![]() ![]() An impressive amount of attention to detail went into this pint-sized replica. Just seeing it sitting in my living room makes me smile. The unit appears to be exactly like the one I had as a child, only considerably smaller. A Blast From the Past – Nostalgia is here to stay You get 64 retro games for the price of admission. When all is plugged in, you can satisfy your desire for nostalgia with its selection of games. Instead of two buttons, there are eight that enable you to access the various functions exclusive to the Mini. Oh, and the games look exactly the same (please see above image). It is true to the original Commodore 64, which was a beige box with a brown keyboard. It runs Linux with an ARM processor and has a custom front end. What Makes It Different – Guess what? Yeah, that atrocious joystickĪctually, the C64 Mini is not all that different from the majority of the other retro systems that have been released recently. The Mini C64 ships without an AC adaptor (I do not really get why). The Mini C64 is just so small and lovely. There are supports for adding and loading your own ROMs.Ĥ. Kid you not, no more naps while waiting for a game to load. Beautiful remake of the original home computer.Ģ. For more info, please check my affiliate disclosure page.)ġ. This means that – at no additional cost to you – if you click through and make a purchase, I may earn a commission. (Affiliate Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. As a devoted fan of the Commodore 64, I was overjoyed when Retro Gaming Ltd announced the release of this mini marvel. After overcoming their initial disappointment, all developed a deep and abiding love for the Commodore 64 that is almost unrivaled when it comes to home computers/gaming consoles. Over the years, I have run into many people with a gaming experience similar to mine. These games ran the gamut from terrible to amazing to just plain bizarre. While Bubby and Bobby were missing, there was a whole world of games to explore, with literally thousands of titles published for the platform in its lifetime. While disappointed at the time, I became eternally grateful to my parents for choosing the Commodore 64 over the Amiga (that I purchased years later and love to bits) that Christmas. My heart dropped upon opening, however: the box contained a Commodore 64, instead! When Christmas morning rolled around that year, I rushed to the tree with visions of Bubby and Bobby from Rainbow Islands dancing in my head. I was in love, and in the intervening months, I pestered my parents begging for that small white hunk of plastic. In this C64 Mini review, I will discuss why this console has issues, but C64 fans will love it anyway.Īs a child, I first experienced a home gaming system when spending the night with my friend Luke who owned an Amiga 500. ![]()
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