C-64 30 in 1 Games Console (Joystick) soon released

[tom]

The C-64 gets honoured and will get it's own Competition Pro Joystick with 30 C-64 games built in.
The company Tulip Computers, with Ironstone Partners, will release this beauty, with games like Epyx World and California Games, and hopefully many more classic titles.

Let's hope for not many UK titles, but loads USA titles, please!

Source: Micro Mart UK issue 799 (May 13th 2004)

Sorry no website available yet.

[Raedon]

As long as it has Bruce Lee, Ultimate Wizard and Space Taxi it's cool with me!

They should make a breadbox c64 with a little keyboard.. comes with Zork I, II, III and Bards Tale I, II, III.. That would rock..

[Raedon]

Thats it.. it's been 6 months, I'm pulling the C128 out this weekend and play some Space Taxi.

[kainemaxwell]

I hope Action Biker's included!

[98PaceCar]

Thats it.. it's been 6 months, I'm pulling the C128 out this weekend and play some Space Taxi.

I had completely forgotten about that game! Wonder if I can find my transfer cable??!!

[Raedon]

"HEY TAXI!... PAD 6 PLEASE!"

[tom]

ooh, i don't know Space Taxi..... I wanna play it

I want cool stuff like 'Raid on Bungeling Bay', 'Castles of Dr Creep', 'Spare Change' all those other excellent Broderbund games. Also, I would like some EA games, Accolade games, Origin games, and 'Dallas Quest'.

[98PaceCar]

"HEY TAXI!... PAD 6 PLEASE!"

ARGH!!! There goes my evening!!

[Flack]

I would guess Impossible Mission, Paradroid, Great Giana Sisters ... trying to think what else would be included. I would probably buy one just to play in the car, but I still have my C64 hooked up so I still play all the stuff.

non-English link: http://www.tulip.com/news/article.asp?nid=145

[Keir]

Since they mentioned Epyx games, either of the Jumpman games would sell me on the spot! Though I'd probably settle for Sword of Fargoal, Temple of Apshai or Legend of Blacksilver. God, I love EPYX.

[Mayhem]

Basically it will be games they can license, and games that don't require any keyboard interaction (as it's just a stick you plug into the TV). Impossible Mission would definitely be a winner here... apart from the hiscore table

[Keir]

Basically it will be ... games that don't require any keyboard interaction (as it's just a stick you plug into the TV).

Good point.

[le geek]

You know as long as the games aren't complete ass, I very well may pick one of these up. I do miss the 64. Do you think they will be limited to cart games?

Cheers,
Ben

[Ze_ro]

This sounded really cool at first... but then I realized that the vast majority of my favorite C-64 games wouldn't work very well in this form... such as Wasteland, Ultima 4, Curse of the Azure Bonds, Pools of Radiance, Elite, and so on.

Oh well, I guess there are plenty of arcade style games... Pharoah's Curse, Trolls & Tribulations, any of the Dizzy games, Jumpman (and/or Jumpman Jr.), IK+, and any of Jeff Minter's games would work well.

Getting all the rights to these games will be tricky though. It won't surprise me a bit if it turns out that the only games that make it in are all Epyx games (Although that's not necessarily a bad thing, since Epyx made plenty of great games).

--Zero

[Raedon]

I wonder if the hardware could be hacked to run C64 carts.

[Tom61]

I wonder if the hardware could be hacked to run C64 carts.

Considering the hardware in every other 'system in a joystick', I'm gonna say no.

[Flack]

Do you think they will be limited to cart games?

No, none of the Epyx games listed were cart based.

BTW, here is a list (taken from Lemon64.com) of all Epyx Commodore 64 games. Cross your fingers!

4x4 Off Road Racing
Axe of Rage
Barbie
Battleship
Breakdance
California Games
Championship Wrestling
Chip's Challenge
ChipWits
Coil Cop
Crush, Crumble, and Chomp
Death Sword
Destroyer
Devon Aire in the Hidden Diamond Caper
Dive Bomber
Dragonriders of Pern
Fax
Final Assault
Fire One
G.I. Joe
Games: Summer Edition
Games: Winter Edition
Gateway to Apshai
Hot Wheels
Impossible Mission
Impossible Mission II
Jumpman
Jumpman Jr.
L.A. Crackdown
Legend of Blacksilver
Lunar Outpost
Mindroll
Movie Monster Game
Pitstop
Pitstop II
Puzzle Panic
Rad Warrior
Robots of Dawn
Silicon Warrior
Snow Strike
Space Station Oblivion
Sporting News Baseball
Sports-A-Roni
Street Cat
Street Sports Baseball
Street Sports Basketball
Street Sports Football
Street Sports Soccer
Sub Battle Simulator
Summer Games
Summer Games II
Super Cycle
Sword of Fargoal
Temple of Apshai Trilogy
Temple of Apshai
Winter Games
World Games
World Karate Championship
World's Greatest Baseball Game
World's Greatest Football Game

[slapdash]

I wonder if the hardware could be hacked to run C64 carts.

Considering the hardware in every other 'system in a joystick', I'm gonna say no.

There's a rumor going around that Jeri Ellsworth, creator of the Commodore One, had something to do with this unit, so if that's true, then it MIGHT actually be possible after all...