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Video: Guitar Hero for the Commodore 64.

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Q: Why do people study dead languages?

A: To experience what it was like to live in the past.

Same thing with programming C-64 games, they’re like archaeologist engineers working with sticks, stones and mud.

Creating Guitar Hero for the Commodore is quite impressive:

(source: Toni Westbrook via Fark)

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Monday 21 September, 2009 at 6:54 pm

Video: The beauty that is the C-64 laptop mod.

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Ben Heck is at it again:

I am always amazed at other people’s modding skills.  Wow.  I can’t even put together a kid’s model of a Ford Thunderbird.

Great attention to detail, including the color scheme of the early 80s C-64.  I also love that it uses SD cards.

(via Fark and Make Online)

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Friday 17 April, 2009 at 10:54 pm

Video: Activision’s David Crane demonstrates Ghostbusters for the C-64.

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YouTube via Fark:

Was this public access?

In the video, Crane briefly touches on the synergy between movie and game releases.

Most of the time these days, the game that is released concurrently with a film is rushed though the production process and is usually poorly received by the public.

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Saturday 29 November, 2008 at 8:36 am