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<div class="de1"><span>A = [[Alex Mayberry]] <span>(Level Design)</span><br /></span></div>
<div class="de1"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Q = Pika Commando</span></div>
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<div class="de1"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Q: [[John W Anderson_Interview|Dr. Sleep (John Anderson)]] said he made the final two levels (Crystal Palace) for Kingpin, but he's not included anywhere in the credits. Why is that? Are there more level designers who worked on Kingpin but aren't credited?</span></div>
<div class="de1">A: To my knowledge, John Anderson never completed any levels that actually went into the game. I can't say for sure though, as I was working from home for the final 9 months of Kingpin, and I left Xatrix after the game shipped.</div>
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<div class="de1"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Q: Which levels were you responsible for?</span></div>
<div class="de2">A: I did all the Skid Row levels, as well as all the deathmatch maps.</div>
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<div class="de1"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Q: As for the other 3 level designers, do you know which levels/episode they did?</span></div>
<div class="de1">A: I don't really recall which levels the others created. I know Mal did some of the industrial maps. And I think Aaron create a train station level. Beyond that, I don't really remember.</div>
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<div class="de2"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Q: Were there any significant levels that did not make it to release?</span></div>
<div class="de1">A: I think some of the end levels didn't make it in because they were too high poly or weren't technically sound. They were either scrapped, rebuilt, or got turned into multiplayer maps.</div>
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<div class="de1"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Q: Do you still have any development files from Kingpin? Map sources, level notes, things like that.</span></div>
<div class="de1">A: Maybe in a box somewhere. Nothing significantly interesting though. What we shipped was not the game we originally set out to make. It was changed during development, and Xatrix wasn't very detailed when it came to design documentation.</div>
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<div class="de1"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Q: I heard Drew Markham planned for it to be more of an open-world style strategy FPS with more hubs, like what Skidrow represented. Why the change in direction?</span></div>
<div class="de1">A: It was originally intended to be an alternate universe science fiction game similar in style to the movie Blade Runner. Several months into development, Drew signed Cypress Hill to do the music, and then changed the theme to be more "gangsta" because the game didn't "match the music style."</div>
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<div class="de1"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Q: Do you know where I can contact [[Drew Markham]]?</span></div>
<p>A: I have no idea where Drew is. It's been many years since anyone has heard from him. I've not personally spoken to him since Kingpin shipped. There may be some interviews out there where I mention this incident, but I've never directly attributed it to Kingpin. But the story of how I was directed to change our levels to better match the music is one that I've told before as an example of crazy things I've seen in this business.</p>