The Dude Who Wrote Snood

usacoder writes "The Raleigh News and Observer Lifestyle section has a story on the guy who wrote Snood, Dave Dobson. It's nice to see that shareware can still make money for some developers." From the article: "He describes the evolution of Snood into a cult attraction as a series of random events, and refers to his fame as the game's creator as third-rate celebrity. 'But,' he adds, 'I milk it for all it's worth.'"

Thanks asshole.

[Momoru]

You are personally responsible for me skipping half of my classes in college. Hope you enjoy your stinkin' shareware fees.

There once was a guy who wrote Snood

[Anonymous Coward]

There once was a guy who wrote Snood
He was really a talented dude
You could not avoid
Just like playing Arkanoid
And then you need an appointment with Freud.

Wow, a Bubble Bobble clone

[NewOrleansNed]

Just goes to show that you can make a lot of money by copying someone else's work if you just market it with a few silly looking monsters (Sesame Street, Barnie, Teletubbies, John and Teresa Kerry... oops!).

Soon, he was imitating games that used to...

[Anonymous Coward]

from TFA:
Soon, he was imitating games that used to devour his quarters at the arcade. But he was limited by text-only capabilities. He needed images. Color.

They made text based arcade games?

Dave? I remember him.

[harks]

"Dave's got kids. They sure are neat. Register Snood so they can eat."

Re:Soon, he was imitating games that used to...

[david duncan scott]

Sure, kid. Things was different back then, slower. Punch a card, feed it in to the reader, and the next day you got back a printout saying, "Sorry, you have died"... and we liked it that way.

Re:There once was a guy who wrote Snood

[drinkypoo]

An article led readers to think
Something only believed after drink
That snood was original
But we know that's really bull
And taito's fans are pushed o'er the brink.