Matt Gray
Assistant Programmer
Matt Gray is stronger than Einstein, smarter than Hercules,
and he’ll kick your butt….. at Nintendo.
The following tale is true. And by true, I mean false.
It’s all lies, but they’re entertaining lies.
And, in the end, isn’t that the real truth? The
answer is: no.
A child of destiny born of humble beginnings, Matthew
Underdunk Gray was abandoned at the senseless age of
eight weeks. Too crazy for Boy’s Town, too much
of a boy for Crazy Town, young Matt was an outcast.
He was a powder keg waiting to go off in an explosion
of unacceptable behavior and in 1988, with the release
of the Nintendo Entertainment System, his fuse would
be lit.
Some might claim that Matt gained his unholy computer
programming ability while a Computer Science student
at the University of Maryland. They’d be wrong.
Matt first began programming on the Apple II GS, teaching
himself AppleSoft Basic at 11 years of age. So, if anyone
ever asks you if old Matt Gray paid his dues, you tell
‘em the check is in the mail.
Before he started at Big Huge Games, Matt used to have
free time, which he generally divided between basketball,
video games, and, occasionally, basketball video games.
It’s said he’ll watch any movie with Sean
Connery or Bill Murray and buy any game made by Cave,
Seeds, or Treasure’s shooting team.
The best video game of all time, in his lofty opinion,
is Super Mario Bros. 3™. As testament to its greatness,
Matt points out that Super Mario Bros. 3™ managed
to maintain its credibility despite sharing the silver
screen with Fred Savage – a feat equaled only
by the legendary Peter Falk.
Other favorite games include Contra: Shattered Soldier™,
Vandal Hearts™, Breath of Fire V™, ESP Galuda™,
Kid Icarus™, Ico™, Silent Hill 2™,
the original Castlevania™, and many more.
Don’t let his hardcore game preference throw
you; Matt is perfectly sane. Everyone else, however,
is insane and out to steal his magic bag.
Oh yes, and he really hates yo-yos.
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