In 1982 Commodore launched a system featuring a 6510 CPU, a VICII video chip, and a SID sound chip, and it wasn't a Commodore 64. It was the Commodore MAX, a lowend computer / games system intended to compete with the Atari VCS and Intellivision. While it only officially released in Japan, Commodore was very near to releasing it in the USA, Japan, and Germany too. Join me as we look at this obscure system, and compare it to its much more famous (and capable) big brother the Commodore 64.

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Links:
US Flyer: https://archive.org/details/commodore...
PageTable's info: https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1158
Comparing Max game versions: https://c64preservation.com/dp.php?pg...
Jan Beta's Max Video Mod:    • Commodore Max Composite Mod and Test Run  
More info: http://www.multimax.co/maxmachine/ma...

Index:
0:00 Silver Label Commodore 64 and MAX history
3:10 Many names: VIC10, VC10, Ultimax, Max Machine
5:00 Nearly released in the USA
7:03 Comparing MAX and C64 ports, power supply
10:50 Look at Keyboard
16:14 Looking inside, MAX vs. C64
26:20 Powering up to play some games
27:28 Super Alien, Jupiter Lander
33:02 Mole Attack, Bowling
38:10 Kick Man, Wizard of Wor
42:42 Music Machine, Music Maker, Road Race
45:49 Next time: BASIC, and Thanks!