Author: CommodoreBlog
Czesław Mnich made a game engine based on Gloom Deluxe. The project is a conversion of the game 8bit Killer on the PC. The first three levels are converted and a lot of new levels have been added. Two player mode is also available. The game has been released in ADF and LHA formats. Website: http://www.exec.pl
The games for the RGCD C64 16KB Cartridge Game Development Competition 2014 are now available. You can test the following games yourself: Fickle, Penultimate Fantasy, Tiger Claw, Honey Bee Redux, Falling, Brick Buster, Aviator Arcade, Race, C-2048, Pixel City Skater, Voivod Attack, p0snake, Mini Arcade: Climax, Toyz and Tutti Frutti 64. Website: CSDb
A new edition of the German pdf magazine Lotek64 is now available. The articles in this edition: Lo*bert, Editorial, News, Lotek64-Story: 50 Editions, Jill of the Jungle, The Music of Commodore 64, The history of the golden C64, Petro Tyschtschenkos memories, Amiga DeskTop Video Master / Commodore 4064, Film: Die Gstettensaga – The Rise of Echselfriedl, Leisure Suit Leo II…
Paolo Besser released an update for the Icaros Desktop. There are improvements or updates for: ntfs.handler, AntiryadIDE, HDToolBox, noacpi, AmiBridge, Theme preferences, AmigaOS 3.1 theme, ZuneFig, ZuneView and WeatherBar. Website: http://www.icarosdesktop.org
Epy released a new version of his SID player. The SID player has been rewritten from scratch for better usability and an updated look. This program works together with an SD2IEC device and a SID card on the Commodore Plus/4 and is compatible with PAL and NTSC. Download: sd2iec_sid_player_v2_0.zipWebsite: http://plus4world.powweb.com
In this episode Dean Swain, Paul Davies, Steve Erickson and special guest Chris O’Regan prepare for the battle in our 8 Bit Wars Special. Paul tries to maintain order and decide which one will win Spectrum, C64 or the Amstrad. Will there be 8 bit tears before bedtime?! Website: http://retroasylum.com
The C64.com web page had an interview with Chris Collins. Chris got a Commodore 64 from his father when he was 14 years old. Later he worked for the company Binary Design as a graphical artist. A few games he worked on were: Inspector Gadget and the Circus of Fear, Bosconian 87, Motos, Double Dragon, Puzznic, Sly Spy Secret Agent,…
Sir Clive Sinclair’s ZX Spectrum computers were in large part responsible for creating a generation of programmers back in the 1980s, when the machines and their clones became best-sellers in the UK, Russia and elsewhere. Many of today’s forty-somethings got a first taste for video gaming with Spectrum classics such as Atic Atac, Jet Set Willy and Manic Miner. But…
hdmyboy: Connect your game boy classic to your tv with crisp full hd picture quality (hdmi), rich colour palettes and a nes controller. More Details: https://www.kickstarter.comWatch on YouTubeLivestream Demo: http://www.twitch.tv
Scene World Podcast #3 – The Peruvian SceneDid you know that Peru had a C64 scene? No? Well, the guys over at Scene World speak to Mr Byte who played a key role in building up this scene! Website: http://sceneworld.org
