Category: Computers

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,…

Haoken, ZX Spectrum 128K

Young Haoken begins his ninja training to one day become the future king of Sindara. The game takes place over three different acts from Haoken’s training to the final battle against Ony Anthrax. We have three ninja skills to carry out our mission: DASH: To move quickly to remote places. DOUBLE JUMP: We will jump in the air to reach…

Retro Rewind: CHISPY, ZX Spectrum

Chispy is a platform game with some puzzle and adventure elements.While walking through the port, Chispy was kidnapped by a group of evil pirates, and they have taken him to a galley that has just set sail. Your mission will be to help Chispy escape from the Galleon, but this will be no easy task, as there are various nasties…

The Hairy Fly, Crash Cover Tape Exclusive is now available to download!

Enjoy an easier more fun game with unlimited lives and extra recharge chambers. This time around we start as the Fly and work our way backwards through unseen screens with lots of new surprises. Watch out for face huggers exploding from eggs, booby traps and deadly Aliens trying to kill you! Download the game here: Hairy Fly.tap Source: chopz.itch.ioPlaneta Sinclair:…

Electroman – Amiga Conversion In Progress

Electroman Screenshot

Electroman is a work-in-progress game for the Amiga computer. It is being developed by Tukinem and is based on an MS-DOS game from Maciej Miąsik and Janusz Pelc. It requires an Amiga with AGA, 020+ CPU and 2MB of chip RAM. Link: tukinem.itch.io