Commodore 64: a visual Compendium by Bitmap Books
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Sam Dyer
简介
A book that celebrates the beauty of the greatest home computer ever made; the C64.
Unlike other books about the C64, it celebrates the visual side of the computer. Each spread features a beautiful image from a game and a select few words. This ranges from a mini review from an ex journalist such as Gary Penn or Steve Jarratt or a quote from the original developers and artists such as David Crane, Ron Gilbert, Jon Hare and Andrew Hewson just to name a few... The book also feature game maps, loading screens, stunning artwork by Oliver Frey and a foreword written by Sensible Software’s legendary graphic artist Stoo Cambridge.
The book is organized in chronological order, starting in the early days with games such as Jupiter Lander and go through to the latter days of the C64 featuring games such as Mayhem In Monsterland and Lemmings. It then moves on to finish looking at modern day C64 publishers and programmers such as RGCD and Paul Koller.
Contributors
Mat Allen, Steve Brown, Stoo Cambridge, Gary Carr, David Crane, Karen Davies-Downey, Steven Day (STE’86), Mevlut Dinc, Paul Docherty (DOKK), Andy Dyer, Oliver Frey, Kevin Furry, Ron Gilbert, Jon Hare, Andrew Hewson, Robin Hogg, Steve Jarratt, Roger Kean, Phil King, Paul Koller, John F. Kutcher, James Leach, Robin Levy, Peter Liepa, Oliver Lindau, Steinar Lund, Michal Okowicki, Archer MacLean, Jordan Mechner, Alan Miller, Jeff Minter, Paul Norman, Philip Oliver, Gary Penn, Jason Perkins, Simon Phipps, Jacco Van ’t Riet, Hugh Riley, Andy Roberts, Stephen Robertson (SIR), John Rowlands, Stephen Ruddy, Mat Sneap, Bob Stevenson, Jonathan Smyth Temples, Stephen Ian Thomson (S.I.T), Martin Walker, Matt Wilsher and Stuart Wynne.
About the Author
Sam has over 10 years experience as an award winning professional Graphic Designer, working for agencies in London and also in the South West of England. His passion for design and also the Commodore 64, mean that he is ideally placed to create this book to the highest possible standard.