OCHO QUILATES: A HISTORY OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF SPANISH SOFTWARE (1987-1992)

Dean Guadagno
Nov 3
1 min read

Jaume Esteve Gutiérrez

Did you know that Spain was once one of the great powers of the European video game industry?

Ocho Quilates continues its chronicle of the Spanish gaming scene, now covering the years 1987 to 1992, a period marking the height—and decline—of Spain’s 8-bit software era.

While the 1980s may remind you of Nocilla sandwiches, The A-Team, and Mecano, they were also the years when 8-bit microcomputers like the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX, and Commodore 64 transformed gaming forever. Around these machines, a generation of passionate young creators gave birth to a national software industry from scratch.

This second volume continues to tell the story through the voices of its pioneers. It’s a tale of innovation and disillusionment, of youth building dreams into companies—even before reaching adulthood.

Iconic names such as Dinamic, Topo Soft, Opera Soft, ERBE, and Made in Spain reappear, as do the unforgettable titles they helped create—La Abadía del Crimen, Navy Moves, Sir Fred, Livingstone Supongo, Mad Mix Game, and many more.

If these names still make your heart race, this book is your home. Welcome back.

PUBLICATION DETAILS

LANGUAGE	BINDING	EDITION	ISBN	YEAR	PAGES
Spanish	Paperback	1st Edition	9781530524686	2012	456
Spanish	Paperback	2nd Edition	9781530524686	2016	456
Spanish	eBook		N/A	2016	456