C64 Forever for Windows

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Developer’s Description

By Cloanto Italia

Emulate the C64 and other 8-bit CBM computer with over 200 included games and demoscene productions.

When the C64 was launched in 1982 it immediately set the standard for 8-bit home computers. Its low cost, superior graphics, high quality sound and a massive 64 KB of RAM positioned it as the winner in the home computer wars, knocking out competitors from the likes of Atari, Texas Instruments, Sinclair, Apple and IBM.Selling over 30 million units and introducing a whole generation to computers and programming, the C64 shook up the video games industry and sparked cultural phenomena such as computer music and the demoscene. In recent years the C64 has enjoyed a spectacular revival manifesting itself once again as a retrocomputing platform.To allow you to experience and relive the wonders of this unique computer, Cloanto, developers of Commodore/Amiga software since the 1980s, has introduced C64 Forever, a revolutionary C64 emulator, preservation and support package. C64 Forever embodies an intuitive player interface, backed by a built-in database containing more than 5,000 C64 game entries, and advanced support for the new RP9 format, dubbed the "MP3 of retrogaming".

The (free) Express Edition displays an advertising banner in the playback window, whereas the Plus Edition has no advertising at all. The Express Edition can be upgraded (registered) at any time to the Plus Edition level, which features exclusive additional features: disk change commit/undo, saved states, RP9 Editor, RP9 Toolbox to import, export and rescan content, support for multiple simultaneous playback windows and full-screen mode.

C64 Forever for Windows

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GENERAL

Release: March 25, 2018

Latest update: March 25, 2018

Version: 7.2.5

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

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Windows 2003
Windows Vista
Windows Server
Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows XP
Windows 8

Additional Requirements: None

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Total Downloads: 39,716

Downloads Last Week: 1

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4 User Votes

Suberb emulator!
sbripley2October 25, 2011
Pros
I can use it with the games they provide (only a few of which interest me), but I can also use it with a library of the games that I own from CCS64 emulation, and can use them as .d64 files or convert them to the .rp9 files that they use. Every game I have tried works as it is supposed to.
Cons
Maybe I just don't know how, but I can't read everything that is on a disk. I play some games that require saves, and I save them to a blank disk. The saves work properly, but I have to keep a notepad on my desk and write down the save names. With CCS64 (when the saves work, which is not always--- not with the latest release, anyway), I can use an option to look at all the files contained on the disk. Many games have text files of detailed instructions, but I don't know how to access those files on this emulator. I would also like to go to a full-screen option that maintains the windowed aspect-ratio on my wide-screen monitor (only HOXS64 does this now).
Summary
Great emulator, but I would really like to be able to read disk directories.
I had a C-64 and some of these but...
promytiusDecember 30, 2010
Pros
Downloaded and installed ok. Many many selections and others apparantly available online if you search
Cons
I could only get a few to run, and then not very well. The interface is clunky and inconsistent. It frequently froze.
Summary
C-64 lovers, you may like this; my suggestion is to get a real C-64 and some booster cartridges and do the real thing. I had a C-64 when they were first released and I don't remember almost any of these games; they seem to be heavily into the marginally popular, third party stuff. The key-mapping was an issue in some games. Crashes and blank screens and lockups all too frequently. I will simply let the memory of the C-64 stand in my mind as my 1st computer (first 3 actually) and leave this to the die-hard nostalgia fans. I'm too spoiled by hires graphics and more than a dozen colors. Not my cup of tea.
It's OK but went with CCS64
blutojtOctober 31, 2010
Pros
Nice quick look at what can be done with emulators. A nice small collection of C64 games
Cons
Does not even scratch the surface of what is available for C64 emulation.
Summary
I had over 8000 roms available and CCS64 is a better option
a blast from the past
promytiusDecember 27, 2009
Pros
Great to be reminded of how primitive the C-64 was! A trip down memory lane, interface, quirks and all
Cons
Some programs don't work, window is not sizable, some obscure titles.
Summary
Overall a fun download. Games have come so far that the 2D scrolling graphics are almost arcane. Still a blast, as the C-64 was my first computer and it was where I learned programming and program design and memories of my Simon cartridge had me smiling as I played through many of the games. If you never had a C-64, I would think this would appear as a really dumb program/idea; if you did have one, you deserve to take a walk back through all those silly old programs, you won't be sorry.