Commodore 64 Mini, a miniature reissue of the Commodore 64, will be available in Japan in October 2018! Includes 64 games & exclusive joystick!

Verte, a curated sales company operated by Citi Corporation, announced that it will sell Retro Games' Commodore 64 Mini home computer in Japan in October 2018, and is now accepting pre-orders at a special early-bird price of 9,800 yen (including tax and shipping) until July 31, 2018.

The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer released by Commodore Inc. in January 1982, and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the best-selling home computer in history, with 22 million units shipped.

The "Commodore 64 Mini," which is now available in Japan, reproduces the full specifications of the Commodore 64 in a 1/2 scale body size. The machine comes with 64 classic games from the past and a dedicated joystick. In addition, the device has an HDMI port (720p output), two USB ports, and can be programmed in BASIC by connecting a general-purpose USB keyboard.

For details on how to purchase, please visit the sales site ( # ).

11/19 note: At the time the article was published, the news release stated, "The product comes with its own Japanese-language instruction manual and a special supplement booklet, 'BASIC Programming for Elementary and Junior High School Students on the Commodore 64'." The article stated, "The company's models sold in Japan come with their own Japanese-language instruction manual and a special supplement booklet, 'Commodore 64 with BASIC Programs for Elementary and Junior High School Students,' which can be used for children to learn how to program. However, when we checked the product page, we found that it had been changed to " We will prepare Japanese-language manuals when we have time. The text has been partially revised.