Category: Computers
Fans of interactive adventure games and fiction may be interested to learn that The Galleon is hoping to set sail for the venerable Commodore 64 in the near future. Released exclusively in Hungary under the original title of A gálya, Robert Olessak’s graphical adventure went largely unnoticed since it never secured an international release since a publisher could not be secured. The…
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Sebastian Braunert’s new Amstrad platformer has been released. First announced on Facebook November 2017, Pink Pills is a charming platformer featuring a very cute looking dog called Moritz. The game features some well known tunes from the 80’s and also a fantastic rendition of the Beatles “Yellow Submarine”. Here, in his own words, Sebastian describes an overview of the game:…
Organism is one of the latest blockbuster Commodore 64 games, released by Psytronik Software, which sees you play the role of a crew member traveling through space on a military grade transport container on 6-month journey to a military station located on the Outer Rim. Only a few weeks out from the mission’s destination, you are the first crew member…
MSXDev’18 recently received its 4th entry, C.C.R.: Anexo 1, El Algoritmo, a graphic adventure where you play the role of a programmer who wants to jump off a building (We hope the developer of the game is ok!). Your task is to try to find out why he is doing that, what’s happening and who this mysterious character is. In the game, you can…
Taito’s classic puzzle game looks set to make it’s debut on the C64 with style, thanks to a recent unveiling of a new homebrew project unveiled over on the Lemon64 forums, Known as Bust-a-Move in the US, the game was originally developed by Taito to run on it’s B System hardware before being ported to SNK’s Neo Geo platform for…
Here are the latest C64 releases over at CSDb. I have highlighted specific titles I think will interest you guys. There’s also a couple of new EasyFlash releases to check out too. Click each name for more information and download link. ;-) Rasterbars, CETI 21 [seuck], Panzer Patty’s Pink Tank Adventure [seuck], Shinobi +5DGI, Trolley Follies +, 30 Minutes Challenge,…
With anticipation of the final delivery of the cased edition of the Spectrum Next starting to gather pace, gamers will be pleased to learn that they should have a selection of titles available to play when the machine finally launches. In a recent update to the Software Amusements website, Adrian Cumming’s Galaga-inspired retro shoot ’em up, DeltaStar Earth Defence, looks set…
Forbidden Forest for the Commodore 64 brings back many wonderful memories to long time gamers who often cite the its atmosphere, graphical look and action as a perfect blend to provide a spine chilling and engrossing experience. The game saw you play as an archer, armed with a bow and limited number of arrows, moving through a dangerous forest battling…
Of all the games I owned for my Commodore Amiga, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, remains one of the most memorable. Based on the character of Elvira – portrayed by Cassandra Peterson – the game follows in the footsteps of the 1988 comedy horror film released a couple of years earlier, although the game’s story is completely separate to that…
