Category: PC
Yes, you read it right! On March 17th, 2017, Adobe Illustrator turned 30 years old! Since it is a piece of software that are still being developed and is relevant to this day, we never think of it as something that has started back in the 80’s. Released in 1987, Illustrator changes the way designers create graphics for all sorts of…
The Digital Antiquarian is back with a new article where he discusses one of the best adventure games ever made (the best in my opinion!), The Secret of Monkey Island by Lucas Film, and created by Ron Gilbert. Entitled “Monkey Island (or, How Ron Gilbert Made an Adventure Game That Didn’t Suck)” the article goes back and forth with historical data…
Arstechnica has published the article WordStar: A writer’s word processor which talks about the iconic word processor released in 1979 for CP/M and later on for DOS and Windows. The author tries to show why the text based editor is still the tool of choice for many writers, like George R. R. Martin, that wrote A Song of Ice and Fire using the DOS-based…
Everybody loves Horace, even if nobody is sure what he is. And he’s set to return in Horace in the Mega Vault, a fan-made game in development by Sunteam. It’s an ‘adaptation/expansion’ of Mega Vault, an Imagine title for the Vic-20 where you had to dodge the traps while collecting food and the master key to escape. This version will…
The 10Liners is a contest that programmers can show off their skills creating a game using the BASIC language using only ten lines of code. Any BASIC dialect is accepted, as long as it is a line-based BASIC. The contest webpage summarizes very well the idea behind the event: The BASIC 10Liners competition is like a time journey into the…
Way back in June 2015, a game called “Tcheco in the Castle of Lucio” was released for Windows PC. El Macbee over on NintendoAge forums has recently announced that Lukasz Kur (“Wonderland Dizzy”, “Famitale”) has started porting the game to the NES platform. It’s still early days yet, but we will keep you updated as the game progresses. For now though, you can buy the pc…
Unknown Realm: The Siege Perilous is a new 8-bit fantasy role-playing game for PC and C64 inspired by the classic RPGs of the 80’s. So far the fundraiser has reached $60,710 pledged of the $65,536 goal. With 23 more days to go, it looks like this Kickstarter is going to be a success! So head over to kickstarter.com and show your support. :)…
With the Christmas season quickly approaching I thought I would use the deals on hardware components to try to upgrade my current desktop. Upon shifting through the various hardware websites advertising dozens of various CPU’s, GPU’s, and enough cases to make my head spin, I soon began to miss the days before 6700Ks and 1070 SLI, and reminisce about a…
Good evening Retrofans! Kitty is back with the latest Amiga News from around the globe! The good old Amiga has seen a lot of attention this past week. Toni Wilen has updated WinUAE yet again to Beta 16, the First Samurai remake Kickstarter was cancelled, however the good news is the project is still going ahead. Risky Rick, a Homebrew take on the Amiga classic…
Beard Blade is an action-packed 2D platformer for PC inspired by 16-bit legends! Play as the gallant Branson a.k.a. “Beard Blade” as he strives to reclaim the town’s stolen goods and uncover the truth behind a dark secret. His weapon of choice? An enchanted beard teeming with powerful magic that allows him to shape-shift his stubble to overcome hairy situations. The…
