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lr-vice uses the RetroArch configured RetroPad (see: RetroArch Configuration). Default controls RetroPad button While the C64 Mini was an attempt to make a miniaturised version of the original Commodore 64, The C64 is instead an attempt to make a full-sized, authentic replica. Destroyer • Everyone’s a Wally • Firelord • Gateway to Apshai • Gribbly’s Day Out • Gridrunner • Heartland • Herobotix • Find sources: "C64 Direct-to-TV"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( May 2013) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

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Listed horizontally, each of the mini computer's 64 included titles are presented with accompanying original box art and a blurb about the game. Keyboard Twister by Shadowolf". Picobay.com. 2009-10-02. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15 . Retrieved 2011-07-19.

This is the saving grace that should ensure The C64 can still be enjoyed by modern gamers. There’s still a thriving homebrew scene for the original Commodore 64 and a lot of these games were made in recent years, meaning they were designed with modern standards in mind. That’s no longer an issue here, and now you can easily play keyboard-based games without any hassle, whether they’re full text adventures or simply action games that require you to press various keys to set your options and start the game. Paradroid • Pitstop II • Planet of Death • Psychedelia • Ranarama • Robin of the Wood • Silicon Warrior • Skate Crazy • Speedball 2 • Spindizzy • Steel • Street Sports Baseball • Street Sports Basketball • Summer Games I & II • Super Cycle •

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This isn’t like the NES Classic, the SNES Classic or even the Capcom Home Arcade, which can all claim that most of their built-in games are still considered ‘playable’ to at least some reasonable degree by today’s standards. The C64 next to The C64 Mini California Games • Chips Challenge • Confuzion • Cosmic Causeway • Cyberdyne Warrior • Cybernoid II • Deflektor •However, there’s no denying that it certainly looks the part: this is an impressively accurate recreation, right down to the odd F1-F8 buttons (there are two assigned to each key and you have to hold Shift to type the even-numbered ones). Since the internal circuit board has exposed solder points for floppy-drive and keyboard ports, hardware modifications of the C64DTV are relatively simple.

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Ultimately – and I appreciate this is a bit of a cop-out – how much you’ll love The C64 will probably depend on how much you love the original Commodore 64 (or ZX Spectrum or Amstrad CPC). If you’re open-minded to the limitations of the early days of gaming there’s still a lot to like here, but there’s no denying that this is a barrier that may prove too much for some. Those systems are helped by the fact that there are countless indie games created in the 8-bit NES and 16-bit SNES art styles, which help keep the games on these mini consoles approachable for gamers born in this millennium. The same can’t be said for the C64, which – the odd gem like VVVVVV aside – is sorely underrepresented when it comes to indie tributes.Still, there's no denying that the mini computer itself is incredibly cute, and if you're simply looking for a collector's item that reminds you of the good old days of 8-bit gaming, there is some enjoyment to be had with the C64 Mini —just don't expect to be playing it very much once that initial rush of nostalgia has worn off. As always, but especially here, be careful how you wire things up because it is easy to zap your computer by applying voltage where it shouldn’t go!