Classic home computer the Commodore 64 is staging a comeback - this time as a fully-licensed "mini" version.

Clocking in at 50% the size of the original Commodore 64, the C64 Mini is a smaller recreation of the much-loved 1982 console, updated for modern audiences with high-definition output via HDMI, a bundled joystick and two USB ports for keyboards or additional joysticks.The mini-console also provides some extra bang for your buck with the addition of 64 Commodore classics; Uridium, Paradroid, Monty Mole and Hawkeye are all there along with a pretty wide-ranging selection of other favourites. You can see the whole list on the C64 Mini website Designed and made by Retro Games and published by Koch Media, the console is expected to be available in "early 2018" at a recommended price of £69.99/$69.99/€79.99. A full-sized version is also promised "in 2018", presumably following at some point after the launch of the C64 Mini.The original Commodore 64 was one of the most successful home computers of the 80s, listed in the Guinness World Records as the highest-selling single computer model of all time; independent estimates place sales between 10 and 17 million over the original model's lifespan.Orders are now live through the C64 website.

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