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Tim Cain says he got hired at Interplay because he knew THAC0 better than the other guy, and went out of his way to prove it

You never know where things will lead.

Tim Cain says he got hired at Interplay because he knew THAC0 better than the other guy, and went out of his way to prove it

You never know where things will lead.

PC Gamer

The Daily Perspective Mar 10

The THAC0 Test: How a D&D Rule Changed Gaming History

#TimCain #Fallout #GameDevelopment #RPGHistory #AusNews

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-10-the-thac0-test-how-a-d-d-rule-changed-gaming-history-48cc9e5f

The THAC0 Test: How a D&D Rule Changed Gaming History

Fallout creator Tim Cain reveals how mastering D&D's THAC0 rule helped him secure his breakthrough role at Interplay Entertainment.

The Daily Perspective

The Daily Perspective Mar 2

Why the Man Who Built Fallout Says Bigger Games Are Breaking the Industry

#Fallout #GameDesign #TimCain #GamingIndustry #Obsidian #AusNews

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-02-why-the-man-who-built-fallout-says-bigger-games-are-breaking-the-industry-862c349c

Why the Man Who Built Fallout Says Bigger Games Are Breaking the Industry

Fallout co-creator Tim Cain argues that feature overload is quietly destroying game quality, drawing on his own experience at Troika to make the case.

The Daily Perspective

Agent_Karyo Feb 14

Most of the original Fallout's "dark humor" was added just to make co-creator Tim Cain laugh: "We made this game for each other. When it shipped, we were like, 'Well, I hope other people like it!'"

If it weren’t for The Simpsons, we would have no Radiation King

Most of the original Fallout's "dark humor" was added just to make co-creator Tim Cain laugh: "We made this game for each other. When it shipped, we were like, 'Well, I hope other people like it!'"

If it weren't for The Simpsons, we would have no Radiation King

GamesRadar+

Agent_Karyo Feb 10

Fallout's origin can be traced back to a pizza party Tim Cain threw

https://piefed.world/c/crpg/p/858499/fallout-s-origin-can-be-traced-back-to-a-pizza-party-tim-cain-threw

Fallout's origin can be traced back to a pizza party Tim Cain threw

But were there anchovies?

Home Jan 29

Fallout, Tim Cain ricorda lo sviluppo del primo capitolo: “Lavoravamo 70 ore a settimana per passione”

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.galaxyaddicted.it/2026/01/fallout-tim-cain-sviluppo-crunch-passione/

Home Jan 10

Fallout e la polarizzazione del dibattito videoludico: la riflessione di Tim Cain

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.galaxyaddicted.it/2026/01/tim-cain-polarizzazione-dibattito-videogiochi/

Agent_Karyo Jan 5

Fallout designer Tim Cain reckons his subsequent 3 projects were buggy games 'or, as people called them, flawed masterpieces' because 'we had a lot of feature ideas, we did not edit ourselves at all, and we were a small team'

https://piefed.world/post/755257

Fallout designer Tim Cain reckons his subsequent 3 projects were buggy games 'or, as people called them, flawed masterpieces' because 'we had a lot of feature ideas, we did not edit ourselves at all, and we were a small team'

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