a history of me

On a routine visit to GameFAQS.com I came across some sad news. Christoper MacDonald died this week. Who is he? Well, the truth is I didn't know him, nor did I ever meet him or speak to him directly. But Chris wrote sixty FAQs for a variety of video game titles. His work was thorough and well organized and became the gold standard for future "how-to" video game guides. In fact, his work was so good that on more than one occasion video game magazines took it upon themselves to redistribute his work without his permission. Consequently, he took them to court and developed his own "copyright" statement which he included in all subsequent FAQs which became the gold standard for FAQ copyright statements. Personally, I found Chris' guide to Neo Geo titles to be most impressive.

A list of Chris' work can be found here and a memorial page written by his brother is over here. I have also added GameFAQS.com to the Links bar on the right.

R.I.P.