π Become a patron:
You can also apply many of these tips to buying a VIC-20, C128, Plus/4, & SX-64!
┄┄ CHEF'S CHOICES ┄┄
My personal beginner's buyer's guide*:
1️⃣ BUYING:
π eBay 'recapped':
π₯ eBay 'tested/working':
βΉ️ PAL preferred, NTSC is ok. Some "untested" items will be genuinely untested & may work fine.
π² eBay recent sale prices:
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2️⃣ POWER SUPPLY:
π Electroware power supply (UK/USA/EU):
π₯ C64 Savers:
π Make your own PSU:
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3️⃣ STORAGE:
π SD2IEC: |
π₯ Pi1541:
π₯ Ultimate II+:
πΎ SD2IEC 3D Mount:
πΌ Cassette azimuth alignment program:
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4️⃣ VIDEO OUTPUT:
π Framemeister XRGB Mini:
π₯ Retrotink:
πΊ Cables:
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5️⃣ PIMP IT UP:
π Slimline case (don't forget keyboard adapters):
π₯ Brixty Four:
𧱠Vote for The Brixty Four:
⌨️ BrixKey4 keycaps:
⌨️ MechBoard64 keyboard base:
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6️⃣ FUTUREPROOFING: (optional)
π Recap kit:
π₯ Heatsinks:
♨️ Soldering gear: | |
π¬π§ VIC-II² PAL/NTSC switch:
π Recapping video:
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7️⃣ PLAY!:
π Konix SpeedKing joystick:
π₯ QuickShot II Turbo:
πΉ️ Modern 9-pin joysticks?: IMHO there are none available that are as good as originals
π Top games list:
π BASIC user guide:
π¨️ Facebook group:
π Lemon64 forum:
πΉ Music Keyboard:
π️ Cynthcart 64: |
┄┄ UPDATES TO THIS VIDEO ┄┄
π Alternatively build a completely new C64 using an Ultimate64!:
┄┄ THE COOKING MUSIC ┄┄
πΏ Stream the incidental music:
πΏ 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 ┄┄
πΉ Ladyfractic & Puppyfractic
πΉ️ Ashleyfractic
πΉ Gaz Marshall
πΉ️ Lau Brix at for some images
πΉ️ Retro Shih Tzu Cyclist:
πΉ️ Evan-Amos
πΉ️ Everyone else who helped or featured!
πΉ Wikipedia & Wikimedia Commons
πΉ Pablo Roldan:
πΉ Gardenside Productions, Clue Detectives, & Paradise Radio
πΉ 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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