January 30, 1992
Nearing the end of my second week. It’s been a good trip. The Prince 2 Team (Leila, Scott, Steve, Nicole and Maureen on graphics; Tom, Michael and Jonelle on sound, Jeff programming, Brian producing) is more jazzed than ever. The Powers That Be (Doug and John) look favorably upon the enterprise and seem inclined to let us do it our way without interference despite the fact that it’s the costliest entertainment product in Broderbund’s history. Not only that, but John actually signed the contract!
Meanwhile, Prince 1 is chugging along. The IBM release/Mac release is getting a goodly share of marketing attention. They’re even doing a promotional video! (Today after work Dexter and I went down to Mill Valley to retape the swordfighting scenes. When they couldn’t get the camera to work, we went across the road and had a beer while they figured it out.)
Licensing activity continues. For the first time, Steve and Feyna seem to be on top of things, rather than buried underneath them. The Game Boy version arrived yesterday and got everyone all excited. 8-bit Nintendo and Sega Master versions are close to shipping, so they say. Some more new deals have been signed including Sega Game Gear.
So, it looks like I’ll be able to continue the “expatriate writer” life a while longer.
All I need is a story worth writing.
