Mat Dickie

Every industry has one. The free-thinking rebel that redefines the rules. He says what no-one else will say and does what no-one else will do. Fuelled by raw passion, he seizes an art form by the throat and drags it to its apex. What they invented, he makes it sing. His peers hate him but the public love his style. At once he intimidates and inspires; breaking down the walls that secure some yet block others. Welcome to MDickie.com - home of the games industry's first true 3-dimensional character! Whether he's the "hero" or the "villain" depends entirely on your perspective...

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Look at this badass motherfucker, /prog/. You'll never be as cool as him if you only keep making toy programs.

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The entire list was kind of strange.  Halo of course is complete bullshit.  Portal was original, but it didn't change anything—it was just a one-off puzzle game with an interesting implementation.  Doom was a technological push forward, but was ultimately insignificant—a small step on the road from Wolfenstein (which defined the genre) to Quake (the first modern FPS engine).