A black screen Commodore 64C Version E short board (Assy no. 250469 Rev. 4) landed on my workbench a couple of days ago. Everything started out as a simple power switch replacement and memory IC swap, but ended up being a little more complicated than … Read more
I have tried to hunt down a copy of the 1984 Parker Brothers diskette version of Montezuma’s Revenge featuring Panama Joe for the Commodore 64 for the last 3 years. But so far without any luck! I have managed to get the Databyte version from 1986, but … Read more
…This morning started out just like every other morning. Then without any warnings it happended. No one knows where they came from, or what they are. But nothing will ever be the same. Now, my only chance for survival is to outrun the destruction of my city….using … Read more
I just received this stack of Commodore 64 cartridge games from RGCD. All games are recent releases (2006-2014). The game carts are presented in deluxe packagings which includes modified plastic Universal Game Cases with custom made foam inserts, game manuals, stickers and posters. Kudos to RGCD for some excellent products … Read more
The repeated pounding on the fire buttons combined with the way most platform games have the hero go towards the right side of the screen, may eventually wear down the micro-switches in most Commodore 64 joysticks. The first sign of wear is usually in the form of a sluggish response … Read more
Commodore produced a fair amount of different looking power supply units (PSU) for the Commodore 64 home computer. I have collected some of the most common versions from the European market in this post to show some of the differences between them. All brown/greyish PSUs were … Read more
Scrolling through a local second hand site, I came across a guy who had made his own version of the SD2IEC device. The SD2IEC is a mass storage solution which uses a SD card for data storage (i.e. games and programs) and interfaces with the IEC bus. It does … Read more
I finally managed to get my hands on a Commodore 64C with an Assy 250469 Rev. B short board PCB inside. This was the last board I needed to complete my collection of Version E motherboards (Assy 250469 Rev. 3, 4, A, B & B-Games System). I … Read more