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Commodore 64: Il Computer Che Ha Rivoluzionato Il Mercato Informatico
Il Commodore 64, noto anche come C64, è un computer domestico a 8 bit lanciato nel gennaio 1982 da Commodore International. Presentato per la prima volta al Consumer Electronics Show di Las Vegas, il C64 è entrato nel Guinness dei primati come il modello di computer più venduto di tutti i tempi, con una stima di unità vendute che varia tra 12,5 e 17 milioni. La produzione di massa ha preso il via nei primi mesi del 1982, e la commercializzazione è iniziata nell’agosto dello stesso anno con un prezzo di lancio di 595 dollari (equivalenti a 1.880 dollari nel 2023).
Preceduto dal VIC-20 e dal Commodore PET, il C64 deve il suo nome ai suoi 64 kilobyte di RAM. Grazie al supporto per sprite multicolore e a un chip personalizzato per la generazione di onde sonore, il C64 è stato in grado di offrire grafica e audio superiori rispetto a sistemi privi di hardware dedicato.
Nel corso degli anni ’80, il C64 ha dominato il mercato dei computer di fascia bassa negli Stati Uniti, detenendo una quota di mercato che oscillava tra il 30% e il 40% e vendendo circa due milioni di unità all’anno. Questo lo ha reso più popolare di PC IBM compatibili, computer Apple e la famiglia di computer Atari a 8 bit. Tuttavia, nonostante il successo negli Stati Uniti e nel Regno Unito, il Commodore 64 non è riuscito a imporsi in Giappone, dove il mercato era dominato da computer locali come NEC PC-8801 e Sharp X1.
Una delle chiavi del successo del C64 è stata la sua disponibilità nei negozi di vendita al dettaglio regolari, anziché solo nei negozi specializzati in elettronica o informatica. Commodore ha prodotto molte delle sue parti internamente per controllare i costi, incluso la realizzazione di circuiti integrati personalizzati tramite MOS Technology. Negli Stati Uniti, il C64 è stato paragonato all’automobile Ford Model T per il suo ruolo nell’introdurre una nuova tecnologia nelle case della classe media attraverso una produzione di massa creativa ed economica.
Oggi, con circa 10.000 titoli software commerciali prodotti, che spaziano dagli strumenti di sviluppo alle applicazioni per l’ufficio fino ai videogiochi, il C64 continua a vivere attraverso emulatori che permettono di utilizzare questi programmi su computer moderni o console da gioco compatibili. Il C64 è anche accreditato per aver popolarizzato la demoscene informatica e viene ancora utilizzato oggi da alcuni appassionati di computer. Ancora nel 2011, ben 17 anni dopo la sua uscita dal mercato, il riconoscimento del marchio per il modello era ancora dell’87%.
Lista Completa dei Giochi dalla N alla Z del Commodore 64
N
- NARC
- NATO Commander
- Nautilus
- Navy SEALS
- Nebulus
- Necromancer
- Nemesis
- Nemesis: The Warlock
- Neptune’s Daughters
- Nether Earth
- Netherworld
- Neuromancer
- Neutral Zone
- New York City
- The NewZealand Story
- Newcomer
- Nexus
- Night Driver
- Night Shift
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Nightshade
- Nine Princes In Amber
- Ninja
- Ninja Commando
- Ninja Gaiden
- Ninja Hamster
- Ninja Master
- Ninja Rabbits
- Ninja Spirit
- The Ninja Warriors
- Nobby the Aardvark
- Nodes of Yesod
- Nonterraqueous
- Nord and Bert Couldn’t Make Head or Tail of It
- North & South
- NorthStar
- Norway 1985
- Nosferatu the Vampyre
O
- Octapolis
- Odell Lake
- Oil Barons
- Oil’s Well
- Oink!
- Olli & Lissa 3
- Ollie’s Follies
- Omega
- Omega Race
- On The Moon
- On-Court Tennis
- One Man and His Droid
- One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird
- Operation Thunderbolt
- Operation Wolf
- Oregon
- OsWALD
- Out of this World
- Out Run
- Out Run Europa
- Outlaws
- Overlander
- Overlord
- Overrun!
P
- P. P. Hammer and his Pneumatic Weapon
- Pac-Land
- Pac-Man
- Pac-Mania
- Painterboy
- Pandora
- Panic
- Pang (also known as Buster Bros.)
- Panther
- Panzer Strike
- Paperboy
- Paperboy 2
- Paradroid
- Paragon
- Parallax
- The Paranoia Complex
- Paratroopers
- Park Patrol
- Pastfinder
- Patton Versus Rommel
- The Pawn
- PC Fuzz
- Pedro
- Penetrator
- Pengo
- Periscope Up
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder
- Perseus and Andromeda
- Persian Gulf Inferno
- Peter Pack Rat
- Peter Shilton’s Handball Maradona
- Phantasie
- Phantasie II
- Phantasie III
- Phantom of the Asteroid
- The Pharaoh’s Curse
- Pharaoh’s Revenge
- PHM Pegasus
- Phobia
- Pilgrim
- Pinball Construction Set
- Pinball Wizard (1984 video game)
- Pink Panther
- Pipe Mania
- Piracy
- Pirate Adventure
- Pirates
- Pit-Fighter
- Pitfall!
- Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
- Pitstop
- Pitstop II
- Planet X2
- Planetfall
- Platoon
- Plotting
- Plundered Hearts
- Pogo Joe
- Pole Position
- Pole Position II
- Police Cadet
- Pool of Radiance
- Pooyan
- PopMan
- Popeye
- Portal
- Poster Paster
- Postman Pat
- Postman Pat II
- Postman Pat III
- Pot Panic
- Potty Painter
- Potty Pigeon
- Power At Sea
- Power Drift
- Power!
- Predator
- President Elect
- The President Is Missing
- Press Your Luck
- The Price Is Right
- Prince of Persia
- Pro Boxing Simulator
- Pro Tennis Tour
- Professional Ski Simulator
- Project Firestart
- Project Space Station
- Project Stealth Fighter
- Proof of Destruction
- Psi-5 Trading Company
- PSI Warrior
- Psycho Hopper
- Psycho Soldier
- Pub Games
- Pub Trivia
- Puffy’s Saga
- Punchy
- Purple Turtles
- Puzzle Panic
- Puzzlenoid
- Puzznic
- Pyjamarama
- The Pyramid
Q
- Q*bert
- Qix
- Quake Minus One
- Quango
- Quartet
- Quasimodo
- Quedex
- The Quest
- A Question of Sport
- Questron
- Quo Vadis
R
- R-Type
- Racing Destruction Set
- Rack ‘Em
- Radar Rat Race
- Rags to Riches
- Raid on Bungeling Bay
- Raid over Moscow
- Rainbow Islands
- Rail Boss
- The Railroad Works
- Rally Cross Simulator
- Rally Racer
- Rally Speedway
- Rambo
- Rambo III
- Rampage
- Rampart
- Ranarama
- Rasputin
- Rastan Saga
- Rasterscan
- The Rats
- Ratsplat
- RDF 1985
- Reach for the Stars
- Reader Rabbit
- The Real Ghostbusters
- Realm of Impossibility
- Realms of Darkness
- Rebel Planet
- Rebounder
- Red Arrows
- Red Heat
- Red Max
- Red Storm Rising
- Renaissance
- Rendezvous with Rama
- Renegade
- Renegade III: The Final Chapter
- Repton (Sirius Software)
- Repton (Superior Software)
- Rescue on Fractalus!
- Rescue Squad
- Return of the Mutant Camels
- Revenge of the Mutant Camels
- Revs
- Revs+
- Rick Dangerous
- Rick Dangerous 2
- Richard Petty’s Talladega
- Ricochet
- Rigel’s Revenge
- Ring of Power
- Risk
- River Raid
- River Rescue
- Road to Moscow
- Road Raider
- Road Runner
- RoadBlasters
- Roadwar 2000
- Roadwars
- Robbers of the Lost Tomb
- Robin to the Rescue
- Robin Hood
- Robin Hood: Legend Quest
- Robin Smith’s International Cricket
- Robin of the Wood
- RoboCop
- RoboCop 2
- RoboCop 3
- Robot Rascals
- Robotfindskitten
- Robotron: 2084
- Rock’n Wrestle
- Rock’n Bolt
- Rock’n Roll
- Rock Star Ate My Hamster
- Rocket Ranger
- Rocketball
- The Rocky Horror Show
- Rockford
- Rocky’s Boots
- Rod Land
- Rogue
- Rogue Trooper
- Roland’s Rat Race
- Rollaround
- Roller Coaster Rumbler
- Rolling Ronnie
- Rolling Thunder
- Rotor Rampge .com
- Rubicon
- Rugby: The World Cup
- The Running Man
- Run the Gauntlet
- Rupert and the Ice Castle
- Rupert and the Toymaker’s Party
- Rush’n Attack (also known as Green Beret)
- Rygar
S
- S.T.U.N. Runner
- Sabotage
- Saboteur
- Saboteur II: Avenging Angel
- Sabre Wulf
- The Sacred Armour of Antiriad
- Saint Dragon
- Salamander
- Samantha Fox Strip Poker
- Sammy Lightfoot
- Samurai Trilogy
- Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo
- Sanxion
- Saracen
- Sargon II
- Sargon III
- SAS Combat Simulator
- Saucer Attack
- Savage
- Savage Pond
- Save New York
- Scapeghost
- Scarabaeus
- Scooby-Doo
- Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
- Scramble Spirits
- The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole
- Scramble
- SDI
- Se-Kaa of Assiah
- Seabase Delta
- Seafox
- Search for the Titanic
- Seastalker
- The Secret of Bastow Manor
- Secret of the Silver Blades
- Sentinel Worlds I: Future Magic
- The Sentinel
- The Serpent’s Star
- Serpentine
- Seven Cities of Gold
- Seymour Goes to Hollywood
- Shackled
- Shadow Dancer
- Shadow Fighter
- Shadow of the Beast
- Shadowfire
- Shadows of Mordor
- Shamus
- Shamus Case II
- Shanghai
- Shanghai Karate
- Shao-Lin’s Road
- Shard of Spring
- Sheep in Space
- Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels
- Shinobi
- Shockway Rider
- Shoot’Em-Up Construction Kit
- Short Circuit
- Side Arms
- Sidewize
- Sierra Championship Boxing
- Sigma 7
- The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants
- The Simpsons Arcade Game
- Silent Service
- Silicon Dreams
- Silkworm
- SimCity
- Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon
- Siren City
- Skate Crazy
- Skate or Die!
- Skateball
- Skaterock
- Ski or Die
- Skool Daze
- Skramble
- Sky Runner
- Sky Shark
- Skyfox
- Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict
- Slamball
- Slap Fight
- Slap Shot
- Slayer
- Sleepwalker
- Slicks
- Slightly Magic
- Slime [1]
- Sly Spy
- Smash TV
- Snare
- Snokie
- Snooker
- Snoopy
- Soccer Boss
- Soft Aid
- Software Star
- Soldier of Fortune
- Solo Flight
- Solomon’s Key
- Son of Blagger
- Sorcerer
- Sorcerer Lord
- Soul of a Robot
- Southern Belle
- Space Action
- Space Gun
- Space Harrier
- Space Harrier II
- Space Pilot
- Space Pilot II
- Space Rogue
- Space Taxi
- Special Criminal Investigation
- Speed King
- Speedball
- Speedball 2
- Spellbound
- Spellbound Dizzy
- Spellbreaker
- Spelunker
- Spider-Man and Captain America in Doctor Doom’s Revenge
- Spike’s Peak
- Spiky Harold
- Spindizzy
- Spirit of Adventure
- Spirit of the Stones
- Spitfire 40
- Spitfire Ace
- Spitting Image
- Splat!
- Split Personalities
- Spooks
- Spore
- Sport of Kings
- Sporting Triangles
- Spriteman
- Spy Hunter
- Spy vs. Spy
- Spy vs. Spy II: The Island Caper
- Spy vs. Spy III: Arctic Antics
- The Spy Who Loved Me
- Spy’s Demise
- Squirm
- Squish ‘em
- The Staff of Karnath
- Stalag 23
- The Standing Stones
- Star Control
- Star Fire
- Star Fleet I: The War Begins
- Star League Baseball
- Star Lifter
- Star Paws
- Star Raiders II
- Star Soldier
- Star Trader
- Star Trek
- Star Trek: The Kobayashi Alternative
- Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy
- Star Trek: The Rebel Universe
- Star Wars (1983)
- Star Wars (Domark)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wreck
- Starcross
- Starflight
- Starfox
- Stargate
- Starglider
- Starquake
- Stationfall
- Steel
- Steel Thunder
- Steg
- Stellar 7
- Stifflip & Co.
- Stir Crazy featuring BoBo
- Stix
- Stock Car
- Stop the Express
- Storm
- Storm Warrior
- Stormbringer
- Stormlord
- Stormtrooper
- Strangeloop
- Strange Odyssey
- Streaker
- Street Beat
- Street Fighter
- Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
- Street Hawk
- Street Sports Baseball
- Street Sports Basketball
- Streets of London
- Street Rod
- Street Rod 2
- Street Surfer
- Strider
- Strider II
- Strike
- Strike Fleet
- Strike Force Harrier
- Strip Poker
- Strip Poker II
- Striker
- Stunt Car Racer
- Sub Battle Simulator
- Subbuteo
- Subsunk
- Subterranea
- Suicide Express
- Summer Games
- Summer Games II
- Super Bowl 1986
- Super Bowl Sunday
- Super Bunny
- Super Cars
- Super Cars II
- Super Cycle
- Super Gran
- Super Gran: The Adventure
- Super Gridder
- Super Hang-On
- Super Huey
- Super Huey II
- Super Monaco GP
- Super OsWALD
- Super Pac-Man
- Super Password
- Super Pipeline
- Super Pipeline II
- Super Robin Hood
- Super Scramble Simulator
- Super Skramble!
- Super Space Invaders
- Super Spring
- Super Sprint
- Super Sprint II
- Super Trolley
- The SuperCan
- Superman: The Game
- Superman: The Man of Steel
- Superstar Ice Hockey
- Supremacy
- Survivors
- Suspect
- Suspended
- S.W.A.T.
- SWIV
- Swoop
- Sword of Fargoal
- Sword of Fred
- Sword of Honour
- The Sword of Kadash
- Synetic
- System 15000
T
- T.A.N.K.
- Tag Team Wrestling
- Tai-Pan
- Tales of Lore
- Tales of the Arabian Nights
- Tapper
- Targ
- Target Renegade
- Task III
- Tass Times in Tonetown
- Tau Ceti
- Techno Cop
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
- Telengard
- Temple of Apshai
- Terra Cresta
- Terrormolinos
- Test Drive
- Test Drive II
- Terra Quest
- Terry’s Big Adventure
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- Test Master
- Thanatos
- The NeverEnding Story
- The Quest for the Golden Egg Cup
- Theatre Europe
- They Stole A Million
- Thing On A Spring
- Thing Bounces Back
- Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
- The Thompson Twins Adventure
- The Three Stooges
- Three Weeks in Paradise
- Thrust
- Thrust II
- Thud Ridge: American Aces In ‘Nam
- Thunderbirds
- Thunder Blade
- Thundercats
- ThunderJaws
- Tie Break
- Tiger Road
- Tilt
- Time and Magik
- Time Pilot
- Timesearch
- Times of Lore
- Time Tunnel
- Tintin on the Moon
- Tir Na Nog
- Titan
- Tom & Jerry
- To Hell and Back
- Tomcat
- Tony La Russa Baseball
- Toobin
- Top Gun
- Total Eclipse
- Total Recall
- Toy Bizarre
- Track & Field
- Tracksuit Manager
- Trailblazer
- The Train: Escape to Normandy
- Train Robbers
- Trans World
- The Transformers
- Transformers: The Battle to Save the Earth
- Transylvania
- Transylvania III: Vanquish The Night
- Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper
- The Trap Door
- Trashman
- TRAZ
- Treasure Island
- Treasure Island Dizzy
- Triton
- Trollie Wallie
- Troll’s Tale
- Trolls and Tribulations
- Troy It!
- Tuk’s Adventure
- Turbo 64
- Turbo Esprit
- Turbo Outrun
- Turbo the Tortoise
- Turn It
- Turrican
- Turrican II: The Final Fight
- TV Sports Football
- Twin Kingdom Valley
- Twinworld
- Type Attack
U
- Uchi Mata
- U.N. Squadron
- Ugh!
- Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness
- Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress
- Ultima III: Exodus
- Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
- Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
- Ultima VI: The False Prophet
- Ultimate Wizard
- Ulysses and the Golden Fleece
- Under Fire!
- Underwurlde
- Uninvited
- Unitrax
- Up’n Down
- Up Periscope
- Urban Upstart
- Uridium
- Uridium Plus
- Uuno Turhapuro muuttaa maalle
V
- V
- Valhalla
- The Valley
- Vampire
- Vendetta
- Victory Road
- Video Meanies
- A View to a Kill
- Vigilante
- Vikings
- Vindicators
- Vixen
- Viz: The Game
- Volfied
- Voodoo Castle
- Vultures
W
- W.A.R.
- Wanted: Monty Mole
- War in Middle Earth
- War of the Lance
- Wargame Construction Set
- Warhawk
- Wasteland
- Water Polo
- Waterline
- Wavy Navy
- Waxworks
- The Way of the Exploding Fist
- Way of the Tiger
- Way of the Tiger II: Avenger
- Wayout
- WEC Le Mans
- Weird Dreams
- Welltris
- Werewolves of London
- Wheel of Fortune
- Wheeling Wallie
- Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiego?
- Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
- Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
- White Water
- Who Dares Wins
- Who Dares Wins II
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Wicked
- William Wobbler
- Windwalker
- Wings of Fury
- Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood
- Winter Games
- Wishbringer
- The Witness
- Wizard
- Wizard and the Princess
- Wizard of Wor
- Wizard Warz
- Wizard’s Crown
- Wizardry
- Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds
- Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn
- Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom
- Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
- Wizball
- Wolfman
- Wonder Boy
- Wonder Boy in Monster Land
- Wooden Ships and Iron Men
- Woody The Worm
- World Championship Boxing Manager
- World Championship Soccer
- World Class Leaderboard
- World Cup 90: Arcade Soccer
- World Cup Carnival
- World Cup Cricket (1985 video game)
- World Cup Football (1984 video game)
- World Cup Italia ’90
- World Cup Soccer (1985 video game)
- World Cup Soccer: Italia ’90
- World Games
- World Karate Champion
- World of Pirates
- World Rugby
- World Tour Golf
- Worms?
- Wrath of Denethor
- Wrath of the Demon
- WWF European Rampage Tour
- WWF WrestleMania
X
- X-Men: Madness in Murderworld
- X-Out
- Xenomorph
- Xenon
- Xenophobe
- Xevious
- XOR
- Xyphus
- Xzap
Y
- Yatzy
- Yes
- Yie Ar Kung-Fu
- Yie Ar Kung-Fu II
- Yogi Bear
- Yogi’s Great Escape
- The Young Ones
Z
- Z
- Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
- Zamzara
- Zaxxon
- Zeppelin
- Zig Zag
- Zim Sala Bim
- Zoids: The Battle Begins
- Zolo
- Zombi
- Zone Ranger
- Zone Six
- Zoom!
- Zork I
- Zork II – The Wizard of Frobozz
- Zork III – The Dungeon Master
- Zork: The Undiscovered Underground
- Zorro
- Zub
- Zuul
- Zybex
- Zynaps
- Zzzzz