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I decided to break this one down into more manageable chunks as I had so much fun on the history, unboxing, and teardown of the MEGA 65! I want to spend at least 45 minutes on the part 2 playtest. Hope you enjoy this!

Video: https://youtu.be/BJgEeA8pNbs

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C̶o̶m̶m̶o̶d̶o̶r̶e̶ MEGA 65 Unboxing & Teardown + the fascinating C65/C64DX story!

In the first of a 2-part special we explore the history of the ill-fated Commodore 65 which is now back from the dead as the MEGA 65, then we unbox it & do a mega teardown, even whipping out the microscope! Oh and check out http://PCBWay.com - great PCBs from just $5! 👾 *Support us for exclusive perks: http://patreon.com/perifractic or http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6gARF3ICgaLfs3o2znuqXA/join* 🎧 Get the music: http://retrorecip.es/music 👕 Merch: http://perifractics-retro-recipes.creator-spring.com 🗨️ Website: http://retrorecip.es *RECIPE INGREDIENTS** • Get the MEGA 65: https://shop.trenz-electronic.de/en/Products/MEGA65/ • MEGA 65 website: https://mega65.org • Hibernated 1 Director's Cut - Physical: https://www.polyplay.xyz/navi.php?suche=Hibernated+1+-+Directors+Cut&lang=eng • Hibernated 1 Digital Download: https://8bitgames.itch.io/hibernated1 • 🛠 _Get the tools I use:_ 🇺🇸https://amzn.to/3eT3SzD | 🇬🇧http://amzn.to/30y05lg *SAUCES & CHEERS* • The MEGA 65 team • David Simmons • Stefan Vogt • Polyplay • Airwolf remix by Enzo Margaglio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElFDW8iElVY • Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons • The Internet Archive • Gardenside Prods., Clue Detectives & Paradise Radio • Special thanks to Ladyfractic & the Puppyfractics! • All other media featured is marked as public domain on Google Images or used with written permission or shown under fair use law. *MENU* 0:00 Intro/Commodore 65 History 3:51 fUnboxing MEGA 65 7:30 Exploring the device 13:48 Hardware Teardown 18:01 Under the Microscope 19:54 Setup & next steps 21:50 Supporter credits outro *SOME INGREDIENTS BY* • http://MattGrandis.net - website design • http://twitter.com/_GazMarshall - some graphics © All music & content Copyright & TM Retro Recipes™ LLC 1988-2022. *Some links may offer some peanuts to support this retrochannel but all opinions are 100% unbiased. #retro #retrogaming #retrocomputing #dogs #gaming #gamergirl

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SuperTekBoy

Everyone knows PCB stands for Punchy Computer Buttons.

Karl Botragyi

I really enjoyed this one, Peri. Yes, we're really spoiled these days, and while this isn't yet a perfect device and a few issues need to be ironed out, it still looks amazing. It has the charm of the C128 without the huge backend (ahem) that had. I'm really not a fan of the rubber MEGA-65 badge though. Wish they'd gone for a metallic one just like on the C64. I had no idea that this was FPGA-based though, and I'm very excited to see what it can do in part 2!