Category: Commodore News
Stefan Vogt has published on his blog, 8-bit.info, a very thorough article about the C64 housings. He starts explaining that after he acquired a red case from the Kickstarter campaign that happened in 2015, it didn’t feel right to have that installed on his C64-C, so he decided to get a new one with the original color. This time, though,…
Freeze64 has established itself as a great source of entertainment and information for the Commodore enthusiast and now that it has been printed professionally, it is even more attractive as a collectible as well. Issue 13 contents are: THING ON A SPRING COVER FEATURE: As we always do with each issue, we’ll take this cover feature game and look around…
There are many excellent development tools for the Commodore computers, but I still think CBM prg Studio is the best one around. After a brief hiatus due to family reasons, Arthur is back with a new version, the 3.11. Release notes: Assembler: CTRL+Double click on label or variable will take you to its definition. Mouse over a directive to get a tooltip…
Reset64 in partnership with Megastyle (or vice-versa!) has released a new fun game for the C64. In this game, you are a gunslinger that must keep dueling and killing your opponents in the best old western duel style. The gameplay is super simple where you have to draw your gun pressing the key the game shows on screen, as fast…
Amiga-News website has published more news about the Amiga trademark dispute that is happening in the US and Europe. It looks like many parties are trying to be the new “Amiga” trademark owner since its registration had expired a while ago. Known names like Cloanto and Hyperion are trying to get their hands on it, as well as some other parties….
For those into Amiga chiptunes and/or demo scene as a whole, this is a great video to watch. Computer game music legend Chris Hülsbeck interviewed by demo scene veteran Pex Mahoney Tufvesson at the demo scene event Datastorm in Gothenburg, Sweden in September 2017. Chris, who is behind projects like Turrican, Giana Sisters, Tunnel B1, Extreme Assault, War of the…
As described by the author, on Rescuing Orc you are a goblin with good character and your mission is to rescue your friend, Orc. Your quest starts deep in the Black Forest and continues with you exploring 5 different areas, from the perilous Rocky Mountains to the dark corridors of Bluestone Keep. The game is a 2D platform/adventure where the hero…
Update: Download link fixed to point to the direct link instead. If you ever wondered how those amazing Amiga intro effects were made, now you have a chance to learn from the best! The source code of nothing less than 50 intros written in ASM-One was released back in June. We know we are late reporting it, but hopefully, this…
Jan Beta has published a DIY video showing how to build a C64 Power supply by using a 9V transformer and a pre-made 5V power brick and putting it into a nice case. Although the project works, the author advises that only people that are experienced with that type of work should attempt to build something similar, but nonetheless, it is…
Immortal C64 Episode 74 – SPECIAL, Its C64 Month again! pre ep 40 tunes done with a real C64!. Track Listing : Track Number / Start Time / Artist / Track Name / Track Length 01 .. 0:00:34 – Michal Hoffman – Warmachine – 4:18 02 .. 0:04:57 – Thomas Detert – Clystron – 2:05 03 .. 0:07:07 – Steven…
