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The upcoming Mega65 project plans to have HDMI output (including very high resolution output). It only plans to support C64 and C65 images at launch, as far as
by SwellJoe 11y ago
The upcoming Mega65 project plans to have HDMI output (including very high resolution output). It only plans to support C64 and C65 images at launch, as far as I know, so isn't really comparable (but will be based on a more powerful FPGA, and seems like it will ship in an amazing C65 inspired case): http://mega65.org http://mega65.org
The FPGA it runs on is pretty pricey, though, at ~$320 (from what I can tell), so I haven't bothered trying to run the images yet. I'll likely wait until the hardware exists, and then spend way too much money to have a real looking/acting C65 that also happens to work as a C64. I suspect Amiga and ST bitstreams will eventually show up, as well, since lots of work has already been done there on other FPGAs.
I am not all that interested in emulation (whether hardware or software), and have somewhat limited interest in retro computing (I own a Commodore 64 and a GameBoy for music composition, but long ago sold all of my Amigas and other stuff), but the C65 holds a special place in my heart (and, I imagine that of many C64 kids). It's like a piece of alternate history. Apple fans got the IIGS, but C64 lovers never got our next generation. The C65 would have been that next generation, had it ever gone past the prototype stage.