DayZ creator Dean 'Rocket' Hall has over 2,000 hours in Kerbal Space Program and played the original XCOM at Mount Everest base camp: 'I think when I die, I will still be playing that game'

Dean 'Rocket' Hall, founder of New Zealand-based studio RocketWerkz, first encountered games via a Commodore 64 belonging to his cousins. "I think I played it constantly for about five hours. Then, at dinner, I looked basically green from the refresh rate of the monitor, and I ended up being very sick and throwing up everywhere. I think that's when everyone figured out I that I was really into computers.".. Read more.

Apr 12, 2026 - 23:07
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DayZ creator Dean 'Rocket' Hall has over 2,000 hours in Kerbal Space Program and played the original XCOM at Mount Everest base camp: 'I think when I die, I will still be playing that game'


Dean 'Rocket' Hall, founder of New Zealand-based studio RocketWerkz, first encountered games via a Commodore 64 belonging to his cousins. "I think I played it constantly for about five hours. Then, at dinner, I looked basically green from the refresh rate of the monitor, and I ended up being very sick and throwing up everywhere. I think that's when everyone figured out I that I was really into computers.".. Read more.

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