We're hearing a lot about the downsides of social media at the moment, but one of the upsides is that you can find and follow interesting figures in any given field. One of these is Dylan Cuthber
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We’re hearing a lot about the downsides of social media at the moment, but one of the upsides is that you can find and follow interesting figures in any given field. One of these is Dylan Cuthbert, who’s had a remarkable career as a programming genius, and was basically brought in-house by Nintendo as a teenager as part of the exceptional Argonaut Software team.
This bunch and Cuthbert would go on to work on some key Nintendo products including the classic Star Fox which, thanks to the « Super FX » chip that Argonaut also designed (why don’t they name stuff like this anymore), was a polygonal 3D shooter that at the time seemed visually remarkable. I’d argue the aesthetic still holds up.
The game is now the subject of a mod so impressive that Cuthbert’s the one who’s brought it to everyone’s attention.
