Well it feels like it is time for me to get a new game system. But the Wii, X360, and PS3 all feel wrong to me. So what's a gamer to do? Go to the older systems, of course!
Currently having a 14 inch television screen (36 cm), I decided that it would be best to have something 16-bit or older. And since the Commodore 64 has been getting a lot of love on the Internet lately, I thought this would be a great system to start collecting for. After all, there seems to be very few "games for adults" on the Nintendo DS (the newest game system I have), but the C64, being a true computer system at heart, has a bevy of games that can hold the interest of someone over the age of mandatory schooling.
But having only one friend who ever owned a C64, and that being a friend I only made in high school years ago, I never grew up with the Commodores. Thus I have no idea where to start. So I thought I would ask my fellows on the Retrogaming Roundtable.
So then, what is the hardware and software I should start with? I don't have a big budget, so common yet fun games are the order of the day. I think that a keyboard is built into the system, so are the only external things necessary a power adapter and a television cable? Do the TV cables come in coaxial or RCA/AV? Are the floppy disks and drives still functional today, or should I stick with cartridges or tapes? If I want to "get a taste of Commodore," should I get the plug-and-play version first, or dive right into the classic hardware?
Any help with my ignorance and questions is greatly appreciated. Thanks, fellow DP followers, and game on!