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Still Loading #337: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 w/ Jesper Juul


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The Commodore 64 is one of those systems that feels simultaneously ubiquitous and also unknown. It was the best selling home computer in the 80's and is loved the world over by a large group of passionate fans. But outside of that group it feels largely forgotten in the annals of gaming history. This episode is a small step in correcting that.

I'm joined by game design professor and author Jesper Juul to talk about his recently released book "Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64", which is a book that aims to shed more light on one of the most important computer systems in not only gaming history but also computer history. Jesper and I have a wonderful conversation about why this book is needed, what kinds of things can readers expect to find in the book and some of my personal favorite sections. Maybe we just had a little too much fun with this conversation as well.

Follow Jesper on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/jesperjuul.bsky.social

Check out Jesper's website! https://www.jesperjuul.net/

Buy Jesper's book! https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262549516/too-much-fun/

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