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Mini version of Commodore 64 will be released at the end of March
The C64 Mini will get 64 games and appear on March 29. 64 games are installed on the device and can be connected directly to TV. Commodore 64 was THE computer to get back in the 80ies, and thus this is a lot of nostalgia.
The device is made by Retro Games and actually will be half the size of the original. The console can be connected to a television via an HDMI cable. Furthermore, a joystick is included, which can be connected to one of the two USB ports. This means that the built-in games can be played. The C64 Mini costs just 80 euros. Games that are included include Boulder Dash, California Games, Summer Games and Impossible Mission.
For those that where born after the 90'ies, the Commodore 64 was THE personal computer back in the days, it surely was a life changer for yours truly. In early 2018 under the name "C64 Mini" the replica unit will be ready and released and it will hold 64 classic Commodore 64 games as well as the ability to program it in Basic. Basic was a programming language in the most simple form.
With the C64 Mini, Retro Games follows in the footsteps of Nintendo, which previously released smaller versions of the NES and SNES with pre-installed games. Those devices were sold a lot within a short time. The original C64 computer appeared in 1982. In the 1980s, millions of copies were sold worldwide.
I still have an original working unit, see below:
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#5515812 Posted on: 01/31/2018 05:57 PM
In case you wondered here is the full list of games included and yes the classic Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe is in there, ice-cream anyone
AlleyKat
Anarchy
The Arc Of Yesod
Armalyte: Competition Edition
Avenger
Battle Valley
Bounder
California Games
Chip’s Challenge
Confuzion
Summer Games II
Spindizzy
Slayer
Star Paws
Super Cycle
Cosmic Causeway: Trailblazer II
Creatures
Cyberdyne Warrior
Cybernoid II: The Revenge
Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine
Deflektor
Everyone’s a Wally
Firelord
Gribbly’s Day Out
Hawkeye
Street Sports Baseball
Speedball
Temple of Apshai Trilogy
Thing Bounces Back
Thing on a Spring
Heartland
Herobotix
Highway Encounter
Hunter’s Moon
Hysteria
Impossible Mission
Impossible Mission II
Insects In Space
Zynaps
Mega-Apocalypse
Stormlord
Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe
Trailblazer
Uchi Mata
Uridium
Mission A.D
Monty Mole
Monty on the Run
Nebulus
Netherworld
Nobby the Aardvark
Nodes Of Yesod
Paradroid
Pitstop II
Rana Rama
Steel
Snare
Who Dares Wins II
Winter Games
World Games
Robin of the Wood
Rubicon
Skate Crazy
Skool Daze
In case you wondered here is the full list of games included and yes the classic Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe is in there, ice-cream anyone
AlleyKat
Anarchy
The Arc Of Yesod
Armalyte: Competition Edition
Avenger
Battle Valley
Bounder
California Games
Chip’s Challenge
Confuzion
Summer Games II
Spindizzy
Slayer
Star Paws
Super Cycle
Cosmic Causeway: Trailblazer II
Creatures
Cyberdyne Warrior
Cybernoid II: The Revenge
Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine
Deflektor
Everyone’s a Wally
Firelord
Gribbly’s Day Out
Hawkeye
Street Sports Baseball
Speedball
Temple of Apshai Trilogy
Thing Bounces Back
Thing on a Spring
Heartland
Herobotix
Highway Encounter
Hunter’s Moon
Hysteria
Impossible Mission
Impossible Mission II
Insects In Space
Zynaps
Mega-Apocalypse
Stormlord
Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe
Trailblazer
Uchi Mata
Uridium
Mission A.D
Monty Mole
Monty on the Run
Nebulus
Netherworld
Nobby the Aardvark
Nodes Of Yesod
Paradroid
Pitstop II
Rana Rama
Steel
Snare
Who Dares Wins II
Winter Games
World Games
Robin of the Wood
Rubicon
Skate Crazy
Skool Daze
Fox2232
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#5515841 Posted on: 01/31/2018 07:57 PM
Unless it is enhanced HW replica capable to run all code in native mode, it is going to end same way as other emulator HW boxes.
Unless it is enhanced HW replica capable to run all code in native mode, it is going to end same way as other emulator HW boxes.
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#5515844 Posted on: 01/31/2018 08:04 PM
@Hilbert Hagedoorn
Typo? "...For those that where born after the 90'ies, the Commodore 64 was THE personal computer back in the days...".
You mean before the 90's. I was born way before 90's, C64 was my first love
So far I'm not interested into buying this. Mostly because I still have two fully functional C64's (original/beautiful "gray fat" and that ugly slim white).
Second reason are games bundled with this replica. Lots of great C-64 games are missing:
Last Ninja series
Turrican series
SilkWorm
Commando
Barbarian
Bubble Bubble
Ghosts 'n' Goblins
Rick Dangerous
Laser Squad
Bruce Lee
Myth
Defender of the Crown
...I could do this all day long.
It was long time ago but the games (good ones) I still remember bundled with this "replica" are:
California Games
Summer Games II
Creatures
Cybernoid II: The Revenge
Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine
Speedball
Thing Bounces Back
Impossible Mission
Impossible Mission II
Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe
Uridium
Who Dares Wins II
Winter Games
...and that's it. Maybe I've missed few ones from the list, can't remember all games I've played more than 1/4 century ago
But if new games could be loaded via USB flash-drive then I might consider buying this, we'll see...
@Hilbert Hagedoorn
Typo? "...For those that where born after the 90'ies, the Commodore 64 was THE personal computer back in the days...".
You mean before the 90's. I was born way before 90's, C64 was my first love
So far I'm not interested into buying this. Mostly because I still have two fully functional C64's (original/beautiful "gray fat" and that ugly slim white).
Second reason are games bundled with this replica. Lots of great C-64 games are missing:
Last Ninja series
Turrican series
SilkWorm
Commando
Barbarian
Bubble Bubble
Ghosts 'n' Goblins
Rick Dangerous
Laser Squad
Bruce Lee
Myth
Defender of the Crown
...I could do this all day long.
It was long time ago but the games (good ones) I still remember bundled with this "replica" are:
California Games
Summer Games II
Creatures
Cybernoid II: The Revenge
Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine
Speedball
Thing Bounces Back
Impossible Mission
Impossible Mission II
Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe
Uridium
Who Dares Wins II
Winter Games
...and that's it. Maybe I've missed few ones from the list, can't remember all games I've played more than 1/4 century ago
But if new games could be loaded via USB flash-drive then I might consider buying this, we'll see...
Fox2232
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#5515848 Posted on: 01/31/2018 08:20 PM
To add something. Best game of all times for given hardware capabilities:
EXILE - c64!!! Who here finished it without trainer?
To add something. Best game of all times for given hardware capabilities:
EXILE - c64!!! Who here finished it without trainer?
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Oh can't wait to see it on my hands!