Tech Nostalgia: Amiga Forever and C64 Forever Turn 11

Cloanto this week announced version 11 of Amiga Forever and C64 Forever, the official Commodore/Amiga preservation, emulation, and support suites for Windows

“More than two years in the making, this new generation expands into the physical world with high-fidelity virtual printers, touchscreen input, and handheld device support, bridging classic computing with modern interaction,” the Cloanto announcement notes. “Hundreds of smaller new features and refinements also made it into these new versions. Windows too went through several new releases since the previous major release of Amiga Forever and C64 Forever, and the new code base provides better support for features introduced in Windows 11 and Windows 10 versions up to 25H2.”

Amiga Forever includes original Amiga hardware emulators with different custom chip configurations, game controller support, virtual keyboards, Workbench (1.3 in the Value Edition, 3.x in Plus and Premium), preinstalled games and demos, support for thousands of downloadable games, demos, and applications, and more. Higher-end editions add more features like preinstalled Amiga applications, an Amiga ROM collection, and more.

Amiga Forever is available in three editions: Value Edition (with a downloadable installer) for $19.95, Plus Edition (downloadable installer with optional DVD ISO image) for $39.95 (or $29.95 for upgraders), and Premium Edition (downloadable Plus Edition, plus boxed software and additional videos on three DVDs) for $59.95 (or $40 for upgraders). You can learn more on the Amiga Forever website.

C64 Forever brings the official Commodore 8-bit emulators (PET 2001, Commodore VIC-20, C-64, Plus/4, and so on), native touchscreen input with virtual keyboards and virtual mouse, PETSCII TrueType fonts, MPS803 and CBM8026 virtual printer support, high DPI support, over 200 preinstalled games, access to over 5,000 downloadable titles online, curated historical content, and more.

C64 Forever is available in three editions: Free Express Edition (free but feature-limited), Downloadable Plus Edition (with a downloadable installer an optional CD ISO image) for $19.95 ($9.95 for upgraders), and Boxed Plus Edition (downloadable Plus Edition, plus a boxed CD) for $39.95 ($24.95 for upgraders). You can learn more on the C64 Forever website.