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[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Finally picked up a PAL Commodore 64. Was sold as untested/parts, but works just fine.

Bought it because my NTSC C64 doesn't run a ton of stuff the PAL version will run. Most of the impressive software is PAL-only.

Been having a good ol' time with it. Most of the games on the NTSC feel "sped-up," but I find on the PAL they feel just right. Also find many "NTSC-fixed" versions are more like "NTSC-downgraded," meaning they had to take shit out of the software and make it worse to run on NTSC.

Too bad 0 of 16 CRTs I have around here take PAL.. just a 19" LCD.

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>meaning they had to take shit out of the software and make it worse to run on NTSC.

lol

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) was my favorite around 1983. It's not included in this video.

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Well I'm discovering commodore 64 and I admit many of the games on it, while they look dated yes, and that's an understatement... Look rather good/smart in terms of originality and game play, also the musics don't sound so bad

I knew of the reputation of C64 games before, but never gave it a try because I was focused on more modern platforms/systems. But since I happen to own a tiny device on which those play very well, I'm exploring the collection

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After a few years of gaming in the early-mid 1980s, I decided it was too much of a time suck and purposefully broke my habit. Later on in the late 1990s, someone gave me Mech Warrior and with many hours playing it, I made it through the top level (32nd? IIRC). I quit gaming for good after that.

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I see where you're coming from, I stopped playing video games entirely circa 2007 for the exact same reason, I mean playing seriously

Now it's casual, it's not day long sessions, I play when I'm in public transport, or during compile time/loading typically, and it's not super addictive/immersive stuffs. In fact it's more about the collection and customization thingy, than anything else