Category: Commodore 64

'Civilizations' tech-demo running on Commodore 64

If you believe you saw everything that could be possibly done on a Commodore 64, you might rethink that. DrKhumalo user on Lemon64 forum has published a video of his ‘tech-demo’ of a Civilizations game running on a C64 using the isometric perspective. And it is incredible! DrKhumalo’s demo version show a view of the map, unit movement, city economy, and…

25 Years of Lemmings – It's a Pixel THING – Ep.#81

Yes, the game features a suicidal mob of cute creatures is already 25 years old! Lemmings was first published by Psygnosis for the Amiga, Atari ST and PC in 1991. It was also ported for more than 20 different platforms, including NES, C64, Amstrad and Playstation. On this puzzle game, you control the lemmings trying to guide then to the…

C64 Scene – Hokuto Force welcomes new member after Rite of Initiation is completed

What it takes to be accepted in one of the most active and ubiquitous Commodore 64 demoscene groups? Red robes, sacrifices, fire walking? No, nothing like that is needed (allegedly) but you have to be good at C64 coding, art or music (or all of them). For the new member, Zaphod, debut Hokuto Force releases a cracked version of Mystic Mansion,…

Commodore 64 Podcast Sprite Castle #25: Radar Rat Race

Other than the usual news and other Commodore 64 stuff, Sprite Castle #25 main feature is the game Radar Rat Race. The game is a clone of Rally-X arcade game developed by Nanco. It was first released for the VIC-20 and later converted for the C64. To know more about it, follow the link below. Link: Sprite Castle

Commodore 64 game 'Platman' to be ported to Atari 8-bits

Andrea “Wanax”, developer of many games for the Commodore64 has announced that he will port his latest game, Platman, to the Atari 8-bit platform. He explains on the forum thread that the graphics are already completed by Jose Pereira who added “Although we two had some talkins in the past mostly regarding my mockups of Rocky Memphis here it was Wanax…

'Slime' – New game for the Commodore 64

Based on an original game by Jim Summers on the Commodore PET, Mr. NOP has released SLIME for the Commodore 64. “Battle the growing slime before it takes over the screen, shoot the membranes and eradicate the slime. As the slime grows, cells begin to grow inside the membranes which then chase after you. Complete the level to advance to…

Don't let her die! How to get new capacitors for your C64

This post is for those that like to get their hands dirty, opening the C64 and replacing dying parts. Sometimes the hardest part is to find and match modern components to the ones used to build a Commodore 64 back in the 80s. An article on Technologically Induced Coma blog has listed all the parts of a Rev C board and…

24 hours left to back Commodore 64: a visual Compendium Second Edition

Backing a Kickstarter usually comes with a certain degree of risk, since the project can fail and be gone with you money. This is not the case here! Commodore 64: a visual Compendium Second Edition by Sam Dyer from Bitmap Books. He has proven he is capable of delivering a high-quality product, sometimes surpassing any expectation and with this campaign, that already…

How Monkey Island would look on a Commodore 64

Usually, CSDb has way too many amazing graphic works being published every week, so I rather not post them here all the time. Our visitor friends can always browse the CSDb database to see them and be amazed by the level of the artists from C64 Demoscene. Today I am making an exception, though. As a big fan of the ‘Monkey Island’ franchise,…

Usborne Books releases old computer books catalog for free

For most of us, if not all of us, getting books from the 80s in PDF form is nothing really new, as we are used getting them from several different sources, including Internet Archive, Bombjack.org and many others. Nonetheless, it is newsworthy when a publishing house decided to post his 1980s catalog for free. The books are mostly targetted to…