Hello Wombat Horde!
My name is Andrew Flippo, and I am the Grandmaster Wombat of Combat Wombat Studios. My screen name has been crazed_wombat since 1999 when Counter-Strike was version 1.2 and the M4 scoped. It had been my dream to build a gaming company, and now I am in the middle of it. It is an exciting time to be alive.
I am an avid player of games. I like all types, and one that I’ve played since its release in the late 90s is Age of Empires 2. I also played all the versions that came out after. Counter-Strike is my FPS of choice. I love tycoon-style games, especially City Skylines. RPGs both small and grand are fantastic, from the old Arcanum to the big ones like Fallout New Vegas. I also have a weak spot for survival crafting games such as Stranded Deep, 7 Days to Die, Subnautica, Medieval Dynasty, and Satisfactory to name a few.
Before my move into video games, I had a background in building technology startups for other people. I took napkin concept ideas and turned them into profitable businesses. It is also fun creating something from nothing, and this unique experience helped get Combat Wombat Studios going.
The idea for Combat Wombat Studios’s name came from my best friend calling me a “stupid wombat” in high school. I interrupted the teacher to ask what a wombat was, and it grew from there. Later, I was told by my Aussie friends hat there is a lot of wombat roadkill and they call them “wombie splats”...
For free time, I do a little of everything, but most is nerd related. I play chess and shogi, and try to build things. My next goal is to build a wombat battlebot to take on some of the bigger names like Witch Doctor, Uppercut, and others. Not Tombstone though. He is scary.
So go out and support my team and our dream of making awesome video games. Become part of the Wombat Horde. Let Conqueror 940 AD be the first of many fan-driven games. We are open, accessible, and always willing to hear what our community has to say, good or bad… Preferably good.
Wombat Horde Unite!
Andrew Flippo
(crazed_wombat)