THEC64

THEC64
Designer	Retro Games
Manufacturer	Koch Media
CPU	1 GHz Dual-Core ARM Cortex A20
Graphics	Mali-400 MP2
Memory	256 MB
Media	256 MB
Released	THEC64 Mini EU: March 29, 2018 NA: October 9, 2018 THEC64 EU: December 12, 2019 NA: November 5, 2020
Added to Museum	THEC64 Mini: April 24, 2019

THEC64 is a series of video game consoles by Retro Games.

THEC64 Mini

THEC64 Mini, a miniature dedicated video game console, was released on March 29, 2018, in Europe and on October 9, 2018, in North America. It was designed to resemble the Commodore 64 computer, although the keyboard keys on the case are non-functional.

On THEC64 Mini, a USB keyboard could be attached to load the games, or a virtual keyboard can be used via the joystick.

Games are selected via the Commodore Carousel menu system. Commodore 64 BASIC can be selected as well.

THEC64

Retro Games released a full-size system, simply titled THEC64 on December 5, 2019.

THEC64 came with a full-size replica of the original Commodore 64 keyboard, while the miniature keyboard on THEC64 Mini was non-functional. It also came with one joystick designed to replicate Commodore 64 joysticks.

THEC64 also has VIC-20 functionality, as the unit can be switched to load into Commodore 64 mode, VIC-20 mode, or the Commodore Carousel menu system.

Features

Each model contained sixty-four built-in games. They contained the VICE emulator by Jarkko Sonninen and the VICE team to run BASIC and the games.

On both units, the power was provided by a standard mini USB plug and wall adapter, and the video was output through HDMI.

Technical specifications

The systems are much more powerful than the system on which it is designed.

It uses an Allwinner R16 "system on a chip". The system specifications are as follows:

• 1.2 Ghz dual-core Cortex-A7 CPU (central processing unit)
• 500 Mhz dual-core Mali-400 ARM GPU (graphics processing unit)
• 512MB RAM (random access memory)
• 512MB Flash storage

Since it uses common architecture, the system can be modified to add additional games, simply using the supplied mini-USB cable and open-source software.

Games included on THEC64 systems

The following table lists the games included in THEC64 and THEC64 Mini.

Title	Developer	THEC64	THEC64 Mini
Alleykat	Andrew Braybrook	Yes	Yes
Anarchy	Michael Sentinella	Yes	Yes
Attack of the Mutant Camels	Llamasoft	Yes	No
The Arc of Yesod	Robert Tinman	Yes	Yes
Armalyte - Competition Edition	Cyberdyne Systems	No	Yes
Avenger	Jason Perkins, Mark Charles Rogers	Yes	Yes
Battle Valley	Simon Wellard	Yes	Yes
Bear Bovver	Jon Ritman	Yes	No
Boulder Dash	Peter Liepa, Chris Grey	Yes	Yes
Bounder	Christian Shrigley, Andrew Green, Robert Toone	Yes	Yes
Break Dance	Stephen Beck	No	Yes
California Games	Epyx	Yes	Yes
Chip's Challenge	Tom Pinnock	Yes	Yes
Coil Cop	Jason Perkins, Mark Charles Rogers, Chris Kerry, Colin Dooley	No	Yes
Confuzion	Paul Shirley	Yes	Yes
Cosmic Causeway: Trailblazer II	Shaun Southern	Yes	Yes
Creatures	Apex Computer Productions	No	Yes
Cyberdyne Warrior	John Rowlands	Yes	Yes
Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine	Nick Jones	No	Yes
Cybernoid II: The Revenge	Nick Jones	Yes	Yes
Deflektor	Jason Perkins	Yes	Yes
Destroyer	Chuck Sommerville, Michael Kosaka	Yes	Yes
Everyone's a Wally	Mikro-Gen	Yes	Yes
Farming Simulator	Giants Software	Yes	Yes
Firelord	John Cumming	Yes	Yes
Galencia	Jason Aldred	Yes	Yes
Gateway to Apshai	The Connelley Group	Yes	Yes
Gribbly's Day Out	Andrew Braybrook	Yes	Yes
Gridrunner (VIC-20)	Llamasoft	Yes	No
Hawkeye	The Boys Without Brains	No	Yes
Heartland	Keith Robinson	Yes	Yes
Herobotix	Steven Collins	Yes	Yes
Highway Encounter	Vortex Software	Yes	Yes
Hover Bovver	Llamasoft	Yes	No
Hunter's Moon	Martin Walker	No	Yes
Hysteria	Tony Pomfret	No	Yes
IO	Doug Hare	Yes	Yes
Impossible Mission	Dan Caswell	Yes	Yes
Impossible Mission II	Novotrade International	Yes	Yes
Iridis Alpha	Llamasoft	Yes	No
Jumpman	Randy Glover	Yes	Yes
Jumpman 2	Randy Glover	No	Yes
Mega Apocalypse	Simon Nicol	Yes	Yes
Mission A.D.	Marc Dawson	Yes	Yes
Monty on the Run	Jason Perkins	Yes	Yes
Nebulus	John M. Phillips	Yes	Yes
Netherworld	Jukka Tapanmaki	Yes	Yes
Nobby the Aardvark	Dave Clarke	No	Yes
Nodes of Yesod	Keith Robinson	Yes	Yes
Paradroid	Andrew Braybrook	Yes	Yes
Pitstop II	Dennis Caswell, Steve Landrum	Yes	Yes
Planet of Death	Richard Turner, Chris Thornton	Yes	No
Psychedelia (VIC-20)	Llamasoft	Yes	No
Ranarama	Gary J. Foreman	Yes	Yes
Robin of the Wood	Marc Dawson	Yes	Yes
Rubicon	Joachim Ljunggren, Fredrik Kahl	No	Yes
Silicon Warrior	John W.S. Marvin	Yes	Yes
Skate Crazy	Andrew Green, Robert Toone	Yes	Yes
Skool Daze	Microsphere	No	Yes
Snare	Rob Stevens	No	Yes
Speedball	Pantheon	No	Yes
Speedball 2 - Brutal Deluxe	Carl Muller	Yes	Yes
Spindizzy	Paul Shirley	Yes	Yes
Star Paws	John Darnell	No	Yes
Steel	Rack It	Yes	Yes
Street Sports Baseball	Greg Omi	Yes	Yes
Street Sports Basketball	Andrew Spencer	Yes	Yes
Street Sports Soccer	Stephen M. Thomas, K-Byte	No	Yes
Summer Games II	Epyx	Yes	Yes
Super Cycle	Stephen H. Landrum	Yes	Yes
Sword of Fargoal	Jeff McCord	Yes	Yes
Temple of Apshai Trilogy (Remakes of Temple of Apshai, Upper Reaches of Apshai, and Curse of Ra)	Steve Bryson, Stephen H. Landrum	Yes	Yes
Thing on a Spring	Jason Perkins	Yes	Yes
Thing Bounces Back	Jason Perkins, Mark Charles Rogers, Chris Kerry, Colin Dooley	Yes	Yes
Tower Toppler	John M. Phillips	No	Yes
Trailblazer	Shaun Hollingworth, Peter M. Harrap, Chris Kerry	Yes	No
Uchi Mata	Andy Walker	No	Yes
Uridium	Andrew Braybrook	Yes	Yes
Wanted: Monty Mole	Anthony Crowther	Yes	Yes
West Bank	Dinamic	No	Yes
Who Dares Wins II	Tommy Atkins	Yes	Yes
Winter Games	Action Graphics	Yes	Yes
World Games	K-Byte	Yes	Yes
Zynaps	John Cumming	Yes	Yes