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Be at peace, Becky. 🍔
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Rest in peace, Rebecca Heineman. I wish I had known you more than just as a fan.
#BurgerBecky
#RebeccaHeineman #AppleII #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #vintageapple #Apple #RIP #computing #gaming #retrogaming #retrogames
#BurgerBecky
#RebeccaHeineman #AppleII #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #vintageapple #Apple #RIP #computing #gaming #retrogaming #retrogames
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Rest in peace, Rebecca Heineman. I wish I had known you more than just as a fan.
#BurgerBecky
#RebeccaHeineman #AppleII #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #vintageapple #Apple #RIP #computing #gaming #retrogaming #retrogames
#BurgerBecky
#RebeccaHeineman #AppleII #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #vintageapple #Apple #RIP #computing #gaming #retrogaming #retrogames
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RIP Rebecca Heineman @burgerbecky.bsky.social, game developer pioneer and legend. Grateful we got to chat last year at San Francisco GDC. It was much too short.
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
RIP Rebecca Heineman @burgerbecky.bsky.social, game developer pioneer and legend. Grateful we got to chat last year at San Francisco GDC. It was much too short.
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"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died - Gayming Magazine
Rebecca Heineman, a trailblazing figure in the video game industry and a celebrated icon within the LGBTQ+ gaming community, has died.
gaymingmag.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
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Words fail me.
All raise a sword, for the Goddess of Stories, Jennell Jaquays, as she ascends to Valhalla to share tales of bravery and mirth, forever @dark-towers-mom.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Words fail me.
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I am very thankful to have met Becky at VCF East and to have chatted with her about her winning the Atari Space Invaders championship.
Such an amazing person and a gaming industry legend.
Sleep well Becky.
Such an amazing person and a gaming industry legend.
Sleep well Becky.
Legendary game designer, programmer, Space Invaders champion, and LGBTQ trailblazer Rebecca Heineman has died
Heineman's cancer fundraiser is now collecting for her funeral.
www.pcgamer.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I am very thankful to have met Becky at VCF East and to have chatted with her about her winning the Atari Space Invaders championship.
Such an amazing person and a gaming industry legend.
Sleep well Becky.
Such an amazing person and a gaming industry legend.
Sleep well Becky.
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RIP @burgerbecky.bsky.social Rebecca Heineman and thanks for all the wonderful games 😢
November 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
RIP @burgerbecky.bsky.social Rebecca Heineman and thanks for all the wonderful games 😢
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RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.
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Rebecca Heineman, a true industry pioneer and the legend behind Wizordum’s Mac OS port, has passed away after a battle with lung cancer. She will be deeply missed.
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
www.gofundme.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Rebecca Heineman, a true industry pioneer and the legend behind Wizordum’s Mac OS port, has passed away after a battle with lung cancer. She will be deeply missed.
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
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Legend is an inadequate word to describe Rebecca Heineman.
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Legend is an inadequate word to describe Rebecca Heineman.
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r.i.p. burger becky. she and her wife jannell jaquays, who died last year, were two of the trans women who built the games industry. is this all you have to look forward to as a trans elder in the games industry, a gofundme for medical care and a death in your 60s?
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
r.i.p. burger becky. she and her wife jannell jaquays, who died last year, were two of the trans women who built the games industry. is this all you have to look forward to as a trans elder in the games industry, a gofundme for medical care and a death in your 60s?
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Becky Heineman was to video games what Wendy Carlos was to music. The revolutionary that didn't need to make headlines or rush to any spotlight, but a quiet unstoppable force that inspired the young world of electronic games to be wonderful in a way only she had the guts to do.
We already miss you
We already miss you
November 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Becky Heineman was to video games what Wendy Carlos was to music. The revolutionary that didn't need to make headlines or rush to any spotlight, but a quiet unstoppable force that inspired the young world of electronic games to be wonderful in a way only she had the guts to do.
We already miss you
We already miss you
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A mighty miracle worker behind some of my favorite CRPGs from ye olden days, titles that pushed the envelope in a lot of ways like Interplay's take on William Gibson's Neuromancer to being told to add a dragon to Dragon Wars a month before release when they couldn't call it Bard's Tale IV. Legend.
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
A mighty miracle worker behind some of my favorite CRPGs from ye olden days, titles that pushed the envelope in a lot of ways like Interplay's take on William Gibson's Neuromancer to being told to add a dragon to Dragon Wars a month before release when they couldn't call it Bard's Tale IV. Legend.
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Rebecca was one of the founders of Interplay and programmed & designed for some of the most influential games of my youth, notably Bard's Tale I & III and Wasteland. She will be missed.
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Rebecca was one of the founders of Interplay and programmed & designed for some of the most influential games of my youth, notably Bard's Tale I & III and Wasteland. She will be missed.
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What a remarkable human, and what a remarkable thing to know that she passed bemused at reading her own eulogies.
Rest in peace, Rebecca. Thank you for everything.
Rest in peace, Rebecca. Thank you for everything.
I never thought I’d get this wish. Odd seeing eulogies before I expire
November 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM
What a remarkable human, and what a remarkable thing to know that she passed bemused at reading her own eulogies.
Rest in peace, Rebecca. Thank you for everything.
Rest in peace, Rebecca. Thank you for everything.
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Make sure to donate to her funeral costs if you can!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
November 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Make sure to donate to her funeral costs if you can!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
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I'd like to share this old video of hers, where she talks about her time working on the 3DO port of Doom.
it's a wild story that stuck with me, and a reminder that sometimes "bad games" have amazing people working on them
it's a wild story that stuck with me, and a reminder that sometimes "bad games" have amazing people working on them
November 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I'd like to share this old video of hers, where she talks about her time working on the 3DO port of Doom.
it's a wild story that stuck with me, and a reminder that sometimes "bad games" have amazing people working on them
it's a wild story that stuck with me, and a reminder that sometimes "bad games" have amazing people working on them
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in the early 2000s Rebecca took the time to chat over IRC with a teenaged and gender-confused Me on the practicalities of transition - in a time where being out as trans online was something that could get you socially ostracized. I owe her a lot for that and only hope I can pay it forward.
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
in the early 2000s Rebecca took the time to chat over IRC with a teenaged and gender-confused Me on the practicalities of transition - in a time where being out as trans online was something that could get you socially ostracized. I owe her a lot for that and only hope I can pay it forward.
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Rebecca Heineman is a goddamn legend among women. She did SO much great stuff, from her impossible game ports, to tirelessly keeping the mac gaming scene alive, to making sure that the Kinect works when you're wearing a skirt, to making the worst version of DOOM kinda glorious in its own way.
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Rebecca Heineman is a goddamn legend among women. She did SO much great stuff, from her impossible game ports, to tirelessly keeping the mac gaming scene alive, to making sure that the Kinect works when you're wearing a skirt, to making the worst version of DOOM kinda glorious in its own way.
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Rebecca Heineman
October 30, 1963 – November 17, 2025
rest in peace
Here's a pic I took at VCF-W in 2022:
October 30, 1963 – November 17, 2025
rest in peace
Here's a pic I took at VCF-W in 2022:
November 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Rebecca Heineman
October 30, 1963 – November 17, 2025
rest in peace
Here's a pic I took at VCF-W in 2022:
October 30, 1963 – November 17, 2025
rest in peace
Here's a pic I took at VCF-W in 2022:
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Rebecca Heineman's last message was for people to look up her departed partner, Jennell Jaquays.
Jaquays was so influent to tabletop RPGs that "Jaquaysing" became a verb for designing complex, non-linear dungeons.
@nickoten.bsky.social wrote a great article on her:
pathikablog.com/2025/04/26/h...
Jaquays was so influent to tabletop RPGs that "Jaquaysing" became a verb for designing complex, non-linear dungeons.
@nickoten.bsky.social wrote a great article on her:
pathikablog.com/2025/04/26/h...
How Jennell Jaquays Evolved Dungeon Design, Part 1: Pre-Jaquays Dungeons
(This is a slightly cleaned up version of my two Bluesky threads on Jennell Jaquays, preserved in a hopefully easier to read format. Thank Amanda P for reminding me that having these things stored …
pathikablog.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Rebecca Heineman's last message was for people to look up her departed partner, Jennell Jaquays.
Jaquays was so influent to tabletop RPGs that "Jaquaysing" became a verb for designing complex, non-linear dungeons.
@nickoten.bsky.social wrote a great article on her:
pathikablog.com/2025/04/26/h...
Jaquays was so influent to tabletop RPGs that "Jaquaysing" became a verb for designing complex, non-linear dungeons.
@nickoten.bsky.social wrote a great article on her:
pathikablog.com/2025/04/26/h...
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In hearing of the passing of Rebecca Heineman, I thought it would be worth sharing this wonderful interview she did on @retronauts.bsky.social:
retronauts.com/article/1167...
retronauts.com/article/1167...
Episode 211 explores the career of Rebecca Heineman
A whirlwind overview of a legendary programmer's work.
retronauts.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
In hearing of the passing of Rebecca Heineman, I thought it would be worth sharing this wonderful interview she did on @retronauts.bsky.social:
retronauts.com/article/1167...
retronauts.com/article/1167...
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Burger left an insta to be posted post-mortem, 10/10 no notes, classic Burger
November 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Burger left an insta to be posted post-mortem, 10/10 no notes, classic Burger
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HYPOTHETICAL:
If I started a service where I handled your (you == indie dev with little time and resources to do admin junk) team's / collaborator's / contractor's royalty payments in exchange for a small % / hourly fee / per-team-member / per-income-source fee, would that be useful to anyone?
If I started a service where I handled your (you == indie dev with little time and resources to do admin junk) team's / collaborator's / contractor's royalty payments in exchange for a small % / hourly fee / per-team-member / per-income-source fee, would that be useful to anyone?
November 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
HYPOTHETICAL:
If I started a service where I handled your (you == indie dev with little time and resources to do admin junk) team's / collaborator's / contractor's royalty payments in exchange for a small % / hourly fee / per-team-member / per-income-source fee, would that be useful to anyone?
If I started a service where I handled your (you == indie dev with little time and resources to do admin junk) team's / collaborator's / contractor's royalty payments in exchange for a small % / hourly fee / per-team-member / per-income-source fee, would that be useful to anyone?