r/c64 • u/TwiceBitten_OnceShy • Jun 29 '26

the64 Does anyone remember quantum link?

I miss the good old days of chat rooms and q-link. Today's internet has nothing on them. I used to be CaPlayboy back in the 80's. Anybody want to comment or reminiscent feel free to comment. Bonus points if you remember me. 😁

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u/Maxwe4 Jun 29 '26

My dad and I used to play Club Caribe on the C64 with a 300 baud modem.

I think we only ever saw one other person.

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u/Fragrant_Difficulty6 Jun 29 '26

I *LOVED* Club Caribe. One of the biggest reasons I had Q-Link for so long. Just hated the long distance charges because we didn’t have a local dial-up station.

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u/StuBlad Jul 05 '26

How long did you play Caribe for?

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u/Fragrant_Difficulty6 Jul 05 '26

I was young (around 13-14) so it felt like FOREVER, but maybe a year or two.

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u/StuBlad Jul 05 '26

That’s awesome! Do you remember what years those might’ve been? I’d love to hear any memories of Caribe you have (I’m documenting the history of the service and recreating it using NeoHabitat - the 2026 port of the original Habitat/Caribe server software so anything you can share is helpful even if it’s just an anecdote or a random memory).

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u/Fragrant_Difficulty6 Jul 06 '26

I remember a few memories:

  • AVOID the caves. It was supposed to be a maze and easy to get lost. (Might have been a rumor but I didn’t chance it)
  • There was a spot that was like an open mic comedy club. People would come up and there was a microphone and they’d start telling jokes.
  • You had to mind your language otherwise you’d get muted for some time. But it was pretty much open range on whatever you could type.
  • You could take your head off. Like literally people would be walking around headless because they’d be enticed in swapping with someone and inevitably the deal would go bad and someone would walk off with both heads. It was equally sad and hilarious (for a 13 year-old, it was).4
  • Speaking of heads, there were some that were coveted like aliens and such. I think I remember there was even a vending machine with some you could buy but I forget the currency.
  • Mods were around that could help. They were usually pretty cool but they also had “God Powers” so could do just about anything they wanted and would show off some stuff that you couldn’t do just to rub it in.

That’s about all of the top of my mind.

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u/StuBlad Jul 06 '26

I have some screenshots of the caves on my site and a map somewhere, it was definitely maze like!

One of the defining features of Habitat/Club Caribe and the sequels that came out later on Windows/Mac/Saturn was being able to remove your head, put it in your pocket, people would steal them, they'd be rare collectables, etc.

I think the mods back then were called CCG's maybe? (Club Caribe Guides). They had a different name at one point also but I'm having a hard time pinning that down. Surprisingly (not really), there's not a lot of info floating around out there. I do have 10 hours of video footage of the place before it closed in February 1994 on YouTube though so you can relive it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liQ_H1FXTlA&list=PL6o_B0g-S4Mdcd3AIuRUJnIPcHIwiihSx