{"id":6159,"date":"2018-02-22T07:12:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T20:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=6159"},"modified":"2018-02-18T16:17:49","modified_gmt":"2018-02-18T05:17:49","slug":"commodore-64-coming-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/commodore-64-coming-back\/","title":{"rendered":"The Commodore 64 is Coming Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/thec64mini.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/thec64mini.png 800w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/thec64mini-150x90.png 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/thec64mini-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/thec64mini-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/thec64mini-92x55.png 92w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/>Retro video games have come back in style over the past few years thanks to the release of new mini systems that let you play games from past decades though your TV.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, demand outstripped supply of a mini replica of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com.au\/snes-classic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Super Nintendo Entertainment system<\/a> which went on to sell 4 million units globally.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next month we\u2019ll see the return of the world best selling computer, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commodore.ca\/commodore-products\/commodore-64-the-best-selling-computer-in-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commodore 64<\/a> with the release of a half size replica called <a href=\"https:\/\/thec64.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THEC64 MINI<\/a> , featuring 64 old school games built in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6160 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/C64JoystickC.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/C64JoystickC.png 420w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/C64JoystickC-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/C64JoystickC-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/C64JoystickC-55x55.png 55w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/C64JoystickC-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The C64MINI will be great throwback to games of the 80\u2019s and hits stores around the end of march.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retro video games have come back in style over the past few years thanks to the release of new mini systems that let you play games from past decades though your TV. 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