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Under sin karri\u00e4r bidrog hon till cirka 67 spel.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">K\u00e4nd f\u00f6r sin arbete med mac-anpassningar av spel som Wolfenstein 3D, Baldur&#039;s Gate och Icewind Dale, blev Heineman k\u00e4nd p\u00e5 vidare h\u00e5ll under 1990-talet och tidiga 2000-talet.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Den enmansskapade utgivningen av Doom f\u00f6r 3DO-konsolen \u00e4r legendariskt inom online-spelkretsar, inklusive att hantera en oj\u00e4mn boss inom kort veckor.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><br \/>\n<h3>Recommended products<\/h3><p class=\"aws-affiliate-disclaimer\">This page contains affiliate links. 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Hennes v\u00e4n Heidi McDonald delade nyheten p\u00e5 Bluesky. Kort f\u00f6re sin d\u00f6d skrev Heineman en farv\u00e4lsmelodigranss\u00f6kning p\u00e5 GoFundMe, d\u00e4r hon uttryckte att hennes h\u00e4lsa f\u00f6rsvagades och att hon nu b\u00f6rjade sin palliativ v\u00e5rd. Heineman f\u00f6ddes 1963 och v\u00e4xte upp i USA. Hon uppm\u00e4rksammades f\u00f6rsta g\u00e5ngen \u00e5r 1980 d\u00e5 hon blev Amerikas f\u00f6rsta officiellt erk\u00e4nda datorspelst\u00e4vlingsegrare efter att ha vunnit ett nationalt Space Invaders-t\u00e4vling i New York. Enligt Mobygames arbetade hon med cirka 67 datorspel under sin karri\u00e4r. Brian Fargo, en v\u00e4n och tidigare kollega fr\u00e5n Interplay, hyllade Heineman p\u00e5 X genom att beskriva henne som &#8221;en av de ljusaste programm\u00f6rerna n\u00e5gonsin&#8221;. 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