Kotaku: Commodore 64

Canabalt Parkours Back in Time to the Commodore 64

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:40:00 EST

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This isn't something done for internet shits and giggles. It's an "official conversion" of awesome death simulator Canabalt running on...the Commodore 64, one that will soon be going on sale. Like, it'll come on a cartridge. Amazing. More »

American Icons Gallery Show Recognizes Classic Gaming Consoles For the Works of Art They Are

Evan Narcisse — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:00:00 EST

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We live in an age of gaming gorgeousness. Gamers' lives nowadays are filled with fancy normal mapping and illumination engines, powered by slickly encased hardware that outputs onto super-sharp screens. In short, there's a lot of thought given to aesthetics in the present day. But, it hasn't always been this way and an upcoming art show will showcase the uglier—yet vitally important—gaming hardware of yesteryear. More »

Remembering the Great, Last Ninja

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Today, we're looking at The Last Ninja. The first "badass" game I ever played, and still one of my all-time favourites. More »

This is Why You Don't See Many Games Based On Soap Operas

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Think games based on movies, action-oriented TV shows and classic works of literature are a bad idea? They've got nothing on games based on soap operas. More »

The Binder That Ties You To A Game

Owen Good — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Wax nostalgic with a sports gamer of a certain age and it's not long before he will mention, like a venerated religious text, the Three-Ring Binder. It was the original franchise mode. More »

The Triumphant Return Of The Commodore 64

Mike Fahey — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:20:00 EDT

As a child I spent many hours hunched over the loudly clicking keyboard of the Commodore 64, typing out programs in BASIC and saving them to cassette drive. Commodore brings that wonderfully noisy keyboard back, only this time there's a hard drive as large as one terabyte hidden inside. More »

Kids Shouldn't Play Games About Jerking Off

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:00:00 EST

NSFW: If you're a parent — or even just an all-round concerned citizen — and think games featuring cartoon violence and mild cussing is bad, spare a thought for me. One of the first ever games I played was about jerking off. More »

Remember When Box Art Gave You Nightmares?

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 06:30:00 EST

And yes, before you ask, it's a real game. More »

Summer Video Game Movie: Summer Games

Mike Fahey — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:20:00 EDT

As we get in a summer gaming mood here, we're spending part of the week watching clips of the most summer-styled games. How about an 80's movie? Here's Epyx's 1984 hit, Summer Games for the Commodore 64. More »

Commodore 64 Rises From The Grave

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EDT

The Commodore 64 is a machine beloved by many who grew up in the 1980s. Like me. Which is why it's fun to hear that it's parent brand is making a comeback. More »

Commodore 64, No Longer On iPhone

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:20:00 EDT

iPhone owners with a retro enthusiast streak got some good news this weekend — an approved Commodore 64 emulator was now available for the Apple platform via the iTunes Store. Today, the bad news hits. More »

iPhone C64 Emulator Submitted, Denied

Owen Good — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:00:00 EDT

Manomio's C64 emulator wasn't refused for licensing reasons. It was refused because "an Application may not itself install or launch other executable code by any means." That means booting ROMs, which is the whole point. More »

Weekly Wii Update: The Commodore 64 Returns

Mike Fahey — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:40:00 EST

It's a banner day for fans of old computer games, as Nintendo introduces three classic Commodore 64 titles to a new generation of North American gamers. More »

Will You Be Buying Commodore 64 Virtual Console Titles?

Mike Fahey — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:20:00 EST

Nintendo's very clever clues lead us to believe that Commodore 64 games are heading to the North American Virtual Console. Which titles, if any, are you looking forward to playing on your Wii? More »

Happy Father's Day

Owen Good — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:00:00 EDT

Two years ago I toured the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., and if you ever have the opportunity, I very much recommend a visit. It was edifying both in what it taught me that I didn't know, and for the nostalgia that reminded me of what I once did. And on my way out that day, passing an entrance to one of the exhibits, I came around the corner and got a jackhammer right in the kisser. More »

"Nobody Should Have This Many Zippers"

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:20:25 EDT

Contest, papercraft, Final Fantasy and the Commodore 64. More »

Guitar Hero For The Commodore 64 In 8-Bit Action

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:40:00 EDT

Remember Shredz64, Toni Westbrook's Guitar Hero retro port to the Commodore 64? What was once nothing but a fun concept is now a reality, with a playable C64 version of Harmonix's rhythm game that uses a standard guitar controller. It doesn't play stock tunes, as you might expect, but SID files, which Westbrook demonstrates in the above clip. The tune? The Legend of Zelda Overworld Theme, something that only makes us pine for Nintendo remixes in future Wii versions of Guitar Hero. More »

Commodore 64 Games To VC, Take 2

Mike Fahey — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:20:44 EST

Remember way back in September 2006 when we reported that Commodore 64 games would be making their way to the Wii Virtual Console, only to discover it was simply speculation? Well it's speculation no more. Commodore Faming has teamed up with Nintendo of Europe to deliver some truly classic PC gaming to the VC. The single best selling computer system of all time, the C-64 had over 4,000 games released throughout its 12 year lifespan, and Nintendo Europe plans to tap that.

Bala Keilman, CEO of Commodore Gaming, commented, "The massive impact the Commodore 64 had on video-gaming is still evident today with many gamers remembering the computer and its games with great fondness. By working with Nintendo of Europe, we are ensuring that future generations of gamers can play some of the best and most popular titles that kick-started the computer games revolution and so keep the C64 legacy in gamers hearts."

The first titles to appear on the VC will be International Karate and Uridium, priced to go at 500 Wii points each. No plans for regions outside of Europe currently, but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! More »

Guitar Hero For The Commodore 64

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:40:00 EST

The Commodore 64's fondly remembered SID audio chip seems like a perfect match for a retro rhythm game, doesn't it? More »

New Commodore Gaming PC: "What Gamers Need"

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 01:00:14 EST

Commodore is back. Make that, Commodore the name is back. The brand has risen from the ashes, and a new Commodore PC geared for PC gaming will launch in Germany at the CeBIT show on March 15th. Commodore Gaming CEO Bala Keilman says that the new gaming PCs will provide "what gamers need and want." Which is...? Brian Ashcraft More »

A Very Small Commodore 64

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:22:19 EST

How darling! Insert Credit points to Jason Winters and his Commodore 64 palmtop. Backstory: Jeri Ellsworth created a line of C64 plug 'n plays that were sold to Walmart and the like. The interesting part was that she put the entire thing on a chip, making it possible to create devices like this truly cool C64 palmtop. Nice work. Brian Ashcraft More »

Giant Working Commodre Logo

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:23:42 EDT

Details are few and far between. Alls we knows is that this is a giant Commodore logo with a monitor and working C64. Cool, but where the hell ya supposed to put it? Brian Ashcraft More »

Are You Keeping Up With The Commodore?

kotaku.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:40:20 EDT

To put the PS3 price in perspective, it costs just as much as a Commodore 64 did almost two decades ago. And that's not even taking inflation into account. But a PS3 doesn't include four swell programs, including Teach Yourself Basic, nor — I guess — two luscious blonde twins sliding down a water slide in their pink bikini tube tops. So I think the Commodore 64 was still probably a better value. Florian Eckhardt More »

Commodore 64 Joins The Wii Virtual Console?

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 23:50:42 EDT

In the most recent issue of Nintendo Power, it has been reported that the Commodore 64 will join the NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Sega Genesis, MSX and Turbografx 16 as one of the available platforms for the Wii Virtual Console. More »

Hardball in Beads

brownlee — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:40:45 EDT

There's perhaps more likely games to capture in bead bracelet form than Summer Games and Hardball for the Commodore 64. But it's the implausibility of taking the pixellized audience from the game and making it into a bracelet that makes Joe Beuckman, a Southern Illinois physics student, a minor genius. Florian Eckhardt More »