Pinball Construction Set is considered the first construction set game that launched the concept and genre. Construct a pinball game by dropping parts onto the table (or alter the table itself). Alter ...

Making a videogame used to be something to which only the highest-level geeks could aspire. And then Bill Budge came along. As one of the prototypical computer hackers of the early 1980s, Budge loved ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Who was there: The name Bill Budge isn't likely to ring any bells for the average gamer. However, to a generation of the most influential game makers, ...

Wright fascinated by games that empower users to share creativity Speaking at the GDC Panel "Forgotten Tales Remembered," Wright says he got an Apple II early in his career, which inspired him with ...

This year’s Game Developer’s Conference will feature four Classic Games Postmortems, including developers of “some of the industry’s most influential landmark titles,” according to a press release ...

Budge originally released Pinball Construction Set through BudgeCo, but the game was a slow mover. Luckily for him, he was constantly being pestered by Trip Hawkins, the founder of a new company ...

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences is handing Bill Budge a Pioneer Award to recognize his trailblazing efforts in the area of DIY game design. Apple II ...