The Commodore 64 was released by Commodore Business Machines in 1982. Although an 8 bit computer, unlike its main competitor (the Sinclair ZX Spectrum) the Commodore 64 was based on an MOS Technology 6510 chip and came with 64K of memory. The Commodore 64 also featured advanced graphics and sound with 16 colours, with sprites controlled by hardware. During the Commodore 64's lifetime, sales totalled 17 million units, making it the best-selling single personal computer model of all time - although in the UK, the ZX Spectrum gained more early adopters, as it was half the cost of the Commodore machine - as a result less software was produced for the Commodore 64, even though it eventually outsold the ZX Spectrum. Some later versions of the Commodore 64 were released, most notably the Educator 64 (a C64 and monochrome monitor in a PET case) and the SX-64 (a portable version of the Commodore 64 complete with 5 inch CRT monitor and in-built floppy disk drive). It was also later released as a dedicated C64 Games System, although the Commodore Amiga attained greater popularity with games players. Perhaps the most interesting development was in 2004 when the C64DTV was launched - basically a Commodore 64 built into a joystick, although you could add on disk drives and a keyboard to give it the same capabilities as the original! |
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Blaze Out | £2.95 | Buy now! | ||
Fruit Machine Simulator | £2.35 | Buy now! | ||
Yogi Bear | £1.85 | Buy now! | ||
Cavemania | £2.55 | Buy now! | ||
Ace - Air Combat Emulator | £2.35 | Buy now! | ||
Dragons Lair | £2.35 | Buy now! | ||
James Bond 007 - Live And Let Die | £4.75 | Buy now! | ||
Panther | £2.55 | Buy now! | ||
Kikstart 2 + Course Designer | £2.35 | Buy now! | ||
Professional Snooker Simulator | £1.95 | Buy now! | ||
Park Patrol | £2.75 | Buy now! | ||
Zub for C64 / 128 | £2.45 | Buy now! | ||
Space Harrier | £3.25 | Buy now! | ||
Hustler | £1.75 | Buy now! | ||
Powerplay - The Game of the Gods | £3.85 | Buy now! | ||
Cylu (Facelift Inlay) | £3.65 | Buy now! | ||
Army Days | £2.65 | Buy now! | ||
Moving Target | £4.35 | Buy now! | ||
Potty Painter in the Jungle | £2.85 | Buy now! | ||
Molecule Man | £1.45 | Buy now! |
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DataServe Retro | 12 | |
RWAP Software - Retro computer specialists | 9 | |
ZX Spectrum Retro Shop | 2 | |
The Commodore Retro Store | 0 |