The Commodore 64, abbreviated as the C64 or CBM C64, was a computer by Commodore Business Machines.
History
The Commodore 64 was the third computer by Commodore Business Machines. The '64' in the name comes from the fact that the Commodore 64 has 64 kilobytes of RAM.
It was demonstrated at the Winter CES from the 7th to the 10th of January in 1982.
The Commodore 64 was first released in August 1982.
Market success
The Commodore 64 became one of the most popular low-end computer in most markets throughout most of the 1980s, due in large part to the fact that it was sold in retail stores as well as electronic stores.
By the time that it was discontinued in April 1994, it had sold between 12.5 and 17 million units worldwide.
Legacy of the Commodore 64
The legacy of the Commodore 64 remains, even after its heyday. Independent games continue to be produced for the system to this day.
Several plug and play video game consoles have been sold based on the Commodore 64, including the lines of THEC64 products by Retro Games.
Physical Commodore 64 games owned by the WEC Museum
Digital Commodore 64 games owned by the WEC Museum
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Developer
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Release
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Notes
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| The Activision Decathlon
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Activision
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1983
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| Alleykat
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Andrew Braybrook
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1986
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| Anarchy
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Michael Sentinella
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1987
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| Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress
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Activision
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1985
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| Ancipital
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Llamasoft
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1984
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| The Arc of Yesod
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Robert Tinman
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1985
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| Armalyte - Competition Edition
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Cyberdyne Systems
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1988
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| Attack of the Mutant Camels
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Llamasoft
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1983
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| Avenger
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Jason Perkins, Mark Charles Rogers
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1981
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| Batalyx
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Llamasoft
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1985
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| Battle Valley
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Simon Wellard
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1988
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| Beamrider
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Cheshire Engineering
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1984
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| Boulder Dash
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Simon Wellard
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1988
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| Bounder
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Christian Shrigley, Andrew Green, Robert Toone
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1985
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| Break Dance
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Stephen Beck
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1984
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| Bushido
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Graftgold
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1989
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| California Games
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Epyx
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1987
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| Chip's Challenge
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Tom Pinnock
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1990
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| Coil Cop
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Jason Perkins, Mark Charles Rogers, Chris Kerry, Colin Dooley
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1987
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| Confuzion
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Paul Shirley
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1985
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| Cosmic Causeway: Trailblazer II
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Shaun Southern
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1987
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| Creatures
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Apex Computer Productions
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1990
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| Cyberdyne Warrior
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John Rowlands
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1989
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| Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine
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Nick Jones
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1987
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| Cybernoid II: The Revenge
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Nick Jones
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1988
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| Deflektor
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Jason Perkins
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1987
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| Destroyer
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Chuck Sommerville, Michael Kosaka
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1986
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| Everyone's a Wally
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Mikro-Gen
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1985
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| Firelord
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John Cumming
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1986
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| Galencia
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Jason Aldred
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2017
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| Gateway to Apshai
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The Connelley Group
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1983
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| The Great American Cross-Country Road Race
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Activision
|
1985
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| Gribbly's Day Out
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Andrew Braybrook
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1985
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| Gribbly's Special Day Out
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Andrew Braybrook
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1986
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| Gridrunner
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Llamasoft
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1982
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| Hacker
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Activision
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1985
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| Hawkeye
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The Boys Without Brains
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1988
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| Head the Ball
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Graftgold
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1989
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| Heartland
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Keith Robinson
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1986
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| Heavy Metal Paradroid
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Andrew Braybrook
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1986
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| Hellgate
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Llamasoft
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1984
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| Herobotix
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Steven Collins
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1987
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| Highway Encounter
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Vortex Software
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1985
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| Hovver Bovver
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Llamasoft
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1983
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| Hunter's Moon
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Martin Walker
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1987
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| Hysteria
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Tony Pomfret
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1987
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| Idiris Alpha
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Llamasoft
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1986
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| Impossible Mission
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Dan Caswell
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1984
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| Impossible Mission II
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Novotrade International
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1988
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| Intensity
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Graftgold
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1987
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| IO
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Doug Hare
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1988
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| Jumpman
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Randy Glover
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1983
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| Jumpman II
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Randy Glover
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2018
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| Laserzone
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Llamasoft
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1983
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| Little Computer People
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Activision
|
1985
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| Magnetron
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Graftgold
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1987
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| Mama Llama
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Llamasoft
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1985
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| Master of the Lamps
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Activision
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1985
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| Matrix: Gridrunner 2
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Llamasoft
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1983
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| Mega Apocolypse
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Simon Nicol
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1987
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| Metagalactic Llamas
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Llamasoft
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1984
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| Mission A.D.
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Marc Dawson
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1986
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| Monty on the Run
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Jason Perkins
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1985
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| Morpheus
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Graftgold
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1987
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| Nebulus
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John M. Phillips
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1987
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| Netherworld
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Jukka Tapanmaki
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1988
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| Nobby the Aardvark
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Dave Clarke
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1993
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| Nodes of Yesod
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Keith Robinson
|
1985
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| Park Patrol
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Activision
|
1984
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| Paradroid
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Andrew Braybrook
|
1985
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| Paradroid Competition Edition
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Andrew Braybrook
|
1986
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| Pitstop II
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Dennis Caswell, Steve Landrum
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1984
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| Portal: A Computer Novel
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Nexa
|
1986
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| Psychedelia
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Llamasoft
|
1985
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| Ranarama
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Gary J. Foreman
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1987
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| Return of the Mutant Camels
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Llamasoft
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1987
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| Revenge of the Mutant Camels
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Llamasoft
|
1984
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| Robin of the Wood
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Marc Dawson
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1985
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| Rock n' Bolt
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Action Graphics
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1985
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| Rox 64
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Llamasoft
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1983
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| Rubicon
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Joachim Ljunggren, Fredrik Kahl
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1991
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| Sheep in Space
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Llamasoft
|
1984
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| Silicon Warrior
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John W.S. Marvin
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1984
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| Skate Crazy
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Andrew Green, Robert Toone
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1988
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| Skool Daze
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Microsphere
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1984
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| Snare
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Rob Stevens
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1989
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| Soldier of Fortune
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Graftgold
|
1989
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| Speedball
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Pantheon
|
1988
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| Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
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Carl Muller
|
1990
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| Spindizzy
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Paul Shirley
|
1986
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| Star Paws
|
John Darnell
|
1987
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| Steel
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Rack It
|
1989
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| Street Sports Baseball
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Greg Omi
|
1987
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| Street Sports Basketball
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Andrew Spencer
|
1987
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| Street Sports Soccer
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Stephen M. Thomas, K-Byte
|
1988
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| Summer Games
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Epyx
|
1985
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| Super Cycle
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Stephen H. Landrum
|
1986
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| Super Mario Bros
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Nintendo R&D4 (original)
ZeroPaige (conversion)
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2019
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Unofficial port of the NES game.
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| Super Off Road
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Leland Corporation, Graftgold
|
1989
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| Sword of Fargoal
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Jeff McCord
|
1982
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| Temple of Asphai Trilogy
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Steve Bryson, Stephen H. Landrum
|
1985
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| Thing on a Spring
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Jason Perkins
|
1985
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| Thing Bounces Back
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Jason Perkins, Mark Charles Rogers, Chris Kerry, Colin Dooley
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1987
|
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| Top Fuel Eliminator
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Gamestar
|
1987
|
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| Tower Toppler
|
John M. Phillips
|
1987
|
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| Toy Bizarre
|
Activision
|
1984
|
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| Trailblazer
|
Shaun Hollingworth, Peter M. Harrap, Chris Kerry
|
1985
|
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| Uchi Mata
|
Andy Walker
|
1986
|
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| Uridium
|
Andrew Braybrook
|
1986
|
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| Uridium Plus
|
Andrew Braybrook
|
1986
|
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| Voidrunner
|
Llamasoft
|
1987
|
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| Wanted: Monty Mole
|
Anthony Crowther
|
1984
|
|
| Web Dimension
|
Activision
|
1985
|
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| West Bank
|
Dinamic
|
1987
|
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| Who Dares Wins II
|
Tommy Atkins
|
1985
|
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| Winter Games
|
Action Graphics
|
1985
|
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| World Games
|
K-Byte
|
1986
|
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| Zenji
|
Activision
|
1984
|
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| Zone Ranger
|
Activision
|
1984
|
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| Zynaps
|
John Cumming
|
1987
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