About the Book
In 1982, the Commodore computer company launched its new machine - the Commodore 64.
Twenty five years later, that machine is still going strong with new games and thousands of users worldwide.
To tell the story of the best-selling home computer of the 1980's, writer and Commodore 64 fan Andrew Fisher looks back at around two hundred of the top games and how the industry has changed. From the pioneering third party companies like Electronic Arts and Melbourne House, to the homebrew software of the new millennium, the story of an 8-bit computer (and its remarkable sound chip) is a nostalgia trip for games fans.
This is the next book in the GOLDEN YEARS series... The first book, The ZX Spectrum Book 1982-199x was written and produced by Andrew Rollings and published to unanimous critical acclaim in December 2006 through Hiive Books LLC. For more information on that project, take a look here...
About the Author
Author Andrew Fisher grew up in the 1980's and still loves to play the games of that era. As a freelance writer, he has written game reviews and technical articles for Commodore Force, Commodore Format, Retro Gamer and gamesTM Retro. This is his first book.
IMPORTANT SMALL PRINT! Before you click on the link, please be aware that this is a PRE-ORDER.
The idea being that - in a very similar way to the ZX Spectrum book - we will use the pre-orders to fund the printing. The book itself will not be ready for several months, and in fact may not ever get printed if not enough pre-orders are received!
However, in the event that not enough preorders are received to cover the bulk of the printing costs, anyone who did support us with a pre-order will have their money refunded (MINUS PAYPAL FEES!) and be sent an electronic copy of the book as a thanks for their support!
Note that this system worked very well for the ZX Spectrum book, which was printed in December of 2006.
ALSO IMPORTANT! There will be a limited number of copies of the book printed. First come, first served!
The cost of the pre-order is £17.99. Postage and packing is not included!