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A timeless classic is being given a new lease of life with the launch of THEC64 Mini.

Developed by Retro Games Ltd. - and distributed by Koch Media – THEC64 Mini is a fully licensed reimagining of the 80’s bestselling home computer.

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Half the size of the original, THEC64 Mini connects directly to your television and comes with a classic joystick, that plugs into one of the two USB ports available, allowing you to play the built-in games.

Launched in 1982, the C64 home computer went on to dominate the home computer scene throughout the 1980s. Millions of units were sold across the world and have a special place in the hearts of its former owners.

35 years later and it’s back. THEC64 Mini plugs into any modern TV via its HDMI port and gamers can play any one of the 64 licensed classic pre-installed games. This includes games from original legendary developers such as Epyx, Gremlin Graphics, Hewson and The Bitmap Brothers; and boasting titles such as California Games, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe, Paradroid and Impossible Mission. Most of these were rated over 90% by leading publications of the day, with many winning coveted awards. From sports to shooters, platformers to puzzlers, there’s a plethora of titles to keep the most discerning retro enthusiast happy.

“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.

“THEC64 mini is a reimagining of the classic C64 computer and the first in a planned series of products on the way.”

As befits a home computer you can also plug in a standard USB PC keyboard and use as a classic C64 to type in those old BASIC computer listings or program new games.


THEC64 Mini will hit the shops in early 2018 with a suggested retail price of £69.99/$69.99/€79.99.

www.thec64.com

 

[drwhojan]

10 print "I What SD Card for All Games!"
20 goto 10
run............

brake

load "midnight resistance"
run

Play, loading SD card

 

[sarkwalvein]

please, optimize your code!

10 ? "Gimme the Last Ninjaaaa!!!"
20 gO 10

 

[SonicfanCEMUTesting]

Those copycats in 2017....

Meanwhile, will Nintendo release N64 mini??

Depends...

 

[chrisrlink]

hmm wonder what arch iit uses my bet is arm but would be cool if we hacked the security on it and put Amiga OS 3.x workbench (bet you somebody will figure it out and do it as a POC) since their are 2 USB ports plug in a USB HDD or mem stick

 

[SLiV3R]

A second thought: this sucks. No working keyboard???

 

[Harsky]

Should we start taking bets on the next console to be given the mini treatment?

N64
Gamecube
Gameboy
Dreamcast (Oh yes plz)
Game Gear

 

[DjoeN]

AWESOME

I do hope more will follow (Amiga 500 Mini and Amiga 1200 mini, sorry no 600 mini, no keypad and not all A500 games are compatible (ok, maybe 95% is)
A descent ZX Spectrum mini (no not the crap they sell in stores now) and i sure would no mind a MSX/MSX-2 mini (most preffered)

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

My dad would love one of these, he used to own like 3 or 4 Commodore 64's that he kept around for shits and giggles for many years before giving them away to family. They're also making a "full sized" version as well, which I imagine will have a fully working keyboard and tape/floppy/cartridge support (which would be awesome).

 

[sarkwalvein]

They're also making a "full sized" version as well, which I imagine will have a fully working keyboard and tape/floppy/cartridge support (which would be awesome).

I admit I still have a box full of 160KB DD floppies somewhere around, with games written on them around 30 years ago. Could be nice to use them again (and against all odds, last time I tried them some 10 years ago they still worked, magnetic media... 20 years old by then... wtf)
Anyway... who the fuck would go hunting for 5 1/4" floppies in some forgotten American ICBM launch site (oh wait, they used 8" floppies) to use in such a device?

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

I admit I still have a box full of 160KB DD floppies somewhere around, with games written on them around 30 years ago. Could be nice to use them again (and against all odds, last time I tried them some 10 years ago they still worked, magnetic media... 20 years old by then... wtf)
Anyway... who the fuck would go hunting for 5 1/4" floppies in some forgotten American ICBM launch site (oh wait, they used 8" floppies) to use in such a device?

A lot of people still have old floppies sitting around in various places, and there are still places that sell 5 1/4" floppies. Though I would imagine it'd at least receive a minor update, maybe a 3.5" drive instead (since tooons of people still manufacture those). Or maybe even USB support, who knows?

 

[Catsinabucket]

Despite never having used a C64, I think this is just adorable

 

[ScarletDreamz]

This part of the description is interesting:



My guess is they have some sort of Raspberry Pi equivalent in there running an emulator. It would be nice if it could dual boot into a semi-useful OS or media center.

it does states that you can use it as a media center pc.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

it does states that you can use it as a media center pc.

Erm, mind pointing out where? All I see them say is you can run BASIC programs, that's it.

I mean, unless you know of a media center program written entirely in BASIC

 

[ScarletDreamz]

Erm, mind pointing out where? All I see them say is you can run BASIC programs, that's it.

I mean, unless you know of a media center program written entirely in BASIC

Unless this is not what it meant, im confused:

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Unless this is not what it meant, im confused:
View attachment 100841

They're being "witty" there I think, cuz in their own About section "As befits a home computer you can also plug in a standard USB PC keyboard and use as a classic C64 to type in those old BASIC computer listings or program new games."

 

[ScarletDreamz]

They're being "witty" there I think, cuz in their own About section "As befits a home computer you can also plug in a standard USB PC keyboard and use as a classic C64 to type in those old BASIC computer listings or program new games."

>.> false publicity, i see...

 

[0100100001001001]

Awesome! I want an Atari ST next !

I want a mini Tamagotchi

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California games, impossible mission, creatures, nebulus were all good well known games.
Anyway I see no last ninja, mayhem, etc.

I would like to see:
1.) Below the Root
2.) Law of the West
3.) Seven Cities of Gold
4.) Zaxxon
5.) Gyruss
6.) Gyroscope

 

[Duckling]

Is the keyboard a fully functional one or is just a housing?

I would totally buy the console just for the keyboard

 

[wolfmankurd]

Eh, I wasn't a huge fan of the C64 but I am glad more retro stuff is coming out.

Sad UG and BG are gone!

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I want a mini Tamagotchi

Haha mate I was in Japan last summer they are still making Tamagotchi and the latest one cost £65! Bloody hell

 

[0100100001001001]

Despite never having used a C64, I think this is just adorable

Ohhh, you missed out! I hope they keep the load times to keep things authentic, you would have been amazed at how amazingly fast the load times were on this thing.