Gary Carlston - Interview

Broderbund was one of the most important publishers of the 80s and 90s, releasing seminal titles such as Choplifter, Prince of Persia, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, Print Shop, and Myst. But behind the scenes was a family, a true band of siblings, that proved that business didn't have to be a cutthroat winner-take-all affair. Gary Carlston, together with his brother Doug and sister Cathy, helped create a legendary company with a legacy like few others. Gary tells his story from humble beginnings peddling TRS-80 games to local shops to becoming a global powerhouse and, finally, having to call it quits to preserve the family. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broderbund https://www.mobygames.com/company/brderbund-software-inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80 https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,19676/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softalk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Coast_Computer_Faire https://archive.org/details/softalkv1n03nov1980/page/26/mode/2up https://www.mobygames.com/company/starcraft-inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synapse_Software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Entertainment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_British https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Simulations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius_Software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/ken-williams-interview https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4881/personal-preference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_Street_Writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Sandiego https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lode_Runner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_E._Smith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Mechner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_International https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimCity http://www.psytronik.net/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/don-daglow-interview-part-2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myst https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Force https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_Software_Association https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlassian