Category: Commodore 64

Sam’s Journey on TheC64 Mini

Protovision, the C64 game publisher is cooperating with Knights of Bytes to release Sam’s Journey for TheC64-mini. Sam’s Journey was one of the most expected games and has been received with high praises for every retro media outlet. The adorable platformer is so good that I believe it could be on any modern platform as is and it would still be…

Aviator Arcade II (Commodore 64) – Full Game Review & Developer Insights with Mark Hindsbo

RGCD is gearing up to unleash a great new vertical shoot-em up game, Aviator Arcade II, for the Commodore 64.  The backstory to Aviator ArcadeII is that an unknown militarised terrorist unit has occupied the peaceful city of Suburbia and you have been called in to fly your state ofthe art attack helicopter into the city limits in to neutralise…

Review: Portal (C64)

Portal goes 8-bit in Jamie Fuller’s C64 tribute to Valve Software’s puzzle game!

Feature: 10 Awesome C64 Arcade Conversions

We look back at 10 of the best arcade coin-op conversions for the Commodore 64!

Shattered Dreams: Broken C64 Games

Glitchy, buggy, or just plain broken, we look at C64 games impossible to complete

Exploding Fish About To Get Limited Physical Release

Megastyle are pleased to announce the impending physical release of Exploding Fish for the Commodore 64. The limited cassette edition is scheduled to be available for order from their new web store on Saturday November 17 at 10am (UTC). Originally made available as a digital release back in June, Exploding Fish sees you take control of Diver Dougal who has…

Scene World Podcast Episode 56 – PLATO and IRATA ONLINE with Thomas Cherryhomes

PLATO is the great, great, great granddaddy of the online computer network. Developing forums, email, multiplayer networked games, screen sharing, and instant messaging, it is responsible for many of the things we take for granted today. AJ and Joerg take a deep dive with IRATA.ONLINE’s Thomas Cherryhomes into why PLATO is as awesome as it is, and how it still…

RodMan Multi-Format Game Released, Game Video Show Case Available

The Future Was 8 Bit is pleased to announce the availability of their new multi-format release, RodMan. Developed by Mika ‘Misfit’ Keranen, your objective is to guide RodMan around multi- screen maze levels, collecting pills, avoiding enemies and using bombs to eliminate the bad guys. RodMan is available the The Future Was 8-Bit in a Special Triple Cassette Edition covering…

Limbo for Commodore 64 Preview available for download

We all know that Limbo, the award-winning game released in 2010 by PlayDead, is being ported for the Commodore 64 by Søren Trautner Madsen for more than a year as we announced a while ago. After almost one year of being in the dark with no further news other than the video preview posted in our previous news, the C64 version…

Retro Games hints at imminent news on Full Size TheC64

Retro Games Limited, the maker of TheC64 Mini, has announced the soft launch of their new website  that will feature “new products, newsletters and much more!”. However, the most exciting part of the new website is the inclusion of a page dedicated to the full size TheC64. As yet, there are no specific details about the full size model with…