Great news for electronic music makers of a retro persuasion, or simply those who are looking for something ‘new’ to try – the Commodore 64 is back. Yes, no more trawling eBay and car boot sales for ...
There's a saying in the fashion world that what's old will eventually become new again. While not exactly the norm in the gaming industry, we're seeing a revival not just of classic games but classic ...
Ever since Jonathan first laid his eyes on level 1-1 in Super Mario Bros., he has been hooked on all things video games. A self-proclaimed Nintendo nerd, Jonathan has owned every single Nintendo ...
While there hasn't been a ton of discussion about miniature retro consoles this year, the one big standout during the holiday season has been The C64 Mini. This is a retro console for the original ...
The Commodore 64 is celebrated to this day for its capable SID sound chip, which provided the soundtrack for some of the best video games of its era. Even today, it’s still in demand as a chiptune ...
A new retro games console, dubbed the C64, bucks the trend of recent retro games boxes, being a full-sized recreation of the machine on which it's based: the Commodore 64 (which originally launched in ...
Commodore 64 fans who want to take a stroll down memory lane should take a peek at Cloanto’s emulator C64 Forever ($15 for download, $20 for standalone; free demo). C64 Forever features the same multi ...
The C64 mini is a tiny, retro-console, in the same vein as devices like the NES and SNES Classic Editions and the Sony PlayStation Classic. The C64 mini, of course, is designed to mimic the beloved ...
The Commodore 64 was the highest selling computer of all time, and will likely forever remain that way due to the fragmentation of models in the market ever since. Due to this, it’s hardly surprising ...
There is a mystery at the heart of Too Much Fun, the new book about the history of the Commodore 64 by the Danish academic and game designer Jesper Juul: Why is the C64—by far the best-selling home ...
The hard part isn't building the computer: Sticking modern components inside a shell shaped like an old Commodore 64 is no great challenge. Neither was matching the price of the original: It cost $595 ...