Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer (MIT Press)
Friday, 20 December 2024

According to The Guinness Book of World Records, the Commodore 64 (C64) is officially the best-selling desktop computer model of all time. but is strangely overlooked in many computer histories. In this book Jesper Juul argues that the C64 was so popular because it was so versatile, a machine developers and users would reinvent again and again over the course of 40 years.

The C64 was also, from 1985 to 1993, the platform for which most video games were made. But while it sold at least twice as many units as other home computers of its time, like the Apple II, ZX Spectrum, or Commodore Amiga, it is now largely forgotten. The C64, Juul says, has been ignored by history because it was too much fun. With interviews of Commodore engineers and with its insightful look at C64 games, music, and software, from Summer Games to International Karate to Simons’ BASIC.

Author: Jesper Juul
Publisher: MIT Press
Date: December 2024
Pages: 244
ISBN: 978-0262549516
Print: 0262549514
Kindle: ‎ B0CVKX4J11
Audience: C64 enthusiasts
Level: Introductory
Category: History and Graphics & Games

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