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Commodore 64 submitted to AppStore

posted by lyscarz * 134 comments

Manomio, together with Danish software house Kiloo Aps and Commodore Gaming, has developed a fully functional Commodore 64 for your iPhone.

We´re eager to get it in your hands; however, Apple’s approval team has unfortunately rejected our submission.  As we know, there are already many titles that are very similar in nature to C64, so we´re working hard to convince Apple to reconsider.

We hope you´ll support us by blogging, tweeting and simply talking about C64 for iPhone, in the hope Apple will change their mind.  We all know this would be a terrible waste if we couldn’t share!

Feel free to drop any questions or comments on this subject here, or take a look at our Commodore 64 website, www.c64iphone.com.

You can also check following sites for the full story and reviews:

> www.pocketgamer.co.uk
> www.toucharcade.com
> www.slide2play.com

And finally, a video demonstrating all the hard work:

IN RETRO WE TRUST! wink




134 Comments


Commented 20.06.2009 By OxKing

Woot!



Commented 20.06.2009 By Oliver

wow nice app when would it release?



Commented 20.06.2009 By T. Benjamin Larsen

Regarding the interface:

You should move the tab-bar to the top so that players won’t hit it by accident when playing…



Commented 20.06.2009 By eobet

Absolutely wonderful!

The interface oozes nostalgia and deliciousness. smile

I heard that Apple rejected it though, such a shame.

But I hope you post instructions on this blog on how we can best make our voices heard!

I guess won’t start to work until he’s back?

PS. I hope there will be a “left handed” mode to switch the sides of the joystick.



Commented 20.06.2009 By Matthew

Thanks for making such an amazing iPhone app. I was absolutely heart broken to see it was rejected. What can we do to help?

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Commented 21.06.2009 By Stuart

Thanks for all the feedback - blog, tweet, comment on articles - it all helps!

We do not have a LH mode, we absolutely will add the option ASAP - at the very least for full screen to start with.



Commented 21.06.2009 By BigBoss

This looks like a great emulator and it sucks that Apple won’t accept it. If Apple will not allow this, I would be happy to host this in my Cydia community source. The Cydia community has over 3 million users now, which is about 10% of the total iPhone community. If you were going to charge for it, you still can via the Cydia Store which works much like App store. If you are interested drop me an email.

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Commented 21.06.2009 By GeoCelt

This sucks cant believe apple rejected this sweet app
I actually had a c64 and when i saw ur screenshots i was automatically looking for the store link
Keep trying guys it would be criminal if this wasnt released to the general public
one unhappy old retro gamer here :(



Commented 21.06.2009 By MacLo

HI, wonderful!!
Make it for Android! Please! Please! PLease! Please!!!
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Commented 21.06.2009 By OSS

As a last resort you could release the source code.
It would allow others, who have the iPhone sdk, to compile and run the app.



Commented 21.06.2009 By MacLo

But is not possible make for Android?



Commented 21.06.2009 By Jeff

Your app is similar to other emulated games, but the KEY difference is that they only run one game. What you will have to do is submit each C64 game, or app with an emulator that is hard coded to only run that app/game.

Otherwise it’ll be just used to bypass the apple store.



Commented 21.06.2009 By SM

You could submit each C64 title to AppStore, each bundled with an ‘emulator’. Apple’s politics on this sucks. This is also why we don’t have any Java or Flash on iPhone.



Commented 22.06.2009 By Stuart

Thanks again to all the feedback - I heard there is a native SDK for Android, so it’s a very interesting proposition!



Commented 22.06.2009 By MacLo

Yes.. there is a SDK for Android..
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Commented 22.06.2009 By iron

So is this written from the Frodo or Vice sourced? Or did you write an entirely new emulator from scratch?



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Commented 22.06.2009 By Tom

Hi, marvelous app! Do you plan to release it for the HTC Magic (android) as well? I would be the first to buy it… Great job!!!

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Commented 22.06.2009 By Thomas Manthey

Nice work as far as I can see - although I am not an iPhone-Fan. Hope Apple will reconsider the rejection.

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Commented 22.06.2009 By informix

Concratulations to your great job!!!
I’m really looking forward to this app!!!
Is there also an Fruity Frank for C64 as far as I remember it very well from the CPC 464?

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Commented 22.06.2009 By peter retro

perfect idea!!!
let’s convince Apple to release this great app! 10/10

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Commented 22.06.2009 By Christoph Vogelbusch

You should do what others did with their emulators. Not have it install any programs/plugins as forbidden, but include those.

Maybe you can even figure out a deal with Apple so that you can add games by in game buys.

All you have to do then let customers vote for app they like to see and license those. You even make more money that way as you get a piece for each game installed wink



Commented 22.06.2009 By Electro

I was so thrilled to know someone was developing something this cool for the iPhone.
Not sure if it will be of any help, but I also believe Apple should reconsider the rejection.

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Commented 23.06.2009 By Andreas

I hope that Apple reconsider. This is a great app.

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Commented 23.06.2009 By hawken king

I think the only way you could get apple to approve this is to include games that you have rights to distribute, that would mean writing to each of the publishers for permission. In some cases this would be impossible.

Although as bigboss says, it would be much welcomed on Cydia



Commented 23.06.2009 By Square

Any chance we’ll see this in Cydia due to the rejection?  I’m still very excited for the title!



Commented 23.06.2009 By Florian Marschall

Oh that looks very beautiful to play games like in the good old times
i hope apple would jump over the wall and will accept this emulation.
i hope in steve jobs cause he loves his users and his user would love him for that more than now smile
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Commented 23.06.2009 By Stuart

Thanks again to you all for the continued support!  We are obtaining rights to the games (and the ones we submitted were all from Commodore)

We’re also releasing two First Star titles and more in the works.

Cheers,

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Commented 23.06.2009 By Daniel

How bout making it for the Pre. The Pre community would love it and welcome it!



Commented 24.06.2009 By Final

Shame on Apple for rejecting this great app!



Commented 24.06.2009 By andreas

Great news Please send it my way! Any news when Apple will allow it?



Commented 27.06.2009 By Cris Spak

Apple, waked up and releases this fabulous application!



Commented 29.06.2009 By DJG

*** DOES WANT! ***

Although I can understand from a technical standpoint why it’s dangerous for an app to be able to execute code through an emulated OS, I hope that they realize what’s been done here and give the developer a fast-track to getting this AMAZING application up for sale ASAP!



Commented 07.07.2009 By Jason Bailey

I Want This App Sooooooo Much I grew up with the C64
and this Looks Fantastic I Have To have This Please Tell Apple
to Wake Up to themselves and Release This Now I Want it NOW!!!



Commented 09.07.2009 By Cris Spak

News on release??????



Commented 10.07.2009 By Bodhee

The developer is just being greedy. First he uses someone elses hardwork
by porting the frodo version of this emulator
then rather than posting this app on cydia like most others in the emulation
community do, he greedily snaps up the c64 liscence and tries
to submit an app that would charge a buch for each game!
I think apple did the right thing and the previous posters are obviously
oblivious to the fact that you are using someone elses
source code for profit



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Commented 09.08.2009 By DnP

Anything? Pls give us some info about the approval status.



Commented 10.08.2009 By Dezacrator

Any news on this app being released? A must have app for us retro fans. Did you summit a newer version for apple and if so, whats the status?



Commented 20.08.2009 By Magnus A

I really hope that Apple will approve this app soon so I can play my c64 favorites again, this time on my iPhone! This app would be a good way to keep the c64 alive smile



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