Commodore 64
From WE Computers Museum
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| Commodore 64 | |
| Designer | Commodore Business Machines |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Commodore Business Machines |
| CPU | NTSC: 1.023 MHz MOS 6510/8500 PAL: 0.985 MHz MOS 6510/8500 |
| Graphics | VIC-II, 320 × 200, 16 colors |
| Memory | 64 KB RAM and 20 KB ROM |
| Media | Commodore Datasette 5¼ floppy disk |
| Released | August 1982 |
| Added to Museum | Not yet |
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.
Emulated Commodore 64 games owned by the WEC Museum
| Title | Developer | Release | Added to Museum | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alleykat | Andrew Braybrook | 1986 | May 17, 2018 | Included on The Graftgold Collection and THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Anarchy | Michael Sentinella | 1987 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Ancipital | Llamasoft | 1984 | February 8, 2022 | Video game included on Llamarama. |
| The Arc of Yesod | Robert Tinman | 1985 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Armalyte - Competition Edition | Cyberdyne Systems | 1988 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Attack of the Mutant Camels | Llamasoft | 1983 | February 8, 2022 | Video game included on Llamarama. |
| Avenger | Jason Perkins, Mark Charles Rogers | 1981 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Batalyx | Llamasoft | 1985 | February 8, 2022 | Video game included on Llamarama. |
| Battle Valley | Simon Wellard | 1988 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Boulder Dash | Simon Wellard | 1988 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Bounder | Christian Shrigley, Andrew Green, Robert Toone | 1985 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Break Dance | Stephen Beck | 1984 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Bushido | Graftgold | 1989 | May 17, 2018 | Included on The Graftgold Collection owned by WEC Museum. |
| California Games | Epyx | 1987 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Chip's Challenge | Tom Pinnock | 1990 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Coil Cop | Jason Perkins, Mark Charles Rogers, Chris Kerry, Colin Dooley | 1987 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Confuzion | Paul Shirley | 1985 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Cosmic Causeway: Trailblazer II | Shaun Southern | 1987 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Creatures | Apex Computer Productions | 1990 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Cyberdyne Warrior | John Rowlands | 1989 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine | Nick Jones | 1987 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Cybernoid II: The Revenge | Nick Jones | 1988 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Deflektor | Jason Perkins | 1987 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Destroyer | Chuck Sommerville, Michael Kosaka | 1986 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Everyone's a Wally | Mikro-Gen | 1985 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Firelord | John Cumming | 1986 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Galencia | Jason Aldred | 2017 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Gateway to Apshai | The Connelley Group | 1983 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Gribbly's Day Out | Andrew Braybrook | 1985 | May 17, 2018 | Included on The Graftgold Collection and THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Gribbly's Special Day Out | Andrew Braybrook | 1986 | May 17, 2018 | Included on The Graftgold Collection owned by WEC Museum. |
| Gridrunner | Llamasoft | 1982 | February 8, 2022 | Video game included on Llamarama. |
| Hawkeye | The Boys Without Brains | 1988 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Head the Ball | Graftgold | 1989 | May 17, 2018 | Included on The Graftgold Collection owned by WEC Museum. |
| Heartland | Keith Robinson | 1986 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Hellgate | Llamasoft | 1984 | February 8, 2022 | Video game included on Llamarama. |
| Herobotix | Steven Collins | 1987 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Highway Encounter | Vortex Software | 1985 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Hovver Bovver | Llamasoft | 1983 | February 8, 2022 | Video game included on Llamarama. |
| Hunter's Moon | Martin Walker | 1987 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Hysteria | Tony Pomfret | 1987 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Idiris Alpha | Llamasoft | 1986 | February 8, 2022 | Video game included on Llamarama. |
| Impossible Mission | Dan Caswell | 1984 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Impossible Mission II | Novotrade International | 1988 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Intensity | Graftgold | 1987 | May 17, 2018 | Included on The Graftgold Collection owned by WEC Museum. |
| IO | Doug Hare | 1988 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Jumpman | Randy Glover | 1983 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Jumpman II | Randy Glover | 2018 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Laserzone | Llamasoft | 1983 | February 8, 2022 | Video game included on Llamarama. |
| Magnetron | Graftgold | 1987 | May 17, 2018 | Included on The Graftgold Collection owned by WEC Museum. |
| Mama Llama | Llamasoft | 1985 | February 8, 2022 | Video game included on Llamarama. |
| Matrix | Llamasoft | 1983 | February 8, 2022 | Video game included on Llamarama. |
| Mega Apocolypse | Simon Nicol | 1987 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Metagalactic Llamas | Llamasoft | 1984 | February 8, 2022 | Video game included on Llamarama. |
| Mission A.D. | Marc Dawson | 1986 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Monty on the Run | Jason Perkins | 1985 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Morpheus | Graftgold | 1987 | May 17, 2018 | Included on The Graftgold Collection owned by WEC Museum. |
| Nebulus | John M. Phillips | 1987 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Netherworld | Jukka Tapanmaki | 1988 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Nobby the Aardvark | Dave Clarke | 1993 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Nodes of Yesod | Keith Robinson | 1985 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Paradroid | Andrew Braybrook | 1985 | April 24, 2019 | Included on The Graftgold Collection and THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Heavy Metal Paradroid | Andrew Braybrook | 1986 | April 24, 2019 | Included on The Graftgold Collection owned by WEC Museum. |
| Paradroid Competition Edition | Andrew Braybrook | 1986 | April 24, 2019 | Included on The Graftgold Collection owned by WEC Museum. |
| Pitstop II | Dennis Caswell, Steve Landrum | 1984 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Psychedelia | Llamasoft | 1985 | February 8, 2022 | Video game included on Llamarama. |
| Ranarama | Gary J. Foreman | 1987 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Return of the Mutant Camels | Llamasoft | 1987 | February 8, 2022 | Video game included on Llamarama. |
| Revenge of the Mutant Camels | Llamasoft | 1984 | February 8, 2022 | Video game included on Llamarama. |
| Robin of the Wood | Marc Dawson | 1985 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Rox 64 | Llamasoft | 1983 | February 8, 2022 | Video game included on Llamarama. |
| Rubicon | Joachim Ljunggren, Fredrik Kahl | 1991 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Sheep in Space | Llamasoft | 1984 | February 8, 2022 | Video game included on Llamarama. |
| Silicon Warrior | John W.S. Marvin | 1984 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Skate Crazy | Andrew Green, Robert Toone | 1988 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Skool Daze | Microsphere | 1984 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Snare | Rob Stevens | 1989 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Soldier of Fortune | Graftgold | 1989 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Speedball | Pantheon | 1988 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Speedball 2 - Brutal Deluxe | Carl Muller | 1990 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Spindizzy | Paul Shirley | 1986 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Star Paws | John Darnell | 1987 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Steel | Rack It | 1989 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Street Sports Baseball | Greg Omi | 1987 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Street Sports Basketball | Andrew Spencer | 1987 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Street Sports Soccer | Stephen M. Thomas, K-Byte | 1988 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Summer Games | Epyx | 1985 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Super Cycle | Stephen H. Landrum | 1986 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Super Off Road | Leland Corporation, Graftgold | 1989 | May 17, 2018 | Included on The Graftgold Collection owned by WEC Museum. |
| Sword of Fargoal | Jeff McCord | 1982 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Temple of Asphai Trilogy | Steve Bryson, Stephen H. Landrum | 1985 | April 24, 2019 | (Remakes of Temple of Apshai, Upper Reaches of Apshai, and Curse of Ra) Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Thing on a Spring | Jason Perkins | 1985 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Thing Bounces Back | Jason Perkins, Mark Charles Rogers, Chris Kerry, Colin Dooley | 1987 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Tower Toppler | John M. Phillips | 1987 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Trailblazer | Shaun Hollingworth, Peter M. Harrap, Chris Kerry | 1985 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Uchi Mata | Andy Walker | 1986 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Uridium | Andrew Braybrook | 1986 | May 17, 2018 | Included on The Graftgold Collection and THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Uridium Plus | Andrew Braybrook | 1986 | May 17, 2018 | Included on The Graftgold Collection owned by WEC Museum. |
| Voidrunner | Llamasoft | 1987 | February 8, 2022 | Video game included on Llamarama. |
| Wanted: Monty Mole | Anthony Crowther | 1984 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| West Bank | Dinamic | 1987 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Who Dares Wins II | Tommy Atkins | 1985 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Winter Games | Action Graphics | 1985 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| World Games | K-Byte | 1986 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
| Zynaps | John Cumming | 1987 | April 24, 2019 | Included on THEC64 Mini owned by WEC Museum. |
