Category: Commodore News
BestClassicWB v2.0.4 is an expansion pack that aims to bring the ClassicWB look to OS3.2.1. It adds the GlowIcons found in ClassicWB, as well as some extra programs, tools, utilities, and datatypes. It is suitable for 020+ and AGA chipset (or similar UAE setup). You’ll need a clean OS3.2.1 installation, after extracting the .lha file double click the BCWB icon…
Datahits Rewound is a 2023 remake of a 1980s music cassette containing remixes of the themes from five popular Commodore 64 games, made in the interests of preservation, documentation and nostalgia. Although a digital version of this tape can be found online, the only available source was the retail compact cassette and despite remastering efforts, the quality of any recordings is…
Here’s a very cool Commodore 64 port of Dig Dug, originally an Arcade game developed by Namco way back in 1982. This version includes all the levels from the original Arcade game. There are 15 different levels of which the last 4 are repeated until reaching level 256 (the kill screen). If, however, you are interested in a less repetitive…
StatMat recently released Version 5 of his OneLoad64 Games collection. This is a collection of over 2000 Commodore 64 games all in .crt format. Instant loading, and still keeping the fantastic loading music and familiar title screens. No cracks, intros, or trainers in this collection, just pure quick load gaming! Here’s a few words from StatMat. OneLoad64 v5 has finally…
Dive into a world of mind-bending challenges with FiZZ, the innovative platform puzzle game for the Commodore Vic20. Test your wits and coordination as you explore 47 single-player levels and 30 cooperative multi-player puzzles. Features:-Gravity-Defying Gameplay: In FiZZ, you have the power to switch gravity using gravity pods in all four directions. Outsmart laser obstacles with this unique mechanic.-Portal-Shooting Action:…
Way back in early October 2021, Daniel Allsopp started work on an Amiga AGA version of the classic Amiga game Robocop. The engine runs in 64 colours, utilising 64 pixel wide sprites for the background parallax on level 1, and a 4x fetch mode. Graphics were converted from the arcade originals, and reduced down with Paint and Photoshop into various…
Turbo Outrun has been released on the Commodore Plus/4. Here’s a few words from Csabo from Plus/4 World. The wait is over! TCFS pulls of the impossible once again, the highly anticipated conversion the classic arcade game Turbo Outrun makes its debut on the Commodore Plus/4! Turbo Outrun, originally developed and published by Sega in 1989, has captivated players with…
Fans of the modern day C64 title POLAR BEAR IN SPACE! might be interested to know that coder Silvan Reinhold has published a book providing retrospective insights to his coding experience on the game project. Titled The Art and Development of 8-Bit games with POLAR BEAR IN SPACE!, Silvan lifts the veil on the behind the scenes creative process and…
Tetris is a puzzle video game created in 1985 by Alexey Pajitnov, a Soviet software engineer. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appropriation of the rights in the late 1980s. After a significant period of publication by Nintendo, the rights reverted to Pajitnov in 1996, who co-founded the Tetris…
Sakai, 13th century A.D. , on a dark night when Yoshi’s family had a quiet dinner, they were attacked by an evil Vampire who had come to the island on a ship from China in search of new blood. He brutally entered the house and killed Yoshi’s entire family, “” and turned him into a vampire. Yoshi was a Shinobi…
