I
met Stephen Smith years ago at a Classic Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. We had
tables next to each other in the swap meet room. I was selling my books, and
Stephen was unloading some stuff in his collection. He sold a boxed Atari
Jaguar and several games to a guy, and I listened to the transaction. Stephen was far
more interested in making sure the customer was happy with his purchase and the
price paid than he was in padding his own wallet. He's unselfish that way.
We’ve kept in touch ever since that CGE, and I've discovered that Stephen
is super friendly and one of the most positive people I know. Stephen has overcome considerable physical challenges to create
a remarkably productive life, from being a good friend of the gaming community
to covering the field as a journalist to programming an Atari 2600 game. His wife
is super cool as well. Oh, yeah, and he’s legally blind. Hell of a guy and a
great friend. Stephen, you are a true inspiration for all of us.
Here’s
Stephen’s contributor bio from the SNES Omnibus books, where he wrote some nifty
nostalgic stories about some of his favorite games:
Stephen Smith is a
video game enthusiast who has been a staff writer for Advanced Media Network
and Kombo.com. He contributed to Video Game Collector magazine and worked with
Eggroll Games, which specializes in apps for children. Stephen also founded Burrito
Game Company and is the programmer of Road Duel, a homebrew game for the Atari2600.
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