Category: Computers

Doctor Who Surrender Time, Another ZX-Dev Conversion Compo Game Released

The ZX-Dev Conversions competition has brought us some fantastic releases for the ZX Spectrum these last few days, and here is another interesting release coded by Igor Errazkin (with contributions by thEp0pE). The game is called “Dr Who Surrender Time”, which is an isometric adventure based on the Dr Who franchise, and was developed using 3D game maker. This time Davros…

Make BASIC Fast Again, part 3

Welcome to part 3 of a multi-part series on simple things you can do to speed up Microsoft BASIC on the Radio Shack Color Computer. These tips may be applicable to other systems with Microsoft (or other) BASICs. See also: Introduction, part 1 and part 2. Part 3 – Variables Previously, we took a look at FOR/NEXT and numbers, and…

Organism Coming to a Commodore 64 Near You Very Soon!

Trevor Storey made a short and sweet tweet today, to let us know that the eagerly awaited Organism for the Commodore 64 is now finished and release will be very soon! C64 Fanboys (and girls), Check out the video below! [vsw id=”B7sZI04RXtM” source=”youtube” width=”640″ height=”360″ autoplay=”no”]Website: smilastorey.wixsite.com/trevor-storey Twitter: @smila007

Dad and Daughter Team Develop New Retro Game “Stranger Things” in QBASIC!

Joshua Reichard emailed us today about a new game he coded with his 12 year old daughter. The game is called Stranger Things, and is based on the hit American science fiction-horror web television series you all know and love! The project was created on old hardware running FreeDOS and Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.5. The game game consists of just under…

Amiga 500 Battery Removal

If you, like me, just bought an Amiga 500 with the A501 memory expansion, you are probably very excited and ready to start playing with it for hours and hours. The original memory expansion is installed underneath the computer, accessible by the  trapdoor you will see below: The problem is, that the expansion board, besides the 512K expansion has also…

CFFA3000 run #5 in production

R&D Automation LLC has announced that a fifth run of the legendary CFFA3000 mass storage adapter for Apple II systems is now underway. Approximately 1000 units will be assembled, with pre-orders expected to open some time in mid-to-late February. The CFFA3000 is Compact-Flash or USB-based mass storage adapter for Apple ][+, Apple //e, and Apple //gs systems which provides floppy…

Gimmick! Yumetaro Odyssey For the ZX Spectrum 128 Released!

Gimmick! Yumetaro Odyssey is a ZX Spectrum game that greenwebsevilla has been working on for the ZX-DEV Conversions Compo since September 2017. Today we bring you some exciting News that the game has finally been released! Gimmick! Yumetaro Odyssey is based on the Famicom/NES game “Gimmick” published by Sunsoft. The game is a side-on platformer with many levels connected to one main…

C64.com interviews Mihaly Kenczler (Novotrade)

The guys over at C64.com have recently interviewed Mihaly Kenczler. Mihaly worked on Express Raider and Impossible Mission II. You can read the interview here. Website: C64.com

Stefan Bylund releases a demo version of “The Pawn” for the ZX Spectrum Next!

Stefan Bylund has released a limited demo of the text adventure game “The Pawn” for the ZX Spectrum Next! The Pawn first appeared on the Sinclair QL in 1985. Amiga and Atari ST versions were later released in 1986. There was also a text only version for the ZX Spectrum 128 and later the ZX Spectrum +3. I have never…

Are you ready for more Jelly? The Adventures of Jane Jelly, The Egg Diamond Released for ZX Spectrum 48K/128K

After all the awesome ZX Spectrum releases lately, you would think it would slow down a bit, but no, they just keep coming! Today we have more Retro News about the third instalment of Jane Jelly titled, “The Adventures of Jane Jelly, The Egg Diamond” which is an Action Arcade Adventure for the ZX Spectrum 48k and 128k. Jane Jelly…