Commodore
USA publisher and developerfounded in 1976 closed in 1994 status: dead
aka(s): Commodore Electronics, Commodore 64 Software, Commodore Computer, Commodore Business Machines, Commodore Amiga, Amiga Industries
Commodore International (other names include Commodore International Limited) was an American home computer and electronics manufacturer founded by Jack Tramiel. Commodore International (CI), along with its subsidiary Commodore Business Machines (CBM), was a significant participant in the development of the home-computer industry in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. The company developed and marketed the world's best-selling computer, the Commodore 64 (1982), and released its Amiga computer line in July 1985. With quarterly sales ending 1983 of $49 million (equivalent to $114 million in 2021), Commodore was one of the world's largest personal computer manufacturers
Notable collaborators: Scott Adams, Jim Butterfield, Greg Duddle, Andy Finkel and Evan Parton
It is known for Questprobe, Sargon, Zork, Zork Universe
Releases per year
Common gametypes
Top platforms
C64 | 125 | |
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Commodore PET | 100 | |
VIC-20 | 80 | |
C16/Plus4 | 25 | |
Amiga | 2 | |
C128 | 2 | |
KIM-1 | 1 | |
Amiga CD32 | 1 |
Commodore best rated games
Xzap | 1984 | c16 | |
Radar Rat Race | 1982 | c64 | |
Race | 1982 | vic | |
International Soccer | 1983 | c64 | |
Voodoo Castle | 1981 | vic | |
Blitz | 1982 | vic | |
Mission Impossible | 1981 | vic | |
International Basketball | 1985 | c64 | |
Radar Rat Race | 1981 | vic | |
Omega Race | 1982 | vic |
Commodore worst games
Blokit | 1982 | vic | |
Blue Meanies From Outer Space | 1981 | vic | |
BBC Mastermind | 1982 | vic | |
Jigsaw | 1983 | vic | |
Starpost | 1983 | c64 |