New Kickstarter is starting soon: 28 February 2026

REDO FROM START II: CANADA & EUROPE

Another richly illustrated interview book with a focus on the COMMODORE 64, dedicated to the groundbreaking era of computer game design from 1982 to 1985.

VOLUME 2 is the perfect complement to VOLUME 1 (USA & JAPAN) and draws on the memories of numerous system pioneers who share their experiences in the emerging markets of CANADA & EUROPE. Over 32 influential figures from the early world of COMMODORE computing – leading publishers, marketers, artists and developers – answer profound questions posed by the QUATTRO BIT mastermind Andrea Pachetti.

REDO FROM START II takes us back to a time when every new computer game was still an adventure and “bare-metal programming” was becoming a trend. The book focuses on the emerging software markets of CANADA & EUROPE, using interviews and journalistic pieces to describe the ups and downs of the computer game industry from 1982 to 1985. Here, innovators such as Jim Sachs (Saucer Attack!), Randy Lyons (SYNTAX SOFTWARE), Andrew Braybrook (Paradroid, Uridium), Rod Cousens (Director, QUICKSILVA) or Jon Steele (Hunchback, OCEAN) talk about their specific efforts that paved the way for the COMMODORE 64 as a gaming machine. 

Selected publishers in VOLUME II

NÜFEKOP, SYNTAX SOFTWARE, COMMODORE LTD., NET SOFTWARE, SYDNEY DEVELOPMENT CORP., THE CODE WORKS, LOTUS SOFT, ADMACADIAM, ZZAP!64, PARAMOUNT, GRAFTGOLD, BUBBLE BUS, SOFTEK, IJK SOFTWARE, FIREBIRD, ENGLISH SOFTWARE, SCORPIO GAMESWORLD, ILLUSION SOFTWARE, OCEAN, SUPERSOFT, ANIROG (from 1986: ANCO), BEYOND, QUICKSILVA, TERMINAL, TASKSET, LORICIEL SA, DATAMEDIA, KINGSOFT, CSP MICROGAME, HANDIC SOFTWARE AB, TRIAD SOFTWARE and many more.

Set your reminder here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/microzeit/redo-from-start-volume-ii

KICKSTARTER: 28 February 2026
REDO FROM START – volume 1/2
±800 pages Hardback book series
64 Commodore developer legends

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We look forward to seeing you again soon.