Retro Heaven: BOXED Commodore 64 Light Fantastic Bundle PLUS Zipstik joystick !!! #243

These bundles are becoming more rare...check eBay for current prices and availability



Were you a Commodore 64 or a Sinclair Spectrum guy? Or maybe even Atari???
The battle still rages with these systems still having HUGE support, massive software/game libraries and highly active communities.

The C64 was (almost) my first computer in the 80's but it is my all time favourite and I still play it today.
It cost nearly over €500 (roughtly equivalent to over €1500 in todays money)


Take a look at some of the games you can play
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_UIylfEGtQ

The online groups are HIGHLY active and Commodore 64 Games are Still being created and released TODAY!!!

See all my retro stuff:
https://www.adverts.ie/for-sale/consoles-games/arcade-retro/738/user-486519


My machines are all fully working and tested loading and playing games with keyboard and joystick.

This is the Commodore Light Fantastic bundle
Note: It is missing the lightgun and 3d glasses. These only work on old CRT televisions (will not work with modern LCD tvs)
You can pick up a lightgun for about €20 on various sites

It contains a Commodore 64c model, the last of the line, manufactured very late 80's or early 90's. It was the most popular model in europe and was the final design of the C64 with much improved power consumption and reliability.
It also contains a Commodore Datasette

The machine is in great working condition.
I have tested that one of the games (batman) loads correctly



PACKAGE CONTENTS
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- BOXED Commodore 64C Light Fantastic Bundle (box is tatty)
- Commodore 64C computer
--- keys are a bit yellowed (this is due to the fire retardant chemicals added to the plastics in the 80's which they didn't realize would yellow over time...can be retrobrited easily enough (ask me about it))
- Original Power Supply
- BOXED Original 1530 C2n Datasette (a little yellowed but fully working)
- Analogue RF TV Cable
- ZIPstik microswitch joystick, serviced and fully working (note this bundle didn't originally come with a joystick)
- ALL original software titles
Blaze Out Pack (Ocean):
This was a compilation of levels from Ocean games, modified to play with the light gun.
Robocop
Combat School
Hypersports
Platoon
Rambo III

Batman The Caped Crusader
Mike Read's Computer Pop Quiz
3-D Action Pack (Mindscape):
Army Days
Gangster Town
Time Traveller

Applications
Under the label Toolbox by Domark:
The Music System
Typing Tutor
Shoot-em-up Construction Kit
The Image System

Audio tape
Audio Help Tape


EXTRAS with prices:
€15 - Composite Video AV Cable
€30 - €50 Joysticks of various modesl (PM me)



Optional Extras (I have limited stock of these, just ask)
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€50 - Original Commodore 1531 Datasette (tape recorder). Serviced and fully working

€15 - Modern AV cable to connect to Composite (yellow) TV connections or SCART

€75+ - SD2IEC Disk Drive Simulator with SD card and 1000's of games. See my advert:
https://www.adverts.ie/arcade-retro/commodore-64-sd2iec-fully-setup-with-gamebase-64-and-optional-fastload-cartridge/27031465 (I usually only have 1 of these in stock at most)

€70 - Modern Switched mode replacement Power Supply (I usually only have 1 of these in stock at most)

€20 - Original Commodore 64 User Manual (limited stock)



Recommended Upgrades
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A Retro Computer is an investment and it is worth pimping it out

POWER SUPPLY
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The C64 power supply is not servicable and can slowly fade over time. In some rare cases this can damage your C64. It is recommended to swap it out for a modern replacement

SD CARD SOLUTION
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Waiting for Tapes to load is fun and all...for a while. But having an SD card solution can make life SOOOooooo much easier with rapid game loading. Here are some of the more pooular solutions in order of price

SD2IEC - The cheapest solution, it plugs into either your TAPE port or your USER port (either for power only) and has a fly lead that plugs into your Serial/IEC port. It then "simulates" a Commodore 1541 Floppy drive. It has a Graphical UI for you to select which "disk" image on the SD card you want to use and then you load software/games from it like a real floppy drive.
Note: A recommended add on is to get a FASTLOAD cartridge which greatly increases the load speeds of the (badly designed) 1541 floppy drive

KungFu Flash cartridge - Loads into the cartridge port and force-loads .PRG and .DMG games into memory.
Works with a LOT of software, but not all

Pi1541Zero - A Combination project of the Pi1541 Floppy Drive emulator AND the EPYX Fastload cartridge, this cartridge when combined with a Raspberry Pi Zero gives a great game loading experience.

Ultimate II Cartridge - The clue is in the name. It is amazing. It is also expensive (over €160-€200). I have one. I would sell my first born to keep it.

MISC ITEMS
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LumaFix - If using Composite Video the VIC chip can interfere with the video signal.
The Lumafix puts adjustable filter capacitors on the color lines which can remove the "jailbar" noise

SteroSID - upgrade your sound chip with a stereo SID chipd simulator (just pop out the DIS chip from it's socket and add this in instead)

Retro Monitor. A JVC or Commodore/Philips monitor can make the experience truly grand. Expect to pay though :(




I will help you with any queries or advice needed.

NOTE: This is 35 year old hardware and, as such, comes with no guarantees.

Collection from Clarehall/Dublin or tracked postage for €13 (An Post tracked, your risk) or Registered €20 (An Post registered & insured, recommended for this value)

Local delivery, north Dublin, €10

catalogue #243