Pete Fawcett - "I've been really lucky. I've worked over 40 years now and still love what I do"

Pete Fawcett worked in Software development first producing educational titles for MacMillan Publishing and later games titles for Piranha Software; both working as part of Five Ways Software Ltd. Here he talks mainly about his work on two games titles that Five Ways made for Piranha Software; Strike Force Cobra which earned a Your Sinclair Megagame (Your Sinclair, Issue 11, November 1986 p.36) and Gunboat in late 1987-early ’88.
Pete came to the centre to browse the machines and relive old memories. As he was about to leave he made a passing comment that he’d worked on a couple of things; and so we quickly set up a camera to catch his memories of life as a software developer in the ’80’s. Thanks to Pete for taking the time to speak to us!
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[@Slarti]

I grew up with the ZX Spectrum in 1983 and went on to do a computer science degree in 1988.
It's now 2024 and I work as a software engineer in Cambridge, via a rather circuitous route back eventually into software - I am so grateful for the UK games makers in the 80s that helped launch people like me into software.

[@johncoach14]

Ah, you were there (5Ways) the year after me. I remember it well and very fondly, just like yourself.A great way to learn software from the ground up.

[@RalphBarbagallo]

Wow, prototyping maps out of lego before Kojima did in Metal Gear Solid!