{"id":191510,"date":"2025-12-03T14:11:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=191510"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:11:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:11:23","slug":"commodore-64-ultimate-gets-even-better-with-100-games-on-usb-ships-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2025\/12\/03\/commodore-64-ultimate-gets-even-better-with-100-games-on-usb-ships-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Commodore 64 Ultimate gets even better with 100 games+ on USB &#8211; ships soon!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2025\/07\/12\/commodore-64-ultimate-computer-available-for-preorder-save-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I mentioned previously<\/a>, the <strong>Commodore 64 Ultimate<\/strong>\u00a0edition, which is an authentic-style FPGA-based C-64 computer with modern features, starts at just $299.99 USD. It&#8217;s leaving production for shipping soon (use\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.commodore.net\/referral\/Hnfj2Eo2JDPp?utm_source=referral_program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this link to save $10<\/a>\u00a0on any order). Among the production and materials updates was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commodore.net\/pressplay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a cool announcement<\/a> about an &#8220;exclusive USB Cassette, pre-loaded with over 100 games, demos, music collections, and other goodies.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"551\" data-src=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Commodore-64-Ultimate-Starlight-Edition.png\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Commodore 64 Ultimate: Starlight Edition.\" class=\"wp-image-191511 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Commodore-64-Ultimate-Starlight-Edition.png\" alt=\"Commodore 64 Ultimate: Starlight Edition.\" class=\"wp-image-191511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Commodore-64-Ultimate-Starlight-Edition.png 827w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Commodore-64-Ultimate-Starlight-Edition-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Commodore-64-Ultimate-Starlight-Edition-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Commodore-64-Ultimate-Starlight-Edition-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Commodore 64 Ultimate: Starlight Edition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although you can obviously use your own software, digital, or in their original media formats (cartridge, disk, cassette, etc., with the right peripheral), this is a fun addition to an already value-packed package. I&#8217;m personally getting a <strong>Founders Edition<\/strong>, but both the <strong>Starlight <\/strong>and <strong>BASIC Beige<\/strong> are also pretty slick. There are lots of great original and hombrew games on the USB drive, including personal favorites <strong>Bruce Lee: Return of Fury<\/strong> (unofficial sequel to one of the greatest 8-bit puzzle action platformers) and <strong>C64anabalt<\/strong>, a C-64 version of modern classic endless runner <a href=\"https:\/\/canabalt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Canabalt<\/strong><\/a>. There are also music and demo selections to check out, as well as a complete <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GEOS_(8-bit_operating_system)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GEOS<\/a><\/strong> suite, which is the &#8220;impossible&#8221; GUI OS for stock C-64 (just 64K!) systems. I used <strong>GEOS<\/strong> quite a bit back in the day for my first true exposure to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WYSIWYG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WYSIWIG<\/a> word processing.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"919\" height=\"573\" data-src=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GEOS-gui-v01-RAR.png\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"GEOS running on Commodore 64 Ultimate.\" class=\"wp-image-191513 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"919\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GEOS-gui-v01-RAR.png\" alt=\"GEOS running on Commodore 64 Ultimate.\" class=\"wp-image-191513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GEOS-gui-v01-RAR.png 919w, 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