Category: Commodore 64

Exploding Fish for C64 by Megastyle Now Available

The team at Megastyle are very pleased to announce that their new title, Exploding Fish for the Commodore 64, is now available for digital purchase from their Itch.Io site for just $2USD. Exploding Fish sees you take control of Diver Dougal in an effort to dive deep and defuse bombs dropped onto the protected reefs by the evil Doctor Drax….

Eye of the Beholder, a stunning RPG conversion coming to the C64!

Of the many Dungeons and Dragons games released over the years, one that continues to hold a special place in many gamer’s hearts is Eye of the Beholder. Developed by Westwood Associates (of Command & Conquer fame) and selling in the region of 130,000 copies, the title proved incredibly popular and would go on to spawn a number of sequels,…

Hardware Retrospective, Before TheC64Mini We Had the C64 Direct-To-TV

The Commodore 64 community has been reinvigorated with the recent launch of TheC64 Mini, bringing vintage 8-bit gaming back to the general consumer looking for an easy to use plug’n’play solution. However, the Mini was not the first Commodore 64 themed project in this century to entice us middle aged boys and girls to put on the ‘rose tinted glasses’…

Darro’s Sky Diving, Commodore 64, Quick Review

Sky diving hey…who doesn’t love the adrenaline rush of jumping out of a plane and hurtling down towards the earth at a brain busting speed…well chickens like me for a start, that’s who. Fortunately, David Asenjo (aka Darro) has allowed me to experience the virtual thrills of this death defying sport with the release of the game Sky Diving for…

Tetris MP v1.2, Commodore 64, Quick Review

The game Tetris was (and continues to be) a world wide gaming sensation for over 30 years ago. The perfect balance between simplicity and never ending addictive game play means that there would be many readers of ViTNO that have at least played one variant of Tetris over the years. My first exposure to Tetris was on the Commodore 64…

Bank Run, Commodore 64, ViTNO Game Review

West Bank for the Commodore 64 was one of my all-time favourite games back in the 1980s. Despite its simple premise, West Bank’s requirement for concentration and fast reaction all wrap up in a Western Cowboy setting had me returning to it time after time. So imagine my excitement when I found out that Shoot’Em Up Construction Kit (SEUCK) game…

Commodore 64 CSDb Scene Release Updates

Here are the latest C64 releases over at CSDb. I have highlighted specific titles I think will interest you guys. There’s also quite a few new EasyFlash releases to check out too. Click each name for more information and download link. ;-) Excess Intro by Kickback, BinTris +FD, BinTris +3, Did You Say Sinusoidal?, Aquaplane +4DH, Calculator Intro, BinTris, Usagi…

BINTRIS for Commodore 64, Binary Themed Tetris

Fans of Tetris style games are in for a treat with the Commodore 64 release of BINTRIS, developed by nurpax. BINTRIS is a twist on the classic Tetris game by asking the player to convert decimal numbers into binary code/patterns. A decimal number is displayed on the right side of the screen and your job is to manoeuvre the black…

VICE Commodore 64 Emulator Version 3.2 Released!

The Commodore 64 emulator Vice has been updated to version 3.2. VICE is a program that runs on a Unix, MS-DOS, Win32, OS/2, BeOS, QNX 4.x, QNX 6.x, Amiga, Syllable or Mac OS X machine and executes programs intended for the old 8-bit computers. The current version emulates the C64, the C64DTV, the C128, the VIC20, practically all PET models,…

Hoxs64 v1.0.9.9 Commodore 64 Emulator Released

Hoxs64 is a Commodore 64 emulator for Microsoft Windows 10 written by David Horrocks. The emulator substantially reproduces this legacy machine in minute detail. Download the latest version 1.0.9.9 from the link below. v1.0.9.9 New joystick configuration and fixes. Multiple host game device buttons can be assigned to a C64 joystick function. Cycle based CPU, CIA, VIC and SID. 1541…