Max Headroom
Commodore 64 · 1986
About this game
This game is based on a 1984 British television movie which led to a 14-episode television series that ran in 1987 in the U.S.
It's an early cyberpunk vision set "twenty minutes in the future" where powerful corporations rule and compete for television ratings and consumer dollars.
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Edison Carter is an investigative reporter for Network 23 seeking to free his alter ego Max Headroom, a cybernetic construct of his mind that was stored after Edison was involved in a motorcycle accident and the last thing he saw before losing consciousness was a "Max Headroom" sign going into a tunnel.
Max lives in computers and can appear on any screen, television or any electronic device.
The character is actually Matt Frewer in a latex mask, edited so as to appear jittery and stuttering like an early computer model.
In the game, Max has been abducted by Network 23 and you must retrieve him from somewhere in the 11 top floors of their high-rise building starting at the 200th floor.
Security systems protect each floor and you have to find and enter the correct codes to gain access from the elevators.
Each floor seen in isometric view, has lines representing walls of various rooms with doors and office furniture.
Robots will chase and fire at you and decrease your health level as shown on the biomonitor at bottom of screen.
Also indicated are the floor number and time left.
On the right side of screen are 4 icons for Reporter E.
Carter which open a door, call elevator, view through camera, or allow movement to run around the floor.
On the left side are icons for Controller T.
Jones (Theora helps you hack into systems) to show you the floor and computer circuits.
When entering a security code, it takes the form of an LED digit over which you must move a pointer over a row of circuit lines in order to activate various segments to form a desired digit.
Each segment will remain lit only temporarily so when time runs out you must ensure that the letter is fully lit or your code will fail.
In that event, you must make your way across the floor to the second elevator and try again.
About Commodore 64
Released in 1982, the Commodore 64 is the best-selling home computer model of all time, with an enormous software library spanning games, productivity tools, and everything in between. C64 game collecting centers on cassette tapes and floppy disks in their original packaging — physical media that's inherently fragile, so complete, working copies from the era are increasingly prized by retro computing collectors.
Gamevaro tracks Max Headroom for Commodore 64 with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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Market values by condition
PAL
Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | Loose / Item only | PAL | €69.99 |
Rarity & condition
Only a handful of market sales have been tracked for Max Headroom, suggesting it doesn't trade hands very often — a sign of relative scarcity compared to more common Commodore 64 titles.
Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Max Headroom worth?
Max Headroom for Commodore 64 is currently worth €69.99 loose. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.
Is Max Headroom rare?
Max Headroom has only a handful of tracked market sales, suggesting relative scarcity compared to more common Commodore 64 titles.
What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Max Headroom?
Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.
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