Category: Computers

Guns ‘n’ Ghosts, Commodore 64, ViTNO Game Review

Exploring the the back catalog of Commodore 64 games released over the past decade, you will often come across the names of Georg Rottensteiner, Richard Bayliss and Trevor Storey being associated with many of classic hits of the modern C64 era. Soulless, Joe Gunn, Barnsley Badger and X-Force are shining examples that have had at least two this talented trio…

ZX Spectrum Gamer Issue 5 launches with a free copy of Aeon from Sunteam!

Word has reached us that issue 5 of the free, online fanzine ZX Spectrum Gamer has launched and readers are in for a treat this time around. For the first time in the publication’s history, the mag is bundling a free game that’s sure to provide Speccy fans with with plenty of entertainment! Developed by Sunteam and crafted predominantly using Jonathan…

We review Ooze for the ZX Spectrum and find a game full of protoplasmic goodness

Ever since I joined the ViTNO team, I’ve been broadening my horizons by taking the opportunity to play a number of modern retro titles, and I’m currently working my way through the impressive portfolio of Andy Johns. I’ve yet to be disappointed by any of Andy’s titles and my hopes were equally high when I came across the intriguingly titled Ooze, co-created…

Magic Blocks – A New Game for the Commodore Plus/4 and 128

Magic Blocks is a new game for the Commodore Plus/4 (also C16 with 64Kb) and the Commodore 128 where you play Archimedes, a sorcerer that needs to learn how to use the Magic Blocks to move around the mazes and find his way out. Each of the 16 levels has different levels of difficulty with a different structure. In some rooms,…

Clube MSX: Portuguese-speaking MSX enthusiasts will get a new printed magazine

As you might know, the MSX platform is very popular in Brazil, with an extensive and very active community. The only thing that was missing was a new printed magazine. Until now! Mario Cavalcanti has contacted us to announce the launch of a new quarterly magazine next June. Clube MSX will have the standard magazine size (20,5 cm x 27,5…

Apple II Emulator for Windows ‘AppleWin’ version 1.27.1.0 has been released

If you are a Windows user, you have a plethora of great emulators for all possible retro computers out there and the Apple II is very well represented by AppleWin, a long-lived emulator that is also free and open source. The new version 1.27.1.0 has been released and brings the following features: Improve UI and logging when PrintScreen key fails to…

Diced-64, A New Commodore 64 Puzzle Game by Jamie Fuller

Diced-64 is a new puzzle game written by Jamie Fuller in assembly language. Based on an Android game of the same name, also written by Jamie. Diced-64 was originally created in mind for the 4KB Craptastic Compo. However Jamie states on his website that he thought the game was a little too serious to be included in the competition, so…

Club Info 149, German Language d64 Magazine (C16, C116 and Plus/4)

Club Info is a .d64 Magazine for C16, C116 and Plus/4 computers. Issue 149 has been released, and includes various demos, tools, and the following games: Super Breakout Boray Gammon The Jewellery Remember Arrow C16 Muenzwurfspiel Download: club_info_149.zip Source: plus4world.powweb.com

Latest Amiga WHDLoad Updates

WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard disk. The following installers have been added up to 2018-04-10. 2018-04-10 fixed: Dynamo (Code Masters) access fault fixed, ext. mem size increased to 512k, interrupts fixed, 68000 quitkey support, 3 blitter waits added (v2), built-in cheat can be enabled by pressing C (Info) 2018-04-09 improved: Elvira – Mistress…

Joe Gunn, Commodore 64, ViTNO Game Review

The Commodore 64 has had a healthy gaming scene for well over a decade with the strongest resurgence stemming from last year’s releases of Galencia, PlanetGolf 64 and Sam’s Journey, to name just a few, along with the fuss made around TheC64 Mini. To take advantage of this spike in interest, Software Houses have been conducting soft re-launches of some…