Category: Commodore 64
If you are into Commodore machines, especially the Amiga and Commodore 64, then you will more than likely be familiar with MsMadLemon. MsMadLemon (Maddi to her friends), runs an awesome self-named Retro Gaming YouTube channel, featuring some fantastic in-depth videos about Amiga Hardware and Games, Vintage Hi-Fi repair and many other Retro delights! Maddi’s latest video is about the classic…
Commodore Format website have recently interviewed Martin Walker. Martin is a programmer and musician, famous for creating games on the Commodore 64, such as Hunter’s Moon, Back to the Future, Chameleon, Citadel and Rupert and the Toymaker’s Party. Over on Commodore Format’s Twitter page they also recently announced that Martin is back on the C64 scene which is great News….
Directed by Oliver Stone and released in 1986, Platoon gave a harrowing portrayal of the Vietnam conflict through the eyes of an inexperienced, rookie trooper who quickly learns about the horrors of war and it’s corrupting impact on the human soul. A critical and commercial success, the picture won numerous awards at the Oscars ceremony that same year, including best…
Here are the latest C64 releases from CSDb. Two competition events have been running. He-Man Jr. Compo and The 128b font compo. I have highlighted specific ones that I think will interest you guys. There’s quite a few nice EasyFlash releases to check out too. Click the names for info and download link. #Slutdrop, Ski Or Die and Skate Or…
The New Dimension has released another SEUCK-based game. Valkyrie 3, The Night Witch. With a rich background story, the game is a shoot’em up divided into aerial and ground missions. In the aerial phases, you pilot a Polikarpov Po-2 biplane named “Sasha”. At first, the plane is poorly equipped but it can be upgraded when you catch the power-ups that can show…
James Monkman has announced a new C64 port called Yoomp! 64. Yoomp! was originally released on the Atari XE/XL back in 2007. The game is a 3D reinterpretation of a 1986 Atari 8-bit game called ‘Jump‘ by D. Johannsen. I’m sure you all remember the game Trailblazer by Gremlin Graphics? Hold that thought in your mind, then imagine the same…
Sarah Jane Avory is a self-published author and full-time computer games programmer. She started writing a long time ago, and self-published her first novel in May 2013. She’s a fun-loving person, and enjoys a good challenge, especially with writing. As well as writing, Sarah has been working on a Commodore 64 RPG game based on her series of books, “The…
After the massive success of Chris Wilkins Crash Annual 2018, we see another Kickstarter Project on the Horizon. This time it’s one for all you Breadbin fans out there! Zzap! 64 Annual 2019 Kickstarter will go live from the 27th April, and just like the previous Speccy annual, expect all the awesome perks, mugs, t-shirts and pin badges etc. This…
Jason Aldred is the creator of the awesome Galencia game for the Commodore 64. If you are following @JasonNapalm, you will see that he’s already working on the sequel, Galencia Khaos Sphere, which was launched as a Kickstarter project. Almost immediately the Kickstarter reached it’s set goal of £6,000 with 175 backers raising £11,027 to help bring the project to…
Amiga-news.de website has published a short note about the development of the Amiga trademark battle that has been happening for some time now. This time, Hyperion is suing Amiga Inc., Itec, and Cloanto. Since the documents are not publicly available yet, it is not possible to know what Hyperion is claiming. The only information is about the defendants: Amiga, Inc….
