Ultimately, I might never feel the need to use an actual c64 again if this is as good as it sounds!

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  @TheRetroShack · 4 years ago · pinned

  Thanks so much for watching!  If you enjoyed the video, please subscribe as it really helps the channel to grow, and allows us to continue doing neat stuff like this :)

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  @glenndoiron9317 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Commodore 128 / 65816 emulation are basically the only things that this unit lacks.<br><br>Want a PAL system? Check. &nbsp;Want an NTSC system? &nbsp;Check. Badline emulation for those games that use it? &nbsp;Check.<br>Want a 1541, 1571, or 1581 drive? &nbsp;Check, you get two of those. &nbsp;Want a hard disk? &nbsp;Check.<br>Want an REU? &nbsp;Check, up to 16MB. Want a faster processor? &nbsp;Check, up to 48Mhz.<br>Want HDMI output? &nbsp;Check. &nbsp;Want chroma/luma output for your 1702 monitor? &nbsp;Check. &nbsp;Want composite output? &nbsp;Check.<br>Want to use your old cartridges? &nbsp;Check. &nbsp;Want to use your old joysticks? &nbsp;Check. &nbsp;Want to use your old keyboard/case? &nbsp;Check.<br>Want to use your old disk drives? &nbsp;Check. &nbsp;Want to use your old tape drive? &nbsp;Check.<br>Want to use FTP to update the internal or external usb thumb drive? &nbsp;Check.<br>Want to use Telnet to operate the menus on a remote machine without suspending the currently running program? Check.<br>Want to accelerate that slow emulated 1541 with FastLoad, Jiffydos, or DolphinDOS? &nbsp;Check, check, and check.<br>How about instant DMA loading for those 1-filed games? &nbsp;Check.<br>You want audio? &nbsp;6581/8580 emulated audio (x2) plus two sockets for real SIDs..<br><br>The sheer quantity of features this unit has is ludicrous. &nbsp;Buying all the accessories and addons this simulates would cost thousands of dollars.

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  @jandoor2068 · 4 years ago

  As the owner of pretty much every hardware remake and add on for the C64 I have to say the Ultimate 64 Elite is by far the most impressive and full featured C64 replacement by a country mile (which I am told is 1.2 city miles ;) ).

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  @IgorK_1973 · 4 years ago

  Ultimate64 is the best thing ever happened to C64. It is amazing peace of ingeneering and Gideon made it perfect. I have it in c64 casing connected to original floppy drive and datassette and also 1084 monitor. I use old media and my son likes it a lot. When I want it to be faster, I use usb for loading stuff. It is also connected to my network so I can send files directly to it. Just amazing replacement for C64 that will last forever.

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  @Dogboy73 · 4 years ago

  As a C64 owner, some years ago when I was 11, circa 1982, this is the coolest / geekiest thing I&apos;ve ever seen. I want one.

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  @braeguardplays · 4 years ago

  I would absolutely love to see a C128 implentation of this.

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  @inphanta · 4 years ago

  You’ve just put Gideon’s orders through the roof! 😂

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  @Hellwyck · 4 years ago

  Superb conversion of the Master System Sonic.

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  @Jasonsadventures · 4 years ago (edited)

  I&apos;ve been the proud owner of board number 38 for many years (from the very first batch), still going strong

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  @Zardozer · 4 years ago

  The Ultimate 64 board is amazing, but it&apos;s a real shame that the Ultimate II+ has been so hard to get. I&apos;m glad I got one well before the worldwide shortages, because it&apos;s a great piece of kit that allows you to have all the modern conveniences using original hardware.

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  @robertsissco2439 · 4 years ago

  Had a hick-up on my board, Gideon&apos;s site marked mine as shipped when it never was. Contacted him, and he responded on his July vacation to get it fixed in the system and my board was shipped out the first day back, so the customer service from the site is amazing. Still have not gotten it yet, but I have a case with a LED MEchboard64 keyboard all ready to go with RGB LED&apos;s and a white power LED put in, so I think it is going to look amazing.

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  @andersjjensen · 4 years ago

  I&apos;m amused that they used both an Altera (owned by Intel) and a Xilinx (owned by AMD) FPGA in the same machine.

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