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What if this had gone differently?

It's pretty easy to look at Tim Schafer, the mind behind Brütal Legend, and see the stadiums full of adoring fans, the stretch limos, the diamond studded fingernails, and forget he too was once a man just looking for a job. Tim recently started his 20th year in the games industry, which not only makes him able to sport antique license plates, but also gives him a chance to reflect on his humble beginnings. To mark the occasion, he has posted a collection of letters that chronicle some notable job correspondence. Just to drive home that this is really two decades ago, may I note, that these are actual letters...on paper. Personally, I'm really glad Tim isn't currently working on printer drivers.

Check out the rest of the madness!

Also, in the spirit of unlikely career turns and to add a bit of perspective, here's a little something I shot with my little brother probably around the time Tim was wrapping up his probationary period at Lucasfilm. This version was retouched some time in the 2000s, when I could fully realize my vision...releases in 2003!

( link to video)

* Note: Yup, that's me as the tauntaun.

Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Post by eroticfishcake (2,917 posts) See mini bio

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Ha. I thought you guys were hiring.

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Post by moztacular (54 posts) See mini bio

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Nice, the drama!!!!

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Post by Meatsim (494 posts) See mini bio

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That was intense!

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Post by OmegaPirate (2,952 posts) See mini bio

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The video is an uninteractable black box for me :(

Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Post by PlasticCow (74 posts) See mini bio

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@eroticfishcake said:

"Ha. I thought you guys were hiring. "

God, how insane would that be.

Also, this video is soo good. Remake it with all the GB crew.

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Post by HomemadeZiggurat (158 posts) See mini bio

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Too bad my Firefox hates Quicktime videos

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That was awesome Vinny.

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Post by HomemadeZiggurat (158 posts) See mini bio

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@PlasticCow said:

" @eroticfishcake said:

"Ha. I thought you guys were hiring. "
God, how insane would that be. "

http://www.giantbomb.com/forums/off-topic/31/whiskey-media-looking-for-badass-engineer/247483/#93

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Post by eroticfishcake (2,917 posts) See mini bio

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@OmegaPirate: Which browser are you using? You probably don't have the right/updated plugin installed.

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Post by Scooper (3,038 posts) See mini bio

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That's an amazing video.

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Post by Matte_G (30 posts) See mini bio

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Vinny invented Gonzo film making

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Post by Smashlampjaw (25 posts) See mini bio

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Tim owns

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Post by Bucketdeth (4,556 posts) See mini bio

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Hahaha, they wouldn't hire poor Tim?

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Post by PlasticCow (74 posts) See mini bio

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@HomemadeZiggurat:
I meant if they hired Tim Schafer

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Dude awesome he likes Kurt Vonnegut too.

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Post by nrain (603 posts) See mini bio

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xD that was well made and crazy as fuck.

Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Post by Cerza (717 posts) See mini bio

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LMAO!!! Oh man that was intense. Brought me back to when I was making videos in my basement as a kid/teen. On a completely unrelated note, I had ALL of those SW toys too!!! OMG I remember playing with them for hours upon hours on end. Ah good times.

Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago