Category: Commodore 64
C64Studio 5.6 has been released, lot’s of new features have been added and fixed, see below. New Features Fix: Macro source info was using file name at calling location, not of the macro source location Fix: Fixed loading bug in ValueTableEditor, table with values was refilled but automatically cleared when loading tables without formula Add: making !media accept startindex/count optionally…
Yes that’s right folks! TheC64 Mini is very close to release, with only 12 days to go! YouTuber The8BitGuy, managed to snag one of these before release date. He announced on Facebook yesterday, that he will be uploading a video with details about everything you need to know about TheC64. So all your questions you have been asking like, ‘Does…
Chester Kollschen has been producing groundbreaking games on the C64 for over two decades. AJ and Joerg talk to him about his acclaimed new game, Sam’s Journey by Knights of Bytes & Protovision, as well as about his past, and what might be in his future (hint: it’s not a racing game). Listen to it at: http://scene.world/samsjourney
If ever there was a game that felt ahead of it’s time, it would be Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo. Developed by Beam Software and published by Firebird in 1988, the game features Stan Sakai’s comic book character, Miyamoto Usagi, an anthropomorphic rabbit who travels feudal Japan as a ronin and occasional bodyguard-for-hire. This was one of the…
In the second in a series articles, I continue on my trip down memory lane as I take you through some of the computing and gaming experiences of childhood, taking in the 8-bit scene, the Commodore Amiga and much more! In the first part of this issue, we leave the Commodore Plus/4 behind and take a look at the most…
Released in 1985 by Datasoft, Zorro is an arcade platform game based on Johnston McCulley’s masked vigilante, released in 1985 for the ZX Spectrum, C64 and Amstrad range of 8-bit computers. It’s another game that I remember playing as a child, but was never able to actually finish for one reason or another. All is not well in the pueblo…
This new Chris Hülsbeck tribute album released by “German Remix Group” contains a total of 19 songs, and is completely free to download. The track list includes some really great remixes of well known games such as Turrican, Turrican 2 and The Great Giana Sisters! Go grab it now! ;-) CD1 Turrican 2 ⋅ The Final Challenge (Dr.Future Remix) Jim…
Among the many CSDb releases that show up every day, sometimes we see something that stands out for many reason. It can be technical excellence, skilled coding, or beautiful art. Sometimes there are some that excel on all of above! That’s the case of Game Art Beyond by Bliss. The program itself is a slide show that presents incredible graphics…
I love magazines that talk about retro computing and/or retro gaming, from Retro Gamer to Juiced.GS, from Reset 64 to CommodoreFree to mention only a few. Now, there is a new kid on the block – Paleotronic Magazine! The first issue takes a look at the history of the Consumer Electronics Show including interviews with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and…
Continuing with the toilet humour, we have a new Commodore 64 game by Picaro Games called Fart Escape! Fart Escape is a fart and fly platformer! Another original and unusual concept in which you must use your methane powers, whilst the game auto-scrolls you though some pretty tricky traps and enemies. I didn’t get very far at all.. In the…
