After the super popular Mini NES and the new Mini SNES, this looks fab!
The World's best-selling Home Computer - Reborn!
It's 1982 and a new home computer graces the scene.
Out goes the silent black and white experience and in with 64KB of RAM, colour graphics, and synthesizer sound.
Roll forward 35 years and kick nostalgia into overdrive with the release of THE64 MINI.
A tiny but perfectly formed officially licensed 50% scale replica of this much loved machine.
Featuring high-definition output via HDMI, a classic style joystick and 64 built-in games including classics like California Games, Paradroid, Nebulus, Impossible Mission and Uridium.
Sorry, this is no good if it doesn't come with a screeching cassette player.
My dad used to spend ages programming games. One was a Hangman game. I told him we could just play it with paper and a pencil, but he was before his time!
Press play on tape
joedredd to willsdaddy
29 Sep 17#22
The Vic20/C64 didn't screech? The Spectrum did.
Dawsy
29 Sep 17#3
I was in Genesis Project who àre still going strong in the C64 scene..
No Wizball or Last Ninja Series.. :angry:
Retroagv
29 Sep 17#4
my uncle would probably love this, but it's not Zx spectrum so no Daley Thompsons decathlon, which was basically the international track and field of his day
I cant help but feel there's 1 crucial thing missing from these and Sony will probably do it right, the system should have an online store that allows you to download tonnes of games, I'm talking PS1 mini with 20 games pre installed then an extra £3-5 for a games that are on an online store that you can download onto the system, 1 step further would be having PS+ gives you 1 free game a month
alas tis but a dream
bracey100
29 Sep 17#5
U better get the dizzy series and bombjack
ssc1
29 Sep 17#6
Still have the original don’t use it.
JohnnyRoller
29 Sep 17#7
I don't know if this will work for everyone but if you have a "We miss you" email from Iwoot, the 20% code works on this so works out £55.99.
gurpster
29 Sep 17#8
This will stick it to those crappy zx spectrum fanboys lol
TobiRIP
29 Sep 17#9
Bit before my time this one,
migavupe
29 Sep 17#10
No storm warrior. I look forward to buying this for £20 soon after launch.
win26
29 Sep 17#11
I need to play this again, and yie ar kung fu.
RiverDragon8 to win26
29 Sep 17#16
That's Bruce Lee, I had that on my Atari 800XL. It took about 30 mins to load (If you was lucky enough to load first time round).
melted to RiverDragon8
29 Sep 17#40
Ah, I thought that looked familiar :smile:
My brother bought his Atari 800xl with the serial connected floppy disc drive (130k if I recall correctly!) It was about the same price as buying just the disc drive to use with his Atari 400.
I wrote myself a game cheat program which could also dump the memory to disc and restore it later to speed up game loading and included a cassette emulator so I could transfer cassette games to disc, it worked by copying the OS rom to the paged in ram adding my own code and locking it so most software couldn't switch it out. I even fixed the bug in the OS which made tape loading unreliable (The OS didn't reset one of the custom chips, cant remember which but I think it might have been Pokey) often misreported as a hardware bug by computer magazines. I also wrote a separate program to make more reliably loading copies of many program tapes, which created a sharper recording free from crappy anti-piracy protection.
In those days software programming was often more fun than playing the games :smile:
fwibble to win26
29 Sep 17#38
Loved this
tech3475
29 Sep 17#12
I wonder if it can load roms?
In some ways this is tempting, but it's missing games which I dad used to play like mutant camels.
ST3123
29 Sep 17#13
Nice idea but 60 games, while it may sound a lot, isn't nearly enough as the games are no where near the scale of SNES games or even the NES games featured on the NES mini. To stand a chance of getting a good cross section of the classics they need 100+. Hopefully someone will discover a way to stick more on like the NES/SNES mini at which point I would be somewhat interested, though I always preferred the Speccy back in the day....
RiverDragon8
29 Sep 17#14
You can play all these games free on an emulator. Then after you're bored from nostalgia you'll think that you just saved yourself £69.99.
joanddan7
29 Sep 17#15
No comments about Raspberry Pi yet??
:wink:
give it time.
some people like posting in every retro thread that a Pi can run emulators...
hold the front page....
penfold28
29 Sep 17#17
Pi c64 is a bit hit and miss with some games. Not the greatest selection of games. Seems pretty expensive.
lollypoplee
29 Sep 17#18
It needs the old cartridge games like the count and voodoo castle, or was that the vic20 ?
RiverDragon8
29 Sep 17#19
You got 2 obvious games missing from that list ....Commando and Green Beret.
roguesspam
29 Sep 17#20
This looks like a knock off. Do the keys even work? It seems to be desperate to point out that if you attach a usb kb it can be used as a 'home computer'.
yarkiebrown
29 Sep 17#21
No creatures, creatures 2, summer camp or winter camp?.... I'm out
Turnip
29 Sep 17#23
Still got my original C64. Put many hours into that thing! Used to love it
ronkerdonk
29 Sep 17#24
No Emlyn Hughes soccer and no bubble bobble....... I’m out.
Looking4Glitches to ronkerdonk
29 Sep 17#26
Oh yeah bubble bobble another classic so much fun in 2 player.
Looking4Glitches
29 Sep 17#25
What no Rock´n Wrestle or Barry Mcguigan boxing?... I loved playing those down my mates house, happy days!
FloatingWilson
29 Sep 17#27
Thing on a spring... what a tune! :thumbsup:
souljacker
29 Sep 17#28
No commando or ghostbusters?! Loved those games. played these all the time around my mates, I only had a commodore 16 :angry:
havoc73
29 Sep 17#29
No Microprose Soccer. No Wizball. No Head over Heels. Disappointing :disappointed:
bracey100
29 Sep 17#30
Yes its missing a lot of classics no wonderboy or flimbos quest
strabo75
29 Sep 17#31
No last ninja!!!
win26
29 Sep 17#32
Ghost and goblins, spy hunter, exploding fists, Samantha fox etc etc . Where's all the classics?
Dizzy was like £1.99 then If i remember... Was it codemasters? I liked those or was it Chuckie Egg?. On ZX spectrum with its 16.7 million colours! or was it 7?
Ev0lution
29 Sep 17#34
No Way of the Exploding Fist or Kung Fu Master either.
Barely any of the US Gold games are there and none of the Codemasters games.
paul_merton
29 Sep 17#35
Seems a lot of money for a novelty that will probably get put back in its box after less than a day when you realise that all those classic games are actually not as good as you remembered them to be.
Franken
29 Sep 17#37
ahh some fond memories here but defo a case of ruining some nostalgia. Will give it a miss.
blackandamber
29 Sep 17#39
I have a couple of C64s, one unopened and still sealed. I will be getting this.
willsdaddy
29 Sep 17#41
Apologies if you think I am wrong, but this is definitely the sound I remember. You might not class it as a "screech" but that's the word I've chosen and I sticking to it!
Surely at this price it should have every game ever released on it?
BrummyGeeza
29 Sep 17#53
Are there gonna be any more new games released for this? & if so, what format will they be?
faz1964
29 Sep 17#54
Black Hawk game I think it was called. Loved it, happy days! :grin:
Turnip
29 Sep 17#55
Disappointed with the games. Wonder boy was my all time favourite game. I also played Mike Reads pop quiz a lot too haha! :blush:
Wont be getting this!
doubleuc
29 Sep 17#56
Creatures 2 and turrican, ahh the memories.
tascheman
29 Sep 17#57
Turrican and Rainbow Islands - my student days in a nutshell
Looking4Glitches
29 Sep 17#58
I remember waiting what seemed like a year to get Way of the exploding fist.
win26
29 Sep 17#59
Another visitor. Stay a while.. STAY FOREVER!! :joy: C64 was the first computer that could talk!!
bseal1947
29 Sep 17#60
Rainbow Islands was mint
stephenr
29 Sep 17#61
This stood the C64 apart from the competition. The sound chip was very well engineered and way ahead of its time.
iclarke2004
29 Sep 17#62
I seriously don't get these retro consoles/computers, why not just use a emulator. If you want to play some of the games mentioned in the thread at least play the arcade version and not the C64 one.
mdav2802
29 Sep 17#63
Monty on the run! Still can remember the bit I never could get past! But where's Beachhead
drasim
29 Sep 17#64
Bit of an underwhelming list, but then It's never going to please everyone with the vast amount of games C64 had.
Everyone's a Wally is a classic, Chips Challenge was pretty good
faktarus
29 Sep 17#65
Ok so, NO Emlyn Hughes International Soccer, bubble bobble, Microprose Soccer, Rambo, Wonder boy, Paperboy, Ghost and Goblins, Kung Fu Master, International Karate, Commando, Strip Poker, Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior, Bomb Jack, Double Dragon, Arkanoid, Golden Axe and many more that I'm forgetting … I am very disappointed with the selection of the games available! :-(
drasim
29 Sep 17#66
I'm very much a retro gamer, don't have these mini consoles but I can kind of see the appeal. We're now at a time where actual retro computers are no longer cheap and increasingly sparse TV's to run them on. I love emulators but It's really difficult to adjust to other controllers on some games. One example for me is Super Mario World - I need a really responsive, specific style of d-pad like the original. Yet I'd need another controller for another console / game.
mattk3410
29 Sep 17#67
Some good games on there, especially the Winter, World and Summer Games II, Uridium was good and Robin of the Wood was fantastic (until you got stuck in a bush and had to reboot)...but no C64 Soccer, no International Karate +, and no Kikstart or Kikstart 2... No R-Type no Beach Head...
AbbaTheHorse
29 Sep 17#68
No Beach-ead. No deal.
2008bigladbiglad
29 Sep 17#69
I need to play jack attack and cops and robbers on the c64 again... simpler days
iclarke2004
29 Sep 17#70
It's not difficult to map controllers and if you want the SNES type controller for Mario you can buy USB ones for about £3
2008bigladbiglad
29 Sep 17#71
Not to mention forbidden planet
2008bigladbiglad
29 Sep 17#72
*Forrest not planet
madmaxpayne
29 Sep 17#73
No mutant camels ??
Hiltron09
29 Sep 17#74
Exactly this should be remade.
iclarke2004
29 Sep 17#75
Give me GTA in VR! Instead of Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy, etc
bfam
29 Sep 17#76
OMG forgot about that game altogether...that was brilliant back in the day :raised_hand:
Pacman786
29 Sep 17#77
See all the oldies are in to post comments, so thought I'd also post one, we were rivals back in 82, then when I was brought to home systems everybody said bye bye to c64. Now it's back. We meet again.
hyperlisk
29 Sep 17#78
No Wizard of Wor. That was great multiplayer game. Not buying this as I still have working C128 :smile:
bfam
29 Sep 17#79
Anyone played Stroker 64? That game cracked me up. For those of you that didn't Google it lol
Could never get through the stay put marshmallow mans legs to close the portal
truffle6969
30 Sep 17#85
Bruce Lee game was so awesome. Had a glitch you could abuse to klll babies, or summat, sooooo loooong ago!!!! Thanks OP. ACE!!!! :nerd:
joedredd
30 Sep 17#86
They would if you played them in a normal tape player, but the Commodore tape deck hid that from you on the Vic 20 when in use, pretty sure C64 was the same? I’ll get mine out tomorrow and double check.
Fargus
30 Sep 17#87
They have missed some classics-wizball already got a mention but what about aperboy, Rambo or Cobra-loved the music on that one.
maxmix
30 Sep 17#88
£70 :dizzy_face: lol
maxmix
melted
30 Sep 17#89
I have to agree, and in particular about games ported from arcade machines to home computers. They were usually disappointing, even if the graphics were ok, they usually got the playability wrong, or at very least the sound was crap in comparison. Of course a handful of computer games were ported the other way - such as xenon (1) (possibly from ST) and Astro chase (Atari 800)
The only arcade game port I can recall preferring on a computer was the Defender port to the Atari 800, released on cartridge, and that was probably just because it was easier than the arcade machine.
DrTraktor
30 Sep 17#90
ELITE, WIZARD OF WOR, BEYOND THE ICE PALACE, THE DRILLER, INTERNATIONAL KARATE, USAGI YOJIMBO, LAST NINJA, GIANA SISTERS... Where are they?
VanZan to DrTraktor
30 Sep 17#100
This. Looks like they're slavishly following Nintendo by selling it at a similar price and offering a selection of games rather than the whole lot. Except there's a big difference between a C64 and a NES/SNES guys. If there's no way to add more games to it then they can get lost for £70!
bradevosprint to VanZan
30 Sep 17#102
Does anybody remember the C64 DTV from Jakks Pacific and Mammoth Toys about 12yrs ago? Was very similar idea. Came with 30 games on. All encased inside a classic joystick. Also looks like the release date is late 2017/early 2018.
dan5
30 Sep 17#91
I don't get why they don't add an internet connection to these things, and run a games store. Sell games for 99p and make a killing.
trevcjohnson
30 Sep 17#92
Mini size makes this useless in my opinion, it appears to be just an emulator in a small case
declanmcc
30 Sep 17#93
A lot of the games I can remember aren't on the list. Nice idea, but not so nice price. Cold from me!
qwales
30 Sep 17#94
Can I fit my Konix joystick and where's Chucky Egg
Pretty sure I have a Quickshot IV knocking about somewhere too
tallphilc
30 Sep 17#95
Well I've not heard of most of the games and I used to play the C64 a lot. What about these?
Bruce Lee Yie Ar Kung Fu Kickstart KP Skips Action Biker Clumsy Colin Chuckie Egg 1,2,3 Lode Runner Wizball Bubble Bobble Turrican 2 Beach Head
Chuffers
30 Sep 17#96
Except for the fact Creatures is clearly included...
yarkiebrown
30 Sep 17#97
So it is! I'm still not back in mind
joepineapples901
30 Sep 17#98
I'll stick to my fond memories. Micro Mart purchase, shareware from 'Crazy Joe's' of Rotherham (actually that may have been during the Amiga period), Azimuth head alignment kits. Waisted life to follow :joy:
Deedie to joepineapples901
30 Sep 17#101
My favourite game from back then :thumbsup:
flysilverspeed
30 Sep 17#99
Cold, how can this be a deal, paying an inflated RRP months before launch for what is, essentially, a bit of tat? For a tenner and if it was available before Xmas, it might fly as a secret Santa or stocking filler, but for £70 it's theft.
favvers
30 Sep 17#103
When copying games used to involve sellotape and a dual cassette player!
dpathic2001 to favvers
1 Oct 17#107
The Great Giana Sisters, Skate or Die, Bubble Bobble
pete_101 to dpathic2001
2 Oct 17#111
Would have liked to see Buggy Boy, Ik+ and Stunt Car Racer in there!
Shane.Griffiths
30 Sep 17#104
No outlaw, kickstart, game cup or batman games
DrTraktor
1 Oct 17#105
3D PINBALL POWER...
DrTraktor
1 Oct 17#106
SHOOT'EM UP CONSTRUCTION KIT, even tje OUTLAW was made with it...
red_me765
1 Oct 17#108
Had some good times back in the day on a C64, 5 1/4 inch disks, and a expert cartridge, showing my age now, anyway back to 2017 save your money and install a C64 emulator.
Stealth_Fox
1 Oct 17#109
No Wizball, no sale.
cheshire_carper
2 Oct 17#110
I remember sending in game tips to zzap64 for Wizball....
They said 'thanks for your nifty wiztips'. I felt like a rockstar.
dai.bonehead
3 Oct 17#112
Armalyte? Delta? Hunter's Moon? Citadel? Needs games of this standard. And Zipstik support!
RobertHewitt
6 Oct 17#113
Loved the c64 but this is just pure novelty. For me spend £100 on a pre loaded Raspberry Pi 128gb with about 15 emulators on it including the c64 with about 1,000 games on it. Easily available on Ebay, or as someone else said do it for free.
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Opening post
The World's best-selling Home Computer - Reborn!
It's 1982 and a new home computer graces the scene.
Out goes the silent black and white experience and in with 64KB of RAM, colour graphics, and synthesizer sound.
Roll forward 35 years and kick nostalgia into overdrive with the release of THE64 MINI.
A tiny but perfectly formed officially licensed 50% scale replica of this much loved machine.
Featuring high-definition output via HDMI, a classic style joystick and 64 built-in games including classics like California Games, Paradroid, Nebulus, Impossible Mission and Uridium.
Features:
Games Pre-Installed
IGN have covered the news: uk.ign.com/art…ced
Official site: thec64.com/
All comments (114)
My dad used to spend ages programming games. One was a Hangman game. I told him we could just play it with paper and a pencil, but he was before his time!
Press play on tape
No Wizball or Last Ninja Series.. :angry:
I cant help but feel there's 1 crucial thing missing from these and Sony will probably do it right, the system should have an online store that allows you to download tonnes of games, I'm talking PS1 mini with 20 games pre installed then an extra £3-5 for a games that are on an online store that you can download onto the system, 1 step further would be having PS+ gives you 1 free game a month
alas tis but a dream
I need to play this again, and yie ar kung fu.
My brother bought his Atari 800xl with the serial connected floppy disc drive (130k if I recall correctly!) It was about the same price as buying just the disc drive to use with his Atari 400.
I wrote myself a game cheat program which could also dump the memory to disc and restore it later to speed up game loading and included a cassette emulator so I could transfer cassette games to disc, it worked by copying the OS rom to the paged in ram adding my own code and locking it so most software couldn't switch it out. I even fixed the bug in the OS which made tape loading unreliable (The OS didn't reset one of the custom chips, cant remember which but I think it might have been Pokey) often misreported as a hardware bug by computer magazines. I also wrote a separate program to make more reliably loading copies of many program tapes, which created a sharper recording free from crappy anti-piracy protection.
In those days software programming was often more fun than playing the games :smile:
In some ways this is tempting, but it's missing games which I dad used to play like mutant camels.
:wink:
give it time.
some people like posting in every retro thread that a Pi can run emulators...
hold the front page....
played these all the time around my mates, I only had a commodore 16 :angry:
Barely any of the US Gold games are there and none of the Codemasters games.
en.wikipedia.org/wik…ogg
There, saved you almost £70! :raised_hand:
Wont be getting this!
Everyone's a Wally is a classic, Chips Challenge was pretty good
I love emulators but It's really difficult to adjust to other controllers on some games. One example for me is Super Mario World - I need a really responsive, specific style of d-pad like the original. Yet I'd need another controller for another console / game.
Thanks OP.
ACE!!!!
:nerd:
maxmix
The only arcade game port I can recall preferring on a computer was the Defender port to the Atari 800, released on cartridge, and that was probably just because it was easier than the arcade machine.
WIZARD OF WOR,
BEYOND THE ICE PALACE,
THE DRILLER,
INTERNATIONAL KARATE,
USAGI YOJIMBO,
LAST NINJA,
GIANA SISTERS... Where are they?
Also looks like the release date is late 2017/early 2018.
Pretty sure I have a Quickshot IV knocking about somewhere too
Bruce Lee
Yie Ar Kung Fu
Kickstart
KP Skips Action Biker Clumsy Colin
Chuckie Egg 1,2,3
Lode Runner
Wizball
Bubble Bobble
Turrican 2
Beach Head
For a tenner and if it was available before Xmas, it might fly as a secret Santa or stocking filler, but for £70 it's theft.
They said 'thanks for your nifty wiztips'. I felt like a rockstar.