The Retro ShackIs this the best C64 Cartridge Money Can Buy?
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The Ultimate II+L Cartridge - The Best C64 Cartridge Money Can Buy?The Retro Shack2023-05-31 | Is this the best C64 Cartridge Money Can Buy?
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References & Attributions 1. Amiga name origin & Hi-Toro/Lorraine – Amiga Corporation and Amiga Wikipedia. 2. Atari loan & Commodore buy-out – IEEE Spectrum: “Amiga: The Computer That Wouldn’t Die.” 3. Commodore bankruptcy dates – Commodore International Wikipedia. 4. Escom & Amiga Technologies details – Amiga history sources and Wikipedia. 5. Gateway & Amiga, Inc. acquisition – Wired: “Amiga: It’s Alive, Alive!” (2000). 6. Amiga Forever launch and mission – Amiga Forever Wikipedia & Cloanto materials. 7. Cloanto vs Hyperion legal developments – Ninth Circuit decision, June 12, 2025; MLex article. 8. THEA500 Mini specifics – Retro Games Ltd. product pages and reviews. 9. Peri Fractic’s Commodore acquisition – Guru3D August 4 2025; Tom's Hardware June 29 2025; Tedium June 19 2025; PC Gamer July 1 2025. 10. Commodore Industries denial – Commodore Industries S.r.l. press release, July 23 2025. 11. Commodore / Atari Agreement: http://www.bambi-amiga.co.uk/amigahistory/mickey.html 12. Atari Head Sues Amiga: nytimes.com/1984/08/21/business/atari-head-sues-ally-that-defected-to-rival.html 13. Cloanto Hyperion 2025: sites.google.com/site/amigadocuments/hyperion-entertainment-vs-amiga-2Commodore is back from the dead with a new C64. But is it new? And should you buy it?The Retro Shack2025-08-12 | Commodore is back from the dead with Perifractic of Retro Recipes bringing the iconic brand back together again under one roof.
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There are other ways to get a new c64 in 2025, but what would I recommend? Is the new OFFICIAL C64 worth the money?
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Attributions By "El Museo de los 8 Bits" (Miguel Duran), CC BY-SA 2.5, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49548827The Commodore Fix-It Chronicles - Part 1 - Breadbin 64The Retro Shack2025-03-09 | I've got a bunch of Commodore machines to fix - let's get started!
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ZX Basic Studio github.com/boriel-basic/ZXBasicStudioRetrogames The Spectrum - Is this the sweet spot of retro reproduction?The Retro Shack2024-11-26 | Retrogames 'The Spectrum' has finally arrived. Does this machine hit the lofty heights of the full-size The C64? I guess they couldn't release a Spectrum Mini as the Speccy was tiny enough to begin with :)
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youtube.com/channel/UCu_sNgTzqhX0xXc02ufoTYg/joinLets build a SIDKick Pico so our c64s 6581 has a friend to play with! Oh, and is it any good?The Retro Shack2024-03-17 | SID Chips for the C64 are getting rarer and rarer - does the SIDKick Pico come up with the goods as a suitable replacement?
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I forget to mention in the video that it can also run Windows 3.0 - But my serial mouses are all squeaking away in storage :(
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Mister Details * FPGA: Mister stands for "MiSTer Field-Programmable Gate Array." An FPGA is a chip that can be physically reconfigured after it's been manufactured, allowing it to mimic the behavior of other hardware chips. * Open-source: The project is developed and maintained by a passionate community of volunteers. This means anyone can contribute to its development and improvement. * Core-based: Each system (e.g., Commodore 64, Amiga) is represented by a software "core" that accurately recreates its original hardware in detail. These cores are constantly being updated and improved. * Hardware platform: The main hardware platform for Mister is the Terasic DE10-Nano board, which houses the FPGA and other necessary components. * Features: Mister offers many features, including accurate emulation, high-resolution video output, support for original peripherals, and the ability to run custom software. Why is it popular? * Accuracy: Mister is known for its cycle-accurate emulation, which means it recreates the original hardware down to the smallest detail. This results in an incredibly authentic experience that other emulators often struggle to achieve. * Versatility: The ability to run cores for a wide variety of systems makes Mister incredibly versatile. It can be used to play classic games, explore vintage computing environments, and even develop new software or hardware. * Openness: The open-source nature of the project means that it is constantly evolving and improving. This makes it a great choice for tech enthusiasts and retro gamers who want to be involved in a vibrant community. Interested in learning more? Here are some resources you can check out: * Official website: misterfpga.org * Documentation: github.com/MiSTer-devel * Forum: misterfpga.orgThe Shack Remembers - Space Quest! The Iconic Sierra On-Line Adventures!The Retro Shack2023-12-08 | Today we're taking a little retrospective on the Space Quest series!
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If you've been following the build of this one-of-a-kind ZX Spectrum then you may be interested in winning it! This video was created entirely on a ZX Spectrum because, well, why not! Sorry for the awful beeper music - I'm no musician :)
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Privacy Notice No personal data collected for the contest will be stored for any other use than to identify the contest winner and will be deleted as soon as the prize is awarded.A sight for sore eyes! TOMLOV Digital Microscope - why havent I been using one of these for years?The Retro Shack2023-11-03 | Tomlov sent me this DM201M Digital Microscope and Multi-meter to test and I'm wondering why I didn't get one of these years ago! This episode has been sponsored by our good friends at PCBWay.com - Check out their website for all your PCB fabrication needs. http://pcbway.com - PCBs for as little as $5!
RC2014 rc2014.co.ukYou wont find another Spectrum 48k like this anywhere - Final part of our new build - and What If?!The Retro Shack2023-10-07 | The final part of our brand new Spectrum build -and we're asking What If the Spectrum had won race to be the machine of the BBC? This episode has been sponsored by our good friends at PCBWay.com - Check out their website for all your PCB fabrication needs. http://pcbway.com - PCBs for as little as $5!
Spectrum S-Video Conversion github.com/redhawk668/ZX-Spectrum-S-Video/blob/master/README.mdI cant figure this out! This BRAND NEW Spectrum has ISSUES!The Retro Shack2023-09-09 | So I've built this 99.9999% BRAND NEW Spectrum - but there are some issues! Can you help? This episode has been sponsored by our good friends at PCBWay.com - Check out their website for all your PCB fabrication needs. http://pcbway.com - PCBs for as little as $5!
Spectrum S-Video Conversion github.com/redhawk668/ZX-Spectrum-S-Video/blob/master/README.mdSinclair Spectrum 128K Plus 2A - Sold as faulty - but was it? Not 100% if my fix is what fixed it!The Retro Shack2023-08-11 | Bought this Spectrum 128k Plus 2A as spares or repair - Found something and sorted it but not 100% that was the problem! This episode has been sponsored by our good friends at PCBWay.com - Check out their website for all your PCB fabrication needs. http://pcbway.com - PCBs for as little as $5!
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15% OFF CODE: TRS15 Available sitewide at Kaiweets.com Link: kaiweets.com/products/kaiweets-es20-screwdriver-setInstalling a PiStorm32 Lite in your Amiga 1200 is so easy now that even an idiot like me can do it!The Retro Shack2023-08-01 | PiStorm32 - the Raspberry Pi based accelerator card for the Amiga 1200 promises to be plug and play - but is it? This episode has been sponsored by our good friends at PCBWay.com - Check out their website for all your PCB fabrication needs. http://pcbway.com - PCBs for as little as $5!
Emu68 github.com/michalsc/Emu68Before ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence has taken many forms - one of the earliest, Eliza!The Retro Shack2023-07-09 | ChatGPT is all over the place at the moment - but before that attempts at AI looked and felt very different. This episode has been sponsored by our good friends at PCBWay.com - Check out their website for all your PCB fabrication needs. http://pcbway.com - PCBs for as little as $5!
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Attributions Time Passing By by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Artist: http://audionautix.comThe Shack Remembers: Dungeon Master! The 1987 FTL classic for the Atari STThe Retro Shack2023-04-28 | Thanks to PCBWay for sponsoring this video - Check out their website for all your PCB fabrication needs. http://pcbway.com - PCBs for as little as $5!
Follow the shack on twitter: twitter.com/The_Retro_Shack Support the channel: ko-fi.com/theretroshack Check out our website at: http://theretroshack.ukSinclair QL Part 2 - Upgrades! Building and fitting the Oqtadrive, Minerva ROM and lots more.The Retro Shack2023-03-31 | Thanks to PCBWay for sponsoring this video - Check out their website for all your PCB fabrication needs. http://pcbway.com - PCBs for as little as $5!
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PCBWay Shared Projects pcbway.com/project/shareproject/Versa64Cart.htmlLets give the Sinclair QL a new lease of life! Part one - the story so far!The Retro Shack2023-02-19 | The Sinclair QL was an almost-ran business machine in 1984 - but with modern upgrades could you run a business on it today?
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Image at 4:50 from: qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=1977&start=10The PSION Series 5 and 5mx - Lets take a look at how PSION arrived at these little marvels!The Retro Shack2023-02-03 | The PSION Series 5 was a seminal moment in portable computing history - let's take a look at PSION and this wonderful little machine!
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Follow the shack on twitter: twitter.com/The_Retro_Shack Support the channel: ko-fi.com/theretroshack Check out our website at: http://theretroshack.ukThe Oric Atmos - Another quirky, fruity 80s micro thats not as French as I remember it!The Retro Shack2022-12-09 | The follow-up to the Oric-1 - was it worth the upgrade, or was it just more of the same but in prettier clothes?
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Artist: http://incompetech.comOur MSX-alike Omega Home Computer gets some updates, and we finally get to see some cartridge games!The Retro Shack2022-11-30 | There's space in the case for speakers, so speakers we will have. Along with a bucketload of pain and regret! But we do get to test the MegaRAM!
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Follow the shack on twitter: twitter.com/The_Retro_Shack Support the channel: ko-fi.com/theretroshack Check out our website at: http://theretroshack.ukIve got a woody! Well, an Atari 2600 Woodgrain that is! And this one had a nice surprise too! :)The Retro Shack2022-11-18 | Piracy has always been rife in the computer industry - but this early attempt for the Atari 2600 is very interesting.
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Follow the shack on twitter: twitter.com/The_Retro_Shack Support the channel: ko-fi.com/theretroshack Check out our website at: http://theretroshack.ukThe Enterprise 64 is in spacedock for a refit and upgrades! Memory, SD Card, Floppies, The Works!The Retro Shack2022-10-28 | Well after a few months of research, collecting, building and testing, it's time to reveal what we've been up to with our Elan Enterprise 64 - and we've been quite busy!
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Links manuferhi.comUltimately, I might never feel the need to use an actual c64 again if this is as good as it sounds!The Retro Shack2022-08-14 | The Ultimate 64? It must be, it says so on the board! We take the Gideon's Logic Ultimate 64 Elite board for a spin - and we like what we see!
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Gideon's Logic ultimate64.comCant wait for a Spectrum Next? What are the alternatives? Lets n-go and take a look!The Retro Shack2022-07-28 | If you really want some or part of the Spectrum Next experience but don't want to wait till the middle of 2023 - what are your options?
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Sizif 512k github.com/UzixLS/zx-sizif-512The A500 Mini is cute, fun, well made and fits in your pocket - but who exactly is buying them?The Retro Shack2022-07-06 | I love the A500 mini - but would I buy one? Who is the target demographic for these machines? Where's the A500 maxi - that's what we really want :)
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