Category: Commodore 64

Ghostbusters, Commodore 64 Review By Rob Joy

“We came, we saw, we kicked it’s ass!” ‘Ghostbusters’. We all remember the classic movie, we all remember the logo and we most certainly remember the merchandise, however it’s the video game tie in under the microscope here and one of Activision’s finest. Released on all platforms, the Commodore 64 was able to put all its hardware to full use…

Bruce Lee, Commodore 64 Review By Rob Joy

Long ago, in a time of honour, stood a great temple, a Shaolin temple standing for a thousand years which has been desecrated by a foul demon. Enter the Dragon … our hero Bruce Lee. Standing at the gates of the temple, you enter stealthily collecting lanterns swaying in the ethereal breeze. Leaping and jumping, using all your skills as…

Bomb Jack, Commodore 64 Review By Rob Joy

Here we have a fantastic conversion of one of the most original arcade videogames that history had to offer. Appearing on most home systems, ‘Bomb Jack’ was able to utilize the full potential of the Commodore 64’s software, thus making the task that much easier for ‘Elite Systems’, the company behind the conversion from arcade to home computer. The wonders of…

Beach Head, Commodore 64 Review by Rob Joy

“Battle stations! This is not a drill!” Lets go back, way back. The year is 1983 and an infamous games company going by the name ‘US Gold’, releasing an abundant collection of classics for all home micros, unleashed hell with the smash hit ‘BEACH HEAD” and the Commodore 64 version was quite possibly the best. The overall mission was assault…

Mini Mag #07

Mini-Mag is a German diskette magazine. In this edition: Editorial, Forum, Interview: The Ryk, Hannover Classic Computer, Doreco#38, Block ‘n’ Bubble, Turbo Chameleon 64, PETSCII Editor 3 and a Puzzle. Website: http://www.c64.at

Re-Alienator – C64

Re-Alienator is a new game made by Alf Yngve with the help of Sideways Scrolling SEUCK. The music in the game is made by Aldo Chiummo. The military base has been infested with hungry slimy green aliens. A time bomb has been set to destroy all alien life forms. But you must escape the site before the bomb detonates. Website: http://tnd64.unikat.sk

Reproduction of the SX64 parts

Erwin van Betten has successfully reproduced the handlebar caps and the keyboard clips for the Commodore SX-64. Erwin uses a CAD program to design the parts and a 3D printer to make the parts. The parts are printed with an LulzBot TAZ 3D printer equipped with a Budaschnozzle 2.0 w / 0.35mm nozzle. Website: http://c64.berrydejager.com

ACID 64 Player Pro v3.5

Wilfred Bos released a new version of ACID 64 Player Pro. Changes in this version: Improvements: Folder management for the HVSC, MUS files, layout, first file played is now always added to history list and other small improvements. Website: http://www.acid64.com

SID Known v1.07

Wilfred Bos released an update of SID Known. This version is compatible with the latest HVSC (#60). SID Known is a tool which you can use to identify SID tunes from SID and PRG files. Download: sidknown_v107.zipWebsite: CSDb

CBM prg Studio v2.9.0

Arthur Jordison has released a new version of CBM prg Studio. Changes in this version: Extended colour mode and binary file import for the screen designer. User defined links in Help. Batch files for user tools menu. Updated the help file. Improvements for ROL, LSR, ADC, SBC, STX, STY, Macros, Labels Undo and indirect jumps. Website: http://www.ajordison.co.uk