If you've been waiting for an opportunity to step away from your cathode-ray tube to read about the design and development of a C64 game, this might be for you:


The Art and Development of 8-Bit Games with POLAR BEAR IN SPACE!

Available on real paper (hardcover and paperback) and as an e-book, with insights into the game's special effects, player and enemy interactions, sound and music engine, early designs and evolution, concept drawings, testing, optimization, and the creation of collateral and physical media.

Happy to have completed this as part of Polar Bear's journey, my sincere thanks go to all those who contributed and supported Polar Bear along the way.

On a related note, we're close to getting the PBIS! Black Edition cartridge ready and are in the final stages of testing. Coming soon!

This book is great. I got it on hardback and it's printed on good quality paper with nice vibrant colours thoughout the book. I have to say that it's very detailed and explains how things were done in the game that even an idiot like me can understand.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone that would love to know the ins and outs of coding a game on the C64.

Thank you for the kind words, @RetroRusty - much appreciated. And glad you enjoyed the book!

Thank you, worth a look.

For those interested in the Polar Bear in Space game, Psytronik just added a digital download option:

https://www.psytronik.net/newsite/index ... -polarbear

And since both of these just arrived by mail, here's what the hardcover looks like for everyone who prefers that over paperback ... along with the Black Edition cartridge, which just started shipping.

It includes the recently added Bearable Mode, plus an entirely new set of music tracks by Jon Wells, an intro screen by Robin Levy, and a few other tweaks.

Many thanks to both for making this Black Edition special, and to Kenz for the usual great support in publishing it!