Tag: commodore 64

Building a Commodore 64 from Scratch: No 6510, VIC-II, or SID

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Matt Regan, known for his channel DrMattRegan, has kicked off a new series that's catching attention in retro computing circles: Building a Commodore 64...

Repairing the Classic Commodore 64 Black Screen

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In this latest installment of Tim’s Retro Corner, Tim tackles a Commodore 64 exhibiting the classic "black screen" symptom. The computer, a breadbin-style model,...

Zelda Theme Reimagined on Commodore 64 by Nordischsound

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Nordischsound is back with another Commodore 64 remix, this time taking on one of the most recognizable themes in gaming: the overworld music from...

Poltergeist Hellschool: Haunted Lockers, Flying Textbooks, and a Boy Named Toshiba

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Rodrigo Yeowtch isn't here to play it safe. For his very first SEUCK Compo entry, he’s tossed a haunted school into the mix —...

Fixing a Black Screen Caused by a Malfunctioning Kernel ROM

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Triple Freedom tackles a black screen issue on a Commodore 64, tracing it through suspect address lines, a mystery capacitor, clean RAM chips, and...

VCF SoCal 2025 Recap + Q*bert Multi-System Comparison

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At this year’s Vintage Computer Festival SoCal in Orange, California, The VintNerd didn’t just bring the nostalgia—he brought four very different flavors of Q*bert...

Record-Breaking BBS Session from Australia and a 39-Year-Old C64 Tape Test

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In one of his most eventful sessions yet, The 300-Baud Guy welcomes a visitor who quite literally dialed in from the other side of...

Commodore 64 Shortboard Repair Part 2: Diagnosing a Bad Super PLA

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In the latest chapter of this ongoing repair series, TheRetroChannel returns to a stubborn Commodore 64 shortboard that refused to play nice in the...