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Commodore 64

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Overview

Introduced in 1982 by Commodore, the Commodore 64 was a computer system. It is grouped with c64 titles in EmulationStation. Its platform tag is c64 for proper filtering.

Technical specifications

  • CPU: MOS Technology 6510 running at 1.023 MHz (PAL) / 0.985 MHz (NTSC) with an integrated I/O port.
  • Memory: 64 KB RAM, 20 KB ROM (BASIC, KERNAL, character ROM) plus ROM/RAM cartridges.
  • Display: VIC-II chip with 320×200 resolution, 16 colors, 8 hardware sprites, and smooth scrolling.
  • Sound: SID 6581/8580 chip delivering three oscillators, multi-mode filters, and advanced waveform synthesis.

Supported ROM extensions

d64, d71, d81, crt, prg, tap, t64, m3u, zip, 7z, nib, g64

Emulators

  • vice_x64 (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_VICE_X64
  • vice_x64sc (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_VICE_X64SC
  • vice_xscpu64 (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_VICE_XSCPU64
  • x64 (vice) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_VICE_X64 | Incompatible extensions: m3u, 7z
  • x64dtv (vice) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_VICE_X64DTV | Incompatible extensions: m3u, 7z
  • xscpu64 (vice) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_VICE_XSCPU64 | Incompatible extensions: m3u, 7z

Source data: REG Linux emulationstation/es-system/es_systems.yml