Category: TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo)

15th Annual BASIC 10-Liner Programming Contest Begins

15th Annual BASIC 10-Liner Programming Contest Begins

Gunnar Kanold has announced the 2026 rendition of the Homeputerium Annual BASIC 10-Liner Programming Contest. Running through the 22nd of March with the winners announced on the 3rd of April 2026. The contest is open to users of all 8-Bit platforms. This year’s rules and categories are as follows: 15th Edition of BASIC 10 Liner Contest Legal systems: All 8-bit…

PunyInform Adventure, Release 5

Release 5 fixes multiple bugs, and brings the game closer to the original. There are now five dwarves, as in the original, and you can’t just teleport out of tight spots. Of course, the game still rocks on 8-bit hardware.

Rally SG -Tandy Color Computer/Dragon-

 by Nikolas Marentes Rally-SG is based on the arcade game Rally-X from Namco. Runs on a CoCo 1/2/3 or Dragon computer with a minimum of 64K RAM Buy, here Source:https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UvMzk5NTkwNS8yMzgyOTEwOC5qcGc=/original/2JCKEm.jpg

Gunstar -Tandy Color Computer-

 by Nikcolas Marentes Gunstar  is amazing s-e-u for Tandy Color Computer It’s up to you! Pilot the Gunstar back to the alien’s home world and stop this onslaught!  * 128 x 112 graphics x 16 colors* 2 channel sampled sound effects* 3-plane graphics engine* Double buffered video* High Scores saved* Designed for Hitachi 6309 CPU Buy, here Source:https://nickolasmarentes.itch.io/gunstar

Ms Paku -Tandy Color Computer 3-

 by Shoemaker’s Last Software   Shoemaker’s Last proudly presents: Ms Paku! A variation of the popular Paku Paku game by Kenta Cho of ABA games, Ms Paku adds a bit of graphical flair and arcade sound effects.     Just as in Paku Paku, your aim is to munch as many dots… and ghosts!…  as you can on a one-dimensional playing field. …

Paku Paku -Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer-

 by Shoemaker’s Last Software Shoemaker’s Last proudly presents: Paku Paku! The viral hit Paku Paku comes to the Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer!  Originally created by Kenta Cho of ABA games, Paku Paku cleverly distills an arcade classic into a simple and addictive single-button game. In this one-dimensional Pac Man-style game, you’ll use just the joystick button to eat dots and an…

VCF East Exhibitor Registration Opens

VCF East Exhibitor Registration Opens

VCF East 2025 Exhibitor Registration is open: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSedyn…/viewform… The show will be April 4-6 in Wall, NJ @ InfoAge Science and History Museums Check the web page for updates over the next few weeks https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/

350p Adventure – a new port of an old game

Screenshot of Adventure on C64

Adventure is often considered to be the very first text adventure. It was written in 1975-76 by Will Crowther. Don Woods found it at his university, asked Will Crowter for the source code, expanded it greatly, and released his own version, which we now know as 350p Adventure. Adventure was sometimes called Colossal Cave Adventure. Sometimes it was just called…

LAVA HERO -CoCo-

  Shoemaker’s Last proudly present: Lava Hero! Based on a popular cell phone game, the object of Lava Hero is to stretch the bridge to the right length so you can safely run across it to the next island.  If your bridge is not long enough… or is too long… you will fall into the hot lava bubbling beneath you…

Goop Rush -Tandy Color Computer-

by Paul Shoemaker A scorching wave of atomic fire has turned the surface into a radioactive wasteland…  that is slowly poisoning you.  Gather radiation-reducing pills along your path to keep your ever-increasing radiation levels at bay. Avoid the falling buzzer blades and the occasional glowing, shambling horror.  If an enemy touches you, your radiation level will increase quickly!   Goop Rush…