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YouTuber Reveals Commodordion – Commodore 64 + Accordion = Musical Instrument?!
While most would agree that the Commodore 64 was one of the most iconic home gaming systems ever created, I doubt that you’d think it was possible to attempt to modify it for any other kind of practical use. – Following a video released by Linus Åkesson, however, through a…
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Commodore 64 Gets Modded to Mine Cryptocurrency!
Although Bitcoin has hit a slump seeing around $15,000 wiped off its peak $65,000 value over the last couple of weeks, it still hard to deny that mining is still prevalent at the moment. Hell, it’s arguably one of the biggest reasons why graphics cards are so hard to come…
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Full-Sized Commodore 64 System to Go on Sale This Christmas!
Commodore 64 Looking back today, it’s difficult to appreciate just what a powerhouse Commodore was. While the Atari 2600 was carving a name for itself in America, the Commodore 64 was, without a doubt, the biggest name in gaming throughout Europe. It is, therefore, perhaps not without some further coincidence…
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Super Mario Bros Gets Released… On The Commodore 64
Super Mario Bros For many people, the Commodore 64 represented their first gateway into home gaming. Admittedly, for me, it came a little earlier with the release of the Acorn Electron so that gives you some idea as to how ancient I am. While the system proved to be highly…
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C64 Mini Makers Tease Full-Size Commodore 64 Prototype
Actual-Size Commodore 64 Revival Incoming The C64 mini was announced last year which is essentially a compact version of the retro games console. The device joins the retro gaming revival sweeping the gaming landscape, following the lead of Nintendo with the NES classic. This is not a bad idea considering…
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Commodore 64 Mini Arrives in North America on October 9
Retro-Gaming Revival Continues The mini-version of the Commodore 64 joins the retro gaming revival currently sweeping the gaming landscape. The compact device is following the lead of Nintendo with the NES classic, which is not a bad idea considering how well it is selling. The C64 mini connects to a modern…
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Commodore 64 Joins Retro-Gaming Revival with C64 Mini
With every 80’s kid going crazy over Nintendo’s NES classic and SNES mini, it is hard for other vintage gaming consoles to not take notice. Even ATARI is also working on a new console and a major return to the market. Now, Commodore 64 is joining in the nostalgia remake…
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Raspberry Pi Becomes Third Best-Selling Computer Ever
Tiny single-board computer the Raspberry Pi has become the third best-selling home computer ever after recently outselling 1980s favourite the Commodore 64. As of this year, the Raspberry Pi has barely overtaken the Commodore 64’s sales figures, which shifted approximately 12.5 million units during its lifetime. The sales figures are…
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Raspberry Pi Now the Third Best-Selling GP Computer of All Time
Raspberry Pi has recently reached a milestone, becoming the third best-selling general purpose computer in history, displacing the Commodore 64 which sold 12.5 million, the bulk of which is from 1982 to 1993. Not a bad haul considering the original Raspberry Pi only had intentions to sell between 10 and…
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20-Year-Old Missing Dizzy Game Recovered
As a child, Dizzy was my games series. While others were swept up by Mario, and later Sonic the Hedgehog, and while they certainly engaged me, I always came back to that egg-shaped adventurer, my Commodore 64 sitting alongside my Mega Drive for far longer than I expected it to.…
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Commodore Is Back and Targeting the Smartphone Market With New Android Phone
For those of you too young to know who Commodore is, you should know that it was a big tech company back in the ’80s who went into the Guinness record for selling thousands of Commodore 64 desktop units daily. The craze for the Commodore 64 was so big that…
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25-Year-Old Commodore 65 Computer Sells for $23,000 on eBay
No, that headline is not a typo: though anyone alive during the Eighties will be familiar with popular home computer the Commodore 64, its lesser-known younger cousin the Commodore 65 was released in 1990 as a bridge between the 8-bit C64 and Commodore’s 16-bit machine, the Amiga. Though the C65…
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Commodore 64 – Watch_Dogs 1989 Edition
It’s not the first time we’ve seen a retro-edition of a new game, remember the old school shoot em’ up version of Borderlands that was released a couple of years ago? Well aside from the fact that this game would need to shit on a colossal amount of floppy discs, or…
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