"The emotional hit was something I didn't expect, although perhaps I should have. The Commodore 64 Ultimate, a new version of the legendary 8-bit computer, comes in a box designed to resemble the original packaging a photo of the machine itself on a background of deep blue fading into a series of white stripes. Then when you open it, you find an uncannily accurate replica of what fans lovingly referred to as the breadbox the chunky, sloped Commodore 64, in hues of brown and beige,"
"My dad bought us a C64 in late 1983. It was our second computer after the ZX81 and it felt like an enormous leap into the future with its detailed colour graphics, advanced sound chip and proper grown-up keyboard. We unpacked it on our dinner table, plugging it into a small portable TV and loading the one game we had, a very basic Donkey Kong clone named Crazy Kong. My life would never be the same again."
"This contraption was my obsession for the next four years my friendships and free-time would revolve around games such as Bruce Lee, Paradroid and Hyper Sports. To this day, I treasure the memories of playing golf sim Leaderboard with my dad. The sound effects, speech samples and graphics conjured by that computer have lived rent free in my head for, god, almost 40 years."
Commodore 64 Ultimate reproduces the original machine and packaging with uncanny accuracy and period-correct styling, triggering strong nostalgia. The replica mirrors the original breadbox shape, brown-and-beige colours, red LED and row of fawn-coloured function keys. An early 1980s family C64 created enduring personal memories, turning gameplay into a social and family activity around titles such as Bruce Lee, Paradroid, Hyper Sports and Leaderboard. Commodore dominated for a decade with the C64 and then the Amiga before a long decline as PCs rose, culminating in bankruptcy in 1994. In August 2025 Christian Peri Fractic Simpson and a board of Commodore veterans acquired the brand to reinvigorate it.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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