(and the Commodore Vic-20!)

The Commodore 64 and Vic-20 were the first affordable personal computers to hit the market. They had a Z82 cpu , could display up to 16 colors (that was a lot for the time!), three sound channels and one noise,and were about the size of a modern keyboard although a little thicker.      They brought the arcade experience into the home for a very reasonable price(around 300$) , and used 5 1/2 in. floppy disks which held roughly 650k, I think. The VIC-20  had a little over 2k and used a 20x20 chr display as opposed to the C-64s 40x40. I've spent countless hours on both these systems with my friends swapping games and trying to beat each others high scores. In fact, I still mess around with my C-64 every now and then! Talk about lasting power! This system made its debute in 1983!       Below are some neat pics and Commodore related stuff for you to enjoy!

The C-64 C was basically the same as the C-64 but with a more modern look to it.

The C-64 and the Vic-20

This is the Commodore Colt PC.It was a 286 based system with 2 5 1/2in. disk drives.I don't think it was compatable with the C-64.

Below are some screenshots from some of my favorite games on these cool systems. (Mostly C-64 screens.)

Karate guy 1

Karate guy 2

Barbarian-Sword fighting action!

Archon-how many hours did Erick and I waste on this one?

Karateka-- karate style fighting!

Ghouls and Ghosts- a true classic!

Jumpman, very addictive gameplay!

ACS allowed you to create your own adventures, I think this was a first at the time (1987). Some company should release a new version of this cool program for modern PCs or consoles!

This is another shot of the VIC-20 and the box it came in.

The SX-64 was a portable C-64 with a built in monitor and floppy drive! It was a great idea although the screen was rather small.