CES mop-up: Commodore 64 in the house

by James Ransom-Wiley { Jan 7th 2006 at 8:30PM }

Memories...

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

BOb @ Jan 8th 2006 2:09AM

I love My C64... In fact, I still have it!! The monitor anyway... and dangit it is the most reliable monitor I've ever had! I'll be VERY SURPRISED (not to mention dissapointed) if it stops working during my lifetime. :-)

bubbacrosbysucks @ Jan 8th 2006 5:14AM

i don't wanna sound like a joystiq bitch, but article series like the 'CES mop-up' are why I love this site. Today was a very good day (or night)

King @ Jan 8th 2006 5:19AM

#1 is right I had a c64 monitor for years before it finally stopped working. It was the best monitor I ever had.

tonibaloni @ Jan 8th 2006 8:44AM

My monitor lasted for 5 years before it began to give out. Fortunately a rock carefully wedged between the chassis and one of the boards fixed the problem and gave it a few more years of life.

Pixelantes Anonymous @ Jan 8th 2006 9:27AM

Oh man, International Karate. I used to live that game. Memories, indeed.

Nik @ Jan 8th 2006 9:57AM

#5: Press 'T' to drop the pants! :D

NoComment @ Jan 8th 2006 12:16PM

Are you guys having problems with allowing comments? They almost never seem to work anymore. I tried reporting this, but have received no answer.

Paul @ Jan 8th 2006 2:36PM

Ahhh the C64. Archon and Blue Max were my faves....

I even had a Vic 20

Dasutin @ Jan 8th 2006 3:01PM

Wow Look at those graphics! I can't wait for this to come out this year!

http://www.dasutin.com

superzapper @ Jan 8th 2006 3:48PM

Ah Commodore there was a company .I was still using the Amiga 500+ up to the late 90's.I still use my CD32 now and again.I had a C64 but went straight from tapes to cartridges and never got to use a disk drive on one.

BOb @ Jan 8th 2006 7:07PM

#7- Yes I have been having probelms with the comments. It took me about three reloads before I could post this.

#3- Sorry to hear that your Monitor stopped working! THat stinks. I never want that day to come. IMO, this monitor is the closest you can get to the quality of a modern-day flat screen, without having a flat screen. (poor wording, I know, but you know what I mean)

funkyflea @ Jan 8th 2006 7:28PM

Ah....sweet.

Ron @ Jan 8th 2006 7:33PM

Is that International Karate I see there?

radjago @ Jan 9th 2006 6:03AM

Same here BOb. I bought a refurbished model back in the mid 80s and it still looks as clear and bright as day 1. People tell me all the time how nice and crisp it looks with an Xbox hooked up via S-video.

SuicideNinja @ Jan 9th 2006 11:18AM

Hundreds of games for the C64. Too bad it's best just to play them through an emulator, even on my cell phone (*gasp*). The floppy drive is a pain to adjust after moving the unit around.

The best computer/console ever! *looks for his Centipede cart*

I found it funny how games I've been playing for a while on the C64 seemed to generally end up on the NES.

Payton Byrd @ Jan 9th 2006 5:29PM

I recently reviewed Brian Bagnall's book, On the Edge, The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore. Read it at

http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/visualbasic/dotnet/archives/007202.asp.