In 1982 Commodore launched a system featuring a 6510 CPU, a VIC-II video chip, and a SID sound chip, and it wasn't a Commodore 64. It was the Commodore MAX, a low-end 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. To support 8-Bit Show And Tell: Become a patron: https://patreon.com/8BitShowAndTell One-time donation: https://paypal.me/8BitShowAndTell 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAgWzEh5c8391eJnELDy9OA Links: US Flyer: https://archive.org/details/commodore-max-machine/ PageTable's info: https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1158 Comparing Max game versions: https://c64preservation.com/dp.php?pg=ultimax Jan Beta's Max Video Mod: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmfatVkzAQI More info: http://www.multimax.co/max-machine/max-machine-and-commodore-64/ Index: 0:00 Silver Label Commodore 64 and MAX history 3:10 Many names: VIC-10, VC-10, 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!