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Commodore

New Commodore is making money, planning 3 major releases a year!

2025-08-24
By: Christian Cawley
On: August 24, 2025
In: Retro games news

As you should know by now, Commodore has been revived, with a team assembled by retro YouTuber Christian Simpson recently signing papers to buy various trademarks. There is news from Commodore this weekend, as the third installment of “Let’s buy Commodore” hits YouTube. In the 37-minute video, Christian “Perifractic” SimpsonRead More →

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Will the revived Commodore save the Amiga?

2025-08-11
By: Christian Cawley
On: August 11, 2025
In: Retro Computers

New Commodore CEO tells C64 Ultimate backers that “Amiga is on our radar too.” I’ve obviously been very excited about the Perifractic-lead revival of Commodore, but so far it’s all been about digital detox and a new Commodore 64. I didn’t dare dream about the Amiga… but perhaps I should.Read More →

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Commodore returns, but the Italians are not happy

2025-08-03
By: Christian Cawley
On: August 3, 2025
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff, Retro Computers

We have a new Commodore company, courtesy of retro enthusiast Christian Simpson and a team of notables. But there is already a company claiming to be Commodore… Following news of the efforts Christian “Perifractic” Simpson and various others have gone to in order to revive the Commodore name (following aRead More →

BREAKING: Perifractic buys Commodore, is now CEO [UPDATED]

2025-07-14
By: Christian Cawley
On: July 14, 2025
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff

Yes, you are awake; no, you haven’t drunk too much, Commodore has been bought by members of the retro community. July 14th 2025 UPDATE: Now you can buy a new Commodore 64! The Commodore 64 Ultimate range has been announced. After previously revealing an offer had been made to himRead More →

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How does a revived Commodore affect TheC64 and TheA500 Mini?

2025-06-30
By: Christian Cawley
On: June 30, 2025
In: Retro Consoles

Retro Games Ltd clarifies things for fans of its hardware after news of Commodore’s revival, lead by retro enthusiast Perifractic. If you’re as excited about the news of Commodore’s return as I am, you might have spent a few moments pondering on the number of devices based on their classicRead More →

Commodore PET 2001-8-BS personal computer, 1977.

Bombshell drops: Can Perifractic really save Commodore?

2025-06-09
By: Christian Cawley
On: June 9, 2025
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff

Perifractic’s Retro Recipes (Perifractic being the online handle of retro enthusiast Christian Simpson) has released a new video about how to save Commodore. When a channel you subscribe to releases a video called “Can we save Commodore?” it’s a good idea to watch it. Of course, my initial reaction wasRead More →

Commodore Amiga 500 – Promo Video 1987

2023-05-27
By: Christian Cawley
On: May 27, 2023
In: Retro Computers, Retro gear

The Amiga 500 stars in this smashing video from the early days of the 16-bit home computer era. If you were more of a console gamer, here’s a quick recap. The Amiga 500 home computer was released by Commodore in 1987. It featured a 32-bit Motorola 68000 processor and customRead More →

Commodore Jam Generation #1 Announced

2022-04-06
By: Christian Cawley
On: April 6, 2022
In: Retro games news

Italian faithkeepers at Commodore, Inc. have announced the first Commodore Jam Generation on itch.io. Set to kick off on April 30th, 2022 and close on November 30th, 2022, the event is intended for games for the VIC20, C64, and Amiga computers. No mention of the Commodore 16 or the Plus/4Read More →

The Electrifying Story of ZZAP!64

2020-01-26
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 26, 2020
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff

Remembering the awesome Commodore 64 magazine Zzap!64Read More →

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