Rebecca Heineman
Golden age gamer
Class of 2017 Inductee
Rebecca’s journey in the gaming industry began at Interplay Entertainment (1983-1995), where she co-founded the company and played a pivotal role in the development of iconic titles like The Bard’s Tale (1986) and Wasteland (1988).
Heineman has continued making games with 123 credits on 67 games, including Killing Time: Resurrected in 2024. https://www.mobygames.com/person/343/rebecca-ann-heineman/
Heineman has been part of the advisory board of the Videogame History Museum since 2011.
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In 1980, Heineman and a friend traveled to Los Angeles to compete in a regional branch of a national Space Invaders championship where she won the competition.
Later that year, she also won the championship in New York.
Heineman is hence considered to be the first national video game tournament champion.