Adjusted for inflation, the originial Commodore 64 sold for $1,920.40 at initial launch (2025, USD).
Perifractic's resurrected Commodore is selling their new C64 Ultimate for less than 25% of that price. I cannot argue with their design choices or the price tag -- even if I have conflicting feelings about paying it, because I'm cheap.
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in reply to mos_8502 🇨🇦 • • •Do I have the money to buy one of these? Technically, yes, I do, in my share of the profits from Sentinel 65X sales.
But I don't think I'm going to buy one right now, not because I don't want one, but because I can't afford to dedicate the space for it right now. Such a machine calls for its own space on a desk.
I also don't feel right draining that money into what amounts to a fancy toy for myself, at least until everyone actually has their products they paid for in hand.
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in reply to mos_8502 🇨🇦 • • •I’m ambivalent, it’s probably about the same to get a working OG Commodore 64, power supply replacement, video cable and a flash cart/floppy. (Probably more if you don’t have a CRT.)
But for people who have nostalgia for it and don’t want to dick around too much, it’s high quality and convenient.
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Unknown parent • • •@thomasfuchs @Stinkie Yeah, the best option for the OG C64 is S-video into a Trinitron of about 20" or so.
HDMI (and VGA potentially?) make a lot of options open for displays.
Thomas 🔭🕹️
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