Category: Computers
The Commodore 64 community has been reinvigorated with the recent launch of TheC64 Mini, bringing vintage 8-bit gaming back to the general consumer looking for an easy to use plug’n’play solution. However, the Mini was not the first Commodore 64 themed project in this century to entice us middle aged boys and girls to put on the ‘rose tinted glasses’…
Sky diving hey…who doesn’t love the adrenaline rush of jumping out of a plane and hurtling down towards the earth at a brain busting speed…well chickens like me for a start, that’s who. Fortunately, David Asenjo (aka Darro) has allowed me to experience the virtual thrills of this death defying sport with the release of the game Sky Diving for…
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/443882757″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”300″ iframe=”true” /] Andrew (BackOfficeShow) and I (RetroManCave) host another guest to share their life in retro through video game music before we cast them away on Retro Island. Today it’s Daniel Ibbertson AKA DJ Slope from the popular YouTube channel Slopes Game Room. Daniel takes us through his formative years, DJ’ing, his arcade arch nemesis…
The game Tetris was (and continues to be) a world wide gaming sensation for over 30 years ago. The perfect balance between simplicity and never ending addictive game play means that there would be many readers of ViTNO that have at least played one variant of Tetris over the years. My first exposure to Tetris was on the Commodore 64…
West Bank for the Commodore 64 was one of my all-time favourite games back in the 1980s. Despite its simple premise, West Bank’s requirement for concentration and fast reaction all wrap up in a Western Cowboy setting had me returning to it time after time. So imagine my excitement when I found out that Shoot’Em Up Construction Kit (SEUCK) game…
Aaron White has recently sent over two new Amiga remix music disks. Wiggle it is a remixed version of the club classic by 2 in a Room from 1990. The second disk is a remix compilation of three well known tunes from the 90’s: Snap: Rhythm is a Dancer, Culture Beat: Mr Vain and Whigfield Saturday Night. If you was…
The 128RM is a new Commodore 128 board that will fit inside the Commodore 64C housing. Very little is known about the board, with only a few prototype pictures shown on the German forum, Forum64. The creator (TheDuckSun) explains there are some modifications like: SD2IEC, VIC/VDC output switcher, Control Port switcher, 8bit colour ram, as well as 6-36VDC input voltage,…
Amstrad gamers have cause to celebrate with the release of an updated version of Robbie Strikes Back, a relatively recent homebrew release for the 8-bit CPC range of computers. Developed by SalvaKantero, the game is remake/re-imagining of early ZX Spectrum title Pssst, originally developed back in 1983 by the legendary Tim and Chris Stamper of Ultimate Play the Game and Rare….
Virtual ][ version 8.3 is available now with the following changes: Support for the “woz” disk image format. The woz format and implementation guide were created by John Morris in conjunction with his Applesauce project. It allows for disk images that are like a carbon copy of the original disk – even their copy protection checks can’t tell the difference….
Here are the latest C64 releases over at CSDb. I have highlighted specific titles I think will interest you guys. There’s also quite a few new EasyFlash releases to check out too. Click each name for more information and download link. ;-) Excess Intro by Kickback, BinTris +FD, BinTris +3, Did You Say Sinusoidal?, Aquaplane +4DH, Calculator Intro, BinTris, Usagi…
