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    not to sound rude, but in response to pookninja, who really cares regardless?

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    Quote Originally Posted by josekortez
    I'm sorry I checked this thread. I'll be leaving now.
    Was that really necessary?

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    Quote Originally Posted by slip81
    All of the peoplpe named so far have been from the Atari era, has anyone from the 8-bit and beyond changed sex or was it just something about programming in the early 80's?
    Something perhaps to bear in mind is that the first generation of game programmers tended to be of a bit of a counterculture bent - it was an odd occupation, and as some of them have said in interviews, they could've made boatloads more money doing programming for the military, but the ones who programmed games chose not to do that with their skills. And it's a fair bet that this same free-spirited subculture would also be more likely to directly address any unresolved gender identity issues and go in for the operation.

    But as someone else already said, they made some damn dandy games, so it's really not an issue. Hell, even the programmers who started as women were cooking up games that could kick my ass in seconds flat (I'm looking at you, Carol Shaw's River Raid).

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    I've always viewed this topic as the lil' secret of Classic gaming. It's just something you notice after being in it for a while.

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    I was able to go to CGE in 2000 and 2001, and at the 2000 CGE, I was able to get to pick Jamie's brain about the ever elusive sequel, Ms.Gorf. She gave me the lowdown (60% complete, on 8 1/2 disks in a safe deposit box somewhere) and I felt satisfied.

    CGE2001: She's giving her presentation, and what does she pull out but friggin' videotape of the game!
    "I was asked about this game last year, so I thought I'd answer the question a bit better"

    That was great of her to do that.
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    My main reason for asking was that it seemed there was a fairly high incidence among such a small population(80's programmers). Admittedly, smnall populations are by nature inherently anomolous. Everyone's input on this is much appreciated. And, yes, it says something about me, but that's a really long story.

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    Quote Originally Posted by digitalpress
    There are others.

    For example, Steve Kitchen, who designed Space Shuttle for Activision and Carnival for Coleco (both for the Atari 2600) changed sex.
    I didn't know that! What name is she going under now? Is it Stevie, or something completely different from her birth name? And is she still in the game design industry?

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