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Commodore 64GS
File:Commodore 64 Games System Logo.png
Also known asC64GS
ManufacturerCommodore International
TypeHome video game console
GenerationThird generation (8-Bit era)
Release dateDecember 1990; 34 years ago (1990-12)[1]
Units sold~20,000
Units shipped~80,000
MediaCartridge
PredecessorCommodore MAX Machine
SuccessorCommodore CDTV

The Commodore 64 Games System (often abbreviated C64GS) is the cartridge-based home video game console version of the popular Commodore 64 home computer. It was released in December 1990 by Commodore into a booming console market dominated by Nintendo and Sega. It was only released in Europe and was a considerable commercial failure.

The C64GS came bundled with a cartridge that featured four games: Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O'Fun, International Soccer, Flimbo's Quest and Klax.

The C64GS was not Commodore's first gaming system based on the C64 hardware. However, unlike the 1982 MAX Machine (a game-oriented computer based on a very cut-down version of the same hardware family), the C64GS is internally very similar to the complete C64, with which it is compatible. Out of the approximately 80,000 consoles produced,[2] only 20,000 consoles were sold.[3]

External links[]

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  1. "Retro Treasures: Commodore 64 GS". retro-treasures.blogspot.se. 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-06-16. {{cite web}}:
  2. "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 2022-05-24. {{cite web}}:
  3. "Commodore 64 Games System". Retrieved 2022-05-24. {{cite web}}:
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