By-Tor Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 I grew up with the C64 but I think I'll settle with the emulators. But either way, this is cool. http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_C64.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 That is awesome! I love it!!!! Too bad they didn't make a mac version. I wonder if I could "hackintosh" it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 That's freaking awesome! Cool find BT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 This would be a great laugh with new employees....here's your desk, and your new computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiman12 Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 That is freakin retro cool!!!! I wonder how I can bust up my current computer and justify buying the new C64? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted December 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 It's amazing how many good games there was for C64 but this was one of my favorites. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEpNx2qde3Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 It's amazing how many good games there was for C64 but this was one of my favorites. OMG I spent so many endless hours playing that game, and I could never, ever figure out what I was supposed to do with those stupid puzzle pieces!! It was fun, and infuriating all at the same time! My all time favorite was Jumpan and Jumpman Jr. Loved those games! And the 8 bit, three voice SID (Sound Chip) on those things was so amazing sounding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 i recently threw a commodore system out monitor/keyboard-processor, and dot matrix printer, my basement needed cleaning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted December 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Jumpman was cool. Other great games that I remember: Monty Mole Spelunker Raid on Bungeling Bay Whistler's Brother Lode Runner All Infocom text adventures Uridium Super Cycle Winter & Summer Games Pitstop II Defender of the Crown Maniac Mansion M.U.L.E. etc. etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Awesome. C64 was my 2nd computer after a VIC 20. The Jumpman Series Loderunner Boulderdash Winter Games Summer Games California Games Hear of Africa Paperboy ...were my most played games. God, I ran a 24x7 BBS on a C64 back in the early 80's. @By-Tor -> the name of my BBS was "Red Sector A" Load "*",8,1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Hmmm, might have to get one. Loderunner is the one I remember most. Though, I played it on the Apple IIc or IIe... forget which we had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Load "*",8,1 Love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyd3 Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 I grew up with the C64 but I think I'll settle with the emulators. But either way, this is cool. http://www.commodore...t/CUSA_C64.aspx For the nerd that has everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegaunit Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 That is very cool! I still have my system along with extra floppy drives and keyboards. My Dad was going to buy a ColecoVision but they were sold out so he went with the C64. It was ahead of its time and very versatile. You can download roms off the net and write them to a 1541 floppy drive using a pc. http://www.c64.com/ They have Impossible Mission for the Nintendo DS, plays like the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted December 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 God, I ran a 24x7 BBS on a C64 back in the early 80's. @By-Tor -> the name of my BBS was "Red Sector A" Eaglesoft? They always had Rush lyrics in the scroller. Check this out: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Has anyone figured out how much this thing is? The buy online button doesn't do anything for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 I knew some of the Eaglesoft crew. @chieftang it is still not available yet thus the store is not officially open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 OK I heard from a buddy that the target price was to be $300... but just looking at the parts list and adding up the cost, I don't think $300 is achievable. Will be interesting to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4GTR Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Man, what a find BT, sometimes you seem like my alter E-go. I wouldn't have done what I did today, literally (tearing down and re-soddering some connections on a laptop motherboard) if I didn't have a C64 given to me for xmas when I was like 6 years old. My greatest acheivement with the C64, was with my dad... Again, I was like 6. We must've played all day long, took a photo of the screen after we met the record score, developed the film and mailed the picture. In return, we have the patch. I still have it and it must've been just a day or two ago when I saw it and had a little laugh, then told my wife "this is one of my prized possessions." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted December 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 River Raid... that was quite a classic. Pitfall too. But H.E.R.O. was my favorite from ActiVision. My first gaming machine was Atari 2600, then came Vectrex. C64 was the "ultimate" as you got literally thousands of games for free. PS: Elite (Firebird) was a great game too. I never managed to graduate from "deadly" to -> "elite". I still wonder what it took to complete the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronoluvvv Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 man, you guys are older than the sun, the moon and the stars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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