1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comTom Goldman Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/tomgoldman/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DyzFti8C1n"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/gabe-newells-biggest-inspirations-mainframes-marines-and-mario/">Gabe Newell’s Biggest Inspirations: Mainframes, Marines, and <i>Mario</i></a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/gabe-newells-biggest-inspirations-mainframes-marines-and-mario/embed/#?secret=DyzFti8C1n" width="600" height="338" title="“Gabe Newell’s Biggest Inspirations: Mainframes, Marines, and <i>Mario</i>” — The Escapist" data-secret="DyzFti8C1n" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Gabe Newell’s three favorite games of all time are surprisingly not Half-Life, Portal, and Half-Life 2. Valve co-founder Gabe Newell is what you might call a “playa.” He’s at the top of a company that puts out great games like Half-Life and Portal, and also runs incredibly successful digital distribution service Steam. As an idea of what inspired this rise to power, Newell has laid out his three most important games of all time, and none involve Gordon Freeman. One of Newell’s favorites, the Star Trek text game for a Burroughs mainframe, would be pretty tough to play today on […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/52/52115.jpg