C64 Forever Alternatives

C64 Forever is described as 'A revolutionary C64 emulator, preservation and support package. C64 Forever embodies an intuitive player interface, backed by a built-in database containing more than 5,000 C64 game entries, and advanced support for the new RP9 format, dubbed the "MP3 of' and is an app. There are five alternatives to C64 Forever for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and Haiku apps. The best C64 Forever alternative is VICE, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like C64 Forever are Frodo, Power20, Hoxs64 and Micro64.

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  1. VICE icon
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    VICE is a program that runs on a Unix, MS-DOS, Win32, OS/2, Acorn RISC OS, BeOS, QNX 4.x, QNX 6.x, Amiga, GP2X, Dingoo, Syllable, SkyOS or Mac OS X machine and executes programs intended for the old 8-bit computers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Solaris
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
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  2. Frodo icon
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    Frodo is a robust Commodore 64 Emulator for the Macintosh. Frodo was developed to reproduce the graphics of games and demos with higher precision than the existing C64 emulators. To that end, Frodo can display raster effects correctly that only result in a flickering mess with o.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. Power20 icon
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    Power20 is an emulator for the Commodore VIC-20. It allows you to run your favorite VIC-20 software on your Apple Macintosh (with PowerPC or intel-CPU) at full speed with smooth graphics and great sound.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. Hoxs64 icon
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    Hoxs64 is a Commodore 64 emulator for Microsoft Windows 10. The emulator substantially reproduces this legacy machine in minute detail. Hoxs64 is available for download.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Micro64 icon
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    The highly advanced successor of brotkaestchen (fr-051) from BeRo / farbrausch, Micro64 offers extremely accurate C64 emulation with the goal of being the most accurate. Currently micro64 has two different VIC II emulation modes (both are half-cycle exact): »single pixel...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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