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Ahh, the good old Commodore-64. Many of us here at Download Squad count the C-64 as one of their first computers. While the Apple IIc was arguably more urgent, nobody would dispute the fact that the C-64 had what kids want: games, and lots of them. It was additionally pretty cool that the operating system was plus a BASIC interpreter. How many young programmers learned GOTO and LOOP commands in those days, only to have to unlearn them later on?

But even with the educational value that the C-64 could supply, its place in our collective heart was cemented by all of the great games that were available for the platform.

While C-64 emulators are available for every platform from XBox and PSP to Windows, Mac, and Linux, many of them can be finicky to set up. whether you’re looking for a quick hit of C-64 goodness but don’t want to commit to a

hackathon to get things working right, check out Commodore Gaming’s Play Classic Games page.

The list of games that are available is not as towering as we might like, but you’ll nearly certainly find an old friend in there. For us it was Jupiter Lander; that game has been made and remade seemingly a million times, but none have the charm and addictive game play that can be found in the original.

To play, simply go on the screenshot of the game you’d like to try in the scrolling marquee on the left. visit the Stick 1 button, thereupon remember to visit inside the game window before resorting to your number pad for controlling the game. We forgot that at first, and were frustrated at not being able to control anything.

What’s your favorite old C-64 game? Anybody remember M.U.L.E.?

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Orginal post by Jason Clarke