8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars

Name: 8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-05-09
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Chuck Peddle, Jack Tramiel, Steve Wozniak

2016
1h 40m

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7.0/10

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8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars (2016)

Documentary

When Jack Tramiel invented Commodore in the 1970's, he envisioned computing for the masses and not just the upper classes. Spearheading the personal technology revolution and combatting gian... Read allWhen Jack Tramiel invented Commodore in the 1970's, he envisioned computing for the masses and not just the upper classes. Spearheading the personal technology revolution and combatting giants like Apple and IBM, Commodore became a household name by changing the way in which we i... Read allWhen Jack Tramiel invented Commodore in the 1970's, he envisioned computing for the masses and not just the upper classes. Spearheading the personal technology revolution and combatting giants like Apple and IBM, Commodore became a household name by changing the way in which we interact, create and play with computers. From the advent of the groundbreaking Atari and T... Read all

Director
- Tomaso Walliser
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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

229

YOUR RATING

Director
- Tomaso Walliser
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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2/10

Great subject but extremely rushed delivery makes it hard to digest

I've seen a ton of retro gaming and computing films in the past and grew up in the 8 bit era but this one was the hardest to watch.

The content is great, as are the cast of people involved. The trouble is the way it's been edited and crunched down to a train moving at full pelt and never slowing down.

The viewer doesn't get a chance to think or reflect and all of the interviews with industry legends have been edited so much as to remove even the slightest hint of a pause or draw of breath, leaving the viewer amp-ed up from start to finish and feeling exhausted by the end.

Bil Herd does a fantastic job of narration and his own videos on Youtube are a wealth of information so that is something.

The producers are working on a second film on Atari so I really hope they don't use the same jump cut style of editing to cram more words into less time as it really does make for a difficult watching experience.