had a positive impact on many here in the audio games community. That is a very good thing, and clearly he will be both remembered and missed. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252539#p252539 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report I don't want to sound like I'm speaking ill of the dead, but Thomas' death is surprising to me in more ways than it just being unexpected. Reading through everything that has been posted about him lately, I apparently didn't know the guy at all. It feels like everyone is talking about some other guy, who happens to have the same name.The good thing about this is that the "real" Thomas seems to have had a positive impact on many here in the audio games community. That is a very good thing, and clearly he will be both remembered and missed. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252539#p252539 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report Yup, and a few people over on Audyssey are already asking what's going to happen to his games. One is evenseeming to imply that his wife murdered him and that he has no loving family to grieve his passing when in fact he does. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252533#p252533 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report I will post the important points of his passing. Thomas Ward, age 38, of Millersburg, Ohio passed away Monday, February 8th, 2016 at Pomerene Hospital, Millersburg, Ohio following a brief illness. Thomas was born January 15th, 1978 in Wooster, Ohio In 1985 USA Games president and founder, Thomas Ward, discovered he had an eye disease called Optic Atrophy. Over the following years the disease damaged his optic nerves leaving Thomas blinded for life. However, prier to losing his vision he had time to enjoy many classic video games including such titlesas: Packman, Space Invaders, Double Dragon, Star Wars, Tomb Raider, and more. He dreamed one day to make his own games he himself could play even thoughhe was blind.In the fall of 1997 Thomas Ward entered college at Wright State University located in Dayton Ohio. While at Wright State Thomas began taking courses incomputer science. Two of his favorite fields were software design and computer network administration. He knew almost from the beginning he wanted to designsoftware made for people with blindness and other physical disabilities.In the spring of 2004 Thomas ward founded USA Games Entertainment. A privately owned online game company dedicated to making audio games for the blind andlow vision driven by sound rather than graphics. His first accessible audio game for Microsoft Windows was Final Conflict, and soon many more were in productionas wellIn the spring of 2006 USA Games took over production of Alchemy Game Studios’ Montezuma’s Revenge and Raceway projects.Both projects have increased interestin USA Games’s products, and have been updated with new features, sound effects, ideas, and have been made better than before.In addition to games USA Games founder, Thomas Ward, has been active in the testing, research, and development of open source accessibility technologiesfor FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. His web site:USA Games Interactivehttp://www.usagamesinteractive.com/ URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252529#p252529 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report He will be missed without a doudt. There isn't anything I can say without repeting what others have said. I thought about grabbing what I can from USAgames to save in my memorys of tom folder. The more I think about it, the more I wish he didn't... I have heard the he was ill and might recover on the audyssey list, but I don't check that list as much as I should and now I see this post. He will be missed. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252522#p252522 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report totaly shocking. like it was said earlier, his tone while talking here or elsewhere was always so nice and his atitude so helpful that even without any personal contact, I feel sad. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252521#p252521 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report RIP Thomas Ward.I never knew Thomas personally, but I found him to be a great contributer to this forum, and to the VI community in general. It's really sad to hear of his passing, and I too only heard about this recently. I was on facebook today when I heard the news, and it completely shocked me. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252514#p252514 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report This is really shocking and very sad news...I didn't know Tom personally, but have always respected all his great work regarding to audiogames and other projects he have worked on. His tone on mailinglists and here on the forum was always nice and very friendly, and he was really good at explaining stuff, and helped where he could. R.I.P. I don't remember how old he was, but he have had a too short life for sure. I think he was like 46 or maybe younger. I'm still shocked... URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252508#p252508 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report When he passed away, how old is he? URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252502#p252502 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report This is aweful news. I first met tom in 2005, indeed he was I think one of the first people to greet me on the audeasy list. Sinse he moderated that list for years and was in some way my opposite number, he and I had a lot of contact over games, on list, and on this forum whether chatting about games, debating religion or politics, or just generally having enetertaining chats, I even beta tested for him at one point. I'm highly shocked, I knew Tom well, indeed I was looking forward to his recovery sinse I really wanted to share the news about my own engagement with him as the subject of relationships and mariage was one we had previously discussed. Unfortunately, while Tom's presence as a moderator and contributing member of the community is undoubtedly true, game wise he never seemed to get things where he wanted them. He took on a couple of projects from JAmes North of Alchemy games, which he felt he had to finish even without enthusiasm for them, he also hosted many older titles like the Pb games such as Tarzan junior. IN 2009 he did produce montizuma's return, an adaptation of the earlier 1980's games Montizuma's revenge, but due to a very greedy developing company objecting to the name and sending him a cease and decist letter the game needed to be removed from circulation, and though some betas of a 2d platformer were produced I don't think he ever showed up with them. It is sad, I always felt Tom had the design, the understanding and the concept to produce great games however due to medical problems and I think issues with his wife and son they never came about. Still, he will be very much hissed as a moderator, an active community member, a developer who could hold in depth discussions and an all around nice guy. @Ishen, please do not spread rumours. it is true Tom divorced his wife and she got custody of his son, however no affair was mentioned. Also, it is not good to spread tal es about "his wife murdering him or about him having a mental illness. Please show respect for Tom's memory without slinging this sort of mud around. I know your attempting to express your anger at the situation, but please do so without voicing rumours or mudslinging, that's the last thing Tom would've wanted. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252487#p252487 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report Hi I know him. He was such a gem teacher, moderater, developer, role model, and everything for me. illness is an excuse for him. I know little bit about him. his wife had an affair with other person since 2012 then they got a divorce with very pain and other relations were closed with his wife. The court allowed him that he can meet his boy but cannot live with him. He is suffering from mental illness. but he did not lost his hope. O my god! Good reincarnation soon for him. ThanksIshan URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252484#p252484 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report Bryan, could you share that link here please? I'd like to view it myself too. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252474#p252474 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report I don't know this developer. Which Audio games had he made? URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=252471#p252471 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report. Hi,This is very sad to read! I didn't know jim at all, just played some of his games from time to time, anyway I have respect for the work he dit and for the things I've read about his character here in this topic. Anyway, it is hurtful to read that jim is not with us anymore and I wish all the best for his family and much, much energy in those hard times!Sorry for my englishR.I.P jim! I hope you feel better where you are now! URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=234531#p234531 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report. Amended message.First of all, I give my condolences. Bearing the death of someone is no easy feet and I wish those who have known Jim that they will be able to remember him in the best way possible. Think of the good times only, laugh, smile, cry. It will be good for you trust me. I know things like this are easier said than done but you will feel the thrill of resisting letting the grief ddraw you down. Take time, indeed grief doesn't go away in the blink of an eye. Remember we're all behind you. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=232710#p232710 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report. Hi,First of all I give my condolences. Second of all people, remember what he did, and try to take lessons from what he did. Indeed as humans we can only learn from each other. I enjoyed Jim's games, especially truck.Best regards,Thunderfist. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=232709#p232709 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report. I have never known such a wonderful person and I doubt I ever will again. I only knew Jim for a few months, but we were friends all the same. Great friends like him are hard to find these days and I consider it an honor to have had the pleasure to know someone so wonderful. I wish I could say more, but words fail me URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=228780#p228780 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report. hellothis is very very sadnow no releases from jim!we cant play his new games, just his old games with grief are existsJim left us, but his memory will remain for everbe rest and peace, Jim URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=228449#p228449 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report. [[wow]], this is sad news.I have played all of your games and will miss you greatly. It always sadins me to lose a developer, especially one we have known for over 20 years. Thank you for all you have done for our community. You will always be remembered, and have a place in our hearts. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=228123#p228123 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report. Dark. I wish there was a way to share this post on facebook. I think your tribute was the best Ive seen so far, that obit from the newspaper was almost as meaningless as possible. Your tribute should have been the official obit. Thanks for writing such a heart-felt post about a great man who weve lost. The only thing I want to remind people is that Jim did all of this from his heart. He never asked for money and never charged for any of his games. I wonder how many people actually donated any funds to him for all of his great work. Again a great tribute about someone we all have grown to love. Even up until his last game the Pizza Delivery, another great example of a fun goofy game. R.I.P. Jim! URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=228076#p228076 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report. I played many of your titles Jim, and i will miss your new releases. Rest in peace and I will miss you. I will keep you alive in my heart. Condolences to your family and friends. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=227822#p227822 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report. [[wow]], +1. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=227194#p227194 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report. Hello. This is very sad message. I really like your games Jim. You are missing us. Rest in peace. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=227195#p227195 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report. Hello all, I learned the death of kitchensinc and do something.I tested all his creation and its games were funny ground humor and really pleasant.For me kitchensinc did not die, it is only passed to the other dimension. He will be missed me.Thank you for having made apprône for omage in swamps, when I saw the hammer kitchensinc I tilter and learned his death. If you hear the top my friend, thank you for all your game There will always be fun as you said so well and for your memory so that it will not disparesse in nature URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=227315#p227315 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report. RIP Jim. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=227029#p227029 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report. Rest in peace. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=227043#p227043 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report. Thats very sad to hear.Rest in Peace, Jim.Thoughts and condolences to family and friends. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=227048#p227048 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report. RIP Jim loved your games man, you will be missed. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=227159#p227159 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report. Dark wrote:Jim Kitchin, a tribute On the second of August this year, James H Kitchin, more commonly known as Jim Kitchin passed away at the age of 58. Jim has been a major contributor to the world of accessible games for over twenty years, from the old Dos days to the more modern Windows, indeed often the first advice someone is given if they have trouble running older games on a modern machine is Try Jims games Jim has written more accessible games than any other developer, and Jims work has covered a wide variety of gaming genres, all available for free, and all with quirky sound affects, random humour and a sense of fun. Jims games also featured the chance for different people to get involved. Many of his games could be played between different players at the same machine, and several groups still exist who regularly play Jims games using skype or other chat software, as well as friends and family who sit down to play games together. Jims games also featured some of the most major opportunities for none players to contribute, whether the over 350 Golf Courses created to be played in his Golf game, or the many question sets for his Trivia, or monopoly board configurations.Jim was a major contributer to the audeasy discussion list, where his sense of fun and humour and his willingness to be helpful to anyone from tech novices to advanced programmers always made him stand out, not to mention his regular babble reports of on list activity and his amusing taglines. Outside the world of gaming, Jim was the vice chairman of the Geauga metropolitan housing commission, and was the beloved friend and companion of MArcie Brown who passed away herself in 2009. Jim is survived by his Brother Glen and his sister Cindy, as well as his mother, and our best wishes and sympathies are with them and everyone who was closest to Jim at this sad tim e. Whether you ever new Jim, or just played one of his games, one thing that nobody can deny is that through his astounding work, energetic personality and persistant good humour, Jim has touched the lives of hundreds of people across the world, and leaves behind him an amazing legacy that will still be giving people challenges, entertainment and hours of pleasure for years to come. To read his formal Obituary, and leave any thoughts or good wishes, please see This topic, kindly posted by Phil. And of course if youve never played Jims games, well he might still be able to surprise, shock and delight you! sinse as he often said, he makes games that are %100 funner to play!This is a lengthy tribute, thanks for reading:I had to edit the quoted message a bit. Would not let me send lol, my tribute is probably too long, but theirs so much to say about ji m, and I knew him very well.That was a beautiful tribute to a warm and funny man, thats why I quoted the tribute. I knew Jim for over 20 years, he was a dear friend of mine, and he will be sorely missed. I never got the chance to meet him in person. We had always planned on meeting up, but it never happened. His games were all amazing. Ill always remember he jokingly refered to his games as fastfood games, the idea being you could pop in, play one of his simple but powerful games with ease, and pop out. He always tried to design games so they werent complex to learn, and all could play, without having to read a book so to speak to learn how to play the game. I along with many others helped him come up with new ideas for games, and suggested features as well. I used to help beta test a lot of his games, as they progressed to full release. His puppy1 game is probably my favorite one. I told him for ye ars I had always wanted an airplane game, I love flying. One day I looked on the site, and their it was, I nearly cried. I called him, and thanked him for making it, and I gave him some ideas for version 2. Theirs other airplane games out their, but you almost have to be a pilet, or have a great deal of understanding of actual flying to play.Remember his old bop-it game from the mid 90s? I wanted a bop-it game for the computer, because I already had the original hardware game, he thought it was a good idea and went for it. I vividly remember giving him the music that was used in the game, its the south park theme music lol. I also contributed to the original trucker game by sending him yes a wav file of Willy Nelsons on the road again using dialup internet at the time..A few times I was down on my luck, and he was their for me. When I didnt have online access one time, and I was inbetween jobs, he sent me a cd of all his games, and new voices to use to play them, Ill always remember that. We spent a lot of time on the phone over the years, and we shared a lot of personal experiences and went through a lot of changes, together, and we talked about all that as it was happening. I just heard about this yesterday. I would be more than willing to pay for the flowers, and anything else thats needed. he
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Re: Some sad news to report. Jim Kitchin, a tribute On the second of August this year, James H Kitchin, more commonly known as Jim Kitchin passed away at the age of 58. Jim has been a major contributor to the world of accessible games for over twenty years, from the old Dos days to the more modern Windows, indeed often the first advice someone is given if they have trouble running older games on a modern machine is Try Jims games Jim has written more accessible games than any other developer, and Jims work has covered a wide variety of gaming genres, all available for free, and all with quirky sound affects, random humour and a sense of fun, from his board games like Game of life, and Monopoly, to sports games like Nfl football, and Golf. Hes also delved into the realms of x rated adult games with titles like Dungeon master, has tried out some vehicle simulations, often with a quirky, arcade approach such as Puppy 1, and Homer on a harly. His love of the Simpsons continued with the epic arcade adventure title, Awesome homer. Jims games also featured the chance for different people to get involved. Many of his games could be played between different players at the same machine, and several groups still exist who regularly play Jims games using skype or other chat software, as well as friends and family who sit down to play games together . Jims games also featured some of the most major opportunities for none players to contribute, whether the over 350 Golf Courses created to be played in his Golf game, or the many question sets for his Trivia, or monopoly board configurations.Jim was a major contributer to the audeasy discussion list, where his sense of fun and humour and his willingness to be helpful to anyone from tech novices to advanced programmers always made him stand out, not to mention his regular babble reports of on list activity and his amusing taglines. Outside the world of gaming, Jim was the vice chairman of the Geauga metropolitan housing commission, and was the beloved friend and companion of MArcie Brown who passed away herself in 2009. Jim is survived by his Brother Glen and his sister Cindy, as well as his mother, and our best wishes and sympathies are with them and anyone else who was closest to at this sad time. Whether you ever new Jim, or just played one of his game s, one thing that nobody can deny is that through his astounding work, energetic personality and persistant good humour, Jim has touched the lives of hundreds of people across the world, and leaves behind him an amazing legacy that will still be giving people challenges, entertainment and hours of pleasure for years to come. To read his formal Obituary, and leave any thoughts or good wishes, please see This topic, kindly posted by Phil. And of course if youve never played Jims games, well he might still be able to surprise, shock and delight you! sinse as he often said, he makes games that are %100 funner to play! URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=226983#p226983 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Some sad news to report. Jim Kitchin, a tribute On the second of August this year, James H Kitchin, more commonly known as Jim Kitchin passed away at the age of 58. Jim has been a major contributor to the world of accessible games for over twenty years, from the old Dos days to the more modern Windows, indeed often the first advice someone is given if they have trouble running older games on a modern machine is Try Jims games Jim has written more accessible games than any other developer, and Jims work has covered a wide variety of gaming genres, all available for free, and all with quirky sound affects, random humour and a sense of fun, from his board games like Game of life, and Monopoly, to sports games like Nfl football, and Golf. Hes also delved into the realms of x rated adult games with titles like Dungeon master, has tried out some vehicle simulations, often with a quirky, arcade approach such as Puppy 1, and Homer on a harly. His love of the Simpsons continued with the epic arcade adventure title, Awesome homer. Jims games also featured the chance for different people to get involved. Many of his games could be played between different players at the same machine, and several groups still exist who regularly play Jims games using skype or other chat software, as well as friends and family who sit down to play games together . Jims games also featured some of the most major opportunities for none players to contribute, whether the over 350 Golf Courses created to be played in his Golf game, or the many question sets for his Trivia, or monopoly board configurations.Jim was a major contributer to the audeasy discussion list, where his sense of fun and humour and his willingness to be helpful to anyone from tech novices to advanced programmers always made him stand out, not to mention his regular babble reports of on list activity and his amusing taglines. Outside the world of gaming, Jim was the vice chairman of the Geauga metropolitan housing commission, and was the beloved friend and companion of MArcie Brown who passed away herself in 2009. Jim is survived by his Brother Glen and his sister Cindy, as well as his mother, and our best wishes and sympathies are with them and everyone who was closest to Jim at this sad time. Whether you ever new Jim, or just played one of his gam es, one thing that nobody can deny is that through his astounding work, energetic personality and persistant good humour, Jim has touched the lives of hundreds of people across the world, and leaves behind him an amazing legacy that will still be giving people challenges, entertainment and hours of pleasure for years to come. To read his formal Obituary, and leave any thoughts or good wishes, please see This topic, kindly posted by Phil. And of course if youve never played Jims games, well he might still be able to surprise, shock and delight you! sinse as he often said, he makes games that are %100 funner to play! URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=226983#p226983 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
