Category: Commodore 64

Scene World Magazine Podcast Episode #55 – Databases with retroplace and Consolevariations.com!

How do you keep track of all the different machines released over the years? How do you catalogue different versions of games, down to the different packaging? And how can you ensure that the game you’re looking for is real and authentic? Databases, that’s how! The Martin Ahman, AJ Heller and Joerg Droege talk to Fred Fischer from Consolevariations and…

MERMAN (ANDREW FISHER) REVIEWS THE EXPLODING FISH AND THE COMMODORE STORY

So this time we have 2 videos from our editor Andrew (Merman) again: 1) Exploding Fish: A special behind the scenes video looking at EXPLODING FISH from Chris Stanley and Megastyle. This video includes an unboxing of the limited edition tape version (with its Melbourne House-inspired artwork), a look at how the music was developed (composed by Merman of Scene…

Shadow Switcher, Commodore 64, Full Game Review

There is no backstory to Shadow Switcher, its all about game play, and boy does it ever deliver! Your objective is simple, go around a single screen level, collecting rings while avoiding evil zombie robots and carefully navigating through electric fields and locked gates. Collect all the rings and you will find that the exits open up, ready to take…

Space Moguls, Upcoming Game Preview for the C64

The Commodore 64 is not known for its turn based strategy games and its a genre that appears to have been neglected in the era of current generation titles.  Carl-Henrik Skarstedt and Protovision are looking to change all this with the upcoming release of Space Moguls, a modern day homage to the cult classic M.U.L.E. Space Moguls allows up to…

TheC64 Mini USB Loader…our verdict!

TheC64 Mini launched in late March 2018 in PAL territories and instantly provided many ageing adults with great gaming memories from their youth. Upon its launch, TheC64 Mini received a mixed reaction. Many people enjoyed the convenience of the form factor and the convenience of being able to hook it up to a modern day TV without any fuss, while…

Retro Revisited: Punch & Judy (C64)

We take a look at this curious, seaside-themed collect ’em up based on the classic puppet show.

Ultimate 64: Is this the perfect solution for C64 enthusiasts?

Does this ‘all-in-one’ Commodore 64 solution live up to its hype? The VITNO team has received their board and spends a couple of days of putting it  through its paces. The 1541 Ultimate series of cartridges, including the Ultimate II+,  has become a standard for the modern day C64 enthusiast, providing a highly reliable and versatile file storage solution. Its…

USB Loader for TheC64 Mini Coming Out Next Week

Retro Games Limited has just announced that the long awaited functionality to be able to load game images onto TheC64 Mini from a USB stick will finally become available via a firmware update to be released on Monday 8 October 2018. TheC64 Mini originally launched with limited capabilities when it came to being able launch your own images, requiring you…

C64 musician Ben Daglish passes away

Ben Daglish, talented musician and master of the C64 SID has passed away tragically following his battle with cancer. He was only 52. Ben’s talent and creativity with the Commodore 64 SID chip would earn him a reputation as one of the best VGM composers of his day, and he performed in numerous live concerts and stage performances dedicated to…