MEGA65 in 2026: The Ultimate Commodore Machine?

‼️ Check out my sponsor PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs! 🪛 ‼️ The MEGA65 began as a modern recreation of Commodore’s unreleased C65, but in 2026 it is becoming something much bigger. With support for the C64, PET, Commodore 16 and Plus/4, a brand-new C128 core and even an Amiga 500 core, could this finally become the ultimate all-in-one Commodore computer? I explore the hardware, BASIC 65, games, demos, FPGA cores, real floppy drive support and whether this expensive lost machine from an alternative timeline is actually worth owning. My Podcast: ‪‪@TheRetroHourPodcast‬ References: Mega65 Website: https://mega65.org/ Dan's Mega65 Digest: https://mega65.org/ Retro Combs Youtube Channel: ‪@retroCombs‬ Mega65 Discord:   / discord   Xemu Emulator: https://65site.de/emulator.php Commodore65.net: https://commodore65.net/ Mega65 Software: https://files.mega65.org/html/main.php Commodore 65 TOSEC: https://archive.org/details/tosec-201... Commodore International Historical Society:   / 1985860541658665   ▬ Contents of this video ▬ 00:00 Intro 00:34 PCBWay Sponsor Slot 01:05 Commodore 65 History 04:17 Mega65 Hardware 08:20 Mega65 Games and Demos 15:19 Commodore 65 Mode 17:13 Commodore 64 Mode & FPGA 19:48 Amiga Core 21:15 Commodore 16/Plus/4 Core 21:37 Commodore PET Core 22:02 Commodore 128 Core 22:52 Is It Worth It? 25:27 Mega65 Resources **Sources used in this video (with permission or under fair use): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodo... https://commodore65.net/ Computer Chronicles: Commodore's new computers:    • Computer Chronicles: Commodore's new compu...