Dave Bagget could write a book on the making of crash and I'd buy it in a second. There was something very special that went to making that game and I was just the right age to appreciate it.
It's on my bucket list to write that book -- also including many humorous tales from my 10+ years at ITA Software, and anecdotes from my current startup (http://inky.com).
If I live long enough, that is. :)
Biography of the guy who did the R-Type port for the ZX Spectrum, it's a riot of a read and has a lot of the old info.