The retro gaming wars are definitely beginning to heat up. Nintendo brought mainstream awareness to the reinvention of retro gaming consoles with the NES Classic Edition , and followed up with the SNES Classic Edition . Atari is answering with the Ataribox . And now, we have a fully licensed and miniaturized version of the Commodore 64 -- the world's best-selling home computer.

The C64 Mini, which is a 50 percent scale replica, plugs into your television with an included 4-foot HDMI cable. Like the NES Classic Edition and SNES Classic Edition, the C64 Mini features CRT, scanline emulation and pixel perfect display modes to further enhance your computing experience.





Also included in the box is a classic gaming controller with a 5-foot-long cord. More importantly, the C64 Mini includes two standard USB ports, one of which can be used to plug in the joystick and the other can be used to plug in a full-size keyboard. With the keyboard attached, you can punch in BASIC commands or create your own programs.

“We are delighted to be able to bring back some of the most loved retro games ever, on one of the most successful formats of all time”, said Paul Andrews, Retro Games’ Managing Director. “The C64 mini is a reimagining of the classic C64 computer and the first in a planned series of products on the way.”

We should also note that the C64 Mini will be upgradeable in the future, since it includes the ability to receive software updates with firmware loaded via a USB drive. And there's even a save game function for the dozens of games included with the console. Speaking of games, here's the full list of 64 games that are preloaded:

AlleyKat

Anarchy

Armalyte: Competition Edition

Avenger

Battle Valley

Bounder

California Games

Chip’s Challenge

Confuzion

Cosmic Causeway: Trailblazer II

Creatures

Cyberdyne Warrior

Cybernoid II: The Revenge

Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine

Deflektor

Everyone’s A Wally

Firelord

Gribbly’s Day Out

Hawkeye

Heartland

Herobotix

Highway Encounter

Hunter's Moon

Hysteria

Impossible Mission

Impossible Mission II

Insects In Space

Mega-Apocalypse

Mission A.D

Monty Mole

Monty on the Run

Nebulus

Netherworld

Nobby the Aardvark

Nodes Of Yesod

Paradroid

Pitstop II

Rana Rama

Robin Of The Wood

Rubicon

Skate Crazy

Skool Daze

Slayer

Snare

Speedball

Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe

Spindizzy

Star Paws

Steel

Stormlord

Street Sports Baseball

Summer Games II

Super Cycle

Temple of Apshai Trilogy

The Arc Of Yesod

Thing Bounces Back

Thing on a Spring

Trailblazer

Uchi Mata

Uridium

Who Dares Wins II

Winter Games

World Games

Zynaps

For those that want to get your hands on the C64 Mini, which is being produced by Retro Games, you're going to have to wait at least a few months. The company says that the console will be available in early 2018 with a price tag of $69.99.