C64 Coming to Virtual Console

Mr E

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=93203

Eurogamer wrote:

Commodore 64 classics will be coming to the Wii's Virtual Console later this year, Nintendo has announced.

Available for 500 Wii Points (GBP 3.50/ EUR 5) a pop, all-time C64 favourites including Uridium and International Karate have been confirmed so far, with "regular updates" bolstering the line-up thereafter. Currently, the platform has only been confirmed for Europe - the legion of US C64 fans must wait patiently for now.

Originally released way back in 1982, the Commodore 64 went on to become the best-selling home computer of all-time, with 22 million units sold worldwide. Hugely popular across Europe and the United States, the C64 built up an incredible line-up of software, with well over 4,000 titles produced during its production lifetime (1982-1994).

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Overpriced (as with most VC games), but the right games could see Nintendo getting some more of my money. Haven't bought a VC game since Blues Journey about 3 months ago....

sweetie

cool. Would be well up for last ninja, vendetta, turrican, creatures, mayhem in monsterland, myth, dizzy, rick dangerous, ghouls and ghosts and a few more I can't remember at the moment.

super_furry

Absolute rip-off those games will cose more now, in real terms, than they did when you could actually buy them physically in a shop.

I'll definately be buying Turrican, Creatures, and Microprose Soccer.

Fony Tenton

Rip off,I remember when the commodore shop in clearys was closing down games were 50p!

djsim

5 euro for a C64 game, ah come on now.

I will still buy a few though:) I vote for Mircodot - oh what a game:D

Mr E

Love to see some more obscure games make it, like I-Ball, Quedex, Hunters Moon, Starquake, Zolyx, some Dizzy games...

kev_s88

aww man i still have a C64 in my attic.im so havinga retro buzz when i go home.

bear in mind that i was a 90's kid so i really missed out on the C64 generation but for me i'll deffo be going for The Crystals of Zong and Dynamite Dan.

some great games

norrie rugger

What is next?? Game and Watch?

there is no bloody way that these are worth €5.

aaf

Anyone remember a football management called The Double. Took an hour to load up and an hour to wait for your results to come on screen via vidiprinter. Myself and Bro used to play 2 player. Great game. Would love to see it on the list. Doubt it though. Any definitive lists flying about?

Stephen P

Used to love Midnight Resistance and Flimbo's Quest. Ah, those were the days!!

Kristok

Ill pay for last ninja 2 if that ever comes out but the price is a joke. You can buy a c64 joystick with 30 games for like 15 euro. They seriously need to cop on with the pricing i paid that much for a game when i had a c64 but paying the equivalent 18 years later isnt right.

Nature Boy

Good idea, but far too expensive. I mean you can get loads of these games for free on the net.

FruitLover

super_furry wrote: »

Absolute rip-off those games will cose more now, in real terms, than they did when you could actually buy them physically in a shop.

But now they're vintage! Plus, now that you can't just copy your mate's tape, they can charge a bit more.

Captain Slow IRL

Mr E wrote: »

some Dizzy games...

I wrote off to codemasters to ask them if they had any plans to revamp dizzy - denied!! (bs, imo - it'd make a great rpg if in the right hands!)

I remember paying 5 pounds for a c64 game, that's about 8 euros - so they have gone down.......slightly:p Anyway, I'm being charged 70 yoyo's for some absolute cack nowadays - it's only a fiver!

Mr E

The trick is - don't pay €70 for cack? Thats what reviews are for!

Pity Dizzy is dead... All hope isn't gone, though...

The Oliver twins and Codemasters who both own 50% of the intellectual property have expressed interest in resurrecting the series, although the twins concede;

“... if he were ever to make another appearance it would have to be something special ... he would have to compete with the likes of Jak and Daxter and Ratchet & Clank - and those types of games require big budgets and many months of development. If there's a publisher willing to commit to that kind of investment, though, then they can definitely count us in.”

The Oliver twins's software company, Blitz Games (with the permission of Codemasters) have experimented with their artists to demonstrate what the Dizzy series might look and feel like if revisited and produced a one minute video clip with an online petition to see if there was consumer interest. The online petition has recently been moved to www.yolkfolk.com.

The creators have also expressed interest in re-releasing the existing titles to handheld platforms such as mobile phones.

Captain Slow IRL

Sometimes the reviewers are the ones smoking the cack!

Mr E

Last night the C64 Channel was launched. The first games available are International Karate and Uridium and will set you back 500 points each.

I'd prefer Uridium+ and IK+, but its a good start.

Jip

Mr E wrote: »

IK+

What a great game, I remember times when I just got into the zone at the bonus bouncy balls level and I was like Daryl (an 80s reference for you oldies out there) deflecting the balls at such ridiculous speeds that I or anyone else watching couldn't stop laughing which of course made me loose concentration.

Mcj metroid

haha those games costs less when they were first released:)

K.O.Kiki

@whiny gamers: go on, find a working tape so.
I'll wait

Or yes, just load up an emulator.