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my case is still on backorder for some reason. I ordered all the way back in early May.

So your not showing any then? That was a waste of postage for the seller then wasn't it

i thought this was a video about funny jokes

What's a one-liner?

Nice one

I just bought a broken one for cheap that would be perfect for this project as it’s not ruining a slightly rare mini console.

Thank you so much for documenting this so well. I just unboxed my case tonight, looked at the un-numbered diagram... and immediately went looking on RUclips for a video. Is the white X on your top supposed to be white, or is it just more protective film? I pulled mine all off... before seeing that part of your video.

My commander x16 was finally delivered. Its 3:04am. I cant find my toolkit, I think its a sign to go back to sleep :) Thankyou for the walkthrough. Im really looking forward to setting it up and this video is what I need.

I have one of those, I got that from the Thrift Store at Newark. It works perfectly!

If you mind, could you tell me what software version you are using? Mine is not working, it's displaying an error saying "input string was not in the correct format".

It's arm based, so I can't play it on my console it's. Bin but my reads .a26 only

I wish i got this insted

No mention of the bespoke Numpad being released on July 15th (alongside the one for the N, Fami, and M edition Numpads)?

That's the most inconvenient joystick I have ever seen!

Nice

You're right. The price should be much lower. Stickers on a $15 mechanical keyboard will do the job. Great video.

Can you tell me if the keys are illuminated at all? I struggle to see without lit up keys, sadly.

Hi Glen. I like the shiny one.

It looks good. Have fun with it.

LOOKS LIKE YOU WILL HAVE SOME FUN GAMES TO PLAY. Sorry for caps. Enjoyed watching.

No petscii graphics - even on the top surface - makes it a no-go for me

No runstop or commodore key? Thats not good cos it looks great. I have the nes version and its really good. Shame they didnt think it through properly.

Good haul!

Very cool, thanks for sharing. I shared this in my gaming and computing (retro / modern) Facebook group.

Is it possible to swap Command and Option on the hardware level?

I preordered the keyboard and got it a few days after, and I absolutely love it. Until I saw this video, I didn't know that was what the star button did lol. I avoided the super stick and buttons because the software, in my opinion, fucking sucks. Macros barely work for me, and it is extremely annoying. A downside is the joystick itself. Like you said, it should have had a button, but I also don't like the square gate. I don't know why 8BitDo keeps using it, but they do and I hate it. EXTREMELY inaccurate for games like Pac-Man and Berzerk, and if I am missing shots in Berzerk, your stick has an issue. Other than that, I really love it. Satisfying to use. 8BitDo is making an IBM version of this keyboard, which looks sick, and would probably be awesome to play DOOM with. 8BitDo is also making a number pad with each of the keyboard's styles, and it comes with a full on calculator, which is sick as fuck.

There is a wireless receiver on the bottom of the keyboard that slides out.

I would buy it with PETSCII characters on the keys. For that price I can also get a Mechboard64 which uses the original keycaps. Combined with a small keyboard controller I can use it with my original C64 and also as an USB keyboard on my Linux system.

Those big red buttons would be great for activating the helldiver 2 strategems 😂

I got this last weekend and absolutely love it. I have the NES one on my gaming setup, and am using this one for work. I adore how it looks.

Even if we received this version we would still complain.

There is a num pad coming out from them soon that is in the form of all of the retro keyboards including this one and you can also use it as a calculator.

Just hope you don't have a warranty claim with them, dodgy company.

Many products have tried to tap into Commodore nostalgia, with mixed results. This one definitely seems like a winner.

Thank you for the review, it looks great. I have a question, can the keyboard output a certain key when you press a combination of keys? Like, mapping caps lock (i don't use that) + j to be the left arrow key?

It's "Doh" Not "Doo" it's 1 o and not hyphenated singular word. Scooby Doo all up this bitch.

Seems interesting but way overpriced: I would only pull the trigger if this was around $50, certainly not at $100.

This would have been more interesting with the petscii characters on the key caps. I'll wait until such a keyboard exists.

I don't understand why so many people pronounce it as 8 bit du. It's clearly a play on the name Nintendo.

I’d def be interested if they offered one with a numpad

Just under $130 at Amazon CA, currently with 12% discount. A little too much for me but will keep an eye on this to see if it comes down at all.

IMHO if the numpad is really needed (personally I never use it and go for TKL keyboards), it would be better as a standalone one as most of the time it just takes up space and pushes mouse away from a more comfortable placement. I think that it would actually be a way more practical accessory than the provided joystick or even the buttons as those are better connected to the computer directly rather than wiring them all the way to the keyboard. I assume here that they are only practical on the floor for foot use.

Thanks for sharing your experience/insights! I somewhat like it, but the knobs/buttons on the top left look more at home in the Fami edition colors than the C64. Also, without the PETSCII chars, @ key, and other things that would truly make it a modern C64 keyboard for emulators... it's only a C64-colored keyboard, IMHO.

Great review. Wonder if they will come out with a numeric keypad plug-in.

If this had the PETSCII characters on it, it would make a WAY better Commander X16 keyboard than the official Commander X16 keyboard.

Looks pretty cool but I wish it had the PETSCII characters on the keys.

Nice Keyboard, I do agree with you, when u have used a full size mechanical keyboard for day to day stuff, this one would not get used for that day to day stuff either for me. Looked Cool Though :)

Oh man, that looks neat.

looks cool

Assembling my case was scary and confusing. It was a bit reassuring to see it was not a piece of cake for you either. The instructions could have been clearer, which screw to use for what, and so on. It was more of a 3D jigsaw puzzle. Funny how the misplaced feet made little difference. My guess is the two round holes in the back are to accommodate different power jack sizes. I bought my Pico PSU along with my Commander, which might be different than yours? Stuck mine out the other hole there and it seems to fit. You noticed the back breakaway (?) thing for the extra I/O card. The little mysterious plastic rectangle in your kit is later used to secure that card to the case, much like on a slim PC case, only sideways. I saw a picture somewhere that made use of that plastic piece in this way. Below that appears to be the "official" place for that shiny sticker to go. You can make out a faint outline of where it might have went. But hey, it's a sticker. Works exactly the same on the bottom of the case. Put it on your refrigerator if you want, eh? I'm glad they went with the solid-top piece with the butterfly etching, vs the slotted pattern which would allow dust in. Only question is, should that touchy-feely part of the clear butterfly face up or down? I put the smooth side facing up on mine. Not gonna use a monitor atop this, so left out that plastic center bar. Looks great.