Is the MEGA 65 worth $666? Full playtest!

A deep dive into MEGA 65 with a full play test of every feature you can think of, even whether C64 OS works. Check out http://PCBWay.com - great PCBs from $5!
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Watch Part 1:    • C̶o̶m̶m̶o̶d̶o̶r̶e̶ MEGA 65 Unboxing, ...  

RECIPE INGREDIENTS*
• Pre-order your MEGA 65: https://shop.trenz-electronic.de/en/T...
• MEGA 65 website: https://mega65.org
• Hibernated 1 Director's Cut - Physical: https://www.polyplay.xyz/navi.php?suc...
• Hibernated 1 Digital Download: https://8bitgames.itch.io/hibernated1
• C64 OS: http://c64os.com
• UNI-THOR Joystick: https://uni-joy.com/
• 🛠 Get the gear I use: 🇺🇸https://amzn.to/3eT3SzD | 🇬🇧http://amzn.to/30y05lg

SAUCES & CHEERS
• The MEGA 65 team ‪@MEGA65retro‬
• David Simmons
• Stefan Vogt
• Polyplay
• Amiga image by ‪@danwood_uk‬
• Shallan:   / discord  
• Harleyfractic from ‪@GAMECLOSET‬
• C65 image by Thomas Conté: https://www.flickr.com/people/9239328...
• C65 image by Andreas Brandmair 
• Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons
• The Internet Archive
• Gardenside Prods., Clue Detectives & Paradise Radio
• Special thanks to Ladyfractic & the Puppyfractics!
• All other media featured is marked as public domain on Google Images or used with written permission or shown under fair use law.

MENU
0:00 Intro
1:08 Boot
2:45 Onboarding
3:19 BASIC 10
7:06 SD Card & Modes
8:26 Built-in Demos
13:30 Built-in Games
16:23 Built-in Music
17:35 Built-in Utils
19:15 Commodore 64 Mode
21:46 C64 OS
22:45 Machine Code Monitor
23:08 Cores & Flashing
25:44 Cartridges
27:54 Game Boy Core
30:26 First Commercial Game
34:26 GEOS 65
38:20 BASIC 65 Commands
38:48 Highest Rated Game
40:59 Solitaire
41:59 Eleven Dev Environment
44:51 Conclusion & Score
49:28 Supporter credits outro

CORRECTIONS
1:47 Although the C65 had 2 SID chips this can replicate 4
2:07 The FPGA cost is $380 AUD (Australian Dollars)
29:20 The devs tell me there should be Game Boy sound; it’s possible it was an issue with my video adapter
30:02 The ZX Spectrum core is now ready
46:00 To mitigate SD card frustration an ethernet file copying solution is being finalised

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• http://MattGrandis.net - website design
•   / _gazmarshall   - some graphics

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