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Blastar
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Aug 27, 2026
Georgie HealyHOST
He also taught himself to code.
Georgie HealyHOST
At the age of 12, he wrote a simple video game called Blastar and sold the code to a magazine for about $500.
Georgie HealyHOST
He left South Africa at 17, partly by his own account to avoid mandatory military service under apartheid.
Georgie HealyHOST
And his mother's Canadian, so he moved to Canada first, studied at Queen's University in Ontario, worked odd jobs, then transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, where he picked up two degrees, including physics and economics from Wharton.
Georgie HealyHOST
He also taught himself to code.
Georgie HealyHOST
At the age of 12, he wrote a simple video game called Blastar and sold the code to a magazine for about $500.
Georgie HealyHOST
He left South Africa at 17, partly by his own account to avoid mandatory military service under apartheid.
Georgie HealyHOST
And his mother's Canadian, so he moved to Canada first, studied at Queen's University in Ontario, worked odd jobs, then transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, where he picked up two degrees, including physics and economics from Wharton.