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Morpheus
Registered: Feb 2004
Posts: 152 |
Commodore 64: For the Love of a Machine
Hey guys!
I'm working on a book called "Commodore 64: For the Love of a Machine" which is a tribute to the Commodore 64, the people who created it, the people who used it, and the people who still use it today. From a scene perspective, there's going to be photos from various events like the X parties, pixel graphics from the likes of Mermaid, Pal and Mirage plus an in-depth interview with Mr.Z.
Most of the content in the book has already been decided upon, but as I will crowdfund it, there's the possibility of more pages. My plan is if lots of sceners support the book, there will be more scene stuff in those extra pages.
My question to you is, what would you like to see on those pages? What I've been thinking about is a special on cracking and I've also been trying to get hold of Crossbow/Crest for an interview (although he seems to have gone into hiding.)
Please let me know if there's anything you'd like to see in the book and also check out the video teaser I released today: http://bit.ly/2mN3dWl. |
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Morpheus
Registered: Feb 2004
Posts: 152 |
@Giulio: Thanks for your comments and suggestion!
This one is for you:
"I also enjoyed playing some of my cracked games, even if a few of them were frustratingly hard, even with infinite lives. A real challenge just made me more motivated. The game Frak! was almost impossible; it took me a whole night to complete. Paradroid was very fun and addictive. Delta was entertaining and seemed to go on for ever. Several games by Dave Collier were quite challenging: Terra Cresta was hard, and Green Beret almost drove me insane. Finally, I really liked The Last Ninja, which was perfectly balanced: neither too easy nor too hard." (Mr.Z/Triad) |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5017 |
yeah Green Beret drove me insane with savestates :) |
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Giulio/Wolf
Registered: Apr 2016
Posts: 18 |
Thank you Morpheus! These words from Mr.Z are really appreciated! |
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Skylab
Registered: Dec 2005
Posts: 183 |
You should contact dipswitch. He got tons of material (letters, envelopes aso.) from us for his Got Papers project. He also got such material from Honey/1001 and others. |
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hedning
Registered: Mar 2009
Posts: 4597 |
Would be interesting if you added something about the modern C64 cracking scene; attitudes, philosophies, what drives people to preserve the scene etc, compared to the views of the old days. |
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bugjam
Registered: Apr 2003
Posts: 2481 |
Yes, and also the scene history preservation projects (first and foremost csdb of course, but many others as well, like intros.c64.org or Jazzcat's mag archive) are certainly of interest - maybe it even motivates some readers to salvage that dusty disk box from the attic and send it over to The Transfer Team. :-) |
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Morpheus
Registered: Feb 2004
Posts: 152 |
Quote: You should contact dipswitch. He got tons of material (letters, envelopes aso.) from us for his Got Papers project. He also got such material from Honey/1001 and others.
I've been thinking about that, but I want to try to use as much exclusive material as possible. That doesn't that I won't do exceptions though. I got swapletters from Honey to Mr.Z so it could be fun borrow some from Dipswitch to see a part of their conversation. That could be the next step for Dipswitch I think to put letters between people in order. Something to do for retirement, ey? :) |
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Morpheus
Registered: Feb 2004
Posts: 152 |
Quote: Would be interesting if you added something about the modern C64 cracking scene; attitudes, philosophies, what drives people to preserve the scene etc, compared to the views of the old days.
What is there to say about the cracking scene today you think? Are there any challenges that the crackers face with new games? Of course, if you're installing new loaders etc., you can have your hands full, but apart from that.
The nice vibe of todays scene will definitely be seen through all the images I've taken. There will be some anecdotes here and there from people in the current scene to build on that vibe too. |
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Morpheus
Registered: Feb 2004
Posts: 152 |
Quote: Yes, and also the scene history preservation projects (first and foremost csdb of course, but many others as well, like intros.c64.org or Jazzcat's mag archive) are certainly of interest - maybe it even motivates some readers to salvage that dusty disk box from the attic and send it over to The Transfer Team. :-)
The Transfer Team? Never heard of them before. ;) The preserving part should definitely be mentioned as it's a big part of the scene right now. And you're right, it might motivate people to dig out those disks and tapes! Thanks man! |
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Sledge
Registered: Sep 2003
Posts: 102 |
Quote: What is there to say about the cracking scene today you think? Are there any challenges that the crackers face with new games? Of course, if you're installing new loaders etc., you can have your hands full, but apart from that.
The nice vibe of todays scene will definitely be seen through all the images I've taken. There will be some anecdotes here and there from people in the current scene to build on that vibe too.
I would say that efforts like Commando Arcade and such "remakes" is a challenge beyond installing new loaders and might be of interest for the readers. Not sure if that fits into your vision of the book though.
Otherwise, spend most pages with stuff about WAQ and a nice pic of me in speedos infront of my C64. Strictly data! :) |
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