Building a MicroCommodore 64: Hardware, Coding and Gaming

After the MiniCommodore 64, I wondered if it was possible to make an even smaller one. In this video, I build a MicroCommodore 64!
If you're interested in the project, after clicking on the link, search for 'BMC64' in the search box: www.pcbway.com/project/sharep...
Game link: mazinger64.itch.io/mazinger64
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[@insanelydigitalvids]

So great to see young people interested in retro computers -- and wearing retro T-shirts! 🙂

[@ypey1]

So much fun... so glad new generations enjoying old school 8bit stuff

[@okatashiyoniku]

In my country Japan. There are very few retro enthusiasts like Sayaka. I think it's a very valuable asset. Since the economy is in a downturn, I think it is important for Japan to have such human resources.

[@Sayakas_Digital_Attic]

Thank you very much for your kind words!

[@LastNinjaNerd]

That comment really surprised me, I always felt Japan was a leading example of a country with many people living traditional, conservative lifestyles and an abundance of people weak in the knees for retro,, I felt that why when I was there myself as well. I do agree with you, an affection for vintage is a mighty fine asset and so is Sayaka.

[@drvinculum]

I was a C64 fanatic as a kid in the 80’s. It warms my heart to see so many young people still involved with the C64 after all these years. Thanks for sharing!

[@marcins6071]

just buy c64

[@andy2more475]

The more I watch soldering, the more confident I feel, great video!

[@MartinWolves]

I thought the same but today I was very disappointed with my soldering ability. More online tutorials for me.

[@keiths8700]

I for one love this style of your video the best, where you explain what you are doing and then do it. Thank you, love your channel.

[@samcadwallader2899]

It's great to see someone of the new generation being interested in a project like this. It's also great to see they have better soldering and technical skills than I managed to acquire over 50 years.

[@cpsvis]

Bare Metal C64 the BEST emulation!

[@angturil]

I had mine at XMas in... 1983!... Lots of lots of good memories, went quite fast to learning assembly, and joined demo groups quite soon.... The virus never left me, today I'm still a software engineer 40 years later in a big company, and the C64 still lies somewhere in a box in the basement of my house. This is so refreshing to see that young people are still doing so much interesting stuff with that marvelous computer today!

[@tonybennett7145]

Looks like a fun little unit to put together! I like the way you try and keep us entertained with lots of different projects. Always fun and always interesting. Great stuff!

[@makidoko]

Your parents were barely born when I had my C64. Thank you for reviving it this way. C64, rocking the scene since 1982.

[@alb12345672]

Maybe she was born in the 70s and still looks great 🤣🤣

[@makidoko]

@@alb12345672 That's absolutely rational ! Thank you for the explanation.

[@larswillsen]

I'm 61, and still have my Atari's 🙂

[@DukeInteractiveMedia]

from Jeff: Me too my Atari 2600 and some games just needs the power supply upgraded.

[@user-lx4nr1nb9i]

My father worked with electronic components in the 80s and 90s, watching your videos brings back good memories. Thank you! and congratulations on your interest and knowledge, it is a great pleasure to watch your content.

[@DaveCurran]

In case you are not aware, the yellow lighting bolt you are seeing on the top right of the monitor is because the Pi is not receiving enough power, so you need a higher current power supply.

[@Sayakas_Digital_Attic]

Thanks for letting me know

[@RudysRetroIntel]

Very cool project! I liked the way you make the videos both in Italian and English. Thanks for sharing

[@Sayakas_Digital_Attic]

Thank you for watching!

[@dadgarage7966]

It's twice the effort. The Italian channel has more subs as well.

[@CompletePivot0302]

Love the commodore plug and play as a kid !

[@RDJ134]

Fun looking project, i use to love progamming on my C64 when i was young. Realy could loose track of time in it. :)

[@gallgreg]

I am pleased to see you have a better soldering iron now! Pretty good soldering skills too! Might I suggest getting some thinner solder though, for soldering small items like what you are working on. Congrats on completing that project - love the tiny keyboard, though not really practical as you point out!

[@bellissimo4520]

Amazing stuff!! I'd love to see it as a finished "product"...

[@WanderABit]

I badly need second life to track all this interesting stuff. I would love to learn how to do it myself from your videos, but WHEN? 🙂 Oh boy... Thank you for making this and sharing (with proper retro t-shirt 🙂).

[@kilosan]

I have listened to podcast you were in 😊 I'm hoping that your channel will grow quickly.. greetings from Nottingham

[@Sayakas_Digital_Attic]

Thanks! Which of the podcasts?

[@kilosan]

@@Sayakas_Digital_Attic the one at ham radio group where you mentioned about your school. I'm surprised that i understood pretty much all of it. (Yes i do speak little bit of Italian)

[@Shorkiedokey]

I love these little project videos! Thanks for making them.

[@guyh3403]

This is cute! And so is the Micro C64 :P

[@8bitsinthebasement]

What a great project and really well put together video to demonstrate it all. Well done you.

[@horusfalcon]

This is a cute little project! I love how a full sized USB keyboard just plugs right in and works. Retro without pain.

[@NeverMind-pk4wz]

Honestly, I don´t know how to handle it. Imo Retro needs to provide fun - and - pain to experience the entire feeling - you also wouldn´t put modern technology in an old car you´ve driven back then and expect that it feels and handle the same way as you remember it. It may look the same, but under the hood it isn´t. To - me -, as someone who has a very long experience in using and repairing fairly old computers, it feels like a "lie", if something is emulated, because its still only an Emulation and not the real thing.

[@stevesgaming7475]

This is just fantastic! Well done indeed.

[@chainreaction8977]

Mind - blown; face = melted off... Thank you, you legend. o7

[@MattFixesStuff]

That was sooo good again *-* Such great production and interesting content. The bouncing ball is really satisfying. Even though simple :). A couple more lines to add some sliders and inputs and you got ping pong.

[@TRONMAGNUM2099]

This looks like fun! I'm going to make one of these! Whenever I travel I'll have a C64 on the go!

[@sparthir]

These videos just keep getting better and better. Fantastic work!

[@willemvandebeek]

Hey cool, that's some neat coding, nice! :)

[@bobewing8339]

I wish you would make videos more often. I find it wonderful to see old tech from a younger generation's perspective.

[@G.B...]

I wasn't aware of this project. Nice video, well done, Sayaka!

[@phil2768]

Well done Sayaka and thank you for sharing this with us

[@esra_erimez]

And, well done too

[@Lostmemarbles]

Ordering the kit. You are so inspiring to watch. Thank you

[@BenM39435]

Thanks for sharing! Really interesting to watch 👍

[@fabiorjr77]

Greetings from Brazil! 🇧🇷 Great content!

[@rocnred]

What a great project. Thank you so much.

[@illsmackudown]

Awesome!

[@tcvan-nm2fx]

Good job

[@nikkic9305]

Kudos!💻

[@peevonb7070]

Love your projects and the way you explain. Well done 👍

[@gravity9271]

This is such a cool kit. Really makes me want to get my commodore 64c up and running.

[@coolcat23]

Another great video! Love the choice of music. :)

[@stevenchadburrow]

I really like when you have soldering projects in your videos. The programming part was neat too! My young daughter and I like watching your videos together. She is inspired by you, and is soldering small projects too!

[@Sayakas_Digital_Attic]

I'm happy to hear that you and your daughter enjoy watching my videos together. It's wonderful to know that she finds inspiration in them and is even starting her own soldering projects, that's truly heartwarming to hear! If there are any specific projects you'd like to see in the future, feel free to let me know. Happy soldering to both of you!

[@andywiles7340]

Fun and great project!!! The C64 was an awesome computer. Thanks for sharing!

[@DJSpaceRetrotunes]

That project is awesome just for the working keyboard alone! Great work!

[@o_o6869]

this girl is exactly what i like as teacher straight to learning

[@pamelax64]

Glad you like C64,thanks to all videos!

[@ronaldosilva9931]

I love your videos. This project is cool, because we can make a Commodore 64. An original must be very expensive.

[@fly_goku]

Cool assembling video!👌:)

[@sunsetrider4870]

What a cozy attic, I love it

[@codecaine]

Keep being amazing!

[@mytechnotalent]

Great job!

[@necronix9947]

I still Have my original C64 from the early 1980s.

[@glossonauta]

Excellent video!

[@TheGunnarRoxen]

Great video! What a fun project. I recently made a PicoZX but I think I might try this one too.

[@AmbientBlackJack]

Really nice ! Love the music as well ;)

[@exoyt7575]

You're such a fresh breeze (:

[@GodDemis]

Great work, love it!!!

[@mngbennett]

Thank you for the video. Another interesting project.

[@paulb4uk]

Very neat device with all the features you need .

[@Alexelectricalengineering]

Definitely neat project, cool t-shirt as always ❤👍👍👍

[@RetroTechSelect]

Very cool! What are some of your favorite C64 games?

[@sunflowers6612]

👍👍

[@Niall242]

I never knew basic was on the C64 👍

[@JeffFryeSr-jm4vn]

You are very smart and have true passion for what you do I think you are beautiful and much rrspect🌹

[@peatmoss4415]

Outstanding !

[@botialoach1]

Excellent project , thank you

[@eR-MIK]

Greetings from Poland

[@sam2943]

Very cool project. Keep it up. 😀

[@bigbadhodad3894]

The Attic, very n ice!

[@nzs316]

That was fun!

[@kurtbuck99]

I love this! Do you want a job as a technician?

[@christophero1969]

I enjoy your content & presentation.

[@amartini51]

So cool! I love the Commodore 64 - we used to play games on one in my grandparents’ basement. I was confused about the Y for a second, but then I looked it up and learned that in Italian it’s called “ipsilon” like in Greek “upsilon” looks similar. In English, it’s pronounced like “why”. I don’t know why they’re different :) In equations, often Greek epsilon (ε) is a variable that represents a very small number.

[@Sayakas_Digital_Attic]

Thanks for letting me know. Actually, I got confused because I've been studying for the electrical engineering exam and physics 2 lately, so I was thinking about epsilon zero, the vacuum permittivity😅

[@BASSstarlet]

Ύψιλον

[@Carhill]

@@Sayakas_Digital_Attic/videos Good luck with the exams. I dunno why but I always confuse permittivity and permeability.

[@fnjesusfreak]

I think that's common in other languages; iirc it's also called ypsilon in German?

[@willemvandebeek]

@@fnjesusfreak in Dutch we call the Y literally translated a 'Greek "why"', I have no idea what our neighbour Germans call them...

[@ChipGuy]

Every new video you got some more test gear on the table. Very good.

[@onkelhiphop]

New subscriber I love your channel nice to learn something new great video keep it up🤘😎

[@abdulrahmanemad8956]

keep going

[@MahmoudYahyaoui]

Great video as always. Please take care of your self I think you inhaled a lot of flux smoke in this video alone. Keep it up

[@rediband]

Thanks.

[@daisywong-ke1kz]

Nice work! THX for sharing. :p

[@Sorvez]

You look super focused when soldering. I wish I could solder that well, also I like the music in the video.

[@aselvais]

Another great vid ... I love the shorter format; great job with the editing and the 8bits like music ;) ...

[@Sayakas_Digital_Attic]

Thanks!

[@UKSimon4170]

Would be good to see you do a co-lab with Kari

[@salprestige2577]

Smart e bella! loved the coding part...

[@Sayakas_Digital_Attic]

Thanks!

[@mikecoffee100]

This is soooo Awesome Thank You

[@baguete02]

You are pretty good!

[@Yucius]

Beautifull 😍

[@ygstuff4898]

Back in the day, I thought emulation software on my Windows computer was neat, so I could run C64, Apple IIe, and TRS-80 Coco apps & games (without having the original computer hardware). But this is cool, in a parallel manner. Love it.

[@3dhYT]

Very cool project 👌👍

[@EdwinSteiner]

The C64 lives on in many forms!

[@homerghost]

So cool, I've been tempted to build one of these for a while! I have a hybrid BMC setup at the moment - all inside of a real breadbin C64 case, which allows you to use the machine as a usb keyboard for PC/MiSTer as well. It was a fun project!

[@Sayakas_Digital_Attic]

Wow, that sounds like an amazing project!

[@dziany_forsacze]

Assembling & soldering part always fun to watch. Sayaka, thanks for another video, your engineer's degreej is ust a formality. Making keyboard smaller can go as far as the precision of pressing the aimed key is maintained - didn't want to be rude just an observation and own experience from BlackBerry.

[@MilaAngy]

I like this project. I find it funny

[@Samara_Morgan_666]

😮😮😮

[@MagisthansSpielekiste]

@Sayaka That is really a fun project. I wasn´t aware that this was a thing. On my channel I do hardware stuff as well, but I am not that good with the soldering iron. 😀Take care.

[@John-uc6gb]

Cool video. Thank you

[@Polytricity]

Very cool, bellissima!

[@sonnyruffini4155]

Ti vedo più spigliata, più naturale quando parli, non so se sia una mia impressione, ma seguo sempre i tuoi video su entrambi i canali