David L. Craddock writes fiction, nonfiction, and grocery lists. He is the author of over a dozen nonfiction books about video game development and culture, including the bestselling Stay Awhile and Listen series, Arcade Perfect: How Pac-Man, Mortal Kombat, and Other Coin-Op Classics Invaded the Living Room, and fiction for young adults including The Dumpster Club and Heritage: Book One of the Gairden Chronicles. Find him online @davidlcraddock on Twitter.

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• Acknowledgments. About the Author. Introduction: Minding My Qs and As. Part I Old-School. 1 The Rise and Fall of Cheat Codes. 2 Scott Miller: Apogee, Shareware, and id Software. 3 Tom Hall: Apple II and the Early Days of id Software. 4 Matt Householder: Epyx and California Games. 5 Milton Guasti and Steve Rothlisberger: AM2R. 6 John Romero: Apple II, id Software, and First-Person Shooters. 7 Brian Fargo: Founder of Interplay Entertainment and InXile Entertainment. Part II Ad Hoc. 8 John Hancock: Game Collector. 9 "Infidelity": NES ROM Hacks. 10 Scott Coleman and Jay Cotton: Kali. 11 Kyoko Higo: Marketing Final Fantasy VII. 12 Meagan Marie: Senior Community Manager at Crystal Dynamics. Index.

David L. Craddock writes fiction, nonfiction, and grocery lists. He is the author of over a dozen nonfiction books about video game development and culture, including the bestselling Stay Awhile and Listen series, Arcade Perfect: How Pac-Man, Mortal Kombat, and Other Coin-Op Classics Invaded the Living Room, and fiction for young adults including The Dumpster Club and Heritage: Book One of the Gairden Chronicles. Find him online @davidlcraddock on Twitter.

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• Acknowledgments. About the Author. Introduction: Minding My Qs and As. Part I Old-School. 1 The Rise and Fall of Cheat Codes. 2 Scott Miller: Apogee, Shareware, and id Software. 3 Tom Hall: Apple II and the Early Days of id Software. 4 Matt Householder: Epyx and California Games. 5 Milton Guasti and Steve Rothlisberger: AM2R. 6 John Romero: Apple II, id Software, and First-Person Shooters. 7 Brian Fargo: Founder of Interplay Entertainment and InXile Entertainment. Part II Ad Hoc. 8 John Hancock: Game Collector. 9 "Infidelity": NES ROM Hacks. 10 Scott Coleman and Jay Cotton: Kali. 11 Kyoko Higo: Marketing Final Fantasy VII. 12 Meagan Marie: Senior Community Manager at Crystal Dynamics. Index.

David L. Craddock writes fiction, nonfiction, and grocery lists. He is the author of over a dozen nonfiction books about video game development and culture, including the bestselling Stay Awhile and Listen series, Arcade Perfect: How Pac-Man, Mortal Kombat, and Other Coin-Op Classics Invaded the Living Room, and fiction for young adults including The Dumpster Club and Heritage: Book One of the Gairden Chronicles. Find him online @davidlcraddock on Twitter.

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• Acknowledgments. About the Author. Introduction: Minding My Qs and As. Part I Old-School. 1 The Rise and Fall of Cheat Codes. 2 Scott Miller: Apogee, Shareware, and id Software. 3 Tom Hall: Apple II and the Early Days of id Software. 4 Matt Householder: Epyx and California Games. 5 Milton Guasti and Steve Rothlisberger: AM2R. 6 John Romero: Apple II, id Software, and First-Person Shooters. 7 Brian Fargo: Founder of Interplay Entertainment and InXile Entertainment. Part II Ad Hoc. 8 John Hancock: Game Collector. 9 "Infidelity": NES ROM Hacks. 10 Scott Coleman and Jay Cotton: Kali. 11 Kyoko Higo: Marketing Final Fantasy VII. 12 Meagan Marie: Senior Community Manager at Crystal Dynamics. Index.