Category: Commodore Plus/4
Yep you heard right, Sasvári Tamás teased a recent video showing Megastyles hit Empire Strikes Back ported to the Plus/4! This is simply amazing, considering the graphics and sound limitations of this humble computer. We’ll let you know more as soon as there’s a release date.Video: Empire Strikes Back Plus/4Source: Commodore Plus/4 MagyarországC64 Version: megastyle.itch.io
The TED Vibes musicdisk got a sequel. For TED Vibes 2, 15 musicians from 9 countries joined to create music for the TED chip. Some of them are veteran musicians from the SID and AY scene. The result was an exciting and stylistically very diverse collection of music. Brilliant graphics by Pal/Offence, a well-known pixel artist from C64 and Amiga…
Colodrio is a new Plus/4 puzzle game where you sort tiles by colours and brightness. It was recently released at Function 2023, a game development competition. More details here: plus4world.powweb.com Download: Colodrio
RetroRGB is THE portal to learn all about how to get the picture the best way out of such retro consoles to your modern TVs! Robert Neal is the master behind behind this portal which is the go-to address for console info of all kind as well, thanks to its extensive Wiki which is a whole database, YouTube videos, podcast…
It looks like the emulator developers have been working hard these past few weeks. YAPE 1.2.2 was released today, bringing important changes. These are the most important new features and bug fixes that made it to this release: SID card mouse emulation (in DirectInput mode) Manufacturer-dependent RAM powerup patterns copy the emulator window to the clipboard as a bitmap the…
I’ve been a big fan of CBM prg Studio since I started using it back in 2013! It is an all-around IDE that allows you to develop programs for multiple Commodore machines, using either BASIC or Assembler. It includes the code editor, debugger, and design tools for sprites, characters and screens. It even includes a basic SID editor! I am…
As usual (at least before the pandemic), World of Commodore is scheduled for this next December 3rd and 4th, 2022. The event will take place in Toronto at the Admiral Inn Hotel and, if you cannot be there, everywhere else via Zoom. This year, there is a special guest, the former Commodore UK Managing Director, David John Pleasance, who is…
I learned about this game just a few years ago, and it took me so much time to learn how to leave the hangar! But after I managed to do that, the game is super fun and well made. Today, Lucas Carrafiello announced the availability of the game for the Plus/4. Follow the announcement verbatim: It’s the day! The new…
Cacorm is one of those games that surprises me in a good way. At a glance, it seems like “one more of those” types of games, but when you start playing it, you see how clever and enjoyable it is! The gameplay is very simple. You control your hero around the screen and your objective is to retrieve the stars…
Scene World Podcast Episode #121 – Chris Abbott – The Little Books Of SoundchipsWe’re happy to have Chris Abbott in our new podcast episode, a british chiptune musician and true master of the C64 SID chip. Right now he is working on an extensive book about soundchips which is set to be released by Fusion Retro Book. The interview starts…
