The newly produced Commodore 64 Reloaded motherboards use a barrel connector for powering the system. The problem is that this modern type of connector does not fill the hole of the original Commodore 64C case. I have previously described a 3D printed solution called a ‘Commodore 64 Reloaded Mainboard Power Plate’ … Read more
I have wanted to do some Commodore 64 Kernal modding for quite some time and finally decided to give it a go. I did not want to do anything fancy, I just wanted to customize the text of the C64 start-up screen and modify the … Read more
The EasyFlash is a cartridge for the Commodore 64 expansion port and it can be programmed directly from the machine (link). It has an 1 MB Flash memory to which data can be ‘burned’ onto using the C64 as no EPROM programmer is needed. This gives … Read more
A lot of the original Commodore 64 games were released on disk in the US and on cassette in Europe as the disk releases were too expensive for the European market. I remember seeing diskette versions in stores as a kid, but I don’t think I … Read more
Little Redhead is trapped in his cave. The only way to survive is by catching the droplets of water and fireballs that are constantly falling from above. The concept is easy for anyone to pick up, but mastering the game calls for Jedi-like skills! Panic Analogue … Read more
How about them odd-looking Commodore 64 paddle controllers, huh? I can’t say that I have actually owned (or even felt that I missed) a paddle controller back in the 1980s. So why do a review on them? Well, it turns out that quite a few … Read more
I recently posted images of the different Commodore 64 power supplies (PSU) that I have in my collection. I thought they pretty much represented all the European versions out there and that the so-called ‘repairable PSU’ version was something that was mostly released in the US. So I … Read more
A broken Commodore 64C, with an Assy no. 250469 Rev. 4 short board, recently landed on my workbench (the repair job can be found here). The entire machine looks just like any other C64C machine I’ve put my hands on. Except for the keyboard! When compared to … Read more