The “Australian Made” campaign has been going strong for decades. There is nothing like the sense of pride you have when consuming something that has been made in your own country. That is exactly how I feel about the new Commodore 64 publication, RESET.
Reset Magazine is an Australian made (with a sprinkle of international flavouring), free, non-profit publication, designed to give the modern Commodore 64 user a light-hearted insight into the current world of the Commodore 64. We spoke to the editor, Kevin Tilley, to find out a little bit more about the team behind this awesome magazine. So here they are:
Kevin Tilley (Unkle K – Australia) – Editor, Staff Writer and Design
Kevin has been a Commodore fanatic since the ‘80s. Retro gaming is something that Kevin does to relax and unwind. The aim of Reset was (still is) to put together a magazine that is full of contributions from people who love the C64 and to let readers know that the little 8-bit is still very much alive and thriving. Kevin has been involved in a number of C64 related projects over the years, culminating with this latest venture, the Reset magazine – a magazine that he enjoys producing and reading.
Vinny Mainolfi (UK) – Co-Editor and Staff Writer
Vinny runs the c64endings site and is an active game hacker – releasing his ‘crazy hacks’ under the Hackersoft label through the Hackersoft website. Vinny’s job at Reset is to give Kevin good advice, review games, proof read, additional design and contribute his C64 endings column in conjunction with his c64endings website.
Nick Dibble (Plume – UK) – Staff Writer
Plume loves gaming and retrogaming. He is genuinely a really funny guy who injects humour into the magazine with his dry British wit! He contributes game reviews, The Day The Universe Died column, proof reading and apparently has a very close relationship with The Mighty Brain. He also runs his own blog, funnily enough called The Day The Universe Died.
Paul Morrison (PaulEMoz – UK) – Staff Writer
Paul is an expert on C64 games and the history of the programmers behind them – he has a passion for the untold stories of the development teams behind the games. He contributes game reviews and developer features such as interviews, as well as proof reading. He is currently writing a book called They Were Our Gods which is the story of the games and the people behind them. Paul runs his own blog at They Were Our Gods.
Shane Wood (Zap – Australia) – Webmaster
Shane quietly plugs away at the Reset website which he coded entirely from scratch, the old school way. He has a million ideas which he will slowly implement. Shane runs Commodore 8-bit and also contributes to several other projects. He also organises the annual Brisbane Commodore Night!
Kevin went on to tell us that, “each submission by staff and contributors isn’t necessarily following a particular formula or request by me, but in fact the author writing about their particular specialty and passion about the computer we all love. Hopefully that passion and love for the scene comes out in the writing, because it is completely genuine. Most of the writers/contributors come up with their own ideas and go for it, so they are genuinely writing about their area of expertise and what they love about the C64”. That sounds pretty good to us!
If you are a regular on Commodore related forums, you will recognise the above Reset folks – very knowledgeable people indeed. Even our good friends, Anthony Stiller and Cameron Davis contribute regularly on the magazine. You never know, even yours truly might submit a few Commodore loving articles for future Reset issues – stay tuned!
If you are a Commodore fan, user, dabbler or whatever category you fit into, RESET is for you. It will no doubt provide you with enjoyable content, no matter which corner of the globe you reside in. Head on over to the RESET site and download the first two issues now!
image source: Reset Magazine
