Commodore Computer Club – USA

The next PDX Commodore Computer Club meeting is scheduled for Friday, May 3, 2013 from 6:00 pm PST until 12:00 am PST.

Club members, guests, friends and retro enthusiasts from the PDX and surrounding areas typically show up between 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm PST.

Our monthly “first Friday of the month” meetings take place at Pied Piper Pizza located in Vancouver, WA which is approximately 30 minutes from downtown Portland, Oregon:

Pied Piper Pizza – 12300 NE Fourth Plain Rd. – Vancouver, WA 98682 – Get directions

Once inside Pied Piper Pizza, head straight back past the dart boards to the private banquet room #4. Look for Commodore computers. If you can’t find it, ask someone at the counter.

What You Can Expect To See, Hear and Enjoy:

The following hardware and software will be available to enjoy at the May 3, 2013 PDX Commodore Users Group and Computer Club meeting:

• Multiple Commodore 64 (C64) computers with JiffyDOS
• C64 EasyFlash and EasyFlash 3 video game cartridges
• Nintendo NES Top Loader
• Taito Arkanoid Nintendo Controller Presentation
• The “Wives Club” (board games, cards, wine, etc.)

Of course there is always more hardware, software and gaming fun brought to the meetings by our members and guests that we don’t have listed, so come and be surprised!

Bring your Family and Friends:

As always it’s perfectly fine to bring your husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend or kids with you to the upcoming meeting. All are welcome. The more the merrier!

Presentations, Demos, Member Showcase, Etc:

As for presentations, we do plan on having a few PDX Commodore Users Group and Computer Club member presentations which also include showcasing some cool software and hardware.

We always plenty of room, tables and electrical outlets, so if you have anything (game consoles, rare retro items, etc.) to show off or enjoy with other members, please feel free to bring it along.

Retro Gaming And Computer Marketplace – Buy, Sell, Trade or Give it away for free:

For those who frequent the meetings know, there are always good finds to be had at our buy, sell, trade and free tables, so remember to bring any Commodore, other 8-bit computer or gaming console items you want to sell, trade or give away.

Need more information?

To find out more about our meetings, get directions, etc, please check out the Commodore Computer Club meetings page.

We look forward to seeing you at the next Commodore Computer Club and Users Group meeting on Friday May 3, 2013. Come to learn, come to share.

Check out this video showcasing 100 classic Amiga video games in just 10 minutes:

To this day the Amiga is still a really awesome gaming computer. Great soundtracks, colorful graphics and of course top notch game play. Only the Amiga makes it possible

Below are the highlights with photos from our April 5, 2013 Commodore Computer Club and Users Group meeting:

• Enjoyed playing video games on Commodore 64′s
• C64 Robotron 2084 using two joystick controllers
• Namco Plug and Play multi-player gaming fun
• PDX Commodore Users Group meeting discussions

Retro computing demos, hacking and presentations:

• Vintage Milton Bradley Pac-Man Board Game showcase
• Conrad’s complete in box Nintendo Game and Watch Collection
• Vintage Intellivision console presentation
• C64 EasyFlash and EasyFlash 3 video game cartridges

PDX Commodore Computer Club members and guests also enjoyed:

• Show and Tell with club member hardware, software and more
• Tinker Time: Hacking, Coding, Exploring new hardware, Cleaning of equipment
• A lot of buy, sell, trade and free deals took place
• All you can eat Pied Piper Pizza dinner buffet

Below you can check out the photos that were taken during the fun times at our April 5, 2013 Commodore Club meeting:

“Thank you” to everyone from the Pacific Northwest and surrounding area who continue to support and attend our Commodore Computer Club meetings. It’s really appreciated.

Our next scheduled meeting will be Friday May 3, 2013. We hope to see you at the next meeting! Come to learn, come to share.

Here’s a TV commercial from 1985 showcasing the Commodore 128 computer verses the classic Apple IIc computer:

I’m pretty sure Apple wouldn’t let this sort of advertising in today’s market. 1980′s commercials are pretty cool don’t you think?

The next PDX Commodore Computer Club meeting is scheduled for Friday, April 5, 2013 from 6:00 pm PST until 12:00 am PST.

Club members, guests, friends and retro enthusiasts from the PDX and surrounding areas typically show up between 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm PST.

Our monthly “first Friday of the month” meetings take place at Pied Piper Pizza located in Vancouver, WA which is approximately 30 minutes from downtown Portland, Oregon:

Pied Piper Pizza – 12300 NE Fourth Plain Rd. – Vancouver, WA 98682 – Get directions

Once inside Pied Piper Pizza, head straight back past the dart boards to the private banquet room #4. Look for Commodore computers. If you can’t find it, ask someone at the counter.

What You Can Expect To See, Hear and Enjoy:

The following hardware and software will be available to enjoy at the April 5, 2013 PDX Commodore Users Group and Computer Club meeting:

• Multiple Commodore 64 (C64) computers with JiffyDOS
• C64 EasyFlash and EasyFlash 3 video game cartridges
• Commodore VIC-20 computers
• VIC 20 Mega-Cart loaded with 100′s games
• The “Wives Club” (board games, cards, wine, etc.)

Of course there is always more hardware, software and gaming fun brought to the meetings by our members and guests that we don’t have listed, so come and be surprised!

Bring your Family and Friends:

As always it’s perfectly fine to bring your husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend or kids with you to the upcoming meeting. All are welcome. The more the merrier!

Presentations, Demos, Member Showcase, Etc:

As for presentations, we do plan on having a few PDX Commodore Users Group and Computer Club member presentations which also include showcasing some cool software and hardware.

We always plenty of room, tables and electrical outlets, so if you have anything (game consoles, rare retro items, etc.) to show off or enjoy with other members, please feel free to bring it along.

Retro Gaming And Computer Marketplace – Buy, Sell, Trade or Give it away for free:

For those who frequent the meetings know, there are always good finds to be had at our buy, sell, trade and free tables, so remember to bring any Commodore, other 8-bit computer or gaming console items you want to sell, trade or give away.

Need more information?

To find out more about our meetings, get directions, etc, please check out the Commodore Computer Club meetings page.

We look forward to seeing you at the next Commodore Computer Club and Users Group meeting on Friday April 5, 2013. Come to learn, come to share.

Stumbled across this really cool video showcasing 30 Commodore 64 games covering a 30 year timeframe from 1982 to 1992:

For those who want to track down some or all of the games featured in the video, here is the complete list of all 30 C64 games including the year it came out and who published it:

1. Jupiter Lander (Commodore – HAL Laboratory – 1982)
2. Choplifter (Broderbund Software – 1982)
3. HunchBack (Ocean Software – Century Electronics – 1983)
4. Moon Patrol (AtariSoft – Irem Corp. – 1983)
5. Burnin Rubber (Colosoftware – Nihon Bussan Co. – 1983)
6. BC’s Quest fot Tires (Software Projects – Sydney Development Corp. – 1984)
7. Pitstop II (U.S. Gold – Epix Inc. – 1984)
8. Ghostbusters (Activision Inc. – 1984)
9. Commando (Elite Systems – Capcom Co. – 1985)
10. Monty on the Run (Gremlin Graphics Software – 1985)
11. International Tennis (Commodore – 1985)
12. Ghosts’n Goblins (Elite Systems – Capcom Co. – 1986)
13. International Karate (System 3 Software – 1986)
14. Nebulus (Hewson Consultants – 1987)
15. Buggy Boy (Elite Systems – Tatsumi Electronics – 1987)
16. Bubble Bobble (Firebird Software – Taito Corporation – 1987)
17. Microprose Soccer (MicroProse Software – Sensible Software – 1988)
18. Cybernoid (Hewson Consultants – 1988)
19. Rimrunner (Palace Software – 1988)
20. Katakis (Rainbow Arts Software – Factor 5 – 1989)
21. Batman the Movie (Ocean Software – 1989)
22. Stormlord (Hewson Consultants – RazorSoft – 1989)
23. Blinky’s Scary School (Zeppelin Games – 1990)
24. Golden Axe (Virgin Games – SEGA Enterprises – 1990)
25. Time Machine (Activision Inc. – Vivid Image – 1990)
26. Terminator 2 Judgment Day (Ocean Software – Dementia – 1991)
27. Turbo Charge (System 3 Software – 1991)
28. Creatures II Torture Trouble (Thalamus – Apex Computer Productions – 1992)
29. Enforcer (CP Verlag – 1992)
30. Mayhem in Monsterland (Apex Computer Productions – 1993)

There are some pretty awesome games in the video. We’ll be sure to break some of them out at the next PDX Commodore Computer and Users Group Club meeting.

Below are the highlights with photos from our March 1, 2013 Commodore Computer Club and Users Group meeting:

• Enjoyed playing video games on Commodore 64′s
• Super Smash Bros Competition (battle royal)
• PDX Commodore Users Group meeting discussions

Retro computing demos, hacking and presentations:

• Earl Evans of RetroBits Podcast Raspberry Pi presentation
• Vintage Apple III computer and software showcase
• Retro Atari 5200 game console video mod
• Hands on with a limited edition Toys R Us gold Nintendo 64 (N64)
• C64 EasyFlash and EasyFlash 3 video game cartridges

PDX Commodore Computer Club members and guests also enjoyed:

• Show and Tell with club member hardware, software and more
• Tinker Time: Hacking, Coding, Exploring new hardware, Cleaning of equipment
• A lot of buy, sell, trade and free deals took place
• All you can eat Pied Piper Pizza dinner buffet

Please take a moment and check out the photos that were taken during the fun times at our March 1, 2013 Commodore Club meeting:

“Thank you” to everyone from the Pacific Northwest and surrounding area who continue to support and attend our Commodore Computer Club meetings. It’s really appreciated.

Our next scheduled meeting will be Friday April 5, 2013. We hope to see you at the next meeting! Come to learn, come to share.

Once there was a time. A time when games had soul. Games had character. It wasn’t all about graphics. It wasn’t all about capitalism. It was about experimenting. It was about fun and learning. All we have left now is nostalgia of the times we all loved, but we still remember the music and the music was the force in all…

Commodore 64 games featured in the music tribute video:

• Commando
• Giana Sisters
• Green Beret
• International Karate
• Kikstart II
• Kung Fu Master
• Terra Cresta
• Way of the Exploding Fist

Audio credits: SkyMarshall Arts – Turrican (Original Cut), Instant Remedy – Commando (V2), X-formZ – Giana Sisters (FS I CB Mix), Sonic Wanderer – Green Beret (Distant Dreams), Instant Remedy – International Karate, Sonic Wanderer – Kikstart II (Kik-It Mix), are be – Kung Fu Master (The Beatrix Mix), Jogeir Liljedahl – Terra Cresta, Puffy64 – Way of the Exploding Fist.