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My Take
Ron Gilbert is, frankly, a hero of mine. The man behind Maniac Mansion and the first two Monkey Island games didn't just make great games, he shaped how the adventure genre thinks. His insistence that players shouldn't hit unfair dead ends or die cheaply was a philosophy of respect for the audience, and you still feel its influence today. IGN naming him among the top 100 creators of all time feels almost understated. What I love most is the stubbornness, the grumpygamer blog persona, the refusal to chase trends. He's a craftsman who trusts his own sense of fun, and that conviction is why his work endures.
Overview
Ronald David Gilbert (born 1 January 1964) is an American video game designer, programmer, and producer. His games are generally focused on interactive story-telling, and he is arguably best known for his work on several LucasArts adventure games, including Maniac Mansion and the first two Monkey Island games. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ron Gilbert
- Name (Japanese)
- ロン・ギルバート
- Reading
- ろん・ぎるばーと
- Born
- January 1, 1964 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dragon
- Origin
- La Grande, Oregon, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- video game producer / engineer / blogger / programmer / video game designer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.