The ’80s classic gets upgraded for the modern era.
When a team of Commodore enthusiasts and former staff announced they were buying the brand from its Dutch owners earlier this year, it triggered a wave of interest from countless gamers who had grown up with the company’s iconic C64 home computer.
Released in 1982, the Commodore 64 sold millions of units and hosted thousands of titles, making it one of the most popular gaming platforms of the decade. The ‘revived’ Commodore quickly confirmed that its first product would be a new version of this beloved system: the Commodore 64 Ultimate, an FPGA-based recreation based on Gideon Zweijtzer’s Ultimate 64 Elite-II board.
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The ’80s classic gets upgraded for the modern era.
When a team of Commodore enthusiasts and former staff announced they were buying the brand from its Dutch owners earlier this year, it triggered a wave of interest from countless gamers who had grown up with the company’s iconic C64 home computer.
Released in 1982, the Commodore 64 sold millions of units and hosted thousands of titles, making it one of the most popular gaming platforms of the decade. The ‘revived’ Commodore quickly confirmed that its first product would be a new version of this beloved system: the Commodore 64 Ultimate, an FPGA-based recreation based on Gideon Zweijtzer’s Ultimate 64 Elite-II board.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
