Interview: Scott Berfield

[Melf]

Before heading to Microsoft and Xbox Live Arcade, Scott Berfield was one of the driving forces behind some of the Genesis's best-known hits. Games like Eternal Champions, Joe Montana Sports Talk Football, and ToeJam & Earl all bear his mark. He recently spoke to Sega-16 (http://www.sega-16.com/2006/04/interview-scott-berfield/) and shed some light on some of what went on behind the scenes of these classic titles.

[Flash1087]

For some reason, it struck me as funny to hear him mention the Genesis' 'terrible graphics hardware'.

He seemed like a nice guy, but did his interview sound a little bitter to anyone else?

[Joe Redifer]

That was a fun interview to read. Not sure if he typed it or you (Melf) typed it, but a couple of things struck me as odd (yes, I am an anal prick):


his ideal animations included scratching inappropriately.
Ummm... does he mean idle animations


We ran into one great hiccough towards the end.
Coughing during the hiccups suck ass! When that happens I feel like I'm going to explode. I end up becoming VERY angry. Or at least I assume that's what a "hiccough" is.

I hope Scott isn't responsible for neutering the US version of Streets of Rage 3.

[Melf]

Lol, those aren't mine! I swear!

[GeckoYamori]

The project was finally dead on Genesis when all of our marketing support got pulled to put on Shaq-Fu

Oh, the irony!

[j_factor]

I hope Scott isn't responsible for neutering the US version of Streets of Rage 3.

He said he went to EA in 1993, so I doubt it.