The Commodore 64 is coming back, in a form that owes a debt to both Nintendo's shrunken Mini SNES and thee[sic] Vega+ Sinclair ZX Spectrum reboot.
The due-in-early 2018 “C64 Mini” matches Nintendo's plan to shrink an old machine, in this case by 50 per cent. Like the Mini and the Vega+ the revived Commodore will pack in pre-loaded retro games, 64 of them to be precise. The device will also ship with a USB joystick boasting 80s styling, HDMI out so it can connect to modern tellies and USB-mini for power.
[...] Price has been set at £69.99/$69.99/€79.99 and the machine will “hit the shops in early 2018” with Koch Media handling distribution
There's plenty of nostalgia surrounding the C64, but is it worth reviving?
(Score: 2) by Subsentient on Wednesday October 04 2017, @10:26AM (1 child)
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(Score: 2) by crafoo on Wednesday October 04 2017, @01:43PM
I think a Pi is actually about $35. With a reasonable USB jokstick, and HDMI cable, and a small SD card you'll probably need about $65 or so. I would also get a USB keyboard and mouse for it.
The draw of this little device is really just the case. So about $3-$6 in plastic depending on the volume they are buying them in.