C64 Mini got 100x better! A longtime fans perspective - Load your own games!

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  • @Kwstr42
    @Kwstr42 Před 5 lety +65

    for a long time as a kid my father would run a Christmas music program every Christmas morning, the John Henry Christmas carols, he died when I was 17 and didn't have a working c64 to carry on tradition, the audio quality in this plug and play is flawless, emulators crackled and pop and sounded terrible, but this is perfect, can't wait to restart the old tradition again

    • @willeysingleton3057
      @willeysingleton3057 Před 5 lety +5

      Wow dude i had that on my c64 when was really young and played it a lot in december. Even had a wierd childhood nightmare where the stuffed teddy bear by the tree tried to eat me. Danm brings back memories.
      Loved that computer.

    • @lurkerrekrul
      @lurkerrekrul Před 5 lety

      +Kwstr42 - It depends what audio settings you use in the emulator. I've gotten recent versions of WinVICE to sound exactly like I remember.

  • @The8BitGuy
    @The8BitGuy Před 5 lety +77

    I just got one of these too, but haven't taken it out of the box yet because I've been too busy. I hope to try it out soon and give my opinion on the new USA version.

    • @dodgeviper486
      @dodgeviper486 Před 5 lety +3

      10 PRINT ""+-0 That should crash a real commodore 64

    • @VPRPLT-gl5ge
      @VPRPLT-gl5ge Před 5 lety +1

      And let's hope it is better than the uninformed and inexperienced review of the EU machine you did already lol

    • @LtCdrRoyFokker
      @LtCdrRoyFokker Před 5 lety +3

      I wonder if you could add a small factor keyboard like from an old netbook to make that part of it functional as a future project?

    • @stevenhook4670
      @stevenhook4670 Před 5 lety

      Would any one be able to tell me if this would play grimblood. I remember playing it on the Amiga 500.

    • @MB-ou9ww
      @MB-ou9ww Před 5 lety +1

      But just really love to cover your 64-bit maybe one day I'll have to come in or 64 Mini

  • @airborne501
    @airborne501 Před 5 lety +4

    I grew up with C64. I owe a lot to this system, I learned how to program computers with it at age 12. I ended up going on to being a software engineer, but I learned the foundation of writing code on the C64 early 1980s I love this system. Thanks for the video, it brought back a lot of memories.

  • @AdiSneakerFreak
    @AdiSneakerFreak Před 5 lety +144

    We need the Amiga mini 😬

    • @TheBurleybrawler
      @TheBurleybrawler Před 5 lety +11

      Yep same games but better.

    • @lordevyl8317
      @lordevyl8317 Před 5 lety +5

      nEXUS
      Not in all caes
      BETTER GRAPHICS does not = better gameplay
      Wizball was far better a game on the C64, and don't even get me started on that half-assed Amiga port of Outrun

    • @AdiSneakerFreak
      @AdiSneakerFreak Před 5 lety +5

      LordEvyl the Amiga had an amazing games library all of its own, it'd be great to see one.

    • @MarkTheMorose
      @MarkTheMorose Před 5 lety +1

      Amiga emulation is at a good standard these days; as long as there's minimal lag I'd certainly hook an Amiga Mini up. Hopefully it would use standard USB mice and keyboards. Wings of Fury! Carrier Command! Virus! Barbarian (with Arnie samples)!

    • @rvbrexer
      @rvbrexer Před 5 lety

      @@lordevyl8317 Outrun was bad on the C64 too, but Turbo Outrun was one of the best racing games on C64.
      The only problem was the biblical loading time between levels (on cassette), and the fact that the game started right away without asking you to press fire! So if you got distracted during loading you were guaranteed to lose a credit.

  • @philscomputerlab
    @philscomputerlab Před 5 lety +37

    Enjoyed seeing some of those old C64 games :D

    • @esprithk
      @esprithk Před 5 lety

      I spent lot of time on "California Games" back in the day. Happy to see it running again

    • @MarkTheMorose
      @MarkTheMorose Před 5 lety

      Were you a C64 user back in the day, Phil?

  • @rerez
    @rerez Před 5 lety +48

    It's great to hear you talk about this MJR. I feel that people who used the C64 originally have a much better perspective on what improvements this new product offers and what users should expect. Another great video as always! :)

    • @MetalJesusRocks
      @MetalJesusRocks  Před 5 lety +7

      I enjoyed your review of it as well! Thanks for watching Duder.

    • @nickarmitt4722
      @nickarmitt4722 Před 5 lety +1

      You should check out games only released in the UK!

    • @acertainshape
      @acertainshape Před 5 lety +1

      Rerez had a different opinion of it. Fight!

    • @michaelromeo9567
      @michaelromeo9567 Před 5 lety +1

      💖WAINTING fo MegaDrive /GENESIS mini..😎.

    • @That_Handle
      @That_Handle Před 4 lety

      @@MetalJesusRocks and whoever else may be interested,
      Watch "35 Year-Old C(ommodore)-64 Easter Egg Hidden On Vinyl" czcams.com/video/6_CZpFqvDQo/video.html
      This media cross-over production needs to come back. 👍

  • @silverian
    @silverian Před 5 lety +1

    Thanks for C64 memories.. Ghostbusters (who you gonna call :-) ) .. The Great Escape.. Pirates (many hours sailing.. fencing).. Pool of Radiance.. Secret of Silver Blades.. Spy vs Spy..

  • @sjntube
    @sjntube Před 5 lety +9

    Want to see me some Bard's Tale on the Commodore again. My all time favorite game across ANY platform even up to today.

  • @scottbreon9448
    @scottbreon9448 Před 5 lety +1

    Got one as a Christmas gift. Just put all the Ultima games (the ones that were on the C64) on there, as well as Montezuma's Revenge (one of my favorite early platform games) and a few others.

  • @christopheranderson2576
    @christopheranderson2576 Před 5 lety +4

    In the mid 80's.I traded my C64 for a ride home from Broadway in Seattle.

  • @brendanroberts7949
    @brendanroberts7949 Před 5 lety +93

    It's not the same if you don't have to wait a age in the hope the game would load.

    • @bhirawamaylana466
      @bhirawamaylana466 Před 5 lety +2

      Look at bright side we don't need wait hour anymore.

    • @Metalman200xdamnit
      @Metalman200xdamnit Před 5 lety +2

      Hahaha. That is so true.

    • @argylega
      @argylega Před 5 lety +3

      How about turning the floppy drive off & on real quick when it stops loading in the hopes that it would start back up again?

    • @slucchi723
      @slucchi723 Před 5 lety +13

      in Europe we rarely used floppy disks, they were too expensive.. we used cassettes and a game load in 3-5 MINUTES - it makes me laugh every time when US people cry for ten seconds of loading from a cd, you don't know what pain is

    • @MetalJesusRocks
      @MetalJesusRocks  Před 5 lety +19

      No doubt, right? I remember watching an entire 20 min tv show waiting for my game on cassette to load!

  • @UNIROCKtv
    @UNIROCKtv Před 5 lety +3

    The commodore reminds of my childhood so much. Max nostalgia of a time that was so good

  • @AdventureVanMan
    @AdventureVanMan Před 5 lety +26

    Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders was hands down my best C64 experience!

    • @sandbakk77
      @sandbakk77 Před 5 lety +2

      Fun fact: There is a fan-made Zak McKracken 2. Haven't tried it, but it looks fun. :-)

    • @El_Guapo74
      @El_Guapo74 Před 5 lety +1

      That game was cruel. I launched the girls into space one time and the game wouldn't tell you hit a dead end, just walked around trying everything getting frustrated while Ron Gilbert laughs at you

    • @lordevyl8317
      @lordevyl8317 Před 5 lety

      It was good, but my best experience was all the Gold Box SSI Ad&D RPGs...and the Ultima series

    • @PaulWoodman83
      @PaulWoodman83 Před 5 lety

      Haha nice! Mr Brian himself, the adventure van man!

    • @sithewok4616
      @sithewok4616 Před 5 lety

      There were quite a few dead ends

  • @coldstne1
    @coldstne1 Před 5 lety +1

    Awesome, thank you for this vid! I’m considering this console and it looks like I’m going to get it! I too enjoy the fact that you can upgrade with a firmware to play any other c64 title!

  • @PantherUK
    @PantherUK Před 5 lety

    Excellent review dude, it was great to see you in the mini FB group...

  • @StuffWePlay
    @StuffWePlay Před 5 lety +2

    Got one of these last week and I'm in LOVE! While not compatible with every rom out there, it's been a wonderful way to enter the world of C64 gaming!

    • @lordevyl8317
      @lordevyl8317 Před 5 lety

      You can get FIXED roms that should work with it. Depending on which version of the mini you have. The CSDB is a haven for that stuff

    • @lordevyl8317
      @lordevyl8317 Před 5 lety

      Metagalactic Llama
      Yeah, I agree. Unless I spot a new release game, I usually only use the CSDB for demos, new SIDs and graphics. I was just offering a suggestion as the site is chock full of fixed "roms"

  • @StElna
    @StElna Před 5 lety +2

    The C64 was my 2nd console after the Atari 2600. I got it for my 9th birthday back in 88.
    The C64 games I remember playing the most are
    Montezuma's revenge (Best)
    Cave Fighter (2nd Best)
    The Human Race (Great 1st level music, not a great game but played it a lot)
    Chiller
    Dizzy
    Treasure Island Dizzy
    Gothik
    Kik-Start
    Boulder Dash
    Miner 2049er

  • @jeff97ish
    @jeff97ish Před 5 lety

    I really love the setting in your game room.

  • @marakarthegreat
    @marakarthegreat Před 5 lety +24

    damn, I wish the keyboard would work, it would really give the people that nostalgic moment

    • @leaderx7547
      @leaderx7547 Před 5 lety +1

      Art Bell
      Euro-focused ???
      As a Brit, I thought the games were US focused.

    • @Kwstr42
      @Kwstr42 Před 5 lety

      Maruko Chan 99 my biggest nostalgia for c64 is when you run your hand over the vents on the top of the old disk drive after turning it on and got that screeching sound lol

    • @BJWanlund
      @BJWanlund Před 5 lety +2

      The keyboard issue is, for me, kind of a dealbreaker...

    • @SuperMoleRetro
      @SuperMoleRetro Před 5 lety

      They promised the keyboard version to the backers. I hope they follow through.

    • @lordevyl8317
      @lordevyl8317 Před 5 lety

      That would pretty pretty bad though. Imagine trying to code on that thing. LOL

  • @CommodoreFan64
    @CommodoreFan64 Před 5 lety

    Awesome I really have to get me one of these. Also I think one of the games that impressed me the most back in the day was Driller with it's 3D graphics, and the intro/loading screen with the 9 min long SID is just awesome.

  • @insidemysoul09
    @insidemysoul09 Před 5 lety +14

    Jason do you know that you have a lot of fans here in Portugal?Lots of love and continue the good work!

  • @Jammet
    @Jammet Před 5 lety

    Fantastic video! :) Very cool you are on the FB group as well! There is just one thing I hope this thing gets updated about, left. And that would be that you can flip through disks without it resetting/autorunning, so that BASIC can be used as is, an you're practically using a real C64.

  • @kthunder079
    @kthunder079 Před 5 lety

    I love you Metal Jesus! You brought the little me back out :) My dad and 9 year older brother brought this home to me at the age of 3 and I never put this down.

  • @gapenisbruzas
    @gapenisbruzas Před 5 lety

    MJR thank you for providing such a great review. I love my mini and the games you featured.

  • @519MaLoNeY
    @519MaLoNeY Před 4 lety

    Around 8:00 I had NO idea Giana Sisters was a C64 game, I play the newest Giana sisters on my switch almost every week ! My dad brought a C64 home from work sometimes and I got to play it. I was born in 81 though so all I really remember is the winter games game and the wrestling game!!

  • @stevesstuff1450
    @stevesstuff1450 Před 4 lety +1

    Jason: I'm sure you're aware by now that the same company "Retro Games" has finally released their full-size C64 with a perfect full-size keyboard! It gives you the option to boot into either the games Carousel, or straight into C64 Basic, or even Vic 20!!
    Some of the built-in games have changed, and a couple of Vic 20 games are now included... I was very happy to see that they've now got the license for Llamasoft games, so we now have "Attack Of The Mutant Camels", "Gridrunner" (Vic 20), and "Pyschedelia" (Vic 20); Llamasoft were such a strange, chilled out developer!! :-D
    The new "The C64", as it's officialy called, has 4 USB ports, and a much-improved controller; the new one has micro-switches for the stick and fire buttons.....it feels great!
    The firmware supplied plays external USB-Stick games, although there is new firmware update too.....
    This system looks virtually identical in size, shape, colour and design to the original - no cartridge/tape/disk drive slots in the back, but there are now 4 USB ports instead.
    It just behaves like it's a Commodore 64..... even if you try typing in game programmes from the manuals/magazines!
    Not sure when the USA release date is, but make sure you're ready for it!! This will really hit you in the 'feels'... ;-)

  • @vinniecorleone62
    @vinniecorleone62 Před 5 lety +4

    Thanks for the great review of this, it's the only "Mini Classic" system I'm considering, loved your take & details on it man!

    • @satan3959
      @satan3959 Před 5 lety +1

      I might consider a Mini-Amiga (or Atari ST) if one comes out

  • @jankogo
    @jankogo Před 5 lety +2

    Stay a while, MJR! Stay forever! This was my first gaming system when I was a kid. So many great games. Pool of Radiance, Uridium, Montezumas Revenge, Henry´s House, Great Giana Sisters, Wonder Boy, Zorro, Monty on the Run, Yie Ar Kung Fu, Fist 2, The Last Ninja etc. Love this system! In the end of Who Dares Wins 2 there is a phone number to the creator. We called him several times. I bet he changed his number eventually... :-)

  • @sottozen
    @sottozen Před 5 lety +13

    Bruce Lee was one of the best game EVER!!! Great vid bro!

    • @scottbreon9448
      @scottbreon9448 Před 5 lety +2

      Try Buce Lee II (it's a fanmade "sequel" made in 2013) It's basically a hack with some added levels

    • @mrblonde609
      @mrblonde609 Před 3 lety

      "Great vid bro!" Let's be honest here. It's not a great video. Nothing about the bad joystick that misses microswitches, nothing about the overall poor build quality. I got it for like 35 bucks and i still feel cheated.

  • @ryanstaats
    @ryanstaats Před 5 lety +4

    OH MAN! I remember playing BC Quest for Tires... what a throwback. :)

    • @TheJeremyHolloway
      @TheJeremyHolloway Před 5 lety

      I don't think it was actually an obscure title back then. It was also on Atari 8-bit - and was slated to be ported to the 5200 - and the Colecovision...

    • @satan3959
      @satan3959 Před 5 lety

      I had the game on my C64, although I played the ColecoVision version first

    • @stevenrosscarpenter
      @stevenrosscarpenter Před 14 dny

      It was fun, but i preferred the sequel Grog's Revenge

  • @jim1174
    @jim1174 Před 5 lety

    I love seeing these retro gaming systems. great video

  • @deoorsprong9312
    @deoorsprong9312 Před 5 lety

    Thank you man!
    I used to play exact the same you did!
    Know them all.
    What I can remember I also loved some other titles like 'Thing on a spring' (best platform game I know) and I had lot's of fun with 'Rock 'n wrestle', IK+, Kickstart 2, etc.

  • @K1LL3RV1DS
    @K1LL3RV1DS Před 5 lety +8

    You’re the reason my taste in retro videos games has expanded outside of my old Nintendo-only preferences. Love your videos!

  • @artofwebdesign
    @artofwebdesign Před 5 lety +2

    It's amazing to know that the C64 demoscene never stopped en kept improving for 30+ years.
    I think it tells something about what kind of fun machine it is.....

  • @martinr4940
    @martinr4940 Před 5 lety

    I've picked up one of these but haven't had the time to take it out of the box yet. I had one of the Commodote Vic-20s back in the day. Loved playing games and writing programs on it. Good review.

  • @johnnycage3673
    @johnnycage3673 Před 5 lety

    I never had a C64 myself but I did play it at some friend's houses in the 80s.
    My favorite C64 games: Turrican 1 & 2, Giana Sisters, Rally Speedway, Pitstop 2, International Soccer, Bubble Bobble, Zack McKracken, Maniac Mansion, Summer Games, Winter Games, Space Taxi, R-Type, ...

  • @15743_Hertz
    @15743_Hertz Před 5 lety

    It's a fun little box. Just for giggles, I hooked up a USB keyboard, opened Commodore Basic, did a 'load "$", 8' and found out that there is an emulated disk available to store programs that you type in while playing around with basic programming.

  • @andyw0340
    @andyw0340 Před 5 lety

    Oh man , Defender of the crown !! Loved that game as a kid . Still find myself whistling the music from it now , I'm 47 !!!

  • @knikk77
    @knikk77 Před 4 lety

    Awesome bg music at the end!

  • @VendPrekmurec
    @VendPrekmurec Před 5 lety +6

    The new C64 is coming out in December 2019!

    • @Comakino
      @Comakino Před 4 lety

      C64 maxi is coming guys and gals!! =)

    • @fedepede04
      @fedepede04 Před 4 lety

      I ordered mine yesterday, it should be released the 5 of December.

    • @nutternatter2185
      @nutternatter2185 Před 4 lety

      I got mine. I'm using an 8bitdo m30 controller with it. YAY!

  • @TheRetroByte
    @TheRetroByte Před 5 lety

    I know its been out some time now but I just wanted to say that i still enjoy playing my c64 mini today. Still looks cool and pleasing to look at. Long live the c64...

  • @dleon1990
    @dleon1990 Před 5 lety

    Just order one! Can’t wait to get it :). I been watching your videos since I was in the military and they are some of the best in CZcams! :)

  • @duncanrathband5492
    @duncanrathband5492 Před 5 lety +1

    Great to see some Buggy Boy love, MJR!
    Awesome vid as always

  • @Mosfet510
    @Mosfet510 Před 5 lety

    I remember playing a lot of these games back in the 80's as well, even B.C Quest for tires lol. Great memories!

  • @steinarbergstl5799
    @steinarbergstl5799 Před 5 lety +4

    My only real problem with the C64 Mini is that the Joystick is nowhere near the quality of a _real_ Competition Pro stick, which the look of it is based on. I'm kinda hoping someone will make and sell a proper version of a Comp Pro or even a TAC-2 stick for the Mini.

  • @BriansManCave
    @BriansManCave Před 5 lety +1

    Really cool! I have been seeing these on the shelves here in Canada lately and was avoiding them thinking that you couldn't add more games! Especially at the $100 price point. I still have a real Commodore 64, so it didn't matter to me much. But now I might think about picking one up. :)

  • @mascot4950
    @mascot4950 Před 2 lety

    From what I remember, loading some of the scenes for Defender of the Crown from tape took about as much time as eating dinner.

  • @Moshe_Dayan44
    @Moshe_Dayan44 Před 5 lety

    Thanks very much for this revisit of the C64 mini. I really like the sound of the larger version with fully functional keyboard. My biggest dilemma is whether to buy that or the upcoming ColectorVision (ColecoVision) kickstarter console. Hmmm. Maybe I'll have to get both!

  • @theyamo7219
    @theyamo7219 Před 5 lety +3

    Rick Dangerous...now I know where Derek Yu got the idea for Spelunky. LOL

  • @onkelhiphop
    @onkelhiphop Před rokem

    I just got one for $10. It’s super cool takes me back. The only reason why I bought it was for the look , but then I found out it was really easy to put in games and it’s so much fun. Feeling like a kid again thanks for another great video. Keep it up.🤘😎

  • @imushavem7504
    @imushavem7504 Před 5 lety

    Bard's Tale and those decoder disks...oh the memories. I also remember playing contract with two joystick with one on the floor (with micro-switches) so I could press the button with my toe to jump.

  • @craiglister7110
    @craiglister7110 Před 5 lety

    Awesome review! Brought back some great memories 👍🏻

  • @JoeChip
    @JoeChip Před 5 lety

    Brilliant summery of the system. I played a lot of Hero back in the day. Mainly because I couldn't afford many games back then so it was good to see you mention that. My mate still has my original machine as I gave it to him a few years back. He was beast when it comes to the machine. Even built hardware mods for the thing with another mate of mine. I used to go round and they'd have the disk drive in bits. Apparently my original drive no longer works but the C64 itself is still fully functional. It'd be great to see a slightly bigger version of the mini with a keyboard. I'd buy one of those in a heartbeat (especially if they put a few more usb ports on the thing. Two isn't enough).

  • @quipher
    @quipher Před 5 lety

    i love these classic mini game consoles. i may have to pick one up now that they updated the firmware

  • @Datrebor
    @Datrebor Před 3 lety

    Update: I found the game its called Questron and I found it for the C-64.
    I need to know the name of a game I played a LOT. You were on an island and was to protect the towns where you can buy and sell item. You fought to protect the towns and went in to buy supplies or upgrades and sell what you got from fighting. In another town you buy items to get around the island better. But if you wanted to you can rob the towns fight your way out and then come back into the town to sell what you stole. But if you did that too many times the store was empty. It was a great game that I want to play again.
    Great review and I am getting the mini US version. Thanks.

  • @KamotsTalksTech
    @KamotsTalksTech Před 5 lety +2

    If you think that is small, check out the ODROID-GO handheld console. It emulates the C64 very well with its recent update and addon keyboard. I have several videos about it. 🙂

  • @TheGunmanChannel
    @TheGunmanChannel Před 5 lety +1

    Keep up the awesome vids MJ

  • @anactualmotherbear
    @anactualmotherbear Před 5 lety +1

    I'm happy to hear of the improvements. I might want to hold out for a version with a working keyboard only because the key layout on a C64 is... sliiiightly different than a modern keyboard you'd hook into the USB port. Still, I imagine the working keyboard would cause a serious jump in the price point what with having moving mechanical parts...

  • @lordevyl8317
    @lordevyl8317 Před 5 lety +2

    The thing is, the games on the device where hugely popular in Europe. A lot of them were never released outside of the EU
    The new firmware even includes a free version of Galencia which was only made last year. It won the Reset64 Magazine game of the year. A really good Galaga clone

    • @steinarbergstl5799
      @steinarbergstl5799 Před 5 lety

      Really? Galencia is included? I better get that new firmware version installed on mine then! As for the games on it being eurocentric that kind of makes sense. There were a ton of games released over here for the C64. It pretty much ruled the gaming stage on this side of the pond together with the ZX Spectrum until the 16 bit era arrived. The NES and its console competitors didn't get the same foothold as it did in the US.

    • @lordevyl8317
      @lordevyl8317 Před 5 lety

      Yeah, Nintendo never did well in the EU until the SNES came out, although the gameboy did pretty decent, but the handheld market is quite different from the console market

  • @hpickettz34
    @hpickettz34 Před 5 lety +7

    Skate or Die, Test Drive, One on One, International Karate, Project Stealth fighter, F15 Strike Eagle, Airborne Ranger, Green Beret, The last Ninja.

    • @Shendue
      @Shendue Před 5 lety +2

      Turrican and Turrican 2

    • @darkus2015
      @darkus2015 Před 5 lety

      I had no idea skate or die was c64 originally

    • @lordevyl8317
      @lordevyl8317 Před 5 lety +2

      Last Ninja 2 was the best game out of that series

  • @troycruikshank1027
    @troycruikshank1027 Před 5 lety

    This looks really great. Lots of fun.

  • @boojiboy6236
    @boojiboy6236 Před 5 lety

    Great video!!, I still have probably 3000 games magazines with all the demo disks back to the early 90's, used to be a great part of PC Gaming in the 90's a way of checking out games before you bought them.

  • @schmidsgamebox5883
    @schmidsgamebox5883 Před 5 lety

    We recently bought one of these as a present for someone. Nice to know that there is a firmware update!

  • @missquark_
    @missquark_ Před 5 lety

    I finally got my hands on this console, so far i love it!

  • @Malacefire
    @Malacefire Před 5 lety

    wow i remember my school in grade 3 having that B.C Caveman game thats a blast from the past i used to love it.

  • @yorkshireman6650
    @yorkshireman6650 Před 5 lety

    Great video i just bought one my self it’s great fun keep up the good work I’m in the uk 🇬🇧

  • @argylega
    @argylega Před 5 lety

    Awesome, I remember almost every game you mentioned - including BC's Quest For Tires! I gotta have one of these things.

  • @ChitChatGaming
    @ChitChatGaming Před 5 lety

    Looks neat! Never played the C64 but might check this out :) thanks for the review.

  • @martijnk2430
    @martijnk2430 Před 5 lety

    Yes we played winter games and california games too all the time.
    Other classics: Sid Meiers Pirates, Football Manager, Microprose Soccer, Elite, Mule, Strip poker, Commande, Rambo.
    Now with this new firmware I think it top my christmas list.

  • @salvation7362
    @salvation7362 Před 5 lety +10

    Where's my Vic20 mini with a Boss joystick and choplifter?

    • @MarkTheMorose
      @MarkTheMorose Před 5 lety +1

      Well said! Choplifter stunned me with what it did on the baby Commodore. Other VIC favourites: Snake Pit (by the late, great Mike Singleton), Omega Race, Alien Blitz, Bongo. Happy days.

    • @scottbreon9448
      @scottbreon9448 Před 5 lety +1

      I had the Boss, but I had it for the C64. Probably my second favorite controller next to the TAC-2

    • @scottbreon9448
      @scottbreon9448 Před 5 lety +2

      MarkTheMorose
      Not to mention Avenger. Kick-ass Space Invaders clone

  • @than0zZ
    @than0zZ Před 5 lety

    3:26 - v.nice transition effect right there!!
    I live for the moment they 'll bring an Amiga mini-me. Then i'll die happy :)

  • @WastelandSeven
    @WastelandSeven Před 5 lety +1

    Awesome! Looks like they were trying to keep the spirit of the system with this. I wonder, would a powered USB hub work with this so you could have the keyboard, joystick, and flash drive plugged in at one time?

  • @winstonsmith478
    @winstonsmith478 Před 5 lety

    I have not been able to find something I think must exist somewhere, that is a comparison table of all popular classic (pre-2000) video game consoles with columns for things like resolutions, CPU clock speed, colors, colors simultaneously on screen, etc.

  • @lordevyl8317
    @lordevyl8317 Před 5 lety +16

    There needs to be a Mini Amiga

    • @TheJeremyHolloway
      @TheJeremyHolloway Před 5 lety

      @Metagalactic Llama Both...and then have a "Null Modem Cable" option via USB to hook them up together for Lotus, Falcon, and other games that supported it. I'm not sure if USB would be capable of hooking up 16 said Atari ST(e) Minis for "MIDI Maze" though...would be cool to try it though!

    • @theyamo7219
      @theyamo7219 Před 5 lety +3

      Mini ZX Spectrum .LOL

    • @lordevyl8317
      @lordevyl8317 Před 5 lety +1

      8-Bit Retro Rulz
      A Mini Speccy wouldn't be such a bad idea actually. Although, I think it would only go over well in Europe.

    • @TheJeremyHolloway
      @TheJeremyHolloway Před 5 lety

      @@lordevyl8317 I could buy such a Mini Speccy and use it as a door stop in my daughter's doll house so it could actually be useful here in 'Murica...

    • @scottbreon9448
      @scottbreon9448 Před 5 lety

      Mini Atari Jaguar
      LOL

  • @rexcrockett6110
    @rexcrockett6110 Před 5 lety

    I'm totally surprised at how fun some of those games look. I had no idea!

  • @fordxbgtfalcon
    @fordxbgtfalcon Před 2 lety

    I have both the mini and the maxi. Awesome devices!

  • @louisboyle3468
    @louisboyle3468 Před 5 lety +1

    Think I will be getting this. Thanks 😎

  • @AsteriskSS
    @AsteriskSS Před 5 lety

    Thanks. You just sold me on Barbarian. Great presentation.

  • @craigfowler100
    @craigfowler100 Před 5 lety +1

    Got mine today for $29.99 Canadian at a local Wal$%$&. Another store had it priced at $74.99. Had to take the leap. I have already updated the firmware and tried a few other games beside the included games. I owned a Commodore 64 back in the day. Used it mostly for Basic programming. I did not own games and had no idea of the games available for it at the time. I still have the original and have used it to play games in the past couple of years via a tape drive and a cassette linked to a phone with roms. This beats it hands down and a HDMI connection to boot.

  • @thomasearp1564
    @thomasearp1564 Před 5 lety

    loved raid over Moscow, beachead,beachead 2,outrun,will hopefully be having a c64 mini off santa this year..☺

  • @timrhodes640
    @timrhodes640 Před 5 lety

    I loved Quest for Tires!!! Just got my mini today and I cannot wait to relive my childhood.

  • @Inojer
    @Inojer Před 5 lety

    The music of Commando. OH, the music! It is still in my head! SO good!

  • @nintyfan1991
    @nintyfan1991 Před 5 lety

    Okay, I'm tempted to get this. Never grew up with the Commodore, but the updates make me interested.

  • @richardskinner1155
    @richardskinner1155 Před 5 lety

    Summer Games II and winter Games was all that we played!!

  • @Wiitoo
    @Wiitoo Před 5 lety

    As the C64 is my favourite home computer, I really enjoyed this video, I have over 1200 original C64 cassette games, now I can play them on the Mini C64 :)

  • @bettyhordeclinic6147
    @bettyhordeclinic6147 Před 5 lety

    Love the old bread bin, also got the mini as well and now you can upgrade the firmware so I can play many more games is spot on 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
    Great vid as always

  • @sracer
    @sracer Před 5 lety +2

    Excellent review! The selection of games might have been driven by licensing, but I suspect it had more to do with the fact that these games required minimal keyboard input and were limited to a single disk. To include games that are keyboard-heavy or multiple disks would mean adding complexity that would not be as enjoyable.
    I hope that this version of the C64 Mini is a commercial success for the makers so that they have incentive to produce a "full size" version with working keyboard. At the very least, I hope that they release a fullsized USB Commodore keyboard attachment for the Mini.

  • @theyamo7219
    @theyamo7219 Před 5 lety +1

    There is a new version of Sam's Journey that is optimized for the C64 mini. Of course, since it's a relatively new game, yes, you have to pay for the download. Although I'm NOT sure if it works for the NTSC (US/Canada) version

  • @RapideWombaticus
    @RapideWombaticus Před 3 lety

    The games you mentioned are all my favourites

  • @overthemountain16
    @overthemountain16 Před 5 lety +1

    From what I hear. It was difficult to add more games because of licensing issues. Some games were close to impossible to track down license holders and I understand why they wouldn't risk getting sued if the license holder were to suddenly materialize and submit a claim. That's what I heard.

  • @TRIPPLEJAY00
    @TRIPPLEJAY00 Před 5 lety

    I loved my C64 with my Brothers. Always played Dizzy and a free game called Park Patrol.

  • @Jungletechnokid
    @Jungletechnokid Před 5 lety

    Hey mjr, great vid as always, I'm finding that some games I've added will load and I can change the options using the virtual keyboard and f keys, but when it comes to controlling the game the joystick does nothing. Track and Field and Arkanoid are two games that see no response from the stick. Have you encountered this with added games?

  • @RaineMan213
    @RaineMan213 Před 5 lety

    The clicky thumbsticks text from the NeoGeo guy is in the intro, including your reaction to it.
    YOU ABSOLUTE MAD MAN.

  • @kelpkelp5252
    @kelpkelp5252 Před 5 lety

    As someone in the UK, all of those games look very familiar and a lot are very very awesome.

  • @PazuzuStalker
    @PazuzuStalker Před rokem

    Ok, i'm buying it... will look awesome on my 85". Havent played any of those since the belts in my tapeplayer transformed to black chewing gum... But, is it possible to store games into the console or does it require a usb stick each time? How about game save for those added ones?

  • @gingertom64
    @gingertom64 Před 5 lety

    Excellent shows as usual.

  • @bsvenss2
    @bsvenss2 Před 5 lety

    10:07 B.C.'s Quest for tires! I remember it very well. One of my favourites. The same goes for Aztec Challenge and Bruce Lee.

  • @misjavanlaatum
    @misjavanlaatum Před 5 lety +8

    So does the firmware update work on the European release of the C64 Mini?

    • @zockeromi1970
      @zockeromi1970 Před 5 lety +2

      miezpiez Yes, it does!

    • @rvbrexer
      @rvbrexer Před 5 lety +4

      @@zockeromi1970 good to know, I held the purchase waiting for this update, now I can buy it.

  • @andrewalexander4331
    @andrewalexander4331 Před 5 lety

    Is it easy to find pretty much any game I may remember from back in the day? Or is the selection limited?
    My favourites were Emlyn Hughes International Soccer, Cloud Kingdoms, Rainbow Islands, Skool Daze, Creatures 2, Mayhem In Monsterland, and many more.

  • @dashalpha
    @dashalpha Před 5 lety

    yes, "programs from a magazine"!!! I still have a few of those from the 80s and remember typing them into my Apple IIgs. 2 hrs later you had a free "game"!