Category: Computers
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…
Historians and computing enthusiasts interested in the history of Commodore and it’s unreleased Commodore 65 prototype should definitely take time to watch the following video uploaded by The Centre for Computing History. In this feature, Jason Fitzpatrick talks to Adrian Graham (binarydinosaurs.co.uk) about Commodore’s successor to the classic C64. The pair discuss a brief history of the machine, it’s various…
Here at ViTNO, we’re all huge fans of the Commodore 64’s SID sound chip, so it’s always exciting to learn about new music projects making use of it’s distinct sound. This time it’s the work of Milosz Chrapek under the guise of Miloman Music Project, as he intends to release an album of electronic music that fuses retro, chip-tune melodies…
We first reported on the ZX-Dev-MIA-Remakes competition back at the beginning of June, and things are certain starting to hot up as our friends at Planeta Sinclair have been keeping a watchful eye on the various entries submitted so far. The objective of the competition is for budding coders to remake a classic Spectrum game of their choice that was…
More news from the fantastic Speccy website Planeta Sinclair. Tank 1990 is a new game for the ZX Spectrum, a clone of the 1985 Arcade/Famicom game Battle City, a Japanese game by the mighty Namco. Tank 1990 is a shoot ’em up with some strategy involved. There is also a Russian Speccy version which was released in 1995 by Scorpion…
If you have been following our website since the days of Commodore is Awesome, you will know we regularly cover News from one of our favourite gaming websites, Protovision. A fantastic site where you can buy new games for the good old breadbin. Currently there are nine games in development for the Commodore 64, including the highly anticipated Briley Witch Chronicles…
