The studio
Alex and Miguel Portilla began programming together on a Commodore VIC-20. In 2003, they founded PoBros to keep building original games from concept to market.
Since 2003
PoBros, Inc. was established to create original games for home computers and mobile devices. The company was founded by Alex and Miguel Portilla, whose work has ranged from early home-computer projects to major commercial game teams and independent releases.
The brothers began making games in the early 1980s on a Commodore VIC-20. Their careers later included work involving Electronic Arts, Activision, and MTV Networks before and alongside the PoBros catalog preserved here.
Founders
Co-founder
Born in Miami in 1968, Alex began programming in the early 1980s after discovering games through the RCA Studio II. He learned BASIC on the family's Commodore VIC-20 and, with Miguel, released an Applesoft BASIC bulletin-board system on a Franklin Ace 1100 around 1983.
Co-founder
Born in Miami in 1971, Miguel's interest began with RCA and Atari consoles. At ten, he taught himself BASIC on a Commodore VIC-20 and later studied Apple II assembly language. He built the early bulletin-board system with Alex and has continued designing and creating games since.
A shared practice
Learning programming and building games on home computers.
A shared BBS release with original door games.
Dungeon Craft through the brothers' earlier company, Game Spring.
PoBros, Inc. begins its independent studio chapter.
Co-founding and helping lead SkyJoy Interactive in Miami.
