Not all wastes of time are created equal. Oh no, ladies and gentlemen.

You see, some are full of words and talking, while others have pretty pictures and funny punchlines. There are those with items to buy and spend lots of money on, and there are those with games to play for points that more or less do nothing but sit there and make you feel virtually successful.

And then, there are those sites that dredge up your old, childhood memories, give them a twist and letcha’ enjoy them in a whole new, groovy way. Today, I would like to yammer about just such a site.

http://remix.kwed.org/

Once upon a time, back before full scrolling, 360 degrees of splodey awesome cake. In an age that had not yet known little green dudes that stomped all over maps at your cammand saying things like, “Jub jub” and whatnot . . . Preceding Duke Nukem’ and his Nazzi blowing-uping, castle Wulfenstein adventures . . . Before plumbers took their battle with studly reptilian tyrants to the go-cart battle circuit. . .

There was Commodore 64

Now, if you were one of the many, the slightly less than proud, the Commiedorks (like yours truly) you must think back to the clunky lil’ box’ world-moving, tri-voice sid music. Even up into the 90’s a PC out of the box could not compete with the Commodore 64’s built in graphics and sound capability. We, my friends, had it goin’ on!

Well, times change, and C64 steps down to the Amiga, which, sadly fades from public consumption in the U.S. What we’re left with is a collection of rich, fond memories.. Memories of sprites, multicolor graphics, and music. Ooh, the music

The music, my friends, lives on.

Now, there are quite a few c64 remix, rom and emulation sites out there. And Kwed wasn’t my first. But, Kwed is the one I come back to week after Commiefreakin week.

The library can be sorted by remix date, rating, arranger, and original composer. There’s a quick ref box that lists the top handful of highest rated remixes that have posted in the last week / month / forever. You can search for any game theme you want, and will likely find SOMEthing.

Spy Vs. Spy
Comic Bakery
Crazy Comets
Maniac Mansion
Comets II …

The list goes on and on and on and on.. Some of the remixes sound just like old-school sid files, some are more midi, some sound like mid-80’s tech pop, some are bands with guitars and drums and singers and everything.

Dude, I’m serious. Pop by and give it a browse. Even if you never touched a C64 in your life, You’ll find SOMETHING worth wasting your time on there.

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