Submitted 20 hours ago by Aielman15@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Heineman
She had a huge influence in the early days of gaming, and many will remember her as a caring, genuinely funny and passionate woman who loved her work and people.
I saw the news on Reddit about her GoFoundMe, as well as the tragic update a day ago, and now the sad news of her passing, and I thought some people here on Lemmy would gladly take the chance to remember her and celebrate her life.
Damn. One month, you find out you have cancer. Next month, you’re dead.
She regularly posted on Mastodon, and during the last month there was a post every few days about how much she was in pain. It was heartbreaking really, and finding out that she lost that battle didn’t make it any better.
Was just going to say the same thing. Damnit that sucks. RIP.
A non-insignificant portion of my life has been spent enjoying code that she wrote and games that she developed. Rest in peace.
RIP Burger Becky
God damn, what a great rap sheet of games. RIP
Incredible achievements! FIRST US national gaming contest winner, then becomes a professional programmer at 16 ! And sooooo many jobs she did that led the way to many others. She was passionate and kind.
Lucky bastard.
Well damn
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Aielman15@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Her hour long speech about how 3DO Doom came to be is legendary. If you don’t have the time to listen to it in its entirety, I recommend StopSkeletonsFromFighting’s summary.