

(SSI), MicroIllusions, Electronic Arts, InfoCom Inc., Disney Software, Namco Limited, SEGA of America and others. Their contractors were Epyx Inc., Strategic Simulations Inc. Louis Castle stated that the game was made quickly under the budget, and the contractor, Epyx, was satisfied with their performance.įollowing this project, Westwood Associates collaborated with several different companies as a full development studio or was tasked for ports on different platforms. Their first game was Temple of Apshai Trilogy (1985) for the Amiga, Atari ST and the Macintosh, itself being an updated version of three existing games in the Dunjonquest series by Automated Simulations, Inc. In its early days, the company employed artists of various fields and taught them computer usage in order to enrich the company's future games. Westwood Associates was formed in 1985 in a small garage in Las Vegas, Nevada by Louis Castle and Brett Sperry, aged 20 and 21 respectively at the time. 6.1 Westwood Associates / Westwood Studios.
