{"title":"Commodore Books","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCommodore is behind so many home computing icons; machines like the PET, C64 and the Amiga. The Commodore 64 alone introduced a generation of millions to gaming and home coding. You’ll find every Bitmap Books release featuring Commodore right here.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"commodore-amiga-a-visual-commpendium","title":"Commodore Amiga: a visual compendium","description":"\u003cp\u003eLaunched in 1985, the Amiga ushered in a new age of home computing. 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Over the next decade\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eit\u003c\/span\u003e would play host to a\u003cspan\u003en\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eextraordinary\u003c\/span\u003e diversity of titles; games like \u003cem\u003eRocket Ranger\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePopulous\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCannon Fodder\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSpeedball\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWorms\u003c\/em\u003e ushered in new genres and helped to redefine the videogame landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the course of some 420 pages, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\" data-mce-style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCommo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\" data-mce-style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003edore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\" data-mce-style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmiga:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\" data-mce-style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\" data-mce-style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ev\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\" data-mce-style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\" data-mce-style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eisual\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eco\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\" data-mce-style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003empendium\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e showcases more than 140 of the biggest titles, bringing them vividly to life with a double-page screen grab or loading page. \u003cspan\u003eEach\u003c\/span\u003e is accompanied by quotes and commentary from renowned Amiga artists, developers and publishers, including R\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003eJ\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e Mical, David Braben, Sid Meier, Ron Gilbert, Julian \u003cspan\u003eEggebrecht\u003c\/span\u003e, Tobias Richter, Dave Gibbons and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeyond\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003egames\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ethemselves,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ei\u003c\/span\u003et also covers the origins of the hardware \u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e the vibrant demo scene, \u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eincludes\u003c\/span\u003e interviews with artists and profiles of the most prominent games publishers. 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!msorm;\"\u003ecompendium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates one the most popular home computers of all time, taking you on a journey through the C64’s varied and colourful gaming library, starting in 1982, with early releases like \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\" data-mce-style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJupiter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\" data-mce-style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003eLander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\" data-mce-style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeach\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\" data-mce-style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003eHead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and travelling forward through the decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1980s saw an 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By the time the 1990s rolled around, talented coders were making the machine do things the original hardware designers didn’t think were possible\u003cspan\u003e;\u003c\/span\u003e games like \u003cem\u003eTurrican\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCreatures\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLemmings\u003c\/em\u003e showed that there was life left in the old CPU yet. \u003cspan\u003eE\u003c\/span\u003even when Commodore went bust\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e and the computer was no longer being manufactured, the games still kept coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e th\u003cspan\u003eis\u003c\/span\u003e book pays homage \u003cspan\u003enot\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eonly\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eto\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eseminal\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003egames\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eC64’s\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eofficial\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003elifespan,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ebut\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ealso\u003c\/span\u003e to the developers that kept the system alive, featuring games that were completed and released a decade after the last boxed C64 left the high street.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\" data-mce-style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCommodore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\" data-mce-style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e64:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\" data-mce-style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\" data-mce-style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003evisual\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\" data-mce-style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ecompendium\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e features well over \u003cspan\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eundred\u003c\/span\u003e titles, represented by beautiful in-game shots or loading screens, plus a gallery of artwork by legendary \u003cem\u003eZzap!64\u003c\/em\u003e artist Oliver Frey. Also included \u003cspan\u003eis\u003c\/span\u003e a series of features, including profiles of key Britsoft developers, interviews with famous C64 artists, a look back at the demo scene, plus a showcase of unreleased titles and the new games being released more than 20 years after the last machine rolled off Commodore’s production line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented in full colour throughout, printed on high quality paper and complete with a spot-varnished protective dust cover, this unique title is a treat for anyone who grew up playing games or learning their craft on this most ubiquitous of home computers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003econtributions\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003efrom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMat\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAllen,\u003c\/span\u003e 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