Category: Computers

Stinger: electrifying shooter for 8-bit computers

"Stinger": electrifying shooter for 8-bit computers

Developer Fabrizio Caruso (Italy) has unveiled his latest creation: “Stinger,” the eighth game developed using his own open-source framework, CrossLib. “Stinger” is a fast-paced vertical shooter where players must fend off advancing enemy tanks. It offers an exhilarating experience with six challenging levels and introduces five different types of enemies, ranging from nimble “light” tanks to powerful “howitzers.” One of…

Saboteur! ZX Spectrum Next

Saboteur! is a stealth action-adventure game created by Clive Townsend and published by Durell Software in 1985 for several 8-bit home computer formats, most notably the ZX Spectrum. Who would of thought 38 years later an updated version of this game would be released. Yes that’s right, the ZX Spectrum Next version of Saboteur is coming. Check out Rowlands Reviews…

Retro Rewind: Lost Donation Box Incident, ZX Evolution

Lost Donation Box Incident is a Shoot’em up game in Touhou project’s world for Z80-based computers like the ZX Evolution. The Evolution is not really an authentic replacement for an original Spectrum, it is a hobby computer, great for building your own projects and tinkering. Read more about it here: nedopc.com Download Lost Donation Box Incident here: nihirash.itch.io (there is…

Prince of Persia, ColecoVision, MSX and SG-1000

A simple technical demo of the first level of Prince of Persia for the ColecoVision, MSX and SG-1000. These consoles never got a port of Prince of Persia. This is a prototype release to keep you updated with progress on the project. The game plays smoothly, but it’s still missing a few features. Guards have been added to prove it…

Stinger by Fabrizio Caruso, Commodore 16

Fabrizio Caruso shared some News today on our C16/Plus/4 Facebook group about a new game that has just been released titled Stinger. This is the eighth homebrew game he has written with Cross-Lib. Stinger is a simple Shoot ’em-up with power-ups, 6 different levels, 5 different enemies and several items to choose from. Screenshots are from the Commodore 16 version,…

Tiny Peter, ZX Spectrum Next

You are a medical nanobot called Tiny Peter. You have been sent inside the body of a sickly alien to help cure it of its disease. You have to make contact with the diseased cells in each area to remove them. But also be careful of the alien’s natural defences which will sap your battery power on contact! Tiny Peter…

Manic Person, ZX Spectrum

Manic Miner is a platform game written for the ZX Spectrum by Matthew Smith. It was published by Bug-Byte in 1983, then later the same year by Software Projects. The first game in the Miner Willy series, the design was inspired by Miner 2049er (1982) for the Atari 8-bit family. Manic Person started as an attempt to make a regular…

Source code for c64 port of Activision Crackpots now online

Crack Pots

Activision Crackpots was originally an Atari 2600 game designed by Dan Kitchen and published by Activision in 1983. Since then it has been converted to the Commodore c64 by Pig’s Quest developer Antonio Savona. Now, Antonio has made the code for his Commodore 64 conversation Activision Crackpots available for download on GitHub. Source Code: https://github.com/tonysavon/Crackpots-C64 CSDB Download: https://csdb.dk/release/?id=187270

The Prisoner EX – C64 Text Adventure

The Prisoner Loading Screen

The Prisoner was originally a 1967 British television series created by Patrick McGoohan. Number Six (Patrick McGoohan) is determined to escape from the Village. Still, his captors constantly thwart him and use various methods to break him down, including interrogation, torture, and mind control. However, Number Six remains defiant, refusing to reveal his identity or why he resigned from his…

Rocky & Co (C64) gets multi-format update

The critically acclaimed Rocky & Co for the Commodore 64 has received a significant update in the form a new download bundle that not only contains an Easy Flash cartridge file that allows you to save progress but now also includes a double sided D64 disk version and a SD2IEC compatible D81 image. Thanks to the endeavours of Mike Robertson,…