Released in 1982, the Commodore “breadbox” 64 paved the way for the video games industry making it an iconic product of the 20th century, selling around 30 million units with over 4,000 games to its name.
Nintendo will be rolling out the games for this retired legend with International Karate and Uridium the first contenders. The games will be made available shortly to the European Wii Shop at 500 Wii points each.
”The massive impact the Commodore 64 had on video-gaming is still evident today with many gamers remembering the computer and its games with great fondness,” commented, Bala Keilman, CEO of Commodore Gaming. ”By working with Nintendo of Europe, we are ensuring that future generations of gamers can play some of the best and most popular titles that kick-started the computer games revolution and so keep the C64 legacy in gamers hearts.”
International Karate (1986) a classic beat-‘em-up, while Uridium (1986) is the classic sci-fi scrolling shoot-‘em-up.
