Chapter 13: The Computer, the Costa Brava, and the Contract
Founding Eldritch The Cat, a broke summer in Spain, and a first deal with Electronic Arts
Steve Wetherill
A 40-Year Journey Through the Games Industry.
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Chapter 12: The Confrontation and the Cat
A reckoning in London, too many projects at once, and the company born from the wreckage
Chapter 11: Sometimes The Magic Works
The contract, the VIC-20, and the getaway car
Chapter 10: The Future That Never Was
Chasing the raster, glimpsing the future, and a critical disagreement.
Chapter 9: The Firebird Factory
Ten games in twelve months, Bertie Big Boy, and the Forbidden Amigas.
Chapter 8: The Clone, The Flan, and The Forest
A reskin, some side quests, and the second album problem.
Chapter 7: The Astronaut and the Sleeping Bag
A Crash Smash, business trousers, and a dubious charge.
Chapter 5a: Hunchback at the Olympics
Quasimodo had the run of his life
Chapter 6: The Holt Road Heist
I got in trouble with the law for stealing my own trousers
Chapter 5: The Caveman and the Pirate Ship
"The cavemen didn't need paintbrushes." Tommy Barton, 1984