The old Commodore 64

I was listening to something this morning that reminded me of the Commodore 64 that my family had years ago. I don't know whatever happened to it, but it was our first 'computer', although I think we only used it for the games we could play on it. I remember some of the games we had, like Q-Bert and Centipede. I played those a lot, but to me the most memorable games we had were B.C.s Quest for Tires and Jumpman Junior. I never got far with B.C.s Quest for Tires, but I loved playing it. I guess I wasn't coordinated enough, but it was fun to see a character I had read in the comics come to life. You had to duck under branches and jump over various obstacles. It was fun and I wish I could play it now (there are software emulations out there, so maybe I will).







Jumpman Junior I was very proficient at. You have to climb up ladders and jump onto different platforms, always avoiding at least one bullet shooting towards you. And in later levels there are more obstacles, like fire. I loved playing this game, and could play it even at fast speed, which I remember my dad being amazed at.

We had our Commodore 64 in our green room which later became the laundry room. I don't know where my parents got it, but I believe it was used when we got it. We got the Commodore 64 with its monitor and several games and other software to run on it, plus a joystick and a rolling ball joystick we used to play Centipede. We had other various parts that I don't think we ever knew what to do with, which is why I think it was used. It was so much fun back in the day. We loved our Commodore 64 and the Commodore VIC-20 we had for some reason.