Commodore 64 mini to launch in North America in October
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Retro consoles have become fashionable since the launch of the mini version of the NES, this has led many manufacturers to be interested in this niche. Retro Games Ltd announced a miniaturized version of the Commodore 64 earlier this year, reimagining classic '80s PCs in a more compact format.
Commodore 64 Mini arrives in North America in October
The Commodore 64 is still the most famous of the early computers, so much so that there is still a community dedicated to creating new software for the device or playing classic games. Currently, this mini version of the Commodore 64 is available in Spain for around 79.99 euros. The device comes with 64 pre-installed games, a joystick, a USB power cable, and an HDMI cable for a current-day experience.
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This Commodore 64 offers several pixel filter options to provide a simulation of old CRT panels on modern displays. The keyboard is a decorative mode so it doesn't work, and USB acts as the only connectivity option for third-party keyboards or the joystick included in the device.
The list of games includes the following:
AlleyKat, Anarchy, Armalyte: Competition Edition, Avenger, Battle Valley, Bounder, California Games, Chip's Challenge, Confuzion, 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, Heartland, Herobotix, Highway Encounter, Hunter's Moon, Hysteria, Impossible Mission, Impossible Mission II, Insects In Space, Mega-Apocalypse, Mission AD, Monty Mole, Monty on the Run, Nebulus, Netherworld, Nobby the Aardvark, Nodes Of Yesod, Paradroid, Pitstop II, Rana Rama, Robin Of The Wood, Rubicon, Skate Crazy, Skool Daze, Slayer, Snare, Speedball, Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe, Spindizzy, Star Paws, Steel, Stormlord, Street Sports Baseball, Summer Games II, Super Cycle, Temple of Apshai Trilogy, The Arc Of Yesod, Thing Bounces Back, Thing on a Spring, Trailblazer, Uchi Mata, Uridium, Who Dares Wins II, Winter Games, World Games, Zynaps.
It will be on October 9 when the Commodore 64 reaches the North American market, being the first time that users in that region can get hold of this fantastic piece of hardware. There is also talk of the launch of a new larger version later this year 2018. Without a doubt this will be a new and important step for the popularization of retro consoles.
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