Administrators Marc 12,400 Posted January 31, 2018 Administrators Share Posted January 31, 2018 https://www.gadget.net.au/news/the-commodore-64-is-reborn I'll be getting my order in. California Games !!! No Frogger though 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I remember playing Defender on one of these, Fly shoot type 2D game, was fun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qwertyqaz 787 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Need Atari 8 bit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Decky 1,304 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 That brings some memories Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aasza 3,029 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) Load"*",8,1 Edited January 31, 2018 by aasza 5 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kaynin 3,722 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 These were famous for having thousands of games, releasing only with 64 won't get me over the line. If they open up the library then they'd go like hot cakes. Half the listed games I've never heard of...so many classic titles to chose from in their full library. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrators Marc 12,400 Posted January 31, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted January 31, 2018 I'm led to believe you can download games from various sources online (probably unofficial) and play them from USB. They've just bundled 64 official and licensed games for obvious reasons. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kaynin 3,722 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 27 minutes ago, Marc said: I'm led to believe you can download games from various sources online (probably unofficial) and play them from USB. They've just bundled 64 official and licensed games for obvious reasons. Yes, true, USB does open up a few options. Wow, now that's got me thinking...Archon, Test Drive, International Karate...so many classics I've forgotten more than I remember. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob 140 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Brings back great memories, i remember playing river raid, winter games, boulderdash and montezumas revenge. Maybe pitfall, or was that on the Atari? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrators Marc 12,400 Posted February 1, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted February 1, 2018 OMG - I just remembered Defender of the Crown. I spent wasted thousands of hours playing that one. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kaynin 3,722 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, Marc said: OMG - I just remembered Defender of the Crown. I spent wasted thousands of hours playing that one. Yes, plundering and pillaging, sword fighting, catapulting. I remember the graphics absolutely blew me away! It was a hard game too and you had to move quickly on taking land. So many classics on this console. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tone Malone 42 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Ahh the memories. Not that *all* the memories were great, especially as I had a cassette tape loader. Remember: * "Turbo load" games needing audiophile-level tape deck alignment skills * Epyx tape games without Turbo load. Dragonriders of Pern ... 25 minutes! * C64 zzap magazine * Trying to win any game with the standard "carpal tunnel" Commodore joystick * The joy of speech on Mission Impossible ... "stay a while ... stay forever!" * Losing about eight months of my childhood playing Elite ... first month getting my ranking from "harmless" to "dangerous", the next seven wondering whether I'd ever make "deadly" (I didn't). Was it all worth it? Without a doubt! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr_Gadget 282 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Tone Malone said: The joy of speech on Mission Impossible ... "stay a while ... stay forever!" OMG, I remember that. Very hard game too! Some of my favourites include: Buggy Boy, Fighter Bomber, Maniac Mansion, Giana Sisters, Last Ninja, Ghosts 'N Goblins, etc ........ Edited February 1, 2018 by Mr_Gadget 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kaynin 3,722 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Mr_Gadget said: OMG, I remember that. Very hard game too! Some would say impossible... That's the thing, the gameplay required skill. These days you get led by the hand... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jventer 1,667 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Spent a lot of time adjusting those tape decks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boomboy 19 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 it really did have some super good games .. my fav was IO into oblivion .. i went back and played the emulator when i owned the original sony psp .. good fun . but ... loading time on the tape version sucked back then .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim D 202 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Got mine on order at JB. Found a heap of old games and carts for my old c64 the other day- pity its long gone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tone Malone 42 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Ok, I can now report first hand on the C64 Mini, having been suckered in by nostalgia. I was in a JB Hifi on Thursday night innocently looking for something else, they had just one C64 Mini left (it was the day of release) and I took that as a sign I should buy it. It's been fun for a late night or two over the Easter break, and the C64 mini is reasonably well set up. The main challenges with revisiting C64 memories with the Mini are: * Most of the games actually rely a fair bit on keyboard inputs. The C64 Mini has a fake keyboard ... so you're stuck with using the onscreen keyboard with the joystick ... * ... speaking of which, the supplied joystick is better than the original Commodore ones (so is a housebrick), but I've found myself fighting the joystick accuracy as much as the onscreen opponents. Not sure I wanted to re-live that part if the '80s. A couple of games I loved 30+ years ago are still great fun to play. Paradroid and Impossible Mission are truly brilliant. Jumpman is also solid. Depending on what you played as a kid you may find other gems but there is certainly a lot of rough. A bit of online research for the old manuals might also be in order. In summary, it's been fun but I might sell it soon and move on. I have a hunch that retro Nintendo players, with more arcade games and more recent & slicker graphics, might just enjoy their experience a bit more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coolrunnings 2 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 I only seem to remember some tank game on the C64 :/ I was way too young to really fondly remember, but I wonder if I could play it now... i think it's past its prime for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tubularbells 6,431 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 55 minutes ago, coolrunnings said: I only seem to remember some tank game on the C64 :/ I was way too young to really fondly remember, but I wonder if I could play it now... i think it's past its prime for me Frepower? If so i loved that game Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Eggcup The Daft Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 On 2/1/2018 at 8:42 PM, Tone Malone said: Ahh the memories. Not that *all* the memories were great, especially as I had a cassette tape loader. Remember: * "Turbo load" games needing audiophile-level tape deck alignment skills * Epyx tape games without Turbo load. Dragonriders of Pern ... 25 minutes! * C64 zzap magazine * Trying to win any game with the standard "carpal tunnel" Commodore joystick * The joy of speech on Mission Impossible ... "stay a while ... stay forever!" * Losing about eight months of my childhood playing Elite ... first month getting my ranking from "harmless" to "dangerous", the next seven wondering whether I'd ever make "deadly" (I didn't). Was it all worth it? Without a doubt! Slow tape loading? You obviously never had the floppy disc drive - it was slower! Elite is still one of the great games. My flatmate had a BBC Micro and the original version. I lost a bit of my 20's to it... there's a free version of the original for Windows and Mac called Oolite, and a new online version called Elite - Dangerous, which I've not gone anywhere near as I'm not ready for divorce and losing my job! I did make Elite - on BBC, Spectrum and PC. The latter was too easy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jakeyb77 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 On 01/02/2018 at 8:42 PM, Tone Malone said: Ahh the memories. Not that *all* the memories were great, especially as I had a cassette tape loader. Remember: * "Turbo load" games needing audiophile-level tape deck alignment skills * Epyx tape games without Turbo load. Dragonriders of Pern ... 25 minutes! * C64 zzap magazine * Trying to win any game with the standard "carpal tunnel" Commodore joystick * The joy of speech on Mission Impossible ... "stay a while ... stay forever!" * Losing about eight months of my childhood playing Elite ... first month getting my ranking from "harmless" to "dangerous", the next seven wondering whether I'd ever make "deadly" (I didn't). Was it all worth it? Without a doubt! I tell my son we would load a tape in the drive, go play cricket for an hour and hopefully the game loaded properly. Blew his mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blakey72 1,368 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 (edited) Texas Instruments TI99/4a Were a better unit. Better graphics IMO. Edited May 1, 2018 by blakey72 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JSmith 1,949 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 JSmith Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kaynin 3,722 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 On 16/04/2018 at 6:53 PM, Tubularbells said: Frepower? If so i loved that game Nah, more like - 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JSmith 1,949 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 On 23/04/2018 at 6:07 PM, Jakeyb77 said: I tell my son we would load a tape in the drive, go play cricket for an hour and hopefully the game loaded properly. Blew his mind. Did you explain that they could be copied via high speed dubbing and passed on? I had brand new games that never loaded... JSmith Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne Boxall 1 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Still waiting for it to drop to $99 and then I will consider. Retropie maybe enough, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne Boxall 1 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 On 01/05/2018 at 5:58 PM, blakey72 said: Texas Instruments TI99/4a Were a better unit. Better graphics IMO. That was my 2nd home computer. VZ200 was my first. Love the TI. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
warweary 642 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Modern arcade machine emulator, no need to bring back old machines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
knight2001dts 77 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Haha! Awesome!! I still have my trusty old 64 - this would look fantastic sitting next to it! Great times indeed! Mini A500 Amiga next? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tubularbells 6,431 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 24 minutes ago, knight2001dts said: Haha! Awesome!! I still have my trusty old 64 - this would look fantastic sitting next to it! Great times indeed! Mini A500 Amiga next? Still waiting for one of your 1,001 64's bloke lol (for a small payment of course 🤣) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kaynin 3,722 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 46 minutes ago, knight2001dts said: Mini A500 Amiga next? It will only be realistic if the disc drive keeps failing... 🙄 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
knight2001dts 77 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 GURU meditation error Quote Link to post Share on other sites
agisthos 221 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 As a kid in the 80's I lived and breathed the C64. Best gaming machine ever. I still have all my zzap64 magazine in boxes somewhere... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Braddo1 4 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 So cool. On 01/05/2018 at 10:03 AM, JSmith said: JSmith Man, that brings back memories!! We used to load a game up on the tape drive before going to bed so it would be loaded and ready to play in the morning when we woke up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Braddo1 4 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 On 31/01/2018 at 12:07 PM, Marc said: https://www.gadget.net.au/news/the-commodore-64-is-reborn I'll be getting my order in. California Games !!! No Frogger though How have I not seen this until now?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Braddo1 4 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Cal Games. I used to rule at hackysack! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr_Gadget 282 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 On 03/02/2020 at 5:29 PM, Braddo1 said: Cal Games. I used to rule at hackysack! I loved the bmx event. I was hopeless at surfing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bob_m_54 1,490 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 On 26/01/2019 at 5:37 PM, Kaynin said: It will only be realistic if the disc drive keeps failing... 🙄 I had the best Ami 500 on the block, back in 1991 - Can't remember the price of the Amiga, but it was up around $800 from memory Add on 512K expansion memory - another $150 I think External second FDD - Can't remember, but probably around $120 RAM 500 side car expansion with SCSI interface - About $450 4MB of RAM, for the Sidecar - $400 110Mb SCSI HDD - $500 Power Supply for a PC, mounted in a box that also held the SCSI HDD Modded the motherboard, so the 512K Expansion Pack was Fast RAM Installed the new OS ROM (Kickstart 3), piggy backed onto the Kickstart 1.3 ROM, and selectable so that non compliant progs would still run. Looked in envy at an external CDROM drive (read only), but the mrs cracked it when I told her they were $600. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mat-with-one-t 1,293 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Hang on. Wait. Are you all telling me my Vic 20 got superseded at some point? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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