16 Years Old & Working For Ocean Software!

Ever wondered what it would have been like working at Ocean Software? Well Mark R. Jones actually did at just 16 years of age! Dropped off by his mum and dad a long way from home, with just his clothes, Crash magazines and of course, his ZX Spectrum, he embarked on a journey that got his name proudly associated with hit Ocean games and worked with some amazing people too. Join me as I look at what he did in his first year at Ocean Software. The projects he worked on, how he made the graphics and how he sometimes mucked things up! Did he stay on after the first year or was the pull to return back home too strong? Credits: The fascinating book behind this video "LOAD DIJ DIJ" is available completely free for you to download and read. This video only touches a small part of the whole story, so please check it out. Available on: Google Drive: https://tinyurl.com/bddrdutk DropBox: https://tinyurl.com/33b72r3d Mark's Channel Links Ocean Draw Demo:    • A quick look at Ocean Draw - Ocean Softwar...   Ocean Draw Download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzSz... Moving Head Demo:    • 'I, Robot' inspired graphic on the ZX Spec...   Chegwin Checks It Out Ocean Footage:    • SPECIAL EDITION - Chegwin Checks It Out  -...   Ocean Office Footage:    • A walk round what used to be OCEAN SOFTWAR...   Commercial Breaks:    • Commercial Breaks - The Battle For Santa's...   Other Credits Lights Out Type in Game: ‪@WhatHoSnorkers‬ Stevenage Computer Shop Footage: ‪@maxustaxus‬ Vic-20 Image:By Evan-Amos - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Dragon32 Image: By Liftarn, Editing by: Bill Bertram (Pixel8) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/liftarn..., CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... ZX Spectrum Image: Zx spectrum By Bill Bertram - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Jet Set Willy Movie: ‪@videopdstudio‬ Britannia Hotel Manchester Footage: ‪@WalkWithMeTim‬ Hyper Rally MSX: ‪@jperformerretrofuture961‬ Tatung Einstein: ‪@MarkFixesStuff‬ Tatung Einstein Image: By Marcin Wichary, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... MicroDrive Image: Photography by Scott Telford, CC BY 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Atari ST Image By © Bill Bertram, 2006 - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Gameboy Image By Evan-Amos - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... SNES Image:By Evan-Amos - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Cpu 8086 By Stelo.xyz, Pttn, or Thomas Nguyen, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Konix logo By https://hyperspin-fe.com/profile/966-..., Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?... All other Images and Video footage courtesy of Mark R. Jones 00:00 Intro 01:34 Get a Job! 14:59 Keep a Job! 28:26 Make a Game! 46:26 And Then...?