Everyone's a Wally
Commodore 64 · 1985
About this game
Everyone's a Wally was the first arcade adventure game to feature multiple playable characters - a revolutionary feature at the time.
Players began in control of Wally (a builder and handyman), but could switch to Wilma (his wife), and their friends Tom (a punk mechanic), Dick (a plumber) and Harry (a hippie electrician) - these last three names drawn from the placeholder phrase Tom, Dick and Harry.
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Herbert (their baby son) also appeared in the game as a mobile hazard NPC.
The player cannot freely change character; the player begins in control of Wally and in order to switch must be on the same screen as the desired character.
Those not being controlled by the player wander randomly around the map controlled by extremely simple AI - another feature that at the time had never been seen before.
Lives and health (called "endurance") were tracked independently for each character, but the game ended if any character died.
The aim of the game is to complete a day's worth of work for each character; each character has a job to do stereotypical of their skill - for instance, Wally has to build a wall, Wilma has to take back three books to the library, etc.
Completing the job awards the character with a letter, which spells out a password to open a safe holding everyone's wages.
The eventual password is "BREAK" - knowing this does not spoil the game since most of the letters can be seen before jobs are complete; the game requires them to be actually collected before allowing the safe to open.
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 Everyone's a Wally 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-19 | Loose / Item only | PAL | €8.08 |
Rarity & condition
Only a handful of market sales have been tracked for Everyone's a Wally, 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 Everyone's a Wally worth?
Everyone's a Wally for Commodore 64 is currently worth €8.08 loose. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.
Is Everyone's a Wally rare?
Everyone's a Wally 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 Everyone's a Wally?
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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