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GMT Games Founded 1990 – 20th Anniversary

April 4th, 2010 | Category: Common Memory, GMT Game News, Game History, RBM Art & Graphic Design

1 comment to GMT Games Founded 1990 – 20th Anniversary

  • Rodger MacGowan
    4 April, 2010 at 14:07

    >Ok, I’m assuming the “G” In GMT is Gene. Who’s the “M” and the “T?” – Joel Toppen

    Hi Joel,

    I thought my 20th Anniversary banner might just spark that question again, 

    so here is my answer from 10 Years Ago – just for the record ;-)

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    What do the letters GMT stand for?

    by Rodger B. MacGowan

    October 2, 2000

    Gene Billingsley (the “G”), a fellow named Mike (the “M”) and a fellow named Terry (the “T”), who all lived in the Fresno/Hanford area of California, wanted to start a game company (c.1989 or so). As plans were being made for the company, and game designs and artwork were in various stages, Mike decided to bail out of the enterprise. GMT became “GT” for a while.

    In 1990, Gene called me and asked to meet with me down in the Los Angeles area, where my graphic studio is. We got together and Gene showed me what he had put together. In short, Gene had three game designs, but little more. The artwork he had (all from outside free-lancers) was either incomplete, or not professional (or not functional/printable) for his needs. Gene asked if I could take the artwork he had, and create three new games for the upcoming Origins Convention (scheduled in about 6 weeks), and help him to launch the new company. I had to be honest, and I told him “no”. I recommended Gene forget about the next Origins Con, take the time to produce the games properly with all new or revised artwork/graphics and then launch the new company — in short, Gene agreed with me, he asked me to do the artwork as Art Director of GMT Games, and from there I was on board (I thus became the new/replacement “M” for GMT in a way).

    After the release of our first three games — “Silver Bayonet”, Operation Shoestring” and “AirBridge to Victory” — Terry also decided to leave GMT Games and start his own game company.

    So, Gene and I have been in the trenches of GMT Games ever since 1990 (sometimes alone, just the two of us) — through all the good, the bad, and the ugly days ever since.

    As I’ve said before, GMT Games is “Gene’s dream”. I’ve tried, through my many years of production experience in the game business, and my hobby friends and colleagues, to help Gene make his dream come true — GMT Games has been 10 years of very hard work, we’ve had some good times and bad, but we have always tried to give you quality products.

    It would be great if “GMT” became short for “quality games” — that would be a dream come true.

    We really do want you to enjoy the games.

    Rodger

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