Category: Commodore 64
C64.com has interviewed another scener recently, who goes by the name of Fonzi Bohlin aka Natas. Natas was a member of the groups Super Swap Sweden and Horizon. His main roles in these groups was swapper and organiser. Click the link below to read the Interview. Source: C64.com
Pluto63 has made a 2 part video about Commodore 64 Repair. The videos are in Greek language, however you can easily add English subtitles in YouTube. Check out the videos below. Source: Pluto63
Our old friend Carsten ‘tomse’ Jensen has produced two amazing calendars for the year of 2018. One containing all months on one single page, and the other, the traditional one page per month. Both are full of our all-time favorite C64 game images! The calendars are in PDF and ready to be printed. If you were looking for a calendar, consider…
Slime, a game created by Mr. NOP and released last year for the Commodore 64 (reported here), got a new version just in time for the World of Commodore, which happened last weekend in Toronto, Canada. There are the additional features added to the game: A loading picture Bug fixed the level display Bonus life at 10,000 points Starts in single…
It was uploaded to the Internet Archive the only issue of Databar Magazine, a publication that tried to offer type in programs for its readers in a very innovative way. Instead of the traditional listings with source code in the pages of the magazine, Databar presented the programs in the form of a barcode. The proprietary Databar OSCAR scanner was…
Xentax Foundation had let us know that a new production batch of the FM-YAM, a sound expander compatible cartridge, will be available soon and you can reserve yours now. FM-YAM will add 9 FM sound channels to the C64, enabling mixing with the 3 SID channels. Here are the main features: Supports YM3812 or YM3526 (via sockets) YM3812 included single unit…
Dracula’s Castle is a new platform game for the Commodore 64. Released by MP Software, the game is based/ported on an old BASIC game, released in 1985. Although the graphics are mostly the same, the MP Software’s version is coded in assembler. The premise is simple: the hero has to collect the crucifixes and the key in order to open…
To coincide with Halloween, this weekend (Oct 27, 2017) saw Netflix release its second season of Stranger Things — a sci-fi/horror TV series about a band of kids joining forces to battle supernatural forces in their small Indiana town — to a very enthusiastic North American audience. The first season is set during the early 80s and contains all of…
Freeze64 has established itself as a mandatory reading for all Commodore 64 enthusiasts out there with rich content that will satisfy the retro gamer, the collector, and even the retro programmer. Issue 14 is now available with the following content: Cosmic Cruiser Cover Feature Interview With Gary Penn Making Of Cosmic Cruiser With Paul Clansey Desert Island Disks With Chris…
Ingo Hinterding, known as “Awsm” on CSDb has released his browser-based sprite editor for the Commodore 64 – Spritemate. Since it runs on any modern browser, Spritemate can be used on Mac, Windows, and Linux (or virtually any device that has a browser that supports Javascript). It also supports the most common file formats for the Commodore 64. This is…
