Editing Commodore 65 (section)

==Legacy==
Because the Commodore 65 was only a prototype, not many units were made. If one appears on [[eBay]], it may sell for around $20,000.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hothardware.com/news/rare-commodore-c65-resurrected | title=Super-Rare Legendary Commodore C65 is About to be Resurrected for Retro Gaming Glory | date=15 October 2021 }}</ref>

===MEGA65===
In 2015, the Museum of Electronic Games & Art (MEGA)<ref>{{cite web|title = MEGA {{!}} MEGA - Museum of Electronic Games & Art|url = http://www.m-e-g-a.org/mega/|website = www.m-e-g-a.org|access-date = 2015-10-06}}</ref> announced a recreation of the Commodore 65. Also backwards compatible with the Commodore 64,<ref name="MEGA65 Computer">{{cite web|title = MEGA65 Computer|url = http://mega65.org|website = mega65.org|access-date = 2015-10-06}}</ref> the MEGA65<ref>{{cite web|title = Introducing the MEGA65 (8-bit) computer {{!}} MEGA - Museum of Electronic Games & Art|url = http://www.m-e-g-a.org/mega65-introduction/|website = www.m-e-g-a.org|access-date = 2015-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = MEGA 65: Commodore 65 remake gets a physical release • /r/c64|url = https://www.reddit.com/r/c64/comments/33kjp8/mega_65_commodore_65_remake_gets_a_physical/|website = reddit|date = 23 April 2015|access-date = 2015-10-06}}</ref> features Commodore 65 compatible hardware<ref name="MEGA65 Computer"/> recreated in [[Field Programmable Gate Array|FPGA]] and supports newer connectors such as HDMI, MicroSD cards and LAN.<ref>{{cite web|title = Making a C64/C65 compatible computer in an FPGA|url = http://c65gs.blogspot.com|website = c65gs.blogspot.com|access-date = 2015-10-06}}</ref>

In September 2020, the pre-release developer-kit (r3) has sold out and in total 100 systems were delivered by the end of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mega 65|first=Trenz - The Official seller of|title=MEGA65 |date=2020-09-14|url=https://shop.trenz-electronic.de/en/30390-MEGA65-Development-Kit-highly-advanced-C64-and-C65-compatible-8-bit-computer?c=564|website=trenz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gardner-stephen|first=Paul|date=2020-11-25|title=Making a C64/C65 compatible computer: The DevKits have started shipping!|url=https://c65gs.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-devkits-have-started-shipping.html|access-date=2020-11-25|website=Making a C64/C65 compatible computer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Commodore 64 has a Successor (and it's amazing!)|author=[[Nostalgia Nerd]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-voZvEtz48 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/2-voZvEtz48 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2020-12-02|website=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On 30 September 2021, the final version of the MEGA65 with recreated C65 case, was available for pre-order. The first batch of 400 computers has sold out and been released to customers as of May 2022.<ref>https://shop.trenz-electronic.de/en/TE0765-03-S001-MEGA65-highly-advanced-C64-and-C65-compatible-8-bit-computer?
(davidjseibuhr journalist, reports: New Mega65 Corporation began thereafter, they periodically remanufactured pcb revised computers, prebuilt or kits)
Cc=564</ref>

As of 10 May 2023, the second batch of 400 computers has also sold out and been released to customers.<ref>[https://m65digest.substack.com/p/mega65-the-next-batch Dan's MEGA65 Digest], confirmation on batch 2 size</ref><ref>[https://shop.trenz-electronic.de/en/TE0765-03-S001-MEGA65-highly-advanced-C64-and-C65-compatible-8-bit-computer Trenz website], confirmation that both batch 1 and 2 have sold out</ref>

The third batch followed a few months later and incorporates a few technical updates on the mainboard [reference to be added]. As of writing (October 2024), the MEGA65 is no longer delivered per batch, and is readily available.