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Mini Commodore 64 is Coming to North America on October 9

posted by chromas on Wednesday July 25 2018, @10:22PM   Printer-friendly
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In case you missed it, last September Retro Games announced it was going to put out a mini version of 1982's Commodore 64 called the THEC64 Mini. The system actually shipped in Europe earlier this year, and is finally coming to North America on October 9, just in time for the holiday season. It's available for preorder now for $70.

Half the size of the original version, it comes with 64 preinstalled licensed games including Impossible Mission II, Boulder Dash, Jumpman, Pitstop II and Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe that may bring back some fond memories if you were born in the '60s or early '70s. Perhaps because it's too retro, it doesn't have quite the same kind of appeal as Nintendo's NES Classic or SNES Classic mini consoles, which sold out quickly at launch.

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  • (Score: 2) by jdavidb on Thursday July 26 2018, @03:51AM

    by jdavidb (5690) on Thursday July 26 2018, @03:51AM (#712909) Homepage Journal
    Born in 1978, and I loved Impossible Mission II. But on the Apple IIGs, not the Commodore.
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