Author: Paulo Garcia
My history with Windows started with version 3.0 but PCs and DOS/Windows never brought me any nostalgia. Maybe because I always think that the current Windows 10 is not much different than what the 3.0 version delivered, at least at the fundamental level of having many desktop apps running simultaneously (ok, not really) where you can switch between them at…
This is just a quick heads up! Our partner in crime, Louie Dimovski has already guaranteed his place in the retro scene as an avid C64 game collector and a trustworthy game reviewer either over his YouTube channel or his own website, Retro Gamer Nation. RGN has just published a review of one of the most anticipated games for the…
The first 50 ZX Spectrum Next clone boards are already available for purchase over the UltimateMister.com website. Produced by Retroshop, the same manufacturer of the hot MiSTer FPGA, the board is 100% compatible, including the form factor, so it can be installed directly in the original ZX Spectrum Next cases. It is a faithful clone of the Issue 2B version…
The 2020 edition of the already traditional Amstrad CPC game development competition, CPCRetroDev, is over, and the Universidad de Alicante has announced the winners! The best game is The abduction of Oscar Z by the group Dreamin’Bits. The game also got the special prizes for Gominolas Mention (Best Music) and Pablo Ariza Mention (best Technical Development and Artificial Intelligence). The…
Picaro Games has released a new game for the Commodore 64 that you have to play. Juanje Juega in Sinverland is a platform game where each level pays homage to classic arcade games. It features 23 levels where games like Pong, Pac-Man, E.T, Chuckie are not only the background of the levels but part of the game itself, either as…
Lowtek Games not long ago had a successful Kickstarter campaign that allowed them to release the physical edition of the NES game Flea. Alastair Low also had plans to release the game on modern platforms. Although he could sell/release the ROM to be played in emulators, the use of this type of software wouldn’t have the same reach compared to…
Atari800MacX 5.4.0 is out adding new features and with many bug fixes. Emulating now the Atari 1200XL and XEGS, this is one of the versions that changed the most in recent years. In he peripheral side, the emulator can now “talk” to the SIDE2 and the Ultimate1MB. New Features/Bug Fixes (in version 5.4.0): Added emulation of Ultimate1mb upgrade Added emulation…
The Commodore 64 enthusiasts should get their machines ready for a weekend full of retro gaming fun. Today, two new games were released for the Commodore 64: Neptune Lander and Showdown and they will cost you less than a coffee (or a bit more if you are feeling generous!). Neptune Lander is a pimped-up Lunar Lander clone, but don’t make…
As an Atari owner living in Brazil, the Intellivision was never part of my childhood and I never played one back then. I remember to think of the intriguing controller and imagine how would perform compared to the Atari. Brazil had the Intellivision II available in the market but at that time I had moved into computers, and I confess…
PunyInform is a library for the Inform 6 programming language, to make it easy to create simple or advanced text adventures which will work well on 8-bit computers like the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Spectrum +3 etc. We have been covering this excellent development tool for a while, but you can start here if you are new to…
