Commodore 64 with Blu-ray?

[ZoetMB]

I don't know if this is a late April Fool Day's joke, but the Commodore 64 is supposedly back and the high end model supports Blu-ray!

Supposedly, the company is back and about to produce a machine that looks like the original, but has new guts. There are five models, with the top of the line, the C64x Ultimate, including a Blu-ray drive and:
- Multi format card reader
- Intel Atom D525 1.8GHz Dual Core CPU
- NVIDIA ION2 Graphics w/DDR3 512MB
-4 GB memory
- Wifi and Bluetooth
- 1TB Hard drive
- Support for 1080p and 5.1 audio
for $895, but that doesn't include a monitor, so it's not actually that great a deal.

Might be a big joke, but stranger things have happened.

Details at the link

http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_C64.aspx

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

History repeats itself again. This is giving me flashbacks already. They probably just refurbished one of the old models and added new features. For that price without a monitor must be a April Fools joke.

[The Collector]

There is a slick for it inside the Tron Bluray.

[LordCrumb]

I'm sure people have made one themselves before... its just a Commodore shell modded

[Trogdor2010]

Can you play Crysis 2 with enhanced Commodore 64 graphics?

[chip75]

The chicken head clucks again!

[HDTV1080P]

This story appears to be for real since Twice magazine ran an article on the new Commodore 64 machine with optional Blu-ray player. The original Commodore 64 came out in 1982. This new 2011 Commodore 64 really is a modern day PC that uses a Intel chip with modern graphics card. It runs under Windows or Linux. What makes this computer a so called Commodore 64 is an emulation software and the cosmetics looks like a real Commodore 64. One can just install a commodore 64 emulation program on their current desktop or Notebook computer. The only real advantage to this product is the classic Commodore 64 look and feel.

http://www.twice.com/article/466478-...ck_On_Sale.php



The Coleco Adam computer came out in 1983 and was more powerful with 80K of memory and faster processor. It would be neat to see someone make a remake of the Adam computer that played all the classic Colecovision games and Adam Super Games. Back in 1983 the Adam computer was my first computer, it brings back good memories.

[tgwtg]

It's for real. The article is everywhere in the net and the news about the return is not really new. A little on the pricey side though. If i buy it, it would be for nostalgic values. Awesome gaming machine for its time.

[img eL]

Where's the BDXL drive option?

[Rob71]

Wow, so Commodore computers are still better than Apples.

[Show spoiler]

[Beta Man]

Can I seemlessly branch "Jump Man" into the B.B. King Live @ Montreux BD ?

[HDTV1080P]

Originally Posted by img eL

Where's the BDXL drive option?

The option with 1TB hard drive and standard BD-ROM drive is $895.
http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_C64Select.aspx

One can manually add a BDXL drive but at this time it is not a option to get when ordering.

[seigneur_rayden]

Commodore, the good old days!!! Too bad there is no way in the world I would spend this kinda of money just for nostalgia.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by seigneur_rayden

Commodore, the good old days!!! Too bad there is no way in the world I would spend this kinda of money just for nostalgia.

Not only that, but it seems very over priced DDR2, atom processor

Still its neat and I might pick one up once the hype dies down and its around 300-600 (for the ultimate).

[kingofgrills]

The Ultimate Edition comes with the Blu-ray drive, 4 GBs of memory, and 1 TB internal hard drive. It also has built in Wi-Fi and runs Windows 7. It sounds like a solid HTPC with Commodore 64 goodness thrown in as a bonus.

I'd love to have this one acting as HTPC in my gameroom. It would blend in perfectly with my ColecoVision.

[AcidRain]

Is missing the F-Keys.

[dobyblue]

Is there a list of games it comes with? Paradroid? Pirates!? Defender of the Crown? Law of the West? Summer Games II? Pitstop II? Winter Games? California Games? Loderunner? These are all essential C-64 games!

PARADROID


Pirates!


Defender of the Crown


Law of the West


Loderunner

[kingofgrills]

Originally Posted by AcidRain

Is missing the F-Keys.

The F keys are there. They are just on the keyboard using the ALT key as you would find them on a laptop.

Wow, I really want this thing in a bad, bad way.

[Jodi]

Originally Posted by kingofgrills

The Ultimate Edition comes with the Blu-ray drive, 4 GBs of memory, and 1 TB internal hard drive. It also has built in Wi-Fi and runs Windows 7. It sounds like a solid HTPC with Commodore 64 goodness thrown in as a bonus.

I'd love to have this one acting as HTPC in my gameroom. It would blend in perfectly with my ColecoVision.

I like ColecoVision!

[jetthead]

Originally Posted by supersix4

Not only that, but it seems very over priced DDR2, atom processor

Still its neat and I might pick one up once the hype dies down and its around 300-600 (for the ultimate).

It uses a mini-ITX motherboard so you could always buy the barebones case ($250 ) and try to build a better one yourself.