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Commodore gets bought up again!

Malc74Malc74
edited March 2007 in Chit chat
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So now SCi/Eidos owns the Commodore brand, and the Epyx back catalogue for that matter.

Thought it was an interesting little snippet.
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  • thx1138thx1138
    edited February 2007
    the C64 gets sort of re-released in some vague form or other every couple of years LOL :D
  • udgoverloadudgoverload
    edited February 2007
    I can't see what they could do with it, except perhaps start a software label like Infogrames did when they bought the Atari brand.
  • Matt_BMatt_B
    edited February 2007
    udgoverload wrote: »
    I can't see what they could do with it, except perhaps start a software label like Infogrames did when they bought the Atari brand.

    Probably. There's a lot of big name games in the Epyx back catalogue if nothing else.
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited February 2007
    Commodore gets bought again, because it's a dirty cheap whore!
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  • liamenikufesinliamenikufesin
    edited March 2007
    Sorry to drag up an old thread, but i thought it better than making a new one :)

    Pics of new Commode machine here...

    http://www.primotechnology.com/news/0307/commodore/first-pics-and-details-of-commodore-pc.html

    Specs look damn good (OTT for my needs tho :D), though I'm not sure about the case painted like that!
  • DEATHDEATH
    edited March 2007
    It's a shame, but it's only a name now, never will be the force it once was. If only Sinclair had designed the Amiga! Mind you, it would have been the Amstrad Mig and have a built in tape deck :)
    Oh bugger!<br>
  • thx1138thx1138
    edited March 2007
    DEATH wrote: »
    It's a shame, but it's only a name now, never will be the force it once was. If only Sinclair had designed the Amiga! Mind you, it would have been the Amstrad Mig and have a built in tape deck :)


    This would be the logo for the Amstrad Mig

    http://www.polyweb.com/danno/mig/MiG%20Crash_files/migcrash5.jpg
  • dekhdekh
    edited March 2007
    Well as far as I can see there are no custom parts to the commodore PC s you can build an identical machine for less. You should even be able to buy Vista Ultimate OEM as you would be buying a Mobo.

    I don't see the point.
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited March 2007
    Complete waste of time. They might as well just sell the custom painted casing, at least that way they might break even...
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • ADJBADJB
    edited March 2007
    dekh wrote: »
    Well as far as I can see there are no custom parts to the commodore PC s you can build an identical machine for less. You should even be able to buy Vista Ultimate OEM as you would be buying a Mobo.

    I don't see the point.

    Have a look at

    http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/03/15/commodore_back_gaming_pc/

    Which has the extra bit of info about a single chip C64 being installed with 50 "classic" games. So its got a built in "emulator" of sorts.

    ADJB
  • dekhdekh
    edited March 2007
    ADJB wrote: »
    Have a look at

    http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/03/15/commodore_back_gaming_pc/

    Which has the extra bit of info about a single chip C64 being installed with 50 "classic" games. So its got a built in "emulator" of sorts.

    ADJB

    The quote from the page is:

    The four systems all have a C64 emulator ready installed on their hard drives along with 50 "classic" games, the company said.

    So okay, you may have the licence to play the 50 games. Whoopeee.

    Mind you HomeBargains had the NTSC version of the C64 joystick thingy for £2.99 and the PAL version is about £14.99 from Amazon.

    It has the only C64 game I was ever impressed with on it. Impossible Mission.

    Certainly better value than an overpriced gaming PC with an emulator on the HDD :)
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