Craig Derrick

LucasArts

Posted by Mark Newheiser, Philip Jong.
First posted on 02 December 2009. Last updated on 04 December 2009.
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It is a rare opportunity to speak in an interview about a game almost 20 years after its original release. The Secret of Monkey Island was originally released by Lucasfilm Games (now called LucasArts) in 1990, and it brought to life a world of swashbuckling and piracy to an adventure game market dominated by fantasy themes. The game helped to launch the careers of Ron Gilbert, Tim Schaefer, and…

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Being a childhood friend of Craig's into my 20's, I can tell you Mr. Derrick's influences included: the Infocom Zork series of games, Seven Cities of Gold, Heart of Africa, Raiders of The Lost Ark for the Atari, The early console Star Wars games, movies about Ninja's, V the television series, comic books, and of course, Star Wars itself. His mom's support for his interest in gaming and other elements allowed him to foster several friendships.

I feel that Craig understood full well the value of gaming as a way for people of all ages to earn new friendships and reinforce existing ones. It's obvious to me that Craig's wanted to help enrich the lives of others in the same way. I seriously never would have guessed though that he would have achieved this success. He's changed so much from the "kid" I played Atari Adventure with. I'm very impressed and quite glad to have known him. Go Craig Go!

United States By Boomer N Qureshi • On 01 March 2010 • From Chesterfield Township, Michigan, USA.