For the next and more ambitious game, I brought in a friend of 20+ years. We initially meet in high school and bonded over our love of computers, LAN parties, and music. Even though I moved away, sometimes living on opposite sides of the globe, we always made time to find and play that next great co-op game. For my second game, I wanted to make a truly great co-op game. After discussing what this game could be, he quit his industry job of 12 years, and we designed The Black Pool, a 3d action co-op rogue-like.