Game Dev Stories

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.

• Volume 1:Part 1 Old-SchoolChapter 1 The Rise and Fall of Cheat CodesChapter 2 Scott Miller – Apogee, Shareware, and id SoftwareChapter 3 Tom Hall – Apple II and the Early Days of id SoftwareChapter 4 Matt Householder – Epyx and California GamesChapter 5 Milton Guasti and Steve Rothlisberger – AM2RChapter 6 Apple II, id Software, and First-Person ShootersChapter 7 Brian Fargo – Founder of Interplay Entertainment and InXile EntertainmentPart 2 Ad HocChapter 8 John Hancock – Game CollectorChapter 9 "Infidelity" – NES ROM HacksChapter 10 Scott Coleman and Jay Cotton – KaliChapter 11 Kyoko Higo – Marketing Final Fantasy 7Chapter 12 Meagan Marie – Senior Community Manager at Crystal DynamicsChapter 13 Teut Weidemann – Germany's First Professional ProducerChapter 14 S. D. Perry – AuthorChapter 15 OutroVolume 2:Part 1 Old SchoolChapter 1 David Brevik – Co-Founder of Blizzard NorthChapter 2 Max and Erich Schaefer – Co-Founders of Blizzard NorthChapter 3 Stieg Hedlund – Designer on Diablo and Diablo 2Chapter 4 Speedy Shovelry – Shovel Knight SpeedrunnersChapter 5 Boss Digs – Designing Boss Fights in Shovel KnightChapter 6 Randy Littlejohn – Director of Photography on Gabriel Knight 2Part 2 Ad HocChapter 7 Will Binder – Director on Gabriel Knight 2Chapter 8 Isla Schanuel – User Experience ResearcherChapter 9 American McGee – Game Designer and Creative DirectorChapter 10 Jennell Jaquays – Game Designer and WriterChapter 11 David Bamberger – Marketing Final Fantasy 7 in the U.S.Chapter 12 Chris Ansell – Marketing Final Fantasy 7 in EuropeChapter 13 Brian Harvey – EducatorChapter 14 Super Marketing Showdown – InFamous vs. PrototypeChapter 15 PowerUp Audio – Sound of Combat