Commodore 64 still loved after all these years

CNN ^ | 7 December 2007 | By Peggy Mihelich

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Like a first love or a first car, a first computer can hold a special place in people's hearts. For millions of kids who grew up in the 1980s, that first computer was the Commodore 64. Twenty-five years later, that first brush with computer addiction is as strong as ever.

Millions of Commmodore 64s were sold in the 1980s.

"There was something magical about the C64," says Andreas Wallstrom of Stockholm, Sweden.

He remembers the day he first laid eyes on his machine back in 1984.

"My father brought it home together with a tape deck, a disk drive, a printer, and a couple of games...I used to sneak home during lunch to play [on it] with my friends."

[ThomasThomas]

I could beat the 64 in chess, Sargon. It would take about 9-12 hours to make a move in the hardest mode. One move in the morning and one at night.

[Larry Lucido]

Never was able to afford one back then.

[Zack Nguyen]

I LOVE the old text games! Probably the best experience I ever had playing a computer game was Enchanter and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

[MotleyGirl70]

Anyone remember playing Oregon Trail in grade school.

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I’d forgotten about Blue Max! That was a major time sink in my early years!

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I could beat the 64 in chess

I did that only once - our queens were just chasing each other around the board and I think I just got lucky!