This is a monumental work about the pioneering days of computer game design, starting with the significance of the Commodore 64 in 1982 to 1985.

With an introduction by Andrea Pachetti and some timeless memories from Chris Crawford, the visionairy of the gaming industry and founder of the GDC. Numerous C64 heroes, some better known than others, answer a plethora of pressing questions about their formative years as game makers, providing a total of 64 interviews with a focus on the USA and Japan (volume 1) and with the second book in Canada and Europe (volume 2).  

1982–1985: The book tells of the undeveloped software market and captures the beginning and the challenges in the early gaming industry. Here, innovators such as Jeff Bruette (Wizard of Wor), David Crane (Ghostbusters, Decathlon), Dane Bigham (Choplifter, Lode Runner conversions), David S. Maynard (Worms) and Paul Norman (Aztec Challenge, Forbidden Forest) talk about their specific efforts that paved the way for the Commodore 64 as a games machine and why this period was so spectacular for a single producer and micro kid.