New release: “500 Things You Didn’t Know About Commodore” — $10 USD. commodoremuseum.gumroad.com/… 133 full-colour pages of surprising facts about Commodore’s computers, people, machines, and games. PDF ebook. Buy a copy and support the Commodore Computer Museum. 👊 About the title, I address this on page 1, but thought I'd address it here too. I used the format as I loved the 100 facts you didn't know about animals, knights🐑, space etc as a kid, and decided to go in that direction. Ultimate Commodore fans will know 80% of these facts, the average Commodore fan 40% etc but I hope everyone will enjoy the content, including the 500 facts, datasheets for each Commodore model, and infographics throughout. 📊 You could use it as a challenge, did you know all the facts, 300/500 etc. 🤔 Bundle available commodoremuseum.gumroad.com/… USD15 for The Vault & 500 Things You Didn't Know About Commodore.

Where did you buy your Commodore computer?

Amiga A1060 Sidecar (1986). A full IBM PC XT clone that plugged into the side of an Amiga 1000 and ran MS-DOS alongside AmigaOS. The Amiga already multitasked and had better graphics and sound, yet Commodore still built this. Was there real value in having a PC clone attached when you already had an Amiga 1000?

Did you own one of these?

Why was the 1990 Commodore Amiga game called Teenage Mutant HERO Turtles? And sausages as a weapon were also censored in the UK! This story is nuts. You remember the Teenage Mutant NINJA Turtles, right? So why did this Amiga conversion of the 1989 Konami NES game get renamed? The reason is exactly as silly as you’d expect. In Europe it was released as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles by Image Works (Mirrorsoft). In North America it stayed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and was published by Ultra Games. The name change mirrored the UK/European rebranding of the cartoon itself. When the series hit BBC1 in 1990, censors decided the word “ninja” had too many violent connotations for children’s television. So “Ninja” became “Hero.” The theme song was rewritten, the logo was changed, and every mention of the word was scrubbed from dialogue. Don't forget this was the same period when GI Joe and Transformers aired with explosions, shooting, rockets etc... no problems, nunchucks, they are too violent...as you will see... It didn’t stop there. Michelangelo’s nunchucks were a particular problem. Scenes of him using them were cut or heavily edited. Eventually the animators just replaced them with a grappling hook (the “Turtle Line”) so the show would be easier to clear in Europe. The same edited “Hero” version also aired in Germany, Austria, Norway, Belgium and several other countries. The absurdity peaked with the movies. The first film kept the “Ninja” title in the UK, but nunchuck scenes were still cut. In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, the BBFC ordered a scene removed where Michelangelo swings sausages around like nunchucks, with the note: reduce the “dazzling display of swinging sausages indistinguishable from chainsticks.” The “Hero Turtles” branding stuck around for years. The original 1987 series only properly reverted to “Ninja” in the UK with later DVD releases. By the time the 2003 series launched, the panic had largely faded and the original name was allowed. So the Amiga game’s title wasn’t a one-off quirk — it was part of a very specific, very British moment of censorship that turned ninjas into heroes (and sausages into a threat). Did you grow up with the Hero Turtles version, or did you only discover the difference later?.

Commodore 64 battle, which is better?

Have you watched ATRM's Highlander podcast yet? If you loved the movie you will thoroughly enjoy the deep dive into the movie. I learnt so much. Highly recommended.

UK Amiga 500 TV Commercial Did you own one?

Which one of these Commodore 64 games did you finish?

1983 Commodore 64 production line footage There’s something deeply satisfying about watching these machines being assembled by hand. This is the C64 at the very start of its life — the best-selling home computer of all time being put together in real time. What year did you get your Commodore 64 (or the year you first used one)?

Eagle-eyed Amiga fans — challenge time! The classic 80s sitcom ALF quietly snuck Commodore computers into multiple episodes. In Season 2, Episode 18 (“Someone to Watch Over Me: Part 2”), there’s a full Amiga 500 sitting in the Tanners’ living room. Watch the clip closely… did you spot it? Tag a fellow retro computer nerd who needs this👇

34 years ago today, Commodore launched the Amiga 1200. 🎉 (21 October 1992) This video shows the A1200 rolling off the Escom production line in France (Solectron factory near Bordeaux, circa 1995). After Commodore collapsed, Escom picked up the pieces and kept the machines coming for a while longer — same AGA era, just a different badge. Did you own an original Commodore Amiga 1200 or Escom A1200?

TRUST NO ONE! 32 years ago today (October 21, 1994), The Puppet Masters hit theaters. Donald Sutherland is the head of a secret agency investigating a UFO landing in rural Iowa. Turns out it’s an invasion of alien parasites, slug-like creatures that latch onto people’s backs and take control of them, turning humans into puppets. Based on Robert A. Heinlein’s 1951 novel. This is 90s sci-fi/horror with body-snatcher paranoia and practical creature effects. It's B-Movie and it is awesome. I loved this one — watched it about five times. Still holds up for me. Any fans of this movie?

34 years ago today, Commodore released the Amiga 1200.🎉 21 October 1992. A slimline machine with a 32-bit 68EC020, AGA graphics that finally brought 256 colours, 2 MB of RAM, and a price of £399. It was the last great Commodore home computer — powerful, expandable, and still the one a lot of us wish we’d never sold. Now the legend is coming back in a new form. THEA1200 (from Retro Games Ltd) is a full-size recreation with a real working keyboard, HDMI output, USB ports, Workbench included, and 25 classic games pre-loaded. Load your own titles via WHDLoad, switch between A500/A600/A1200/CD32 modes, and plug it straight into a modern TV. It’s shipping 4 December 2026 — just in time for an Amiga Christmas. The original A1200 launched the AGA era. THEA1200 is bringing that era back for a new generation (and for everyone who still hears the boot sound in their sleep). Were you an Amiga 1200 owner, or are you jumping in for the first time with THEA1200?

Peak joystick?

1987 Australian ad for Commodore’s PC range (PC5, PC10, PC20 and PC40) featuring John Laws, their spokesman in Australia at the time. His voice carried real weight — when Laws recommended something, a lot of people bought it. Here he’s selling the IBM-compatible machines as the practical option for taking your work home, with monitor + software + training deals. Who remembers seeing John's Commodore ads?

What was the first racing game you ever played? 🏁 Mine was Pole Position on the Commodore 64. Zzap!64 rated it 70% and dropped this classic line: “according to the game there are now four Mt Fujis!” I never spotted that, but I loved it anyway — it felt insanely fast for the time. What was yours?

34 years ago today, 21 October 1992, Commodore launched the Amiga 1200. 32-bit 68EC020, AGA graphics, 2 MB RAM, £399. Still the one a lot of us wish we’d kept. You can relive the good times by pre-ordering TheA1200 link in profile. Are you a fan of the Amiga 1200?

Did you read Amiga Format magazine?

Did you know Commodore sponsored Chelsea Football Club? Announced on 3 September 1987, the deal was worth £1.25 million over three years — the largest shirt sponsorship in English football at the time. The partnership was later extended, and for the 1993/94 season the branding switched to Commodore’s Amiga range. The player on the right in the photo is Vinnie Jones. He played for Chelsea in the 1991–92 season (and briefly into the start of 1992–93) during the Commodore era, wearing the Umbro kits with the Commodore logo shown here. After retiring from football, Jones became a well-known actor, especially for tough-guy roles. His notable films include my favourite role in Gone in 60 Seconds (2000, as The Sphinx) but is probably more known for Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and Snatch. Any Chelsea fans out there on X?

What was the first game that made you feel like a fighter pilot? For a lot of people on the Commodore 64, it was Falcon Patrol.