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uInterview with Johan (Shocktrooper)
SixtyFour Originals DataBase
Q - Hello would you like to tell our
readers about yourself
The name's Johan, I'm from the
Netherlands. Better known amongst c64
enthusiasts as Shocktrooper. I'm
currently the administrator of the
Lemon64 forum & run a private
non-commercial website www.sfodb.com.
Married with 1 kid.
Q - You say on the website you started
collecting games for the c64 in 2001
would you like to comment about this
In the 90s, when I quit on my C64, I
had about a dozen original games. When
I moved out of my parents' house, they
all got canned. In 1998, when I started
working for serious money, I got retro-
enthusiastic pretty fast, & wanted to
get my old stuff back. That's where it
started.
Q - I see you are quite a perfectionist
in the persuit of complete game/cover/
instructions
Like I mention on the website, I have
one big question; is the game I have
complete or not? The resource now is
that at least I publish what I have.
However, this isn't what I set SFODB up
for. I'll comment more on that in the
next question.
Q - Website http://www.sfodb.com/ what
is the main goal you hope to achieve
I hope it will become a collector's
resource. I'm working on a client that
will allow people to keep track of
their collections on & offline, & this
should result in more accurate data.
For example if 4 people mention that
Archon comes with a registration card,
& 2 people don't have that, it's fairly
safe to assume 2 missed their card.
Q - Has anyone complained that the
items of art are copyright & asked for
their removal
Not yet. I hope to keep it that way :-)
Q - Some of the title have scans of the
cover complete with measurements! Scans
of the instructions even scans of the
original tapes do you think you are
overdoing it
No. Sometimes I think the level of
detail isn't hi enough, but if I push
any further I know it'll start working
against the total amount of data
entered. The thing is, people sell what
they have. There are at least 6 or 7
versions of Winter Games available. If
someone has a boxed Winter Games with
no instructions, & a loose instruction
sheet, how easy is it to just throw
them together & sell it as a complete
game? At the same time I realize that
for most people this amount of detail
seems overdone. Ive heard that before
Q - What resolution are the items
scanned?
300 dpi, 90% jpg quality. On the site I
can only offer 800 pixel versions as
space & bandwidth are not free
Q - Could our reader help by sending in
scans if so what is the critera
Once I get the whole updated package
together they will be able to. For now
the site is a display of my personal
collection.
Q - How much time do you think has been
spent on the site
On the site; not much. It took me some
10 hours to program all the code, &
update takes about an hour. The offline
client has a lot more work in it;
probably some 100 hours total now.
Q - You must have a real life what do
you do for a living
I'm a win32 programmer/web developer/
system analyst. Professionally I do
Visual Foxpro, ASP & MS SQL
development.
Q - Do you think you may start a site
for other C= machines
I personally won't. There are too many
C64 games to collect & many of them are
too expensive.
Q - What C= machines do you own, use &
more importantly why
I have a setup of a classic breadbox
with a 1541-II, & a C128d that I don't
use anymore. I own about 5 C64's with
an equal amount of disk drives. Some
are broken, the ones that aren't I'm
known to give away to people who are
after something. I still use my C64 to
watch demo's mainly. I never really
play games on it unless I have an
afternoon to waste :-)
I've also gone into programming on the
C64, & released a program which can be
found on CSDB. Occasionally I work on
an RPG, but that won't be before I
retire I think.
Q -These sites usually generate
questions like "why bother with the
project" would you like to comment
You have to do something with your
spare time :-)
Q - Personally I feel we should
preserve as much Commodore history as
possible I have a young son & would
love him to gain the same enjoyment I
had from Commodore machines
Same here. My son has a few favorites
already. Thomas the Tank Engine,
Endless & a few others.
Q - Why is Commodore so special?
It's the one thing I keep coming back
to, no matter how often I try to do
something else, so it has to have some
magic in it :-)
Q - If I gave you 1 million pounds what
would you do
Get a bigger house with climate control
for my games, host all my scans in 300
dpi & donate lots of cash to various
C64 projects to keep everything on the
road. Hobbies cost lots of money I've
already learned, & everyone can use a
little extra sometimes.
Q - is there any question you wished
I had asked you & why
You didn't ask me why I collect dupes
of the same game as well, as it would
certainly add to the "mad" image people
already have of me :-) And you also
didn't ask me if I enjoyed the
interview, but it could be because
you're afraid of the answer haha.. ;-)
Johan http://www.sfodb.com/