The Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 (C64) was Commodore's third computer, released in 1982 and in production until 1994.
It was an 8-bit computer with 64 kilobytes of memory and groundbreaking graphics and sound for its time. Its capabilities very quickly made it a high seller for business purposes but most of all for early computer gaming.
It still holds the world record of most sold computer in computer history, with over 17 million sales.
Top 10 Games :
Known Amount of Games : 2022
1.
Impossible Mission
Released: 1984
Genre: Platform
Mode: Single-Player
Publisher: Epyx
2.
California Games
Released: 1987
Genre: Sports
Mode: Single/Multiplayer
Publisher: Epyx
3.
Bubble Bobble
Released: 1986
Genre: Platform
Mode: Single/Multiplayer
Publisher: Taito
4.
Maniac Mansion
Released: 1987
Genre: Graphic Adventure
Mode: Single-Player
Publisher: Lucasfilm Games
5.
The Last Ninga
Released: 1987
Genre: Action-Adventure
Mode: Single-Player
Publisher: System 3
6.
Pac-Man
Released: 1980 (original)
Genre: Maze
Mode: Single/Multiplayer
Publisher: Namco
7.
Ghost Busters
Released: 1984
Genre: Action Adventure
Mode: Single-Player
Publisher: Activision
8.
International Katate +
Released: 1987
Genre: Fighting
Mode: Single/Multiplayer
Publisher: System 3
9.
NYC
Released: 1984
Genre: Action
Mode: Single/Multiplayer
Publisher: Synapse Software
10.
Target Rennagade
Released: 1988
Genre: Beat 'em up
Mode: Single/Multiplayer
Publisher: Imagine Software
Hardware :
6510
CPU
PLA
Logic Array
ROM
Basic
VIC II
Graphics Chip
SID
Sound
ROM
Kernal
ROM
Character
RAM
8 total
VIC II
Video
SID
Sound
PLA
Logic
* Picture by Bill Bertram
Can Be found at (as of Aug 2020) :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64#/media/File:C64motherboard.jpg
By this point Commododre International had aquired MOS Technologies, a microchip manufacturer, and were on their way making cutting edge hardware for the time.
The most famous pieces of hardware being the VIC II (Video Interface Chip 2) and SID (Sound Interface Device) chips. These brought revolutionary graphical and sound capabilities with a vast amount of control, including the support of MIDI devices.
These chips ran along the 6510, commodore's own varient of the popular 6502 CPU, one of the most popular and powerful CPU's at the time and main rival of the Z80.