Commodore 64 Mini Retro Console Launches In Early 2018 With Dozens Of Classic Games
The C64 Mini, which is a 50 percent scale replica, plugs into your television with an included 4-foot HDMI cable. Like the NES Classic Edition and SNES Classic Edition, the C64 Mini features CRT, scanline emulation and pixel perfect display modes to further enhance your computing experience.
Also included in the box is a classic gaming controller with a 5-foot-long cord. More importantly, the C64 Mini includes two standard USB ports, one of which can be used to plug in the joystick and the other can be used to plug in a full-size keyboard. With the keyboard attached, you can punch in BASIC commands or create your own programs.
“We are delighted to be able to bring back some of the most loved retro games ever, on one of the most successful formats of all time”, said Paul Andrews, Retro Games’ Managing Director. “The C64 mini is a reimagining of the classic C64 computer and the first in a planned series of products on the way.”
We should also note that the C64 Mini will be upgradeable in the future, since it includes the ability to receive software updates with firmware loaded via a USB drive. And there's even a save game function for the dozens of games included with the console. Speaking of games, here's the full list of 64 games that are preloaded:
- AlleyKat
- Anarchy
- Armalyte: Competition Edition
- Avenger
- Battle Valley
- Bounder
- California Games
- Chip’s Challenge
- Confuzion
- Cosmic Causeway: Trailblazer II
- Creatures
- Cyberdyne Warrior
- Cybernoid II: The Revenge
- Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine
- Deflektor
- Everyone’s A Wally
- Firelord
- Gribbly’s Day Out
- Hawkeye
- Heartland
- Herobotix
- Highway Encounter
- Hunter's Moon
- Hysteria
- Impossible Mission
- Impossible Mission II
- Insects In Space
- Mega-Apocalypse
- Mission A.D
- Monty Mole
- Monty on the Run
- Nebulus
- Netherworld
- Nobby the Aardvark
- Nodes Of Yesod
- Paradroid
- Pitstop II
- Rana Rama
- Robin Of The Wood
- Rubicon
- Skate Crazy
- Skool Daze
- Slayer
- Snare
- Speedball
- Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe
- Spindizzy
- Star Paws
- Steel
- Stormlord
- Street Sports Baseball
- Summer Games II
- Super Cycle
- Temple of Apshai Trilogy
- The Arc Of Yesod
- Thing Bounces Back
- Thing on a Spring
- Trailblazer
- Uchi Mata
- Uridium
- Who Dares Wins II
- Winter Games
- World Games
- Zynaps
For those that want to get your hands on the C64 Mini, which is being produced by Retro Games, you're going to have to wait at least a few months. The company says that the console will be available in early 2018 with a price tag of $69.99.
