Tim Cain is a gaming-industry household name. The legendary developer responsible for the original two Fallout games (not to mention his work on Pillars of Eternity, The Outer Worlds, and more) has blessed us all with a delightful YouTube channel, where he often goes into granular detail regarding his prolific career.
Most recently, Cain has gone all-in on describing his job routine back in 1995, when the very first Fallout was in active development. To be blunt, it sounds wild. Talk about running oneself roughshod. But it was a personal choice, Cain insists - and yeah, that matters.
Tim Cain would wake up at approximately 6 am to a cat laying on his body, not unlike a sphinx. After addressing said cat, he'd shower and head to work. Sounds about right, so far. He'd even bring a loaf of fresh-baked bread. How nice!
He'd return home from lunch, but other than that, he was at his office from around 7 am until 7-7:30 pm. Plenty of coding transpired, but plenty more meetings, too. Coworkers would head to lunch, but Cain couldn't afford such extravagances, so he'd make food himself. (In fairness, he was paying off the mortgage...
