A Gremlin in the Works - A history of Just Micro and Gremlin Graphics

[mjhardisty]

"With the British computer game scene about to explode, a small shop appeared on Sheffield’s Carver Street called Just Micro. It was founded by the partnership of Ian Stewart and Kevin Norburn, both with retail backgrounds but a desire to get into the business of games publishing. Fortunately the shop attracted local talent such as Pete Harrap, Shaun Hollingworth and Tony Crowther, and so, in 1984, Gremlin Graphics was formed."

 

After two years, my exhaustive history of Gremlin Graphics (including Alligata, Krisalis and Core Design) is now available to buy from publisher Bitmap Books:

 

http://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/a-gremlin-in-the-works?variant=10907382339

 

The 572 page book plots the course of the company, from initial successes with Monty Mole, Jack The Nipper and Thing On A Spring, to its ground-breaking Lotus-branded racing games, and eventual purchase by Infogrames in 1999.

 

Filled with game imagery, memorabilia and archive material such as old letters, the only colour photo of Just Micro, business cards, staff photos and game design documents, this is an exhaustive and comprehensive chronicle of one of Britain’s best-loved developers.

[Wazzock]

That looks really interesting, I used to go in the shop quite a bit