Category: Computers
Wiebo de Wit has released the 12th part of his series teaching 6502 assembler programming, using the development of a Tetris game for the Commodore 64. The article, this time, tackles sounds, including playing an SID tune and sound effects for your game. As became a trend with his articles, Wiebo is very clear with his explanations and made it easier…
TRS-80 Trash Talk is the new podcast about the TRS-80 line of computers. We are happy to see that the second episode came out already, showing commitment by the hosts! Trash Talkers Peter Cetinski Randy Kindig Peter Bartlett Ian Mavric The episode brings news, talks about VCF East and South East and much more. Link: TRS-80 Trash Talk
We all know how eBay sellers love to put the word “RARE” on their retro products. It is inevitable to no pay attention to them, but in most cases they are not rare at all. This time, though, thanks to tomse from Retro Commodore, a really rare C64 accessory was spotted: a Triton QD 3″ Disk Drive for Commodore 64 in…
That is an interesting move made by the Amiga Future people. The issue 93 (Dec/2011) is sold out and because of that, you can read the magazine in full, for free. Although it is an old issue, people that were always on the fence and never bought any issue, it is a great opportunity to see how the magazine is made…
Last Ninja Musicology Kickstarter project was first reported here a while back, and we were pretty excited to see it fully backed and released. Based on the samples provided by the Kickstarter campaign the music was going to be legendary! Unfortunately, System 3 who owns ‘The Last Ninja’ intellectual property, filed a complaint based on the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright…
(If you are reading this from Commodore.Ninja we are aware of text formatting problems – Please access http://www.vitno.org/commodore-64-rem-the-lost-art-of-source-code-archeology/ to read the article well-formatted) A recent article tells the story of archeologists who have discovered a prehistoric village in the Jordan Valley that appears to have been occupied by both Paleolithic foraging peoples and early Neolithic farmers around 12,000 years ago. It…
Retrobattlestations subreddit has declared that March is Sinclair month. It is your opportunity to show off your machines. Here is the official announcement: This month we want to see your ZX81 computers, Timex-Sinclair 1000s, and even knock-off clones. But since this is Sinclair Month and not ZX81 Month, we’d also love to see other things made by Sinclair Research or…
Hokuto Force has released a new crack for an old classic, Avenger by Gremlin Graphics released in 1986. The game is an arcade following the Gauntlet style. This release includes a trainer, intro and an amazing graphics by Oliver. It is a great opportunity to relive this great game and enjoy how Hokuto made it a little bit easier for us!…
Sprite Castle, the Commodore 64 podcast brings, this time, Archon, published in 1983 by Electronic Arts. Other than the feature article, the show talks about what is happening in the C64 scene and other news. Link: Sprite Castle
Less than a month ago, we reported the launch of a great game, Slime, based on the original title by Jim Summers for the Commodore PET. I’ve played the game, and although I’ve found it fascinating and fun, it looked to PETsy. That is not necessarily a bad thing but for sure it didn’t explore all the great things that the…
