▁for ▁his ▁video ▁games ▁Mad ▁TV ▁and ▁Emer gency . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁( 1 9 7 7 – 1 9 9 2 ) ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Ralph ▁Stock ▁st umbled ▁upon ▁a ▁Com mod ore ▁P ET ▁at ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁friend ▁and ▁had ▁his ▁first ▁chance ▁to ▁d ab ble ▁in ▁computer ▁science . ▁Ham ur abi , ▁a ▁resource - management ▁game , ▁sp ur red ▁his ▁fasc ination ▁with ▁video ▁games ▁and ▁their ▁development . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁‘ 8 0 s , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twelve , ▁Ralph ▁Stock ▁built ▁his ▁first ▁computer , ▁a ▁S inc la ir ▁Z X 8 1 , ▁from ▁an ▁assembly ▁k it . ▁He ▁used ▁this ▁computer ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁experiments ▁in ▁programming . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁fifteen , ▁Stock ▁developed ▁his ▁first ▁game ▁for ▁the ▁Com mod ore ▁ 6 4 ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁friends ▁from ▁school : ▁an ▁advent ure ▁game ▁called ▁Phil os opher ’ s ▁Stone . ▁Stock ▁was ▁still ▁at ▁school ▁when ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁published ▁and ▁commer cially ▁market ed ▁by ▁King soft ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁While ▁still ▁finishing ▁school , ▁Stock ▁worked ▁on ▁Bo z uma : ▁Myst ery ▁of ▁the ▁M ummy ▁and ▁East ▁vs . ▁West : ▁Berlin ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁finally ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁Bo z uma ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Time ▁War p ▁Software