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iPad vs C64 Portable - Which Should You Buy?

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 2:07 pm
by Metal Jesus
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http://youtu.be/WQ_bcU4SibM <--YouTube

Trying to decide whether to buy an iPad or Commodore 64 as your next portable computer? I'm here to help! Let's walk through the Pros & Cons of each and help you make an informed decision.

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Re: iPad vs C64 Portable - Which Should You Buy?

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 3:30 pm
by Hobie-wan
Nice. Still have never seen one in person. I did briefly have one of the Compaq portables because someone had put out by the trash when I was at school. Didn't have room to keep it though.

Re: iPad vs C64 Portable - Which Should You Buy?

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 7:51 pm
by Metal Jesus
Here are the C64 Games I show:

Uridium
Test Drive
Impossible Mission
Jumpman Junior
Gateway to Apshai
Super Cycle
Park Patrol
Montezuma’s Revenge
Aztec Challenge
G.I. Joe

Here are the iPad app/games I show:

Comic Zeal
Good Reader
Official Ebay App
TwitchTV app

Clumsy Ninja
Treasures of Montezuma (way better than Candy Crush!)
Oceanhorn (Zelda clone)
Rayman Jungle Run
Asphalt 8
Mikey Hooks
UN Squadron running on iMAME

Re: iPad vs C64 Portable - Which Should You Buy?

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 7:53 pm
by Redifer
What is iMAME and do you have to break your iPad out of prison to run it?

Re: iPad vs C64 Portable - Which Should You Buy?

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 7:57 pm
by Metal Jesus
Redifer wrote:What is iMAME and do you have to break your iPad out of prison to run it?


Unfortunately, yes.

iMAME was released through the Apple App store a few years ago... right before Apple froze the store for a week during the Christmas holidays. It's a full blown working MAME emulator that supports the iCade. Unfortunately... Apple pulled it and now it's gone. So I can run it on a legit iOS...but most would have to jailbreak to get it to work today.

Re: iPad vs C64 Portable - Which Should You Buy?

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:17 pm
by Sano
Lol, amusing and good video man. As always. You do quality work, I always like it when I see you've done a video.

Re: iPad vs C64 Portable - Which Should You Buy?

Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 6:01 am
by Redifer
How do you get TEH ROMZ into the iMAME emulator? Transferring things to and from an iDevice is kind of a pain.

Re: iPad vs C64 Portable - Which Should You Buy?

Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 1:46 pm
by Metal Jesus
Redifer wrote:How do you get TEH ROMZ into the iMAME emulator? Transferring things to and from an iDevice is kind of a pain.


There is an application called iExplorer that allows you to see the entire file structure when your iPad/iPhone is connected to a computer. Drag & drop from there.