Category: Computers
“Fresh from the press”, this new video shows the Oliver Twins talking about the new Dizzy game that will be made for the ZX Spectrum Next and given for free to all backers. In the funny 3-minute video, the twins reveal that the new game will be called “Wonderful Dizzy”, and it will take direct inspiration from the classic The Wonderful…
PC Gamer has a series of articles called “Why I love”, where the writers pick an aspect of PC gaming and talk about why they are awesome. On this article, Joe Donnelly talks about the Atari ST, which according to him, helped to compensate the absence of siblings during his childhood. The article is pure nostalgia, where the author talks…
I’m one of these people who loves Amiga game music or Soundtracker/Protracker music modules, to the point of recording them onto cassette or Minidisc and listening to them while walking, traveling etc. However there was one thing that always put me off, that incredibly uncomfortable stereo separation which took the feeling away from the music itself. The Amiga’s sound chip…
The first of the ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter campaign stretch goals established by the development team was to use a bigger and better FPGA. Since the stretch goal was reached, they started to think what to do with the extra power. The Next is already equipped with three AY audio chips (the original Spectrum 128 had one) which is probably more than enough…
Mostly inspired by Allen Huffman and his excellent series of articles about Cross development and Extended Color Basic (CoCo Cross Development part 1, part 2, and part 3), I decided to try coding in BASIC for the CoCo using a modern editor. Equipped with MAME as emulator and LWTools to create and modify disk images, using the decb utility, I create…
As I am writing this post, the ZX Spectrum Next campaign is entering its last week and is £991 short to reach the astonishing mark of half million pounds! Henrique and team had created a new stretch goal to be unlocked after the £500,000 mark that will make all backers very happy: a new Dizzy game made exclusively for the ZX Spectrum…
If you are into BASIC programming and the ZX Spectrum, here is a great opportunity to make something fun with your little machine! It was announced a game jam exclusively for ZX Spectrum games written in BASIC. The general jam rules allow you to create a game in one of the following categories: Arcade / Platformer Adventure (Text or Graphical)…
ArtiGames have just released a new version of “Zelda Return of the Hylian”. Changes: Enhanced for Vampire, New intro, Roland mt32 music, Link can now scream when in attack mode and we can even hear him walking around. Story: After Link’s victory over Ganon (in “A Link to thePast”),no one knows what Link’s wish to the Triforce was. But this…
Mr. Mind is a new game by Assassins (ASN) for the Commodore Plus/4. Taking the rules of the classic Mastermind and mixing it up with an Arcade feel, this game will keep you entertained for many hours. Be careful though, it is highly addictive! A lovely little game with a charming bouncy TED tune, download it now! :) Written by Skoro…
Sixteen Plus is a YouTube Channel run by the website Commodore16.com. If your into C16/Plus/4 as much as I am, this is definitely worth a look, there are Longplays, Shortplays, Demo’s, Games and System Reviews. Some lovely Retro Gaming Nostalgia to keep you entertained! :) YouTube: Sixteen Plus Website: commodore16.com
