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Commodore announces new games initiative for the C64 Ultimate
Commodore is marking the first anniversary of its return with a new games initiative for the…
New Commodore 64 HDMI converter brings 720p output to modern screens
The Commodore 64 still works perfectly well with the right screen. Finding that screen is the…
C64 Dev Machine adds built-in SID music tools for developers
Writing music for a Commodore 64 game can get complicated fast. You’ve got three SID voices,…
Daimyo turns feudal Japan into a great Commodore 64 strategy game
Daimyo has arrived on the Commodore 64 with a simple idea: give players a proper strategy…
The Commodore 64 gets smarter software management with C64/OS 1.09
The Commodore 64 now has something that feels surprisingly close to a modern app store. C64…
Dune 2 returns as an ambitious Commodore 64 RTS demake
Trying to fit Dune 2 onto a Commodore 64 sounds slightly unreasonable. That’s also what makes…
Commodore 64 Doom port shows impressive early progress
Doom has run on almost everything. Calculators, printers, cash machines and even kitchen appliances have all…
Thin Ice C64 preview: a new arcade challenge for Commodore 64
Thin Ice doesn’t waste time. It drops you into a frozen maze, fills the screen with…
Lemmings Reloaded C64 august launch adds new graphics, music and mouse support
Lemmings Reloaded is coming to the Commodore 64, and it’s clearly aiming higher than a basic…
A new Windows tool makes C64 image conversion surprisingly easy
Getting modern artwork onto a Commodore 64 isn’t as simple as shrinking an image and cutting…
Ghostbusters Remastered: new Commodore 64 footage shows two-player gameplay
Ghostbusters Remastered isn’t a brand-new announcement. The project has been taking shape since at least early…
How Q-Link brought email, chat and games to the Commodore 64
Long before AOL discs fell out of magazines and landed in millions of letterboxes, Commodore 64…
After the laughter, Callback 8020 nears 10,000 units and proves critics wrong
The Callback 8020 is turning into one of the most interesting hardware stories of the year.…
S.E.R.K. brings arcade robot soccer action to the Commodore 64
S.E.R.K. doesn’t waste time pretending to be a normal football game. Good. The full title, Soccer…
Commodore C286-LT: Commodore’s forgotten 286 laptop for the business PC market
The Commodore C286-LT laptop was not the kind of machine built to win attention with bright…
Commodore LCD: inside the lost portable computer that nearly reached production
In the mid-1980s, Commodore had a portable computer almost ready to go. It was not a…
The $25,000 Microsoft BASIC deal: the smartest deal Commodore ever did
Switch on a Commodore 64 and the machine does not greet you with a logo animation,…
Commodore 64 fans get fresh arcade action with infe2tation
The Commodore 64 continues to behave like a machine that never received the memo about being…
Commodore PC 10-II specs and history: how Commodore entered the IBM PC market
The Commodore PC 10-II is not the machine people usually picture when they hear the name…
Commodore Callback 8020 drops to $399 after pricing backlash
Commodore has moved quickly to reset the conversation around its new Callback 8020 flip phone, cutting…
Commodore 900: the UNIX workstation Commodore almost released
For most people, Commodore means the C64, the Amiga, affordable home computing, excellent custom chips and…
When Commodore tried to turn the C64 into a console, it backfired spectacularly
In 1990, Commodore looked at the ageing but still popular Commodore 64 and saw one more…
New amazing C64 Ultimate game engine explores 64 MHz power and REU memory
Have you ever wondered what Commodore 64 games could look like if developers fully embraced the…
Ultra Blazer 26: new C64 arcade shooter for retro gaming fans
The Commodore 64 continues to prove that old hardware can still carry new ideas, and Ultra…
Commodore Callback 8020 explained: nostalgia, profit margins and the road back to Amiga
The Commodore Callback 8020 has arrived in exactly the kind of storm that follows any famous…
C64 Studio 8.4 strengthens retro programming for Commodore 64 developers
C64 Studio 8.4 arrives at a point where Commodore 64 development is no longer just about…