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HISTORICAL FACTS: Interplay - Caught on Camera

Fallout's creator reveals you could have played as a snoring cow hater who believes in UFOs, had Black Isle stuck with its original licensed roleplaying system

Tim Cain spills the tea on "GURPS Fallout".

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MMO vet Matt Firor was going to make Fallout Online in 2007, but Interplay 'went totally dark on me' and he went to Bethesda to make ESO instead

What could've been.

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Fallout co-creator wants to make one last game before he retires 'for the second time'

Tim Cain's considering dipping back into the industry for one last go.

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I played the Lord of the Rings RPG where Frodo can straight-up die and the game just keeps on going

Which would have made for a different book, I think.

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Help! The Millennium Bug made all the robots in my mansion go berserk, and only Homer Simpson can save the day

Is Y2K: The Game a deft exploration of late '90s digital anxiety? No! But is it a fun game anyway? Also no!

PC Gamer

Baldur's Gate 3 was canceled at Obsidian "because of an accounting error" – "Very suspicious on Interplay's part," says former dev

What could've been

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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.

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D&D's most annoying rule helped Fallout co-creator Tim Cain get his big break at legendary RPG studio Interplay after he flexed on the job interview

THAC0 comes for us all

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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

Fallout was a "B-tier side project" for its original dev and lost two huge licenses, but its creators are glad — "So many negatives turned out to be positives"

The original creators of the Fallout series have revealed it was a "B-tier product" for a while, and failed to secure two major licenses during development.

Windows Central

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

But were there anchovies?

PC Gamer

Fallout was a 'B-tier product' that lost both the licenses it was banking on and had its lead dev joking, 'In a week, we’re going to be asking whether people want fries with their meal,' but now he thinks those trials 'turned out to be positives'

The little post-apocalyptic roleplaying game that could.

PC Gamer

Fallout was a "B-tier side project" compared to the D&D "money teams" at Interplay, says series co-creator Tim Cain: "We're off in the corner"

Not so B-tier anymore!

GamesRadar

Fallout lead Tim Cain worked 70+ hours a week for 2 years to make the classic RPG: 'I'm glad things have changed, that was unsustainable⁠—but it was also absolutely amazing'

"I often drove to work in the dark and drove home in the dark."

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'Fallout Legends' Released After a Decade of Development as Fan-Made Expansion Bridges Franchise Lore

A massive fan-led expansion, 'Fallout Legends,' has launched on Nexus Mods after a decade of work, merging lore from the original 1997 game to Fallout 4

GamesRadar

After Morrowind and Oblivion, hardcore RPG fans didn't want Bethesda on Fallout 3 – "It was surprising to us just how much hate we got"

War may never change, but Fallout sure has

GamesRadar

"I don't think Bethesda hates Fallout," says New Vegas lead, "they just don't fully understand its roots and arguably, don't care"

"They own the franchise, and they just want to do their spin on Fallout and make that the norm"

GamesRadar

OG Fallout creators wanted the IP when it was up for sale, but Bethesda's $6 million bid was a blowout: "It wouldn't have mattered if they heard our offer or not, because they would have laughed"

"We never even got a chance to make an offer"

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The 9 best quests in Fallout history

Want the best Fallout has to offer? Start here.

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The best Fallout Vaults of all time across the entire franchise to explore today

Now that Fallout season 2 is streaming, here are the best Fallout Vaults in the franchise's history

Total Film

I've played every Fallout game, and these are the best Fallout NPCs I want to see in the Amazon show

Fallout has some of the best NPCs in gaming, so it's time these characters made the leap to TV

GamesRadar

Have Your Say: Help us determine what the greatest Fallout game of all time really is

In celebration of Fallout Season 2 launching this week, we're asking you to make your voices heard and vote on the greatest Fallout games

GamesRadar

"Fallout was always seen as a B project": 28 years since the post-apocalyptic RPG launched, its original creators reflect on a long legacy – starting with that very first bomb

On the Radar | Fallout has seen many changes, off-shoots, and failed projects in its time – who knew the end of the world could be so full of life?

Windows Central

Fallout co‑creator leaves retirement to rejoin Xbox's Obsidian Entertainment, fueling speculation about future games — "Don't bother guessing, you're not gonna guess right"

Game designer Tim Cain has rejoined Obsidian Entertainment, leaving retirement to work on a new project.

GamesRadar

The Outer Worlds and Fallout: New Vegas studio Obsidian Entertainment pays tribute to legendary RPG dev and Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman: "Her spirit will live on"

Obsidian and Interplay share a long history

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