Category: Commodore News

A.R.C.O.S.

Baron Ashler released the game A.R.C.O.S. for the Commodore 64. In the game you must fight against aliens. You have control over the ultra secret weapon called A.R.C.O.S. Besides defeating the aliens you must also save as many spacemen as you can. Download: ARCOS_C64.zipWebsite: CSDb

Boingsworld #47

A new episode of BoingsWorld (German language) is now available. You can listen to the following articles: Amigakit Joystick, Elbox Turboflyer 530, Rasberry Pi as Floppy, Odyssey 1.22 – MorphOS, A-Eon & ACube, MorphOS 3.4, Joypad Boomerang, Tetris, ACA 500, ACA 1232, Flight of the Amazon Queen, Hybris, Legend of Kyrandia, Solid Gold, BoingsWorld radio, torrent and RSS-Feed. Website: http://boingsworld.de

Tetris (Atari arcade conversion)

This game is a conversion of the Atari arcade version of Tetris. The game is written by Karoshier, the music is from fieserWolf and the graphics are from Karoshier and Sampaguita. The original Atari version is from 1988 and is based on the original Teris game by Alexey Pajitnov from 1985. Download: tetris.d64Download SID: tetris_fieserwolf.sidWebsite: CSDb

CCS64 v3.9.1

Per Håkan Sundell released a new version of his Commodore 64 emulator. Changes in this version: Emulator improvements to support more demo’s such as EmuSuxx0r from Crest. More PAL artifacts such as blurring, etc., have been implemented. You can download this C64 emulator from Per’s web page. Website: http://www.ccs64.com

Creatures Cartridge – Commodore 64

On the web page of Siem Appelman you can now download the game Creatures as a cartridge image. The game was made in 1990 by John and Steve Rowlands and released for the Commodore 64, the Amiga, the ZX Spectrum and the Atari ST. The original game was only available as a cassette or as a diskette. Website: http://www.siemappelman.nl

David Fox interview

The C64.com web page had an interview with David Fox. David started to work with computers in 1964. When the home computers became popular he started with making conversions of adventure games. His first game he made himself was Mix and Match Muppets. You can read the whole interview on the C64.com web page. Website: http://www.c64.com

C64 endings Update

Vinny over at c64endings.co.uk has added some new Commodore 64 game endings. Venom (Mastertronic) Wasteland (Electronic Arts) Autoduel (Origin Systems) Avenger (Gremlin Graphics) Bugs Bunny – Private Eye (Hi-Tec Software (unreleased)) Batty (Elite/Encore) Website: http://www.c64endings.co.uk

Galahad interview – Putty Squad

Codetapper’s Amiga Retro Site has interviewed Galahad from Fairlight. In the year 1990 System 3 developed the game Putty Squad. But the game was not released for the Amiga. In 2013 System 3 announced that the game would be released for the modern consoles, but again not for the Amiga. Galahad contacted System 3 to offer his help to make…

Ghostbusters, Commodore 64 Review By Rob Joy

“We came, we saw, we kicked it’s ass!” ‘Ghostbusters’. We all remember the classic movie, we all remember the logo and we most certainly remember the merchandise, however it’s the video game tie in under the microscope here and one of Activision’s finest. Released on all platforms, the Commodore 64 was able to put all its hardware to full use…

Bruce Lee, Commodore 64 Review By Rob Joy

Long ago, in a time of honour, stood a great temple, a Shaolin temple standing for a thousand years which has been desecrated by a foul demon. Enter the Dragon … our hero Bruce Lee. Standing at the gates of the temple, you enter stealthily collecting lanterns swaying in the ethereal breeze. Leaping and jumping, using all your skills as…