Commodore 64: a visual Commpendium – A Review by GYL
From the look of the computer to the amazing array of games and fun they gave us – this was the closest we could get to the arcade.
So when Sam Dyer – he of Commodore addict and Retro Asylum key member, announced his Commodore 64 Book Kickstarter – we were pretty excited to say the least.
After result of a very Kickstarter successful campaign we had the final printed version in our hands and what a great feeling this was to see this come to life. Over the last few days we have poured over this respectful and entertaining tribute to the C64.
From amazing graphics used in the
artwork, the games chosen of which there
are many – to the mini-review write ups. This is a C64 fans dream.
In terms of coffee table luxury books on the art and the subject – there isn’t anything like this out there of this quality and
it’s great to hear there is a next book on the Amiga too to follow up for another Kickstarter beginning on 13/10/14.
For more info on this Amiga book go to:
www.bitmapbooks.co.uk
Some of our favourite spreads in the book (as well as the GYL spread of IK+) entries are as follows:
• Activision’s
Ghostbusters – which has the commentary of
the game written by its creator David Crane
• Wizball– which is a crazy and fun game with cool graphics in the entry described by
Jon Hare of Sensible Software
the pixel art on many gaming spreads is original artwork by Oliver Frey provided
by Games industry Legend, Roger Kean of Newsfield Publications and Zzap!64. This all adds to the quality and endorsement of industry games people who still really care about the Commodore 64 and its legacy.
Finally its worth mentioning the quality of
print and finishing on this job. Sam is clearly
graphic designer who cares about the final detail of colour repro, the
paper stock and quality binding of this job. It even uses spot UV varnish both
on the cover and dust cover to great effect.
proud of.
