August 7, 1991
Proved to myself I haven’t forgotten what a real day’s work is like. I took an hour for lunch and an hour for dinner (falafel at Mamoun’s, pasta at Lucca’s, strolling in the Village in the glorious weather, looking at the glorious long-legged girls) and spent the rest of the day inside, seated at the computer. Burned through pretty much the whole game design, revising and improving. Wish I had a few more days to keep going. That’s the way it always is. There’s something in me that won’t let me work on this project until I’m down to the wire.
Spoke to Brian and Scott. Miraculously, the Mac version [of Prince 1] has taken a turn for the better. It seems that letter I wrote has (belatedly) lit a fire under everyone at Presage, and now they’ve got Scott working nights and weekends. Maybe we actually will make Christmas.
Brian described the new box to me.
This Prince 2 is going to be great, if it comes out anything like the way I’ve designed it. If only I lived in SF, I could make sure it was done right. But I’ve got to keep my priorities straight. What’s more important – Prince 2, or screenwriting and travelling to foreign countries?
Oh, well. After I send off the Prince 2 bible tomorrow, I’m free!
