C64 Mini: tiny Commodore 64 gets launch date

We’ve seen diminutive NES and SNES consoles and a rejigged Sega Mega Drive, but now it’s the Commodore 64’s turn. Yep, the C64 Mini is set for a 29 March launch date.

Featuring an HDMI port, up to 720p support, 64 “fully licensed” classic games and a retro-style joystick, the C64 Mini comes in at €80. Interestingly, the machine also comes with two USB ports, so you can plug in a USB keyboard (the machine’s keyboard keys don’t work) and dabble with C64 BASIC.

As for those all-important games, the list is as follows: AlleyKat, Anarchy, Armalyte: Competition Edition, Avenger, Battle Valley, Boulder Dash, Bounder, California Games, Chip’s Challenge, Confuzion, Creatures, Cyberdyne Warrior, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine, Cybernoid II: The Revenge, Deflektor, Everyone’s A Wally, Firelord, Gribbly’s Day Out, Hawkeye, Heartland, Herobotix, Highway Encounter, Hunter’s Moon, Hysteria, Impossible Mission, Impossible Mission II, IO, Jumpman, Mega Apocalypse, Mission A.D, Monty Mole, Monty on the Run, Nebulus, Netherworld, Nobby the Aardvark, Nodes Of Yesod, Paradroid, Pitstop II, Rana Rama, Robin Of The Wood, Rubicon, Skate Crazy, Skool Daze, Snare, Speedball, Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe, Spindizzy, Star Paws, Steel, Street Sports Baseball, Summer Games II (inc. Summer Games I), Super Cycle, Temple of Apshai Trilogy, The Arc Of Yesod, Thing on a Spring, Thing Bounces Back, Trailblazer, Cosmic Causeway: Trailblazer II, Uchi Mata, Uridium, Who Dares Wins II, Winter Games, World Games and Zynaps.

There are a couple of notable exceptions, such as Lode Runner, Bubble Bobble, Turrican and Gauntlet, but it’s a solid collection nonetheless.

We’ve enquired about South African availability and will update the article accordingly.