Incredible Find: What's Inside This Epic Commodore 64 Lot?

Starting out the year right, I can't believe all of this was in this lot of retro goodness! In this video of Retro Deal or Dud, I picked up a Commodore 64, a Commodore 1701 Monitor, and a Commodore 1541 Floppy Drive. It also included two complete games in boxes, Red Storm Rising and Overrun! I still can't believe all of this was in this Commodore lot!
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Thank YOU for joining me on another Floppy Deep Dive. I started the year off right with another Retro pickup. Today I am going to be doing another Retro Deal or Dud! I will show you everything I got in this pickup and test to ensure everything works. Then at the end, I will tell you exactly how much I paid, and you tell me in the comments, was it a Retro Deal or Dud?
First, we will look at the Commodore 1701 Monitor I added to my collection. I have 3 1702 Monitors, but this is my first 1701. What is the difference between 1701 and 1702? They are virtually identical. They have the same specs, tube, inputs, casing, and manufacturer. The only real difference is that 1701 is older (1982 to early '83, 1702 is late '83) and that 1701 shipped with a five-pin composite video cable instead of an eight-pin luma chroma cable in the box. I wish it had a door to cover the knobs, but I can purchase a 3D-printed one online to fix that issue. Let's hook a commodore 64 to this monitor and see if it works. It works perfectly and looks good.
Second I will show you the Commodore 64 I picked up in this lot. It is also filthy and has this permanent keyboard cover attached to it. A nice treat is a reset button on the side of the unit. I can see how that can be useful, so I'll test that out and see if it works. Let's hook it up to 1702 and see if we get a blue screen. It powers on ok; let's test the keyboard and see if everything is working. Uh oh, the keyboard is not working fully. Some keys I can get working again by pushing on them multiple times. This keyboard must be filthy, and cleaning would fix many of my problems. Fortunately, I have another keyboard to test to see if anything else is not working on this unit. Let's go ahead and hook up a different keyboard and give this unit another test. Yep, that fixed the problem, so all the chips are working fine. So this unit is working, and this continues to be an excellent pickup. Next, let us load up a game and see if there are any issues. That loaded up with no problems, so success! I have a working C64 unit.
Third, in this pickup is a 1541 drive. Just like all the other hardware, this drive is filthy too. Let's hook up some power to the device and connect it to the Commodore 64. I will not load up an original floppy because it might damage it. So let me grab a random floppy and give it a test. It did a directory, but it is having trouble reading the disk. I will go ahead and take the cover off and clean the head on the drive to see if that fixes the problem. Yep, the header is filthy and needs a good cleaning. Now that I cleaned it let's try to load something up again and see if it works. Yep, that fixed the problem. The drive is currently reading the floppy with no issues. Excellent, so that completes all the hardware items and works. I call that a success!
I also got two pieces of Software in the pickup. The first one is Red Storm Rising, and this game attracted me to this pickup when I saw it on the marketplace. The box looked terrific, and it had all the materials inside it. I have been working on my Microprose Collection and have not yet added Red Storm Rising.
I also got Overrun by SSI, and it also was in excellent shape and had all the manuals and inserts included in the box.
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[@RacerX-]

That us a deal! Especially since you got the entire system. Nice! I have never seen Overrun so that's cool. I still have my Red Storm Rising and I havent played it since the 90s.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Agree! I didn’t expect that one to fall into my lap.

[@mcd3379]

Wow that was a Super Super Steal! To get a classic 1701 monitor, breadbin C64 and a 1541 for that price and ALL WORKING - plus the classic games! Amazing. Well Done!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Couldn't agree more!

[@mondo8bit]

Hello Tom, and again happy new year 🙂. Well, again, I think you got a really great deal! For 150 bucks an almost working "full station". Plus, you could have fun restoring it ! 🙂 The keyboard it really deserve to be restored, it have the orange function keys, and, looking at the shift lock switch, usually it just need to be opened and cleaned. Thanks for the video! - Tony👍

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Thanks, Tony! Now I need the time to take it apart! Maybe make a video of it.

[@mondo8bit]

@@FloppyDeepDive YES!! A video would be great 😊 👍

[@RandomBitzzz]

Amazing boxed copy of Red Storm Rising. I say you got a deal there. C64 keyboards can be tedious to work on. IIRC, there's something like 20 tiny screws that need to be removed to expose the connections underneath.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Yep, it will be a project for sure, but I will give it a try!

[@C64_and_Amiga_Memories]

The SSI games were generally a lot of fun. I had a small number of originals back in the day. Particularly the gold box games. The catalogues issued with the boxes were fun to read. I really like how they had a massive back catalogue that they still pushed years after release. The inclusion of obscure systems such as the Dragon 32 and BBC is something you never see these days with everything more or less just being PC or current gen console. Its a shame they lost the D&D license but when they had it they did an amazing job of pumping out quality titles.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Amen! You speak the truth! The catalogs were great and just as fun to read as the manual!! Picking out the next game you hope to get one day!

[@GDLarcade]

Seems like a great deal to me, Tom! SSI games are usually a lot of fun if you have the time to get into them.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Agree! The manual is enormous, so it would be some time invested to figure it out.

[@JosephRawsonWorks]

Questron wins for best finale!!

[@8BitRetroReFix]

Awesome deal Tom.. and nice too see you doing some repairs too ... hope you've had a good holiday and new year .. all the best 👍...

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Thanks, you too! Good to hear from you!

[@ClassicGameSessions]

I'm always impressed with the deals you find. What a steal on the hardware and nice CIB C64 games! You've got the touch for bringing the hardware to its former glory days though. Interesting to see your 1701 - they're such great looking retro monitors. The 1702 is a reliable tank, I love mine!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Hey CGS - Thanks; they do pop up now and then. I love to bring it all back to life. Yep, 1702 are the best and so handy with many systems.

[@Dorelaxen]

Not a bad deal at all. I really like that flip up keyboard cover. Might have to hunt one of those down myself.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Thanks, that cover is on there good!

[@gametimewithunclejer]

Hope you had a great holiday season, Tom. I'd say you got something of a steal here with this lot. Here's hoping the Eagles and the Cowboys meet in the playoffs!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Hey Jerry! Happy New Year! Yes, it was unexpected, but I had to snag it for that price! Fingers crossed that we meet up again!

[@blueroadsroll]

Retro Deal for sure! Great video, enjoyed the stuff you explained like the reset button and cleaning the floppy drive. 👍🏻

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Thanks, glad you liked it! Appreciate the support.

[@RandomBitzzz]

I loved that style keyboard cover. It doubled as a document holder. One of my pet peeves is a reset button located anywhere other than the right hand side, closer to the power switch.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

I never had a built-in reset, so I will see it goes.

[@Tinmancr1]

Deal for sure luckily you knew how to get a few of the parts that needed maint up and running, been looking for some Commodore to sit next to my 4-8 bit Atari stuff!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Thanks, it was pretty basic stuff but glad I could get it all to work! Thanks for watching

[@johns.7609]

Paid $250 for a lightly used and excellent condition c64 and 1541 about five years ago. I’d say you did great. A couple years later I too bought a perfect condition Red Storm on eBay for $30. You got great taste 👍🏼😃

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Thanks, John; it all worked out well! Thanks for watching.

[@kingforaday8725]

If ya look around on auction sites the C64 delivered is about $100 to $120. The 1541 about $50- $75. The 1701/2 about $160 itself with shipping all over the place. Games $20-$80. Combo 64 and 1541 about $160. And then their are package deals that average out cheaper. The package deals are where you sill many times get extra stuff like joysticks, mice, games, cables and all kinds of accessories. Many times items that dont even go with a 64 system!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Yep the package deals seem to work out the best!

[@williamwade8119]

You need to make the poster and sell it. Pirates was one of my favorite games!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

I thought about it. Everyone can get one for free if they join my Patreon. It’s one of the gifts for the levels.

[@chuckkern5538]

I seen where you had to clean the head on that 1541.. I have those one cleaning kit that the disc is fiber that you squirt the alcohole on it and just do a fast dir of it and it cleans it just fine. and it works pretty good so you dont have to open it up. then run your alignment program on it....

[@FloppyDeepDive]

I use to have one of those too back in the day. They did work just fine.

[@8BitBoyzRetro]

No question, DEAL! Still want those tee shirts from Micro Prose!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Lol, I'm sure they can be recreated.

[@adheeshparelkar4979]

Great video! Thank you for sharing your experience :)

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheDnurk]

Amazing deal for sure. Curious to know where you commonly search for your pickups. FB marketplace seems to only have hyper inflated stuff every time I look

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Usually FB marketplace but just local.

[@chuckkern5538]

the total deal for $150 was good even if it did not have those disk games.. good deal

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Thanks! I thought so too! Appreciate you watching my video!

[@TheCeleryGod]

Think you got a pretty good deal!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

I think so too!

[@mikegage3326]

Nice deal.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Yes it was!

[@JohnRBooth]

Great deal

[@FloppyDeepDive]

I thought so too! Thanks for watching!

[@anthonygelona9479]

super deal!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

I think so too!

[@herbmyers805]

Thumbs Up!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@KempTheReignman]

Deal!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Agree! Thanks for watching!

[@jeromekentz6616]

Smoking deal!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Yep, it turned out well

[@P0SlTR0N]

Deal

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Yes sir!! I'm pleased!

[@aussie_retro_dude9253]

You stole that for $100

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Not bad, eh?