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So You Bought a Commodore 64? A Modern Guide for Retro Buyers!

So You Bought a Commodore 64? A Modern Guide for Retro Buyers! On today's menu I give my top picks to get you started with a Commodore 64 along with the handy list below, with help from our friends at - PCB assembly only $30 + free shipping.

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You can also apply many of these tips to buying a VIC-20, C128, Plus/4, & SX-64!

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My personal beginner's buyer's guide*:

1️⃣ BUYING:

πŸ† eBay 'recapped':
πŸ₯ˆ eBay 'tested/working':
β„Ή️ PAL preferred, NTSC is ok. Some "untested" items will be genuinely untested & may work fine.

πŸ’² eBay recent sale prices:

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2️⃣ POWER SUPPLY:

πŸ† Electroware power supply (UK/USA/EU):
πŸ₯ˆ C64 Savers:

πŸ”Œ Make your own PSU:

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3️⃣ STORAGE:

πŸ† SD2IEC: |
πŸ₯ˆ Pi1541:

πŸ₯‰ Ultimate II+:
πŸ’Ύ SD2IEC 3D Mount:
πŸ“Ό Cassette azimuth alignment program:

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4️⃣ VIDEO OUTPUT:

πŸ† Framemeister XRGB Mini:
πŸ₯ˆ Retrotink:

πŸ“Ί Cables:

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5️⃣ PIMP IT UP:

πŸ† Slimline case (don't forget keyboard adapters):
πŸ₯ˆ Brixty Four:

🧱 Vote for The Brixty Four:
⌨️ BrixKey4 keycaps:
⌨️ MechBoard64 keyboard base:

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6️⃣ FUTUREPROOFING: (optional)

πŸ† Recap kit:
πŸ₯ˆ Heatsinks:

♨️ Soldering gear: | |
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ VIC-II² PAL/NTSC switch:
πŸ”‹ Recapping video:

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7️⃣ PLAY!:

πŸ† Konix SpeedKing joystick:
πŸ₯ˆ QuickShot II Turbo:

πŸ•Ή️ Modern 9-pin joysticks?: IMHO there are none available that are as good as originals
πŸš€ Top games list:
πŸ“’ BASIC user guide:
πŸ—¨️ Facebook group:
πŸ‹ Lemon64 forum:
🎹 Music Keyboard:
πŸŽ›️ Cynthcart 64: |

┄┄ UPDATES TO THIS VIDEO ┄┄
πŸ†• Alternatively build a completely new C64 using an Ultimate64!:

┄┄ THE COOKING MUSIC ┄┄
πŸ’Ώ Stream the incidental music:
πŸ’Ώ Theme tune + ringtones free to patrons:

┄┄ GET THE TOOLS I USE! ┄┄
A specially curated list of the gear seen in my videos*:
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┄┄ THANKS TO ┄┄
πŸ•Ή Ladyfractic & Puppyfractic
πŸ•Ή️ Ashleyfractic
πŸ•Ή Gaz Marshall
πŸ•Ή️ Lau Brix at for some images
πŸ•Ή️ Retro Shih Tzu Cyclist:
πŸ•Ή️ Evan-Amos
πŸ•Ή️ Everyone else who helped or featured!
πŸ•Ή Wikipedia & Wikimedia Commons
πŸ•Ή Pablo Roldan:
πŸ•Ή Gardenside Productions, Clue Detectives, & Paradise Radio
πŸ•Ή Every attempt was made to contact copyright owners before including content. All media featured is marked as public domain on Google Images or used with written permission.

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