Raspberry Pi C64

[@LGR]

Been thinking of doing this with one of my dead units, had no idea the Keyrah was a thing. Good stuff, sir! Nice selection of Ultima party members as well :)

[@Octamed]

If you do that, I'd love to see the composite out on a CRT and compare screen lag to the real thing. That's my main issue with LCD and emulation

[@BADC0FFEE]

there's no lagless setup if you emulate. you have lag (both input and video lag), you just don't notice it if you're not used to the real hardware. I have a raspberry + xarcade on a crt screen setup and it works well, but I can always feel it's not the real thing. (sometimes is "better" than real hardware too, snes and nes emulation for example is more stable, you don't have slowdowns you would have with the real console)

[@lukapravivlogovi1287]

LGR lol

[@KamiraXIV]

I noticed the party members and instantly paused, and began thrifting through the comments for some Oddcomments

[@ktsp2538]

LGR hi

[@pralkatv3485]

in Poland we called this model of C64 "soap dish" :or "bread loaf" :)

[@leomdk939]

We call it a 'bread box" in the US.

[@Nicszerg]

We Finns called it the "kuusnepa"

[@Jason_The_Stooge]

Bread loaf and bread box. They're both good nicknames

[@nickpavloff8977]

Jak se mas. In America I’ve herd it called loaf too. It’s like they went up in price over night on eBay. All the sudden people care about there old stuff.

[@elektronikadlapoczatkujacy2111]

POLSKA ŁĄCZMY SIĘ KURWA!!! 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱

[@GreyHulk2156]

I hope this isn't David's C64. He's gonna be mad when he gets back! :P

[@LeaveTheMark_YT]

GreyHulk2 This video fucking sucks anyway.

[@kris_0520]

THEN LEAVE, you are not welcome here. Not the commenter... The sucking expert.

[@germanlime]

LeaveTheMark thats what she said

[@Connie_TinuityError]

GreyHulk2 David has more than 1 C64...

[@TacoTaco69]

that's not nice :(

[@ClunkerSlim]

I’m really torn on this. On one hand I’m glad something like this exists to fix no-hope-C64s. But on the other hand, I’m afraid now people will gut almost-working C64s because this is easier than troubleshooting the problem.

[@nobytes2]

Most youngsters have no idea how to troubleshoot electronics.

[@jackrussell3084]

Perfectly working Game boys are being gutted all the time just because ppl think its cool to customise them.

[@nake89]

@@jackrussell3084 If it's to add a backlight, I'm fine with it. Otherwise not.

[@sorrenblitz805]

@@jackrussell3084 I mean I've restored some really ugly looking Gameboys by gutting them and putting the guts into a new shell. I'm hoping to do a light mod on my GBA soon, cause my SP is starting to die and I'd still like to be able to play Golden Sun and Metroid Zero Mission.

[@pdiz]

Not sure if there's any permanent damage to the case, though. I think if you're actually going to use the C64, then making copies of your existing floppies would be a good idea due to their unreliability. And what happens when the floppy drive goes out? There's only so many parts left to fix them. I'm on the fence myself.

[@Pau_Pau9]

Suddenly all broken C64s from Ebay went up in value..

[@sebastienmonette6659]

Hipsters still ripping us off :/

[@Wangdoodle444]

Sebastien Monette hipsters are why this community even exists though lol

[@mxl94305cp]

Man-Ung Yi Side effects, I think.

[@satan3959]

Well hipsters are just modern day yuppies, LOL

[@arthurnonimus]

@@satan3959 That's an insult to yuppies!

[@dirckxd]

David can be confident, you did it well as the 8-Bit Guy public expects. Top notch.

[@DevilsHandyman]

I was thinking I was going to have to go this route with my C64 because it was black screen. Then I bought a Dead Test cartridge and the machine sprang to life and the tests showed I had a bad 4164 chip (U22). Maybe the threat of turning it into a Pi 64 scared it into trying to come back to life!

[@DavidChipman]

There are times i swear tech knows you're about to do something to it! :D

[@minecracktyler]

Lol ikr

[@DevilsHandyman]

I have the Keyrah V2 waiting in the wings should I need it... I should keep it right next to the C64.

[@webfischi]

David Chipman it shure does, it happens to me very often, last time it was a laptop refusing to load the log in mask on Windows 10, then I wanted to run the windows recovery, but I always forget the key to open that special Windows menu, so I took the first best thing the internet spit out on how to get into that menu, but instead it booted normally and Windows was working fine again. Or my dads calling there is something wrong with his PC, by the time I'm there the PC already healed itself, and respond, "the PC knew that I was coming" :D

[@Jammet]

Consider installing Combian64 instead of Retropie. It boots straight into BASIC with no boot screen beforehand, and much quicker, too.

[@vast634]

In 100 years, I want to see people react when watching someone taking apart a working C64...

[@elektronikadlapoczatkujacy2111]

"Wow we were working with computers from 80s! Guess these were *very easy* to repair and their power supplies were for *sure* giving right amount of voltage *always* "

[@sorrenblitz805]

What you gotta touch the chips with your hands it's like a baby's toy!

[@DarkGT]

David is something different? Is that new hair cut you got?

[@Imreness]

Yeah? Why is that hard to belive? :P

[@jacklazzaro9820]

I think he looks nice with a beard

[@Khetamine]

Dark GT haha

[@sonicunleashedfan124]

Omfg...

[@jamespilcher5287]

He's either gone full Heisenberg or this is his brother or something

[@gymnasiast90]

Now this is an approach I can get behind! All remaining bits functional, no ugly holes and completely reversible because you simply reused the existing screw holes. Very nice, I was a bit worried initially but you won me over. :-)

[@gregclare]

Wait a minute! This is The 8-Bit Guy channel, and you didn't test the C64 emulator using Planet X2! Sacrilege!

[@KingNothing22]

#1 retropie is for ROMS (most are illegal) so i doubt his brother would use a cracked copy of planetx2

[@gregclare]

@Michael Bleck Mike said Ultima 3 was just the D64 file. I would've thought he'd have access to Planet X2. David has already said Planet X2 can run on an emulator (like VICE), or run from an SD-2-IEC. Also, from David's FAQ: "There is no copy protection in the game (rather pointless these days) so it will load from anything"

[@BBHexKey]

@@KingNothing22 Planet X2 comes with a .D64 file for all 3 editions of the game (Boxed, Lite and Digital) so it's perfectly legal if you bought the game.

[@CrazyTechReviews]

No Kidding!!! Hilarious

[@memmoman]

@@KingNothing22 The 8 Bit Guy created Planet x2

[@summerWTFE]

Todays youtubers can't say a sentence without having to make a cut in the video, so it was really refreshing to see a guy being able to say multiple sentences in one go.

[@waynecarrjr.1187]

I think KZbinrs do that to cut down on "uhh"s and "umm"s, just to keep up the pace of the video But I get what you're saying and it is nice

[@InfernosReaper]

@@waynecarrjr.1187 Maybe they should try to do it in more than 1 take instead of just crapping out content faster than they can actually think?

[@mrjakeisnumber1]

I wonder if LGR and 8-Bit Guy are vacationing together 🤔

[@lutyanoalves444]

Oh my

[@ananasupreme]

mrjakeisnumber1 ｓｃａｎｄａｌｏｕｓ

[@azyfloof]

Now I'm picturing them both enjoying beach volleyball together. Wholesome!

[@ajl9491]

nerdly bromance

[@Raguleader]

Road tripping across the US, hitting up all the Good Will shops.

[@CDP-1802]

I like how the 3d printed covers makes everything look professional, I hate mods that leave stuff just hanging out. A new side plate with matching cutouts and labels for the Keyrah would be a nice touch.

[@StevenIngram]

Just a thought - since the raspberry pi (if you have a new one) has Bluetooth, you could add a Bluetooth keyboard and speakers to work around the missing usb ports. ;)

[@Khetamine]

Steven Ingram cool

[@bayareapianist]

Is it possible to go wireless with a smart TV?

[@rjnash2610]

eh? Whatever that even means, sounds like a no anyway :P

[@FloppydriveMaestro]

I dont see why you wouldn't just get 3 usb extenders, plug them into the empty ports on the Pi and mount them in the many empty holes in the back of the case.

[@gaatjeniksan3068]

Good idea. The built in DAC on the raspberry pi isn't very good anyway. This way you'd use the DAC in the bluetooth speaker.

[@Joznia]

The way you do things is just as fascinating as David. Nice work!

[@musicmanfelipe]

CrispyCola They are brothers, that may have something to do with it.

[@retrox684]

Emulate a Macintosh with it and confuse people

[@W4TRI_Ronny]

No tear up a good Mac because that will make as much sense

[@tomlindo2863]

Ronny Julian and stick an old trs-80 in the torn up Macintosh!

[@Chaos89P]

I'd just as soon use Windows, Linux, or the ZX Spectrum.

[@xnonsuchx]

RetroPie does include 68K Mac emulation using BasiliskII

[@BigOlSmellyFlashlight]

pi running Mac inside c64 running a Windows vm does the pi have external memory modules?

[@tossabaddle]

Nice work! Very clean. Hate janky modifications, this warmed my heart. You can always find something critical to say about a soldering job, though ^^

[@Kapin05]

It's so cool that he cares about his subscribers enough to have someone stand in for him and make content when he's away. :)

[@TheLetterTen]

Kra Z Kapin This is his brother.

[@Jammet]

Consider showing off BMC64 sometimes. It's "Bare Metal C64" and is a special software for the Pi that foregoes having any kind of OS installed, and simply puts in the C64 emulator VICE without any host OS into the load process. The thing loads in about 4 seconds straight into BASIC and can be switched off cold, like the real thing, without risk to the SD card.

[@mcopado]

I bought a C-64 with the money given to me as my HS graduation gifts. I even used it in college to write term papers on, so it will always have a place in my heart as my first computer. I loved the keyboard. So this idea is really intriguing to me, to turn one into a raspberry Pi.

[@mcopado]

​@@thegoldenblock7906 I graduated in 1983... Back in ancient times we printed our papers off on a dot matrix printer, tore the sprocket hole perferations off and placed them on our instructor's desk.

[@sndmnsix]

@@mcopado did the same! I had a really cool word processing that had amazing fonts which I used with the NLQ feature of my dot matrix. I wrote all my papers on my C64 in college.

[@dokols]

That's clever how you melted those threaded inserts into the plastic mounting brackets. Mental note made. Not seen that before. Also, thegeekpub needs to produce more content :)

[@ludothorn]

6:10 so much professional

[@Diepzeevis]

Great video Mike, thanks for filling in!

[@DRSDavidSoft]

Great mod and video! I just have a couple of nitpicks to add: - Missing USB ports, AND the Ethernet port. I don't know why many people ignore the Ethernet port, especially when there is clearly free space in the back of C64 case, and the filler is 3D printed. - I think using an HDMI-to-Composite modulator, you could've also added composite video to the back of C64, and it could've also worked with Comodore's own monitors. Thanks, Geek Pub! :)

[@anrriveradxndsigamer1495]

David Refoua it wouldn’t be as authentic as if those things were there. However, I wonder if you can do that

[@andygozzo72]

raspberry pies have a composite output on them anyway, no need for a hdmi to composite converter 😉

[@DRSDavidSoft]

@@andygozzo72 I somehow forgot this. Even RPi 2, 3 and 4 have composite video output in their Audio jack. Nice tip!

[@andygozzo72]

@@DRSDavidSoft pi zero has it as well on 2 empty holes of the pcb

[@r6u356une56ney]

Or used on original revision of the rPi, which already had a composite port.

[@39Chevy]

yeeeuuurgh...After seeing you do all that work making those beautiful brackets and 3d printed covers, leaving that power board just flapping there without a spacer is giving me a conniption fit.

[@rachelwindsor850]

"Hey David, I took that expensive Commodore 64 bread bin of yours and replaced all of the innards with an off-the-shelf RPI. Hope that's okay!"

[@kingonduty2825]

Nice Windows 7 profile picture. My mother uses it as her avatar on stuff for the last 10 years, we don't use WIndows 7 anymore.

[@kingonduty2825]

Yes! (Sent from my Linux Machine)

[@mrburns366]

Commodore 64s are expensive? Cool! Time to sell mine

[@PaxtonSanders]

Loved the video. Thank you for taking time to produce it. You have a new subscriber at The Geek Pub!

[@sebastiannielsen]

I have a suggestion: Do the same mod on a C64 mini. Maybe you could use a thin saw to cut through the "fake keyboard" (from behind) on the C64 mini så the keys become separated, and then glue them to small tactile buttons. And then put the tactile buttons on a Circuit board on a matrix you connect to raspberry pi GPIO. Maybe even a Raspberry Pi Zero/Zero W. Then you will get a really nice, WORKING C64 mini.

[@FyreWulff]

Really enjoying the guest host thing. Makes it feel more like a TV show and is exposing viewers to other KZbinrs to check out!

[@YselaCreyoStudios]

I only have one question Why in the kitchen? It could be said you're cooking a "Raspberry Pi" 😂

[@zackaboy1236]

No, bad joke

[@MrPikachuTheMadman]

I think Parifractic would love that.

[@8bitnitwit]

I mean it's a really nice kitchen

[@elektronikadlapoczatkujacy2111]

Raspberry Pie

[@keeganmyers7627]

Or your baking a raspberry pi

[@nekoprince9621]

i like the calmer music for these projects

[@GeoStreber]

I would also add an analog video output. The raspberry Pi still outputs composite, you just need an adapter for that 3-way 3.5mm jack.

[@alfvicente]

People ranting about the guy not being David and missing the value of the video itself. Great idea, great video!

[@mickjt84]

I think he meant ACPI in the beginning, not AHCI.

[@SianaGearz]

Wait what where? Pi has neither.

[@TheGeekPub]

Yes. You are correct!

[@Smaxx]

And a normal USB power supply doesn't support ACPI either. ;) In the end it's just a small extra board doing the power management and basically emulating (part of) what ACPI does.

[@mtnshadid]

I like how clean is the project and the finishing !! Will subscribe to your channel

[@tdcattech]

Nice content Mike. You've earned a sub. Thanks also to David for organising the filler episode. It gives KZbin a very organised and pro feel. :-)

[@JosephEudave]

Its great see youtubers supporting each other, geek pub you have a new suscriber.

[@harrisoncringe]

I like how you’ve mixed your channel up with putting other KZbinrs ( that we may not of known about) on your channel

[@GareWorks]

Very nice, Mike. Looks very professional, and I love how it's a non-destructive, completely reversible process if you decide you want the C64 back to normal.

[@jacobleedowney]

*@**6:30** grants wish, and trolls Mike's solder skills* "Mike from the GEEK pub; your solder skills are...MODERATELY ADEQUATE!" *runs away laughing*

[@futurepastnow]

I was just thinking "Pub" implies some level of impairment.

[@SpeedySPCFan]

Awesome episode! I'm always impressed with what kind of crazy stuff people can do with Raspberry Pi's :D

[@TWX1138]

"They're getting rarer every day" proceeds to permanently disassemble the computer and sits the motherboard down on a towel.

[@gauntletwielder6306]

TWX1138 - Yes, I noticed that too. Maybe he thinks a towel is just as good as an antistatic bag. Maybe in a future video, the guy will place a motherboard on carpet.

[@0525ohhwell]

From what I could see, he left the shielding under it. Seemed fine to me.

[@wisteela]

Excellent video. I'm going to make sure I'm subscribed to that channel. This is the neatest C64 conversion I've ever seen. Those 3D printed parts are great. Somebody should start selling those. I've been planning a conversion for some time, and I really do need to do it in a way that does not permanently alter the casing. I'd add a composite output for some proper old school CRT action. Also, that helping hands thing you have is superb. I've never seen one like that before.

[@Unordung]

RE: Your soldering ability. Your technique is fine, your issue is the solder you're using. Next time try using the smallest diameter you can possibly find (I use .4mm - .7mm) you will find your soldering looks a million times better!

[@pekkasaarinen2902]

I second this strongly. I think that .7mm is a great all purpose solder for through-hole soldering and for most SMD components. Bigger stuff I only use for pre-tinning thick wires.

[@DFX2KX]

That might explain a lot of my issues with soldering.

[@robinbebbington7063]

Hmm never knew that so must get some thinner solder

[@gaatjeniksan3068]

I'll keep this in mind for when I solder pcb's. Thanks a lot.

[@arsen3783]

Don't forget flux core!

[@DrIngo1980]

Mike, really neat video. Subscribed to your channel, since I really enjoyed your presentation here. Great job! Gonna go watch a bunch of your videos now.

[@Bleats_Sinodai]

If you add an audio jack, remember you can add a composite video out as well!

[@startedtech]

Yep, raspberry pi has a minijack composite output. However, getting overscan and aspect ratio for a CRT set correctly in retroPi takes A LOT of time and tinkering....not exactly fun :)

[@gaatjeniksan3068]

Sam T Not to mention that the built in DAC doesn't deliver very good sound quality. You're probably better off using the DAC built in the monitor with the digital signal from hdmi.

[@nathanmead140]

@@gaatjeniksan3068 *THE MONITOR HAS NO SOUND*

[@MaxArceus]

Plastic Surgery, a name change, and retro-actively changing your lore? Man, that's some commitment.

[@elitezararus286]

Mike seems cool , you should bring him on more often!

[@DanielJBarnett]

I absolutely love it when some of my favorite youtubers interact like this

[@worker8307]

They are brothers

[@DanielJBarnett]

worker I didn’t know that until a few months ago

[@SergioEduP]

You know that you are old when you refer to the NES as simply the "Nintendo", nice video, i hope David is having a great vacation =D

[@Smaxx]

Well, the other one was the Super Nintendo, even used by Nintendo themselves, so I don't see anything wrong with that. :D

[@sideoutside]

I must be old.. What else would you call it? lol

[@kingkrispy5289]

My dad calls it a Nintendo yeet

[@vittosphonecollection57289]

Well the name is Nintendo Entratainment System. NES is the abbrevation not the original name

[@stevenA44]

Nice project. Very well done and you did a good job hosting his channel! Will definitely have to give your channel a look.

[@drg5352]

I think if I wanted to do this, I'd use one of the reproduction C64C cases you can buy. I always like the 64c better anyway, since that was my first computer, but I'm somewhat loath to use a vintage system for any sort of modern system/retropi projects. I'd rather use a good C64 breadbin case to house a working original board or save the 6510 and VIC and SID chips for a reloaded board.

[@ExarchGaming]

Indeed, it gives me an idea for a kind of ...upgrade. buy a repo case, put a better keyboard with some romer g or cherry mx switches (brown for me perfect balance between typing and gaming). Would be a really really fun project...

[@shadfurman]

Wholly shnickies the SOUND of the keyboard gave me INSANE nostalgia. *shiver* love it!!!

[@ChristmasEve777]

You installed one of my favorite C64 games. Exodus: Ultima III! I love Ultima 3, 4 and 5 the most!

[@chrfit1]

Very neat finish using 3d printed elements, makes all the difference, thank you!

[@stevenidk]

Just realized, David made videos for 10 years non-stop

[@MrKelaher]

Nice 3D printed parts - that trick to melt in knurled nuts is gold (I generally use self tapping ones similar to wall anchors , but are expensive !).

[@billmyke746]

This is David's older brother doing this one. He has a good channel, check it out.

[@abousono1]

Is that really his older brother? I did not know that, that's cool.

[@dedede666]

I like this video/idea. Breaths modern life into a retro legend.

[@AirborneSurfer]

Hey Paesanos! It's the Super Murray-o Brothers Super Show! We're the Murray-o Brothers and retro's our game We're not like the others that get all the fame If your Commodore's in trouble Retrobrite it on the double We're more thorough than the others You'll get hooked on the brothers! HUAH!

[@TheRogueMaverick]

Matthew Eargle - AirborneSurfer That was brilliant and funny! 😆

[@AirborneSurfer]

The Rogue Maverick Thanks! I'm glad somebody appreciated that reference 😜

[@TheRogueMaverick]

Matthew Eargle - AirborneSurfer Truth be told, I actually quite enjoy that show! It’s so darn corny, but so good too!

[@Gary-Eng]

i need to animate this

[@Gary-Eng]

i just started watching your content and i love it already

[@CoreyDWillis]

It's oddly satisfying to watch this build! I love it!

[@IAMSolaara]

Just so you know, AHCI is the protocol that SATA uses for SATA drives, I think that you mean ACPI, but it's nothing the pi has, I think it either shorts some GPIO pins to interface with a script to send a shutdown command to the OS and then cuts its power (not ACPI) or just cuts power.

[@rzna.]

lorecast162 he mean5 ACPI 😉

[@NetworkXIII]

Great job Mike, you just gained a subscriber.

[@gemisx18]

Nice music during assembly, what is this ?

[@KRooster]

Its called Technological Journey from a no copyright youtube library. I found a playlist but I still can not find that exact song. So....also curious myself

[@amirjubran1845]

Decent video Mike. Subbed. P.S. the secret to good soldering is an RA flux pen. Convenient, and makes all the difference.

[@coolvideoish]

If you have a good 3d printer, you can just print a thread into the parts. This works very well for me, a there is many M3 and M4 models, which can just be pasted I place.

[@dant.3505]

I have seen that done on other videos about 3D printing but no claim is ever made about quality of the threads. Also 1/4-20 threads or so ( or m10-1.5? )is possible but in this video it appears the bolts are 4-40 or the metric equivalent of tiny-fine-thread bolts. It would be hard, not impossible, but hard. EDIT- what I am asking is do 3D printed threads hold up when a bolt is removed re-inserted a few or more times or do they wear out quickly? Also I guess there is a limit to how small and how fine the threads are? I would like to invest in a 3D printer to try it someday but personal funds put it way down the list. Until then I must use manual fabrication craftsmanship for almost all small parts of my projects. 3D printing is awesome though.

[@UpLateGeek]

Electronics, 3D printing, retro computers; ticks all my boxes in one video! Will definitely be checking out The Geek Pub.

[@TylerWynn]

I think that LGR and the 8-bit guy went on a vacation together, LOL

[@mcosta3810]

I enjoy the 8-bit Guy's videos and also, now, the Geek Pub. This project video definitely reflects the Geek Pub's style. Maybe in the future you guys could do some collaboration videos?

[@allanau]

I like how Mike and Dave have this disclaimer they are not "pro" at soldier... Whatever as long it works LOL

[@patsfan4life]

Allan Au what type of degree do you need in order to become a professional solderer?

[@grahamtastic83]

Subscribed! I love both these channels!!!

[@K-o-R]

"For this project you'll need a Commodore 64, a Raspberry Pi, the power add-on board, *and a 3D printer..."*

[@JZM006]

K.o.R which I have

[@dant.3505]

He may have used a 3D printer but it wasn't required. Someone with craft skills could fabricate almost anything with a Dremel tool and assorted bits, plexiglass, brass shim roll, etc. And a good pana-vise or hobby vise. Most important part of craftsmanship is skills. Tools are second. Granted a 3D printer with a good downloaded file can make-up for a half mediocre craftsmanship and still get acceptable results. The other stuff on the list are required though.

[@Bylga]

Featuring other channels during the vacation is a great idea.

[@Timmymantwo]

Good video. I'm just wondering how many regenerations you've burnt through this month David

[@Xsroa12345]

This was really close to authentic. The way he talked and used camera shots was spot on.

[@haydenrobins1668]

I Perfect Davids Style Of Editing With Many Different Angles, Not Just On Shot With Occasional Zoom Ins.

[@ClayCarlino]

There's also an operating system called "combian 64" which emulates the commodore computers right from startup. I installed that on the retro style luggable raspberry pi computer i built a while ago. I love it!

[@wizzair_offical]

God I got so scared when the guy popped up. I was like “did Dave die or sth??”

[@DL_Burga]

This is cool, I like to see these new channels post some nice and cool vids keeping the channel alive while David's on a well deserved vacation

[@JVerschueren]

I think you did an ok job soldering, but you set your temperature WAY too high for PCB work. You want something in the 595-605 degrees Fahrenheit region. Then your flux won't be spattering all over the place and it will actually help you make the joint. Some thinner solder (0.6mm) would also greatly assist you in making joints on PCBs which aren't really designed to have components soldered onto them manually. Again: not making fun of your workmanship, just some tips to make your life easier when soldering these PCBs with zero consideration for manual soldering.

[@TheGeekPub]

Interesting. Another commentor said my temp was too low. I need to do a little research.

[@JVerschueren]

Stannol recommends 581 for lead based and 559 for lead free solder, but soldering at those kinds of temperatures tries my patience a little too much. Having the set point a little higher brings the initial temperature on the work close to those ideal temperatures, so you can make quicker joints. I mean, I've only been doing this stuff for 34 years, so you're free to listen to trolls who tell you to crank it up to 800 (or whatever they recommended).

[@artisticsumo6381]

Im no expert when it comes to soldering though I'd recommend 320-370 C (~600-700 freedom units) when using 60/40 solder. Swapping to a small chisel shaped solder tip and using flux should make soldering easier. also you should google NASA and Aviation soldering standards! :)

[@Skauber]

600F - 315C is a good temp to solder at, I usually solder at 330C. Depends a little on the stuff you're soldering I guess. The only thing I noticed in the soldering here at the 6 min mark was that it looks like cold solder joints, that might be what the others were referring to. This doesn't have so much to do with the temperature set on the soldering iron, it's more that the joint wasn't heated well enough to properly flow the solder. If you set the iron at around 600F, and then heat the joint a little before applying the solder then your joint will be a lot better. Use lead solder, the lead-free stuff is awful, place the iron on the joint, apply the solder a split second after and let the iron sit for a second to flow the solder. That will give you good joints. If you solder on heat sensitive components you may have to be more careful, but a connector can take some heat before it melts so don't worry. But in the end, if it works it's good enough. Cold solder joints may develop issues later, but other than that it doesn't matter if it looks pretty or not. :)

[@artisticsumo6381]

One thing to also consider is the temperature difference between the heating element and and the solder tip. which is quite noticeable when using long pointy tips.

[@LeeOades]

So, whilst I know the theory that you can 3d print anything just about, seeing those custom pieces slot into the C64 with the places for the connectors was awesome! Made me realise that I haven't really thought about the implications of being able to print any shape at all.

[@leonardochiruzzi7642]

Why did not you load Planet X2 game?... XD!!

[@Draco_Alpha]

I would've been much more impressed had you put a Commodore 64 into a Raspberry Pi. lol Nice video; loved the music.

[@chrisgallant9889]

Is there a way to get the raspberry pi to read the various disk drives for the Commodore 64? Or to get it to read from cartridge?

[@dannyboy42223]

Read my mind

[@rzna.]

It'll take a lot of time

[@SpearM3064]

I don't know how hard it would be to add a cartridge port or a disk drive port... BUT, the Raspberry Pi has a port for SD cards (which is how Mike installed the Ultima 3 image). It would not be too hard (I think) to add some sort of SD extender so you could plug the SD card into the back of the computer instead of opening the case every time you wanted to swap SD cards. I'm sure someone's probably already figured out how to add SDI2EC functionality to RetroPi.

[@lotrbuilders5041]

Chris Gallant if you connect a port it should be pretty easy. Most technical manuals can be found as pdf, if you know what to send, it’s probably quite easy

[@frazer26]

Check this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZLXfGRsoZJrncU

[@samsen201]

This is exactly what I had in mind to build up. Thanks for the very useful clip and enjoy that great modernized yet all original looking C64. You should start selling these, if you are able to build them in large number. LOVED IT.

[@simstash9889]

Good video.. If you change the white balance on your camera to about 3500K everything won't look so yellow. Hope you have a good vacation David!!

[@jaredhearn4837]

Fantastic. Loved it. Well done dude.

[@bbomb6422]

I wonder what David thinks... Also, this opens a WORLD of cool hardware mods. I like it. Maybe add a button to switch between console emulations.

[@napomania]

yes because ufficial modding (ultimate-64 II and others) are quite expensive. better a chip raspberry PI

[@samsiegel9056]

Great project! I most certainly ran into a number of problems in trying to complete mine, the biggest issue was my lack of knowledge/skill in retropie/vice configurations. Two of the 3d printed chassis needed to be adjusted in getting them to fit. If you print in PLA you can use a heat gun and the components become flexible for a short while and you can fit them in place. I had to realize I had to first install vice and then make sure the keymap files were in place. I still have to finish up some issues, PowerBlock is failing because WiringPI is erroring out, need to better understand how to configure joysticks for Atari 2600...blah blah blah.... Truth is this is awesome!!! Thank you so much for making this video!!! My additions to my Raspberry Pi C64 were: External USB port for hub, external SD Card reader (really cool, basically the back of the computer is where you change out the SD!) and lastly....in the C64 ROMs I added a blank ROM called, "Commodore 64" and that allows me to actually run C64 basic like it's a regular computer.

[@bennylaser]

C=64 will never die

[@CKT1138]

It's kinda neat having guest hosts, honestly

[@BBtech0251]

I didn't see this in the comments and I know almost nothing about soldering, what did he do wrong?

[@Hagledesperado]

Just plain old sloppy technique. Cold joints, not getting the solder to flow properly (needz moar flux), moving the wire while the solder cools, that kind of stuff. Soldering is hard when you've got a camera in your way, or so they say. It will probably work fine, at least for a while.

[@DFX2KX]

Soldering is almost an art. I don't do it nearly often enough to get proper practice.

[@christophertstone]

Cold joints, too large a diameter solder, generally rough looking results. It's not terrible, not by a long shot. But you can tell he doesn't do it often. If anybody wants to know more, lookup EEVBlog #180 or kzbin.info/aero/PL2862BF3631A5C1AA

[@Fbiman93]

Awesome job! Awesome soldering! You did way better than I would have! Thanks for the video.

[@maxibash]

David, haven’t seen you in a while. When did you got a beard?

[@CIubDuck]

No cut corners with this project! Well done!

[@Colddirector]

This actually sounds like something I can use. I've always wanted a Commodore 64, but the prices on ebay I'm just not willing to pay for something that may break again soon anyway.

[@chrisakaschulbus4903]

and you can do all kind of other stuff with a pi... not only c64 ;)

[@lobizonxp]

I love this one! Surely, David will never do something like this, he really likes original hardware!

[@FaustoM7432]

nice project, but what about latency ? with some emulators is quite annoying.

[@Chaos89P]

I have no clue what RetroPi's latency is. Considering a lot of die-hard emulation enthusiasts tend to say "Just get a Raspberry Pi!" on videos about emulation boxes like the (S)NES Classic, I'd have to say that the latency is probably minimal.

[@Octamed]

It'd probably come more down the the LCD specs than the emulation. LCD's have VASTLY different screen lag, so look it up on something like TFTCentral.co.uk

[@totaltotalmonkey]

It hasn't arrived yet.

[@robertd1965]

Outstanding video Dude.. great stand in for David! Thanks!