Now the Commodore 64 is getting the miniature makeover

Can't get enough of that nostalgia.
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Oh, nostalgia. Gotta love it.

Keeping with the trend of blasts from gaming consoles past, the Commodore 64 — you know, the best-selling home computer from the 80s — is being revived and shrunken down into the C64 Mini.

In a press release, Retro Games Ltd. announced that the mini console will come complete with a joystick and 64 classic games installed — including favorites like California Games, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe, Paradroid, and Impossible Mission.

"We are delighted to be able to bring back some of the most loved retro games ever, on one of the most successful formats of all time," Retro Games’ Managing Director Paul Andrews said in the release.

"The C64 Mini is a reimagining of the classic C64 computer and the first in a planned series of products on the way."

The C64 mini is currently set to hit shelves in early 2018 for $69.99, joining other recent but small innovations like the mini NES Classic, the SNES Classic, and this teeny tiny Game Boy.

What will be next?

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Nicole Gallucci

Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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