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For the first time in over 30 years, I’m opening a brand new Commodore computer at Christmas. This is the Commodore 64 Ultimate, an FPGA-based recreation of the original C64 that builds on years of work by Gideon Zweijtzer and turns it into a complete, officially branded machine. In this video I take a hands-on look at the hardware, the keyboard, the ports, the internals, the Ultimate 64 Elite-II it’s based on, and how it performs with real software, disks and peripherals.
Disclosure: This Commodore 64 Ultimate was provided to me free of charge for review. This video is not sponsored and Commodore had no editorial input.
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▬ Contents of this video ▬
0:00 Intro
1:58 Commodore is Back?!
4:04 Commodore 64 Ultimate Packaging
7:53 PCBWay Sponsor Slot
8:20 What IS The Commodore 64 Ultimate?
11:04 Commodore 64 Ultimate Unboxing
15:47 Commodore 64 Hardware Tour
20:45 Starlight Demo
21:25 Setup And First Boot
23:47 Menus and Settings
27:17 Demos and Games Test
32:10 UltiSID Demo
33:02 CommoServe
34:34 Using 1541 Floppy and Datassette
36:02 Conclusion
**Sources used in this video (with permission or under fair use):
Get yours at COMMODORE.NET | Commodore 64 Ultimate: https://youtu.be/XfaDUUBY0uA
New Commodore 64 Ultimate: The Best-Selling Home Computer Ever Is Back: https://youtu.be/S2fGP59mJ5M
Can We Save the COMMODORE Brand? My Biggest Project Yet!: https://youtu.be/lN8r4LRcOXc
Commodore 64 - Are You Keeping Up? (1983 Australian Commercial) 4K: https://youtu.be/5uaYHYs4ubw
Sherwood C64 Promo Video: https://youtu.be/dh1uVU0xgQA