30 Games for 30 Years... Commodore 64

Un personale piccolo tributo al Commodore 64 per il suo trentesimo anniversario (immesso sul mercato nell'agosto del 1982, America del Nord).
Il video consta di brevi filmati relativi a 30 giochi, realizzati negli anni, per questo home computer (da qui il titolo: "30 giochi per 30 anni") - durata complessiva 25'44'':
1) Jupiter Lander (Commodore - HAL Laboratory - 1982)
2) Choplifter (Broderbund Software - 1982)
3) HunchBack (Ocean Software - Century Electronics - 1983)
4) Moon Patrol (AtariSoft - Irem Corp. - 1983)
5) Burnin Rubber (Colosoftware - Nihon Bussan Co. - 1983)
6) BC's Quest fot Tires (Software Projects - Sydney Development Corp. - 1984)
7) Pitstop II (U.S. Gold - Epix Inc. - 1984)
8) Ghostbusters (Activision Inc. - 1984)
9) Commando (Elite Systems - Capcom Co. - 1985)
10) Monty on the Run (Gremlin Graphics Software - 1985)
11) International Tennis (Commodore - 1985)
12) Ghosts'n Goblins (Elite Systems - Capcom Co. - 1986)
13) International Karate (System 3 Software - 1986)
14) Nebulus (Hewson Consultants - 1987)
15) Buggy Boy (Elite Systems - Tatsumi Electronics - 1987)
16) Bubble Bobble (Firebird Software - Taito Corporation - 1987)
17) Microprose Soccer (MicroProse Software - Sensible Software - 1988)
18) Cybernoid (Hewson Consultants - 1988)
19) Rimrunner (Palace Software - 1988)
20) Katakis (Rainbow Arts Software - Factor 5 - 1989)
21) Batman the Movie (Ocean Software - 1989)
22) Stormlord (Hewson Consultants - RazorSoft - 1989)
23) Blinky's Scary School (Zeppelin Games - 1990)
24) Golden Axe (Virgin Games - SEGA Enterprises - 1990)
25) Time Machine (Activision Inc. - Vivid Image - 1990)
26) Terminator 2 Judgment Day (Ocean Software - Dementia - 1991)
27) Turbo Charge (System 3 Software - 1991)
28) Creatures II Torture Trouble (Thalamus - Apex Computer Productions - 1992)
29) Enforcer (CP Verlag - 1992)
30) Mayhem in Monsterland (Apex Computer Productions - 1993)

[@russbere7839]

30yrs on and I still love this computer...Great gaming memories..

[@Commander64]

if only there was this much love for current gen stuff, there's a reason the c64 is still the best selling computer of all time, ppl just love it!

[@dennisneo1608]

Memories of a better, simpler time.

[@patsfan4life]

dennis neo with simpler games, games that you could just pick up and play for 20 minutes then move on with your life....

[@MegaasAlexandros]

@@patsfan4life i guess you never played the last ninja series ? I am going to sue the developers, they are the reason i went into adulthood with no hair !

[@philipkempbell7174]

Much better now.

[@RaptureMusicOfficial]

Games back then were much better!

[@theyamo7219]

Pit Stop II was notorious for being the first racing game to have a split-screen

[@knarf2570]

That's wrong. First Video racing game with splitscreen was Drag Race von Kee Games (1977) Developed for the Atari 2600 "Dragster" from Activision for the Atari 2600 (1980) also had a split screen.

[@SoIoCreep]

When my father bought his C64, he gave me his Vic20 and a tape drive. He bought a lot of Commodore books and I read most of them. I eventually coded a game and recorded it to the drive "now lost". I eventually got his C64. I will never forget how 100% certain he was about the future of computers. He would tell me "computers are the future" and "soon there will be computers everywhere". His advice was for me to learn everything I could so that I could get a job working on them. He figured a computer tech job would pay well and there would be an endless supply of those jobs. He was a smart man.

[@montypythonish]

I remember most of the early games on this video. I also remember the bus ride to town, going to a shop, choosing a game with the most exciting cover and reading it on my way home. Then waiting for it to load. The whole adventure from leaving home to playing my new game could be two hours! Thanks for this, it bought back good memories of a much slower time.

[@massimocalzolari2116]

quanti pomeriggi passati a giocare a questi giochi... cari vecchi tempi andati

[@jovovichnik]

The contrast in quality between those early ones like Choplifter (which looks like it was coded in BASIC) and the superb Creatures and Mayhem games which came around a decade later is vast. But anyway, thanks for uploading this video, it really brought me back in time!

[@PaulHillGuitarist]

Can't believe how many of these I played when I was a boy. Thanks for the happy memories! :)

[@TCR_TheKnulk]

All those memories :)

[@JimmyOlsson]

This almost brings tears to my eyes! The Commodore 64 is the most awesome computer and gaming console ever built, no doubt! I've played nearly 20 of the games shown here, almost every game in this compilation until 1987 when I sold my beloved C=64 and bought an AMIGA (a decision I've come to regret many times). I also played the AMIGA version of a lot of the remaining games shown here. There are so many more awesome games I remember. Most notably Impossible Mission, Zaxxon, Uridium, Sanxion, Delta, Yie Ar Kung Fu, Way of the Exploding Fist, Rambo, Sacred Armour of Antiriad, WizzBall, Arkanoid and Last Ninja. Such a great era in gaming history!

[@kernzyp]

Even though I have hundreds of C64 video's myself, I still watch these video's! :)

[@Serpicoitalia]

che ricordi,regalato da mio papà quando avevo circa 13 anni,periodo d'oro per chi e cresciuto in quegli anni, quanti ricordi

[@Gab1975ita]

... gli anni '80 sono stati la decade madre per l'era degli home computer... felice anche io di averli vissuti in pieno! ;)

[@deniz857]

Fantastic - great memories!!!!!!!!!!best

[@OZSA87]

man these were sick games.. choplifter, cybernoid, pitstop, mayhem :D ..I loved these games 20+ years ago..

[@ACanOfBakedBeans]

Silent Service was probably one of the greatest (including modern games of that genre) submarine combat simulations I've ever played. I have very fond memories of that particular game

[@aleksavasic2612]

It's 40 now! Time is running so fast! I love the C64!

[@janicebrown4717]

The Commodore 64 was good for it's Time.

[@rafal8560]

Commodore 64 is on mobile I have it on my phone I wish I was born in your time those are some good games

[@benignasiak3015]

@@rafal8560 how do I get it

[@rafal8560]

@@benignasiak3015 using a emulator

[@KingofCrusher]

Awesome, you should do a whole series of these. I like that you actually show enough of the games to see how they actually play.

[@MarkuSchneider]

It really gaves me some smiles in my face.... fade back to youth. Amazing :-) I played all of them ...

[@RaulGuadarrama]

Missing "Impossible Misson - EPYX) in this compilation. Now, that's a game nobody can forget. :) Great compilation. I remember almost all of the games.

[@a.z.b.1916]

I played almost every single one of these games. I believe that the magic back in those days was that we actually had to use our imagination a lot to make up for the pixel based graphics. What we could not get out of the game we created with our own mind and it somewhat made it more immersive.

[@snx70]

Great video. Really illustrates the impressive technical advances made in C64 development.

[@JosephMack]

what a blast from the past. Thank you for putting this together.

[@jugglingembalmer]

We went from this to the awesome capabilities of the Amiga. Up to the early '90s, it really looked like Commodore was going to lead the way in graphic and sound capabilities. It's really sad how the company crashed and burned.

[@tobiko13]

Brilliant ! The memories....

[@jeeperscreepers8902]

I know there were too many games to show, but the awesome music in the Rambo game needs to be heard.

[@alessandroroma3415]

quanto vorrei tornare indietro nel tempo

[@Huddison]

Fantastic - great memories!

[@sabin1981]

Nebulus always blew my mind when I was younger. I was only 6 when this came out and it was jaw-dropping -- hell, even today you look back and marvel on how the humble 6510 was able to pull off that incredible tower rotation and the multi-layer parallax scrolling too.

[@marcogiocarolli2393]

Sei riuscito a farmi piangere facendomi ricordare quegli anni...i migliori!

[@andreafantini3046]

+Marco Giocarolli nostalgico!!! :-P

[@BeHuetiful]

7 Cities of Gold was a great great game of exploration. The C64 was amazing.

[@yog28]

Rob Hubbard's music - so many emotions in me.

[@Marco.G.TerradiSiena]

Beh non mi sono accorto che fossi italiano se non dopo aver letto la descrizione, ma solo dopo la fine del clip. Sai cosa? Sarò anche un nostalgico, un malinconico, ma... questa è per me "la grande bellezza". Per quanto siano magnificenti spettacolari ultradettagliati ed elaborati i giochi di questi tempi... non si può non pensare che tutto sia nato proprio da lì. Evviva il c=64... Leggendario, resta nel mio cuore come un amore immortale.

[@Gab1975ita]

Per i nati a cavallo degli anni '70/'80 (appassionati di video giochi) il Commodore 64 ha rappresentato una vera e propria icona... a tal riguardo sono molto curioso di vedere come sarà il RetroGames "theC64mini" in uscita per fine marzo 2018 ! ;)

[@jeeperscreepers8902]

I just fired up my c64 last night for some retro fun. I can't believe all my games on my floppy disks still work. Pogo joe was a really cool qbert clone. The qbert along with alot of arcade ports were really good on the c64. Great machine for it's time.

[@Cattivone]

In 1982 a graphic like that seemed almost magic...

[@machachaist]

Awesome compilation, thanks for putting it together, miss those days so much

[@johntucker23]

Frantic freddie was one of the best games not just on the c64 but ever! the music alone was worthy of an award!.

[@sporthaas]

Good collection you made in this video. Some games i still play today.

[@johntucker23]

that little white ball on the ghostbusters title screen was simply an awesome idea :) you would bounce along with it to the beat

[@sulrich70]

Great job! And you play them better than I ever did!

[@Trancelistic]

Gotta love the music on Ghost and Goblins.

[@averageoldie1901]

Almost my entire childhood in a near 26 min video... Thank god for emulators.

[@Mrw5211]

@FuckYouGoogle you're lucky, my father convinced me to give it away, many years ago, and I regret it bitterly! 😭

[@MrMuri74]

Thanx for that. So many memories of my School Time. :-)

[@Gab1975ita]

... a boy of 80s! ;)

[@disarmsox]

Great games, great soundtracks, great times, great memories..

[@cristianos77]

Probabilmente la console più divertente di tutti i tempi. Altro che le mille console di oggi con effetti e grafica supermegawow

[@paulroberts9483]

Nice list, alot of my faves in there too.

[@vaso123]

4:34, lol one of my favourit :) grog. after that pitstop, I hope aztec challange will come and giana sisters, barbarian, elite, impossible missions, exploding fists, bmx, summer/winter games, raid over moscow, and many more :) thank you bob, you made my day

[@dancampeau1963]

I had Jupiter Lander for Vic20. Wow, don't I feel old.

[@Beinspalter]

Ty for the great compilation!

[@PSYK0MANT1S]

I was one of those households that grew up with a Commodore 64, and an Atari. The commodore always had the newest and freshest games with graphics and sound rivaling the NES. If not crushing the NES in terms of quality. I really miss a lot of the old titles. So many memories. Glad there's audio in this. This video alone is firing up old synapses in my brain. Cool shit.

[@jellybalboa100]

creatures, flimbos quest, the graphics on these games back then blew me away, the music on most games was so satisfying,

[@hablom1977]

Great games, thanks for sharing!

[@samueleramberti931]

Merita davvero tanto come computer. è il migliore e rimarrà per sempre nella storia!

[@1manfactory]

brings back memories.... thank you

[@spavatch]

My personal favourite of this lot was Creatures 2. Honestly, back in the days no other C64 game made such huge impression on me. Still love it :).

[@Lofote]

Slaughtered teddy bears ;)

[@spavatch]

Have yourself a glass of blood of the innocent ;)

[@Szederp]

What an excellent list, Sir! I completely forgot the title of "Quest for tires" and I was looking for this game a long time.

[@nahkanukke]

THankX! great memories.

[@LostForrest]

This list misses a few games but.....memories,in the corner of my mind....

[@XalphYT]

Awesome vid. Thanks!

[@sardomaitland8156]

Oh great, now I have that theme from Bubble Bubble stuck in head again.

[@fredjones7141]

Yeah, don't you just hate that!

[@1manfactory]

so am i... took me years to get rid of ít

[@-MrDontCare-]

You are not alone 😂

[@stuffclusters]

class 1980 present, with some tears on the face; epic time for information technology last decades

[@kevinleerose]

Great memories!

[@steinarbergstl5799]

That first image of the good, old "breadbox" model C64. That's the one I had and loved, not the later "sleeker" design. Ah. Nostalgia moment. :)

[@theyamo7219]

The "sleeker" design" also had a lot of problems, particularly with the SID chip. I know, I had both models. The only reason why I had to get the C64C (the one that looked like the C128) was because my first one got damaged in a flood

[@herrkulor3771]

I had(still have) the sleek design back then and I favor it. The Boss joystick was the favorite. The TAC2 always had button problems .

[@TheLsduk1]

Impressive to see how games developed overtime from when independent bedroom programmers started working as part of a team with other members working specifically on other areas of the game I.e. Graphics and Sound. Before this, the game concepts were still impressive, but you could tell if the programmer sped through the music or design because they only had a basic inclination to want to develop further in the areas. The C64 remains a machine that challenges developers to squeeze everything they can out the 64k limit of resources available, and its great to see that there is still a very active development scene still going on today, it’s clear to see that people want to push the computer further and further 👍

[@dotita1]

My favourite C64 games: -Elite -International karate -Impossible mission -Paradroid -Lode runner -The last ninja -Street rod -Sentinel -Rambo -Stunt car racer

[@HCSirus]

Stunt car racer was brilliant! Great memories 👌

[@ACanOfBakedBeans]

I liked Paradroid, but I felt that it was somewhat overrated...especially by Zzap. I agree with the rest of the games on your list though, although I like IK+ better than the original, and Last Ninja 2 was my favorite of the three LN games, well technically 4, if your count Last Ninja Remix.

[@frankbrodie5168]

Ooohhh... Pitstop II. Anyone else remember the blisters on your thumb/forefinger from holding the joystick in the forward position for entire races?

[@philosoaper]

really cool to see all these classic games I played, and also the progression of quality as people learned to use C64 to its full potential

[@Murrlin27]

Wow these are bringing back a few memories

[@tiges]

Pirates! I dont see this.. The best game in my c64!

[@calibermoon]

tiges Yes Indeed. The original Sid Meier's Pirates was simply brilliant. One of the best games ever made.

[@suncity803]

Pitstop 2 was really good

[@vandalsavage1]

p cha indycar racer 2 was awesome on x86

[@vandalsavage1]

in hind sight areton sennas game on the master system was pretty brutal

[@Markboyy1984]

So was Super Cycle

[@MegaasAlexandros]

Also buggy boy, and grand prix circuit.

[@chillivodka01]

+Gab1975ita Thats a really great video, much appreciated for all the memories. I remember all of these from way back and still drag my C64 out now and then for a play of the good stuff and listen to the music. Well done, you've brought back a lot of very happy childhood memories from the good old days when games/music/imagination meant a lot more than it does today! :)

[@anthcesana]

Any list of C64 games is simply incomplete without The Last Ninja games, in particular The Last Ninja 3. Possibly the greatest technical achievement of the system. One of my most cherished gaming memories was owning this game legit when 99% of my games (as a 6-7 year old) were pirated...... Amazing game.

[@Commander64]

agreed, The Last Ninja series was awesome.

[@TTWCHS]

Commodore 64 actually has a bubble dragon, the original Commodore64 performance than I thought strong

[@sadikmeah4057]

Thanks so much for this upload! Brings back lots of memories of me going over to my cousin's house, playing computer games, smoking weed and watching porn......Ahhh, the good old days.

[@73GABRO]

Genial el recopilatorio;había grandísimos juegos para esta super máquina,yo tuve el Spectrum que era algo inferior......Juegos como Rimrunner eran impresionantes!!

[@partek4488]

Simply AMAZING - the good ol' times!!!

[@MaurizioCasolari]

complimenti bel video :-) ci ho giocato con il C-64 tantissimo anche io..... Fantastico

[@P0V3RTY09]

I was surprised that Jumpman never made the list :( One of my favorite games for the C64 and there were alot of favorites for me :)

[@Vector_Ze]

@P0V3RTY09: I'm with you on the Jumpman. That and Fort Apocalypse were the two C64 games I spent the most time on. Mastered them both too! :-)

[@lordevyl8317]

It's not a top ten, it's just a list of random games for different years

[@RuiassousaFCP]

great collection

[@Boemel]

5:09 that engine noise :D

[@SE09uk]

Yes my mum used to bang on the ceiling when me and my nephew got up to speed on pit stop 2 also river raid was bad late at night too

[@herrkulor3771]

Very nice choice of representative games.

[@bawbagstromash9452]

Great idea, thanks!

[@user-pd2bn3iv9q]

I LOVE YOU ZX Spectrum 128❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍✌✌✌✌✌✌

[@5wisher5weet]

Pole position and international karate I do definitely remember. Their was also a burger one I remember liking too

[@jizzyjaylazy]

Lunar Lander taught me perfectly to play ROCKET LEAGUE these days XD Perfect for flying with a rocket propelled car.

[@VisitorOf22]

13:05 Thanks for getting that tune back into my head again :O

[@00Skyfox]

Of the games shown I have (on floppies) Jupiter Lander, Choplifter, Moon Patrol, BC's Quest for Tires, Ghostbusters, Commando, and International Tennis. A few more I have on an emulator. I'll have to fire up my C64 this weekend and play a few!

[@back2skooldaze]

The C64 rocks!!! Even today the c64 is as popular as it was in the 80's The gfx and sound and the games are so playable with nice scrolling. Also new hardware being developed for the machine keeps its strength!

[@RetroGameguy]

Some great titles and some that I missed first time round - time to get the emulator out

[@83koper83]

I forgot how good Stormlord looked, amazing. Some of these pieces are still pure brillance in terms of gameplay.

[@Success2gether]

The music synthesis of the C64 was EVERYTHING!

[@vandalsavage1]

Success2gether you can make a stereo sid for a few dollars

[@likeice4032]

Hmm somehow I miss some games here. Like Archon (first one), Wizard of wor, Boulder Dash , Piracy(or something like this). Btw still have a working C64 with floppy-s :D

[@marcoraap733]

Me too right now i am copying d64 from my Amiga to a 1541. astonishing slow but fun

[@rainerpetersen5340]

Hey, was machst du denn hier? :-)

[@rainerpetersen5340]

Hab viele Spiele vermisst. Die hier aufgelisteten Spiele sind meistens Side-Scroller, dabei hatte der C64 weitaus mehr zu bieten als das was hier gezeigt wurde.

[@joypad67]

Super Review of best Computer ever!!

[@DisonantDyscord]

I remember playing some of these when I was a kid. Never played Burning Rubber though....gotta say: what an ODD song selection for a car game soundtrack. LOL!

[@neon_one]

one of the games I played the most as a kid on c64 was Ultimate Wizard. still a good game imo

[@baronsengir187]

Burning Rubber....my firts racing game...the memories ^^

[@martijnvanzanen4075]

Ahhh. I loved moon control. On arcade and c64:D

[@ziko-Official]

5/5 -video, I like it, retro

[@astrayamatu]

oo man when i was a little kid i played nebulus allot all the sounds bring back good memories a wel we had over 150 floppies if it wasnt more and a but loads of cassette tapes

[@absurdengine8502]

So many classics not listed - Paradroid, Uridium, Delta, head over heals etc

[@cakestalker]

+Absurd Engine I think this list was just to show a few games over the 30 years of the C64.. one can't really list them all as there are way too many classics on the system.

[@theyamo7219]

I usually think of Head over Heels (not Heals) as a Speccy game first.