Infinite power just isn't very interesting, no matter what game you're playing. It's much more fun when you have a limited tool set to use against the odds. - Markus Persson
Just make games for yourself and try to have a critical eye to what you do. If you genuinely like the game, there will be other people who like it as well. - Markus Persson
'Minecraft' certainly became a huge hit, and people are telling me it's changed games. I never meant for it to do either. It's certainly flattering, and to gradually get thrust into some kind of public spotlight is interesting. - Markus Persson
PC gaming has always been strong, and I see it surviving for quite a few more years. It will be around for at least as long as people use PCs. - Markus Persson
Specifically, my favorite tool in Java is hot code swapping in debug mode, meaning I can edit the code while the game is running and immediately see the results in the running game. This is super great for rapid tweaking. - Markus Persson
The more consoles the better, because if there's more competition, they might get more open. - Markus Persson
The only thing I think that is wrong with modern gaming now is the free-to-play stuff on mobile phones. I think it's very cynical and cold and weird. - Markus Persson
Turns out, what I love doing is making games. Not hyping games or trying to sell a lot of copies. I just want to experiment and develop and think and tinker and tweak. - Markus Persson
We try to make games we want to make for the sake of making fun games and not necessarily to make a profit. - Markus Persson
When I was young, we didn't have indie games. We had 'garage developers' or similar terms, who were just small teams making games out of passion. - Markus Persson
Any time skating was featured in a video game, I ate it up. So around 1997-98, I was shopping this video game idea. I was weighing my options when I went to Activision, but when I saw what they were working on, I said, 'This is exactly what I'd love to be involved with,' and following that gut reaction was hugely successful. - Tony Hawk
When I landed the first 900 at the XGames, it was just - it was a personal achievement. It was something that I have strived for for years and years and years, and in a lot of ways had given up on it. But I just didn't think of the resonance that would have. - Tony Hawk
You just have to adapt, and you have to realize where people are going to actually play their games. It used to just be Nintendo and PlayStation, and now it's all kind of devices. So you've got to learn to adapt what you know from the technology into those areas... I've been wanting to do a mobile game for a long time. - Tony Hawk
Games have always a big part of my life. I was that kid freaking out over his new Nintendo. - Shaun White
I didn't want to make a game unless I felt in the position to make something new and different. - Shaun White
Now that I have the knowledge and I can speak to programmers better and I understand a lot more about what's possible and what's not possible, this will all help with the next game, - Shaun White
There are plenty of skills I've learned from playing video games. It's more interactive than watching TV, because there are problems to solve as you're using your brain. - Shaun White
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