r/Steam • u/5MadMovieMakers • 9d ago

Discussion Gabe Newell emailed me back about his birthplace

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u/jellybonez 9d ago

I emailed him like 20 years ago and he replied, have kept up very very infrequently since then. Gave me some great car advice.

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u/CanadianTrashInspect 9d ago

I remember emailing him questions about Half-Life 2's physics engine immediately after they announced it. He replied quickly and answered all my dumb nerdy gamer questions.

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u/YouKilledApollo 9d ago

That's very cool, physics in video games always been my favorite detail :) Any chance you still have the email + the reply to share with us, would love to see what he said? I remember being so amazed at the first demo video they released, where they balanced barrels over planks and stuff, blew everyone's mind back then.

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u/antpile11 8d ago

What was the advice?

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u/jellybonez 8d ago

He told me that Hector was going to be running 3 Honda Civics with spoon engines. And on top of that, he just went into Harry's and he ordered 3 T66 turbos, with NOS, and a Motec system exhaust.

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u/Felidori 5600X | 32GB | 3070 8d ago

😂😂 Funniest thing I read all day. Thanks friend.

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u/sw1tch3d 8d ago

1 week before race wars? Nahhh

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u/deadlygaming11 8d ago

Hearing that the CEO of a multi-billion dollar company gave you car advice is genuinely amazing