Category: Commodore 64

Paleotronic’s ’12 Years of Retro-Christmas’ Available for Free

Paleotronic Magazine is an Australian magazine published by Melody and April Ayres-Griffiths and is dedicated to examining the evolution and culture of electronics and computers through a retro-inspired yet modern-styled format. After a successful Kickstarter campaign, the magazine took off and has published 3 issues in 2018. One of the perks for backers was a special series of 12 articles looking at products…

Space Moguls (C64) Set To Be Released Today, Insights with Developer Carl-Henrik Skarstedt

Protovision will be launching their latest release title, Space Moguls, for the Commodore 64 on the evening of December 7 (Central European Time). Developed by Carl-Henrik Skarstedt, in collaboration with Ole-Marius Pettersen and Stein Pedersen (who provided the music and sound effect), Space Moguls is a modern day tribute to the cult classic M.U.L.E, which itself is celebrating its 35…

2018 World of Commodore Report

For the past many years, I had loose plans to attend the World of Commodore that happens in Toronto, but for one reason or another, it never happened. This year, however, only two days before the event, I manage to confirm my presence and book the hotel. For those who aren’t as fortunate as me, here are my report with…

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…