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Commodore 64 Games Coming to the Wii

How sweet is this?

Nintendo just announced that games for the pioneering Commodore 64 system will be available for play and download via the Wii's Virtual Console service. The Virtual Console has already been serving up retro Sega and Nintendo games for players, but the C64 titles marks the first serving of classic computer titles.

I blogged the other day about Nintendo's plan to digitally distribute smaller indie games through its WiiWare plan. Now all they need to do to up their geek cred even more is give us some Apple II games to play.

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Comments (2)

Mike:

Yes, Apple II would be nice, but Amiga K240 (or PC K240) would be even nicer. "Resource deficiency" rings in my dreams. Or, a good long session of "Settlers".

Michael Taft:

I could get into playing Neuromancer, Wasteland, Road Wars, and the Bard's Tale series again! Oh, and the Phantasy series!

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