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Year: 2017

Commodore 64 Mod of the Year 2017. montezuma's Revenge theme. breadbox64.com

Mod of the Year 2017

December 20, 2017December 15, 2017 by MtnBuffalo

Another year has passed and once again it is time to present this year’s Commodore 64 mod of the year! In 2015 it was a painted breadbox that was modified with potentiometers and a hardware solution for playing SID tunes in stereo (link). In 2016 a … Read more

Categories C64 C, C64 Games, C64 Hardware, C64 Mods, Software
Commodore 1541 Diskette Drive diagnostic test cartridge. Tested on breadbox64.com

1541 Diagnostic Cart

December 16, 2017December 12, 2017 by MtnBuffalo

Repairing Commodore 1541 Diskette Drives (link) is not something I have tried before. But when I recently had these four broken drives thrown in my general direction I had to take up the challenge! The problem with diskette drive repair’s is that most diagnostick software … Read more

Categories C64 Hardware, C64 Peripherals, C64 Repairs
Commodore 64 Magic Cart. C64 Cartridge for multiple game titles. breadbox64.com

The C64 Magic Cart

January 16, 2018December 11, 2017 by MtnBuffalo

I really like the cartridge format for the Commodore 64 (link). The simplicity of loading games by inserting the cart into the Expansion Port, turn on the machine and boom – the game is ready to go! It does not get any easier than that. In this … Read more

Categories C64 Games, C64 Hardware, C64 Peripherals, Software
Commodore 64 wireless joystick. JoyFi wireless c64 connection. breadbox64.com

Wireless C64 Joysticks

December 18, 2017December 4, 2017 by MtnBuffalo

My Commodore 64 gaming escapades are usually done at my basement workbench after the family has gone to sleep at night. But once in a while I bring a machine up to the living room to play on the big screen TV. Even though the … Read more

Categories C64 Hardware, C64 Mods, C64 Peripherals

Green Short Boards

January 18, 2019September 18, 2017 by MtnBuffalo

…and a yellow longboard have been added to my collection of Commodore 64 motherboards. The yellow Assy 250425 Revision B longboard is in really great shape. It has a MOS 8500 MPU which is quite unusual for the long boards. Normally they have MOS 6510 … Read more

Categories C64 Breadbox, C64 C, C64 Hardware
Myoungshin Fanta Joystick fightstick for Tekken. Breadbox64.com

Oaky Fanta Fight Stick

April 6, 2018September 15, 2017 by MtnBuffalo

I just finished this custom fight stick for a German gamer. The stick is made from a solid piece of oak wood that I got from a local lumber mill and the fight stick is made for the Tekken fighting game. Due to this, I … Read more

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More C64 Repair Logs

August 29, 2017August 23, 2017 by MtnBuffalo

During the last couple of weeks I’ve received 8 (!) broken Commodore 64 machines that were in need of repair. The repair logs of three of them have already been described here (link), while the latter five had issues ranging from faulty Serial Ports (link, link, link), … Read more

Categories C64 Breadbox, C64 Hardware, C64 Repairs
Jupiter Lander running with failed RAM chips. breadbox64.com

Brute Force Repair!

August 29, 2017August 16, 2017 by MtnBuffalo

I have fixed quite a few broken Commodore 64’s, but this one was by far the most challeging one! The machine started out as a simple memory fault that was fixed so it could run the cartridge game of Jupiter Lander. However, it took a … Read more

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