Warren Spector: 'The 3DS changed my life'

by Griffin McElroy on Jun 24th 2010 4:00PM

We've read (and written!) some positive write-ups on Nintendo's recently revealed, extra-dimensional handheld, but nothing quite so glowing as the latest blog post from developer extraordinaire Warren Spector. "The 3DS changed my life," Spector explained on his personal blog. We're still trying to tell if he was being sincere, or if he was just trying to come up with a title for the nerdiest Lifetime Original Movie ever made.

"I can be pretty stubborn and when I decide I know something or I'm right about something, I don't often change my mind," he added. "Well, I just want to say I've been completely wrong about 3D all my life. I never got it before. Until now." The reason behind Spector's lack of 3D experience? He lost his ears in a tragic childhood biking accident, and has had no appendages upon which to perch special spectacles. Now we totally understand his enthusiasm.

Source: Warren Spector's blog

Tags: 3ds, ds, Junction-Point-Studios, nintendo, warren-spector

Reader Comments (49)

Man, I remember when eating crunchy peanut butter for the first time changed my life.

I know EXACTLY how he feels.

"He lost his ears in a tragic childhood biking accident, and has had no appendages upon which to perch special spectacles. Now we totally understand his enthusiasm."

Hard to tell if this is serious...

@Geo Holyhart

i don't think they are being serious.

@BrianH

""i don't think they are being serious. "

I would hope not since he, you know, wears glasses...

@Geo Holyhart
Easy way to check: Look at any picture of Warren Specter, ever. (There are plenty.)

1) Does he have ears?

2) Is Joystiq known for inserting snarky comedy into news posts (and is that not why we love it)?

There's your answer!

His dad wanted him to wear his helmet...

@JPeak Anyone remember what episode that was? I want to hear that again!

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze
http://jpxsg.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/joystiq-podcast-x-space-ghost-eff-off-dad/

@JPeak
efff off Dad!

I'm sorry War Inspector but your Crazy

@oOWallaceOo Made me lol.

Seriously, is the 3DS that good? The last handheld I bought was a Gameboy Micro. Maybe its time for an upgrade...

@The Tim

Honestly, I thought I was done with handhelds as my DS Lite sits in a drawer and collects dust. At 27, I thought I must be growing out of them (sad phace) and was content with games on mobile, iPhone actually, but now the 3DS has completely changed my tune. I'm very excited for this handheld, and honestly it doesn't surprise me that Nintendo was the one to be able to change my mind.

But yeah... May be worth the upgrade! ;)

I'm definitely not calling Mr. Spector a liar, but I do wonder if his glowing response to the 3DS has anything to do with him working on a Nintendo exclusive right now.

Ahhh who am I kidding? We all know the 3DS is an amazing piece of tech. I heard some lady played the 3DS and it made her pregnant!

@NaeemTHM Well, it impressed Hideo Kojima, and he's been a Sony guy for the most part.

@MrCassian

True, but Kojima has quite the soft spot for Mario as well. Not sure if that translates to Nintendo as a whole, but it is what it is.

@NaeemTHM
the resulting child was just made of pure awesome.

@Reploid: I don't think there are many gamers who don't have a 'soft spot for Nintendo' - at least historically if nothing else.

I'm sure 3DS is pretty good (and also sure that if Spector likes it, well, fine, he likes it). No need for conspiracy theories.

Personally, I'm trying to avoid the hype train here, but frankly, even if it's just a Nintendo handheld with PSP-level graphics (or slightly better, IF they can deliver the level of some of the demos in actual games), AND it has all the games announced so far, that's enough to be at least a little bit excited just from the facts. :)

(There's been enough hype that I expect a backlash before it's actually released. Plenty of time... Like, maybe the announcement it still uses per-game friend codes for online play will trigger the backlash? Or that you won't be able to transfer games from a DSi? I'm betting on both those things, personally...)

@MrCassian

He may have been a sony guy for the most part as a developer, but IIRC, he's actually close friends with Miyamoto as well.

Yes, accept the 3DS into your life and you shall be changed as well.

@RobS the 3rd

Amen

I'd trade my ears for good corneas :P

"He lost his ears in a tragic childhood biking accident, and has had no appendages upon which to perch special spectacles."

http://www.entremaqueros.com/bitacoras/urian/wp-content/img/2009/10/warrenspector_casual_21.jpg

Lies!

@(Unverified)

Obviously prosthetics!

@(Unverified)

Weird how the scarred remains of his flesh have created deformities that just so happen to look like ears to the casual observer.

Woah, those ears DO look a little weird. It's like that Blur girl with the slanted nose, now I can't unsee it.

The 3DS has made me change my pants...

@FernandoRocker

Yeah, it has changed my pants for the better.

@FernandoRocker

Again.

Science be praised!!

@Da Bro Quest

And not only is dispectful... but people who are not gaming nerds like us, will believe that sentence if they read the article.

Uncalled for? It's a joke. The guy that lost his ear for real probably could've laughed about it. That's what people do that have certain setbacks in life, they deal with it and learn to laugh about it.

You know what's uncalled for though? This; *takes his pants off*

This upsets me a little bit. Portable games are mostly garbage. I expected better from Mr. Spector.

@Zelnick

You are insane! Portable games when done well are sometimes even better then console counterparts, because the focus lies on the gameplay more so then graphics.

In this case, the graphical capabilities are excellent, from what I've seen/heard and well, I would think games like Star Fox 64, Zelda OOT and so on are great starts for this system.

@Zelnick

No. You're wrong. Portable games are far from garbage.
You think Pokemon would make as much money as it does if it sucked?

Being able to take games with you on a bus, train, airplane, or car trip is without a doubt what makes portable games better than console games.

Good, now make Deus Ex for it.

@MystileArmor
*Looks down*
Hey now, no more jokes!

@Da Bro Quest So I take it your friend is just as stoked about the 3DS.

*Threadjack*
OK Joystiq...why is my avatar not updating...

*Grumble grumble... end threadjack*

@MrCheeks

I've been posting here for 4 years and i've NEVER got mine to upload.

@MrCheeks
Mine appears in some places, it took like 2 years just to get it this far.

If it was the title of a Lifetime movie it would be more like "The 3DS beat my wife".

@FredFredrickson

"the 3DS took ur jerbs: A Lifetime Original Movie"

@MystileArmor DERKA DERR!

@WINterfang

Silly winterfang, you have to read the article to learn the "what", not just the title!

@MystileArmor Your genitals were damaged in a biking accident as a child? Weird coincidence...

"...a title for the nerdiest Lifetime Original Movie ever made."

I'm hoping for this.

Can he not be genuinely stoked about the 3DS? Does he want the insincere a**-joker reputation tacked on to him? ... doesn't make sense dude.

@Da Bro Quest

My brother is blind in one eye from a freak accident in Junior High. Want to know what his nickname is? Goodeye. Yes it sucks but hes learned to make light of it, and jokes about it regularly. Don't take things so seriously when no offense was meant.

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