If Commodore made a handheld console…
An imagining from an alternate reality, of a 1980’s styled C64 handheld console where Commodore didn’t file for bankrupcy.
A few more are shown in my Retro Handheld Gallery
Created using Blender 3.3.0 and help from Fluent 2.0 and Sanctus Materials add-on’s
A few other shots and WIP…
@Metin_Seven @bartv I think you two will like this 
Nice render! The materials look great, and the color scheme is very unusual but you pull it off nicely. You clearly have a strong artistic eye, purple+orange+blue could be a complete disaster, but here it’s a eye-catching, aesthetically pleasing piece of work
I agree that this looks very nice, both design- and render-wise.
But – back in its day – Commodore did make handheld … calculators. 
Commodore aficionados are welcome to join the 8-bit / 16-bit computing veterans thread over here by the way:
Oooh that’s awesome
Thanks @joseph, really appreciate the time taken for the positive feedback. I was struggling with the ‘ground’ colour and material and in the end went for that one. Although the 1980’s weren’t always known for their complimentary colour schemes! 
Sadly, I do remember those (although I was a wee lad at the time!). If I do another CBM themed project, I will see how I could weave some of their calculator design into it! Thanks also for the positive feedback.
I featured you on BlenderNation, have a great weekend!
Very nice idea and execution! I like it! I’ll take one for sure!!
But now I’m thinking, how about an Amiga handheld???
Randy
Nice one, great render and design!
Just to do a bit of nitpicking, how does the tape stay in place? It’s just that cassettes are a little bit thicker on top (the half that’s inside), which makes me think there should be a notch in the slot so it can slide in. I’m overthinking this, the counter is already a nice detail!
Thank you! 
That’s a great question and I totally don’t have a genuine answer for that one. With all the ones I’ve done there’s something about them that doesn’t quite work out and make it practical. Although, I have to admit I totally cheated on this tape… 
I feel you!
I just had a look at a real tape and I think that for it to work the slot should look something like this:
But that might mean that the whole console would have to be slightly thicker.
The Osborne 1 was the first attempt at creating a “portable computer” in 1981. Even though it had no battery and had to be plugged-in at all times. For a mere $1,800, it could be yours …
Thanks for the link! I chuckled when I saw the weight of 11.1 kg!
