When Commodore tried to turn the C64 into a console, it backfired spectacularly (opens in new tab)

In 1990, Commodore looked at the ageing but still popular Commodore 64 and saw one more chance to squeeze value from a machine that had already done heroic service. The idea sounded tidy enough in a boardroom: take the C64, remove the keyboard, hide the computer ports, push cartridges instead of tap