It wasn't a Commandore 64, it was a COMMODORE 64!

[Stefu]

Yes, this is a thread about the classic computer of ages, before we had all these fancy "PCs" and what have you. Of course, to my generation it's a source of hazily-remembered nostalgia, considering that it was already on it's way out when we started coming of age, but I had a Commodore 64 for some time of my childhood. I remember playing Rick Dangerous with it, and even trying to program a little gamelette of my own. (A Space Invaders variant, basically. The programming effort proceeded remarkably well considering I was 10 years old or so, but in the end it didn't work and I didn't know why.)

But anyway, one thing I remember is that many people had a habit of calling it "Commandore 64". Goddammit, it's not a Commandore - it's a Commodore! I realize this is not one of the most burning subjects, but I bet some people still remember their "Commandore". WTF caused the particular "Commandore" word twisting, anyway? Was "Commando" that popular a game with C64? Also, did people say "Commandore" outside Finland?

[Paul Hanson]

Nope, it was called a Commodore. And we thank them from bringing us the Amiga.

[MrFun]

Is this a spam thread, or a rant thread?

[Arrian]

It appears to be both.

I loved my Commodore-64. I remember playing...

Pirates!
Ultima V
Strike Fleet
Silent Service (I think that was the name)
Pool of Radiance
Dragons of Krynn

That thing went through 3 disk drives in 4 years, though.

-Arrian

[Gangerolf]

I've heard commandore too. Actually I think that is what I used to call it.

[MrFun]

My first video game console was the Atari 2600 . . . .

Joust
Pac-Man
Q-Bert
Pitfall!
Donkey Kong
DigDug
Asteroids
Grand Prix (I think?)
Cops and Robbers (or whatever it was called)

And a dozen others I had that I can't recall that I played on Atari 2600.

[Arrian]

Frogger?



-Arrian

[Dis]

favourite games (they were also released on other computers such as apple and PC) But the C64 had excellent sound and graphics. Better than Apple at the time.

Bard's Tale
Wasteland
Autoduel
Ultima III and IV
Pool of Radiance
Bruce Lee
Beachhead 1 and 2
Archon
Summer and Winter games
Jumpman jr.

[FrustratedPoet]

Re: It wasn't a Commandore 64, it was a COMMODORE 64!

Originally posted by Stefu
Rick Dangerous

[Adagio]

Re: It wasn't a Commandore 64, it was a COMMODORE 64!

Originally posted by Stefu
But anyway, one thing I remember is that many people had a habit of calling it "Commandore 64

You're kidding right?

I've always called it Commodore, never heard anyone call it something else...


How old where you guys, when you got your first computer? I was only 6... One of the games I played the most, was Boulder Dash...

[Arrian]

Funny, I got my C-64 at the age of six also. I don't remember the first game I played, though.

-Arrian

[Ari Rahikkala]

I don't know if I did at the time when I was a C64 freak, but I do hate the sound of the word "Commandore" now. Fortunately all senseful people called it "Kuuslankku" ("six-board") anyway. But Stefu, from this moment onwards you will be my mortal enemy for reminding me of the existence of that vile word.

[Alex]

What's a commandore? Oh, never mind, this is for geeks.

[rah]

I remember the thrill of upgrading to a C-64 from the earlier model. I was impressed.
I actually had a 5 1/4 floppy drive to attach to it. And one of those cassette decks. The ones that would take 60 minutes to load a tiny game program. Which would fail to load and you'd have to reload it again and again.

[Arrian]

Oooh, I almost forgot: The Seven Cities of Gold.

I remember the tape player thingy, but do not recall ever using it. The 5 1/4 drive was pretty much it for me. I remember Ultima V having a ridiculous number of disks (like 8).

-Arrian