I played primarily with keyboard controls, and though they worked well in-game, sometimes I found myself struggling to figure out exactly how to get through main screens. With a very Windows Media Player-like interface with over 100 games pre-loaded, the sometimes-complicated task of opening the emulator and getting is greatly simplified, all presented in a useful (though bland stylistically) browser. Cloanto’s C64 Forever certainly isn’t the first or most advanced of these – but for a casual emulator like myself, it was a fantastic way to be introduced to the classic console. Of course, playing those games today is a lot simpler and cheaper, thanks to the many emulators sprawled across the web. Released in August 1982 (with a price tag of $595), the Commodore 64 brought 16 colors, three-channel sound, and it’s iconic blue start up screen to American households, and quickly dominated the home gaming market with titles like Last Ninja 2, Maniac Mansion, and Sid Meir’s Pirates! (plus it had awesome peripherals like the prehistoric mouse and the ‘Datasette’). Back in the days when 64 kilobytes of RAM was impressive, there was the Commodore 64.
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