it looks great on the bookshelf with it's pixel graphics and era ...
340277
Think about it for a minute...this is a new book on C64 programming! How incredible is that after all of this time? What more of a reason do you need? The book itself is designed as a manifestation of nostalgia, born out of the enthusiasm of an active member of the modern underground. Even if you aren't interested in developing for the C64, but you want to contribute in some manner to keep the movement alive, you simply have to purchase this book as a capitalist vote. Besides, it looks great on the bookshelf with it's pixel graphics and era appropriate color pallete.

Having said that, the other good news is I found this to be a fantastic resource for those of us who grew up with the C64, and never quite reached the level of expertise to put all of the pieces of the puzzle together that are required to create a functional game. The content and code framework is exactly what you need to cross that one off your bucket list, or use it as an entry point for taking things even further with continued study. Have you ever wanted to complete a game for the 64? This is it.
2908937
It's books. As far as useful information these will not help you unless you live without the Internet.  Btw this is the internet.  But these do look cool and have an interesting collectors quality to them.  And the illustrations in the books are interesting to look at.  It's a good addition to your nerdy bookshelf.
914804
I think the book is great for its purpose, that of summarizing beautiful old technology.  It has a lot of beautiful photography and the layout of the book is awesome.  While including estimated cost to acquire the technology items may have been helpful at the time of publishing, that information was quickly outdated and probably not that useful today.

It's a great collage of old technology.  I love the inclusion of many vintage computers and programmable calculators, which is a hobby of mine.
2742050
It was better if I could see the image of book.
even that, I am happy about it. It was book I want it.
914808
First: This is a very attractive book. The cover looks really cool....almost like some sort of ancient spell book or journal or somesuch. Very neat looking. It is also quite durable.

The content is also quite revealing. I had a few questions while playing the game, like what impact finding the Book of the Damned (at least, the first part) would have (afterwards anyway...i had already read the first one i found, lol). It is actually laid out well. At first, i found the general layout of the book to be a bit confusing, but once i became accustomed to it, i realized it was very easy to use. I generally don't worry about the character building or the bestiary sections, but both are there. As far as the actual gameplay through the storyline goes, it is broken down into a Walkthrough of the storyline through the Intro and the three "Acts", followed by a more detailed walkthrough describing all the quests,including the side quests, and provides a "quest" tree to see how they impact each other and in what order they are optimally experienced. The rest of the book primarily focuses on the guts, such as equipment and maps of the entire game.

I give it 4 stars because the first read is a tad cluttered and confusing, although like i said earlier, you learn the system pretty quickly.
3257785
It's definitely a conversation piece. Looks cool when displayed.
3197687
As a graphic designer with a soft spot for period illustration, I love to collect the Dover books that feature Victorian and old-time copyright free images. I used a number of the images in this book, but since some were part of a larger scene and/or somewhat muddy in quality, they all needed a bit of digital touchup. I realize that the images are vintage, but it's hard to use them when the lines run together and some small details are little more than blobs. The large size of most images reflects their original use as multiple-vignette posters, but again this makes it difficult to isolate a single image from the larger overall scene. To conclude on a high note, it is a valuable collection of antique circus images and I do enjoy having it in my library. My client is also pleased with the amusing images I was able to glean for his website....
479242
I like the cover a lot, but most the book is greyscale so hard to see, color, or copy to paint.  Most of the pictures aren't as good as the cover either, but are probably more like Graffiti you see around, so some p0eople might like it better than I did.  Even so, I love the picture on the front, so it was worth it for that.
1435895
Just a very cool looking book that you'll want to pickup over and over.  The incomplete stories can be annoying, but with the predictability of the plots it's not exactly like they're cliffhangers!  The artwork is great, but the photos interspersed of Batman toys that were sold in Japan in the 60's is the greatest feature!
2167181
It looks great and is great except for 3 flaws, which I'll give from least to greatest: 1) the column number is missing for the second column, no big deal unless you're OCD (which I am); 2) the column numbers are old-style roman numerals +A/B, rather than the now used arabic numbers 1-18; this necessitates  counting across with your fingers when studying it with the newer commentaries, making the column numbers irrelevant except as a historic feature;  3) the indication for the states of matter (different shading of the chemical signs) are almost impossible to make out, nowhere moreso than in the key itself, leading me to think the printer wasn't aware of what they were supposed to be.  1 & 3 might be corrected in a different press run.  2 would require a genuine do-over.  Every other aspect of the poster is first-rate and I can live with these three flaws (actually the least significant distresses me the most), so I will keep it (I'm guessing no version is flawless) and award it 4 stars.
2318879
I was a little disappointed in the illustrations. I expected them to be a little more "crisp", but that is the "style" of this illustrator so who am I to complain. The paper used is very heavy, which gives it a great feel. It is definitely a conversation piece, but only for some; others dismiss it without a comment. All in all, if you have somewhere to have it sitting out, and like curious things, it fits the bill.
565099
Great for the study room, it looks like an old book but its a decorative box!
1238370
This book is so much fun! The graphics could be better cause they look a but too childish and hand-drawn. Other than that, for the price, its a cool book.
4874091
Looks great sitting on my shelf while I use Google to search for IT issues like everyone else in the world.
4322607
Saw this book in a sitcom called "Frazier." In the digital age, I don't think I'll spend the $ on a book that will wear. The art looks magnificent.
3886061
Looks beautiful on paper (desktop) but not so much in person.
4586014
Nice graphic representation of novel series. Looks great when read on a Kindle fire tablet. On an e-reader not so much.