It defies logic that more free Commodore 64 emulator download resources don't exist.We have a plethora of gaming platform emulators available for our extremely versatile Pocket PCs for free - NeoGeo, Gameboy Advance and Super Nintendo, to name a few.
If that's the case, it's piqued my curiousity that the C64 emulator is available for retail, but I've only found one solid instance of freeware. The other free Pocket PC emulator downloads that I've detailed all have several emulators available for each platform.
How nostalgic are we, really? How about a TRS-80 emulator for the more masochistic amongst us? Some of us probably like garish, green-screen torture.
I can't knock the C64 completely as I've personally enjoyed many hours of game development.
Some of this was plagiarized from source code postings from Byte magazine and then crudely modified later, earning quite a bit of respect within my nerdly kiddie peer group, but not so much from jock circles back then.
I was about 11 years old, and my so-called programming wizardry grew alongside my interest.
The C64 was certainly impressive until production suddenly ended in 1993.
To be able to buy a home computer at US$595 in 1982 meant that you simply could not look the other way. The same price tag will net you a middling to decent PDA these days.
I've discovered a free Commodore 64 emulator download for both Smartphone and Pocket PC platforms called Pocket Hobbit that seemed to get some positive feedback in discussion forums.
I'll be testing C64 ROMs for upcoming article research and answering that crucial question as to whether freeware or retail is the way to go.
