[ray.ray.returns]

released August 1982. Who had one? What games did you love and hate? Who still has one?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64

There is a 4 minute video on this BBC article which shows todays youngsters playing it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19055707

Here is the adverts from the 80's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EUu7ee0nLU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGkniLekotE

and here is a couple links to forums where its 20th was celebrated

http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtop...74087f4157f609

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/show...Anniversary%29

[2Dshmuplover]

30 years old, wow. I love the machine, my favourite 8-bit home micro by far. C64 also revolutionised video game music thanks to the SID chip.

Yes I still play on C64, sadly not an original machine but through my Xbox. I have so many favourite games like Turrican, Airborne Ranger, Delta, Paradroid, LCP, Dropzone, Armalyte, Katakis, The Last Ninja, Stunt Car Racer, Wizball, Thrust, Salamander, Buggy Boy, Retrograde, Project Firestart, NARC, Enforcer, Samurai Warrior, etc etc.

I've actually been playing through Batman the Movie recently, fun game!

[Duncan_Styles]

I miss the days of the C64, Speccy and Amstrad CPC and the 16 Bit Amiga and Atari. Computers seem less exciting nowadays, I think we need something new to come along to give a new alternative to PCs and Macs.

[ray.ray.returns]

Originally Posted by Duncan_Styles

I miss the days of the C64, Speccy and Amstrad CPC and the 16 Bit Amiga and Atari. Computers seem less exciting nowadays, I think we need something new to come along to give a new alternative to PCs and Macs.

ipads? linux? Playstation 3's? Nintendo?

[Duncan_Styles]

Originally Posted by ray.ray.returns

ipads? linux? Playstation 3's? Nintendo?

Linux - yeah ok but not really a big brand.

ipads, PS3 and Nintendo etc - No. not the same, closed platforms.

[Ladyxxmacbeth]

i was playing life and death on my amiga emulator today .... i was going to put up te links to the bbc website but someeone beat me to it! so now ill put up a link to a ferret biting the late and great richard whitely...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhLqhKor-kQ

[essexpete]

My brother had a 64,happy days,I'd say my favourite games are Mercenaey and Gauntlet

[LightningIguana]

Still own mine. It's in the loft but it still works and I have a massive case filled with games.

[StrmChaserSteve]

oh yeah, i remember arguments about which was best

Commodore 64 or Spectrum
ZZap64 or Crash

The crazyness of Jeff Minter and his games

Waiting 7 or 8 minutes for games to load in from magnetic tape, and adjusting the heads on the tape player, until the game loaded ok

For games i played loads
I remember: Bruce Lee, Mercenary, Little Computer People, Pitstop 2, Monty on the Run, Paradroid

The music of the C64 was way ahead of it's time
I grew fond of those C64 ditties, from people like Rob Hubbard, Martin Galway, Tim Follin

Fans of C64 music can find all of it here:

http://www.hvsc.de/

and modern day remixes of C64 tunes

http://remix.kwed.org/

[colinp]

i got my c64 as the daily thompsons decathalon edition, the javalin was the hardest thing in the world

[Duncan_Styles]

Last night I had a bit of an 8 bit geek out. Got onto You Tube and ended up listening to the Glider Rider music ( CPC seems to be the best version ) and then checked out Prehistorik 2 on the CPC Plus (possibly the best looking game on the old CPCs - shame about the slowdown).

[sima]

loved me C64 miss them days, parents bought me one but said catalog had none in stock, teachers strike at school, came home and looked thru living room window to find dad playing on it (felt like I HAD WON THE LOTTERY)

all mates used to pile in mine to play summer & winters games,

reseting it to enter pokes, loved raid over moscow,

still got a zapp 64 in loft. I hate zapp 64 after they said you'd be to get amiga emulator/plug in for your c64 and play amiga games (april fool) and I fell for it, for a whole month I was saving until next zapp 64 & felt like I'd lost the lottery when read april fool grrrrrrr

[Flawed-Tactics]

Originally Posted by StrmChaserSteve

oh yeah, i remember arguments about which was best

Commodore 64 or Spectrum
ZZap64 or Crash

The crazyness of Jeff Minter and his games

Waiting 7 or 8 minutes for games to load in from magnetic tape, and adjusting the heads on the tape player, until the game loaded ok

For games i played loads
I remember: Bruce Lee, Mercenary, Little Computer People, Pitstop 2, Monty on the Run, Paradroid

The music of the C64 was way ahead of it's time
I grew fond of those C64 ditties, from people like Rob Hubbard, Martin Galway, Tim Follin

Fans of C64 music can find all of it here:

http://www.hvsc.de/

and modern day remixes of C64 tunes

http://remix.kwed.org/

Speccy was crap lol, the C64 ruled the 8bit roost followed closely by the CPC.
I
Just like everything from the 80's, they were the best days for everything basically.

[David_Ayling]

i didnt have C64 but i did have a C16 look the same. but on in colour.

[Wasted71]

Really makes me feel old this. Was the golden age of home computers and games, kids these days dont know what they are missing. And the spectrum was best of course

[thapthap]

I think I am down to three 64's now though I may have another in the Attic.
As people upgraded their computers and threw out the ancient ones I collected them up.
I have BBC's,Acorns,Dragon 32's,Amstrad CPC's,Speccys,Amiga's,Atari ST's etc coming out of my ears.

[Duncan_Styles]

Originally Posted by Wasted71

And the spectrum was best of course

Right you, in the playground for a fight now! CPC was the best!