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Knack for all Trades: Mark Cerny's legendary career in games

ilnadmy said:
You enjoy looking at Cerny's face while in the bathroom?
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Great interview. Dude is such a genius.
"When Playstation 4 launches I will definitely be getting one" haha as if he already doesn't have 10 in his house.

B.O.O.M said:
Man that Carmack bit was PR mastery at work...very nicely done
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Was thinking the same thing. Very tactfully addressed.
 
Very few people are aware of this, but the character modelling for Crash Bandicoot was performed by Andrew House. If you examine the brief video clip of the 2013 PlayStation Meeting that is repeated during the Game Informer interview, when Mark Cerny took to the stage (10:40) and Andy exclaims "That's not how we rehearsed it!", he pays homage to Crash by swivelling around to face Cerny in classic arcade style.
 
I like the guy.

But apart from Marble Madness, he hasn't done anything truly "Miyamoto" if you know what I mean.

Crash Bandicoot and all those mascot games he worked on....they were just alsoran wannabe Marios.

Sorry but we can't sell him as an industry visionary.

edit: Just finished watching the video. Dude is very modest and his view of himself is very much what I think of him. He knows his limits.

Sony guys, we need to be realistic here, lets not make ourselves sound like mindless fanboy syncophants. Dude isn't a genius, he's just very successful and works very well within his limits.

Plus he is obviously very intelligent
 
Brera said:
I like the guy.

But apart from Marble Madness, he hasn't done anything truly "Miyamoto" if you know what I mean.

Crash Bandicoot and all those mascot games he worked on....they were just alsoran wannabe Marios.

Sorry but we can't sell him as an industry visionary.

edit: Just finished watching the video. Dude is very modest and his view of himself is very much what I think of him. He knows his limits.

Sony guys, we need to be realistic here, lets not make ourselves sound like mindless fanboy syncophants. Dude isn't a genius, he's just very successful and works very well within his limits.

Plus he is obviously very intelligent
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Technology-wise he really is...you should do some research on the engines he's worked on as a programmer especially Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Ratchet and Jak and Daxter
 
Brera said:
I like the guy.

But apart from Marble Madness, he hasn't done anything truly "Miyamoto" if you know what I mean.

Crash Bandicoot and all those mascot games he worked on....they were just alsoran wannabe Marios.

Sorry but we can't sell him as an industry visionary.

edit: Just finished watching the video. Dude is very modest and his view of himself is very much what I think of him. He knows his limits.

Sony guys, we need to be realistic here, lets not make ourselves sound like mindless fanboy syncophants. Dude isn't a genius, he's just very successful and works very well within his limits.

Plus he is obviously very intelligent
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You are funny.
 
Seriously though stick Cerny in some funny ads and just do a series of Internet memes in the background while he talks. Get the old spice commercial guys to write it. The man could sell anything.
 
Brera said:
Sony guys, we need to be realistic here, lets not make ourselves sound like mindless fanboy syncophants. Dude isn't a genius, he's just very successful and works very well within his limits.

Plus he is obviously very intelligent
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I know we all like Sony here, but why are you addressing us as 'Sony guys'? :P

Also, regarding what you said...

Brera
Unwashed Heathen
Today, 06:15 PM, Post #60
 
I really enjoy listening to his interviews.

It amazes me how Sony has turned my expectations around, before the Playstation meeting my thoughts were alternating between "It's happening!" and "Sony, guys, please, don't fuck it up...". Now when there's an announcement or an interview from Sony I can just sit and enjoy, mostly just curious about what interesting things they'll say. And Yoshida and Cerny are a big part of what made that happen.
 
Brera said:
I like the guy.

But apart from Marble Madness, he hasn't done anything truly "Miyamoto" if you know what I mean.

Crash Bandicoot and all those mascot games he worked on....they were just alsoran wannabe Marios.

Sorry but we can't sell him as an industry visionary.

edit: Just finished watching the video. Dude is very modest and his view of himself is very much what I think of him. He knows his limits.

Sony guys, we need to be realistic here, lets not make ourselves sound like mindless fanboy syncophants. Dude isn't a genius, he's just very successful and works very well within his limits.

Plus he is obviously very intelligent
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This is the problem with you and some other guys out there.
Cerny is not a simple game developer.
Check the facts and his history, bro.
Cerny is a legend!
 
Brera said:
I like the guy.

But apart from Marble Madness, he hasn't done anything truly "Miyamoto" if you know what I mean.

Crash Bandicoot and all those mascot games he worked on....they were just alsoran wannabe Marios.

Sorry but we can't sell him as an industry visionary.

edit: Just finished watching the video. Dude is very modest and his view of himself is very much what I think of him. He knows his limits.

Sony guys, we need to be realistic here, lets not make ourselves sound like mindless fanboy syncophants. Dude isn't a genius, he's just very successful and works very well within his limits.

Plus he is obviously very intelligent
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He is the designer of the PS4, a console built to last a minimum of 5 years. if that's not being a visionary, I don't know what this is.
 
I don't even remember reading this guy's name on GAF before he started showing up in PS4 media, and I've been around for a while. Just saying.

GAF I WILL PROBABLY BUY A PS4 OK
 
DJwest said:
He is the designer of the PS4, a console built to last a minimum of 5 years. if that's not being a visionary, I don't know what this is.
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I think what he means (and I don't doubt that Cerny would disagree) is that Cerny isn't someone who is pioneering new technologies. A guy like Carmack, while heavily influential in the gaming community, is more of a futurist. Cerny is a much more practical thinker, which is a good thing in this age.
 
Pray For Death said:
I know we all like Sony here, but why are you addressing us as 'Sony guys'? :P

Also, regarding what you said...

Brera
Unwashed Heathen
Today, 06:15 PM, Post #60
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Hey, I'm a Sony guy too, cos if you like games, you have no other choice.

They're the only ones saving this Industry while Nintendo and MS do their best to fuck it up for all of us!
 
Brera said:
Hundreds of people were involved in the PS4 design. He just headed it.
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"Just heading" is a small task, amirite ? Have you ever managed hundreds of people on the design, manufacturing and release of a consumer product of this scale ?
 
DJwest said:
"Just heading" is a small task, amirite ? Have you ever managed hundreds of people on the design, manufacturing and release of a consumer product of this scale ?
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he architected it, he chose the right parts for the right job given his knowledge of how they interacted. the wizards at AMD designed the tech, an army of chinese fab technicians/labourers manufactured it and an entire corporate tier is managing the release.

i'm not sure where this desire to create a deity figure out of the guy came from.
 
ghst said:
he architected it, he chose the right parts for the right job given his knowledge of how they interacted. the wizards at AMD designed the tech, an army of chinese fab technicians/labourers manufactured it and an entire corporate tier is managing the release.

i'm not sure where this desire to create a deity figure out of the guy came from.
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Not sure where the desire to tear the guy down comes from either.
 
ThePowerofX said:
Very few people are aware of this, but the character modelling for Crash Bandicoot was performed by Andrew House. If you examine the brief video clip of the 2013 PlayStation Meeting that is repeated during the Game Informer interview, when Mark Cerny took to the stage (10:40) and Andy exclaims "That's not how we rehearsed it!", he pays homage to Crash by swivelling around to face Cerny in classic arcade style.
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And I thought I was the only one who noticed House swivel and remembered Crash immediately.
 
Vodh said:
I really enjoy listening to his interviews.

It amazes me how Sony has turned my expectations around, before the Playstation meeting my thoughts were alternating between "It's happening!" and "Sony, guys, please, don't fuck it up...". Now when there's an announcement or an interview from Sony I can just sit and enjoy, mostly just curious about what interesting things they'll say. And Yoshida and Cerny are a big part of what made that happen.
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This absolutely this. Its a great turn around from 2006 when Sony's hubris was at insane levels coming off the success of the PS2. Its a shame Microsoft didn't learn anything from that time, though i suppose since the Xbox team has changed so much since those days the current people let the 360 go to their heads.

Cerny and Yoshida are doing great things.
 
Awesome interview, I love how great guys like him can talk respecfully about other people in the industry.
 
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