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Post by spannernick on Aug 5, 2020 14:49:44 GMT
What Commodore Computer do you Want RGL to make the Most..?
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Post by stu232 on Mar 31, 2021 19:57:23 GMT
Deffo the Amiga!!
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Post by jj0 on Apr 1, 2021 15:55:25 GMT
The TRS-80 Model 1!!!!
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Post by sjakie43 on Apr 1, 2021 18:02:24 GMT
Atari 2600 ? 
Arrrr, well the Amiga Then  |
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Post by spannernick on Apr 1, 2021 21:56:15 GMT
I don't know if they will make any other computers, like from Atari cause Atari does still in a way exist, but its Infogrames with the Atari name so Atari is not the same, well Atari thought it was Commodore in the mid 80s...  They might stick with Commodore machines only, I don't see them making a Atari 800XL, I would like that made in to a updated version of it and if there is a good emulator they can use too. |
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Post by greyareauk on Apr 16, 2021 12:32:25 GMT
Not a Commodore, but I would dearly love a BBC Micro remade in the same way as The C64. Make the case smaller to cut down on costs (basically chop it off an inch or two behind the function key strip), and stick to USB ports and HDMI.
I would dearly, dearly love this.
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Post by grasshopper on Apr 18, 2021 11:07:35 GMT
Not a Commodore, but I would dearly love a BBC Micro remade in the same way as The C64. Make the case smaller to cut down on costs (basically chop it off an inch or two behind the function key strip), and stick to USB ports and HDMI. I would dearly, dearly love this.
A replica BBC Micro would be awesome, but I don't see it happening. It's just too niche and UK-specific to be economically viable.
But who knows? The ZX Spectrum Next which is completely bonkers (but also awesome) got funded and made. So maybe someone will be crazy enough to make a replica BBC Micro one day.
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Post by greyareauk on Apr 19, 2021 8:24:29 GMT
Not a Commodore, but I would dearly love a BBC Micro remade in the same way as The C64. Make the case smaller to cut down on costs (basically chop it off an inch or two behind the function key strip), and stick to USB ports and HDMI. I would dearly, dearly love this.
A replica BBC Micro would be awesome, but I don't see it happening. It's just too niche and UK-specific to be economically viable.
But who knows? The ZX Spectrum Next which is completely bonkers (but also awesome) got funded and made. So maybe someone will be crazy enough to make a replica BBC Micro one day.
Yeah, it would probably only have appeal in the UK, but I'd love it to happen. As you say through, I doubt the ROI would justify it. It's a shame though, the BBC is probably my favourite 8-Bit. |
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Post by oli716 on Dec 9, 2021 20:20:00 GMT
Amiga MAXI for sure, with Workbench mode! |
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Post by c64stuff on Dec 10, 2021 0:31:30 GMT
What I'd like to see is somebody simply start making cases and keyboard replicas for all the old computers and consoles that are meant to throw a Raspberry PI into.
And don't make it specific to one particular Pi. It makes zero sense to use a Pi 4 or even 3 to emulate many old systems. In fact a Pi zero would suffice for many of them. Make the mounting hardware inside adaptable to any of them. The emulation from complete boot on is already out there for all of them on the Pi. Besides, by making the internal mounts universal it future proofs it for all future pi models.
Then I'd concentrate on add ons you can add such as actual cartridge ports or things like an actual Commodore disk drive port, joystick ports, etc. All these would be options, with snap out port holes and internal USB adapters to mate old hardware to it.
Incidentally the Pi 400 wedge type computer keyboard with internal Pi4 is pretty much that already. It may not look exactly like any one machine but man it's got the vibe. And at only a hundred bucks it's got the price.
All that said, I'm still excited as hell about the Amiga A500 coming out!
Btw, in case anybody missed it, there's also a Commodore 64 case with working keyboard out meant to throw either an Intel or risc motherboard into. Can't remember which actually, and it's pricey, but man it's nice. Explaining Computers a year or so ago did a great YouTube video on it.
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Post by kens on Feb 11, 2022 23:12:27 GMT
I had a C64 and an Amiga 500 and an Amiga 1200. I would like to see a full size A1200. Or maybe a A3000 / A4000 in a case similar to a C128 to keep cost down. Even though I live in the US, I think it would be nice to have BBC Microcomputers available for people who used them in the past.
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Post by CommodoreBlog on Jan 15, 2024 15:48:11 GMT
Waiting patiently for a Plus/4 also with C16 compatibility.
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Post by c64stuff on Jan 16, 2024 1:39:17 GMT
They're not going to release a mini or full size maxi of any system that didn't sell in big numbers or was exclusively only popular in the UK or North America but wasn't in both.That just doesn't make any economic sense.
The new Atari 400 mini is somewhat an exception to this rule. While Atari computers weren't a massive seller in the UK, and while they didn't sell nearly as well in north America as the Commodore Vic20 or C64, they did sell in enough of a block here to be worth reproducing, especially with so many classic Atari officially licensed arcade games being ported to them.
And even though the Spectrum was entirely only a big thing in the UK and virtually unknown back then in north America, it's massive gaming library and rich Sinclair history has made it more known these days among the retro gaming north America community, so I'd fully expect a Spectrum mini or maxi to come out real soon. North America retro fans will buy it because of it's rich history and vast game library these days, even if it was a complete unknown to them back then (myself included).
The BBC micros and Amstrad were less popular in the UK, and even less known in North America than the Spectrum if that's even possible, and do not share nearly the same retro gaming curiosity in North America these days like the Spectrum currently does, so I don't expect either machine to eventually be produced. If either are it'll be a UK only thing, and at a higher price to justify a far lower production run.
Same deal with the Plus4 or C16 in the states. Those things were so much a complete dud (because of idiots in Commodore after Jack was forced to leave the company) that they were giving them away to people who attended time share events, and sold for next to nothing on home shopping channels. There simply isn't enough of a fan base to justify reproducing those complete lemons.
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Post by oli761 on Oct 11, 2024 16:09:17 GMT
Plus/4-MAXI please, after THEAmiga500 MAXI |
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Post by aladar on Oct 15, 2024 6:24:43 GMT
Hi, I've voted Amiga Maxi too. It would be also wonderful to use 3.5" real floppies on it
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