Commodore Plus4 Emulators

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Commodore Plus/4
Developer	Commodore
Type	Home computer
Release date	1984
Discontinued	1985
Introductory price	$299
Predecessor	VIC-20, Commodore 64
Successor	Commodore 128, Amiga, CDTV, Amiga CD32
Emulated	✓

The Commodore Plus/4 is an 8-bit home computer released in 1984 by Commodore. It was initially meant as a replacement for the company's aging VIC-20 in the low end segment. After Jack Tramiel left the company, management, eager to repeat the success of the Commodore 64, repurposed the system with a higher price tag, targetting more serious home users and bundling an built in app suite, hence the name Plus/4. However reception was poor due to the lack of compatibility with the vast C64 library. The computer line was joined by C16 and C116, cheaper models with only 16 kb RAM and no built in app suite, the latter which used a cheaper rubber keyboard.

While the lack of hardware sprites and the lower quality sound generally made the system worse suited for games, it did have its advantages over the C64 in that it had a larger (121 color) palette and its CPU ran at a higher clock speed.