Category: Commodore News

Bomb Jack, Commodore 64 Review By Rob Joy

Here we have a fantastic conversion of one of the most original arcade videogames that history had to offer. Appearing on most home systems, ‘Bomb Jack’ was able to utilize the full potential of the Commodore 64’s software, thus making the task that much easier for ‘Elite Systems’, the company behind the conversion from arcade to home computer. The wonders of…

Beach Head, Commodore 64 Review by Rob Joy

“Battle stations! This is not a drill!” Lets go back, way back. The year is 1983 and an infamous games company going by the name ‘US Gold’, releasing an abundant collection of classics for all home micros, unleashed hell with the smash hit ‘BEACH HEAD” and the Commodore 64 version was quite possibly the best. The overall mission was assault…

Walker, Amiga Review by Rob Joy

“Now hear this.. Now hear this!” Walker, a game by DMA for the commodore Amiga. There, that’s the business end sorted, Lets get to it!! Unlike any mainstream shooter back in the day, Walker offered an original dynamic, a dynamic changing the way adrenaline packed mayhem offered itself to players wishing to engage in the sheer savagery and brutality of…

Speedball 2, Amiga Review by Rob Joy

“It is the future. Wars no longer serve a purpose and all international disputes are solved within the arena.” In a corporate world with corporations fighting for global domination the need for conflict has vanished leaving privately owned teams to battle each other in the most violent sport the human race has ever devised. ‘Speedball 2’, released originally on the…

Mini Mag #07

Mini-Mag is a German diskette magazine. In this edition: Editorial, Forum, Interview: The Ryk, Hannover Classic Computer, Doreco#38, Block ‘n’ Bubble, Turbo Chameleon 64, PETSCII Editor 3 and a Puzzle. Website: http://www.c64.at

Re-Alienator – C64

Re-Alienator is a new game made by Alf Yngve with the help of Sideways Scrolling SEUCK. The music in the game is made by Aldo Chiummo. The military base has been infested with hungry slimy green aliens. A time bomb has been set to destroy all alien life forms. But you must escape the site before the bomb detonates. Website: http://tnd64.unikat.sk

Aminet Latest Releases

Latest releases over at Aminet are as follows: Daysleeper.lha, Calendaro.lha, SMARTDoctor-source.lha, SMARTDoctor-morphos.lha, DevInfos.lha, powersdl_src.lha, powersdl.lha, Spreedy_0.1.lha, madplay.lha, ZXLive.lha, AmiArcadiaMOS.lha, AmiArcadia_OS4.lha, AmiArcadia.lha, mngplay_1.0.lha, Queens.lha, MyTiles.lha, AmiDOOM_RTG.lha, AmiDOOM_AGA.lha, DustDigger.adf, PciTool_3.0.lha, ulsata2-source.lha, ulsata2-morphos.lha, PAS.lha, powersdl_sdk.lha, smartdev.lha, ACE_Tutorial.lha, YAM29-MorphOS.lha, YAM29-AROS-x86_64.lha, YAM29-AROS-ppc.lha, YAM29-AROS-i386.lha, YAM29-AmigaOS4.lha, YAM29-AmigaOS3.lha, DoubleGummi.lha and MomosIRC_v2.2.lha. Download and more details can be found over at http://aminet.net

Nitro, Amiga Review by Rob Joy

“Floor it!” ‘Nitro’, a game released for the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST by Psygnosis. As with any Amiga game, the software was put to full use in a rubber burning sensation! With a similar dynamic as the classic Super Sprint, the onus is on racing. Now when we say say racing we actually mean a relentless campaign, sprawling across urban…

OS4Depot Latest Releases

Latest releases over at OS4Depot are as follows: amiarcadia.lha, sdl_mame.lha, fuhquake.lha, proaction.lha, odyssey.lha, yam.lha, devinfos.lha and showfiles.lha. More details can be found over at http://www.os4depot.net

MorphOS Latest Releases

Latest releases over at MorphOS Files are as follows: PowerSDL SDK Frogatto DiaShow Multimeedio JukeboxAdder PowerSDL PCITool More details and more files can be found over at http://www.morphos-files.net