Among those are the 1802, some 8-bit PICs, and the 6502 at the heart of the Commodore 64. That’s not to say ... Don’t have a C64? Build one.

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Even other Commodore 64 mods, like the Raspberry Pi C64 expansion cartridge playing Doom, may be more practical for end users than 8x8 pixel AI sprite generation running on 40-year-old PC hardware.

The Commodore 64 took CES 1982 by storm, promising a system that was considerably more powerful than anything offered by the competition while costing only $595, a price that reportedly bewildered ...