# Commodore

> Commodore made the Commodore 64, the best-selling single computer model ever, and the Amiga, whose graphics and sound were years ahead of their time.

Web page: https://emulationking.com/commodore/
Page updated: 2026-09-28

Commodore was founded by Jack Tramiel in 1954 as a typewriter company and moved into calculators and then home computers. The Commodore 64, released in 1982, sold somewhere between 12 and 17 million units and is often called the best-selling single computer model of all time. Its SID sound chip still has a devoted following among musicians.

In 1985 Commodore released the Amiga, which had custom graphics and sound chips and a multitasking operating system far ahead of other home computers. It was hugely popular for games and video work in Europe. Commodore went bankrupt in 1994, but both machines are very well emulated today.

## Consoles

- [Amiga](https://emulationking.com/commodore/amiga/index.md): The Amiga is Commodore's 16/32-bit computer family, launched in 1985. Its custom chips made it a leading games, graphics and music machine.
- [Commodore 64](https://emulationking.com/commodore/c64/index.md): The Commodore 64 is the best-selling single home computer model of all time. It was released in 1982 and has a huge library of games and demos.