Category: Homebrew Games News

Petition for Konami to reissue physical MSX games

That is interesting! With the retro gaming community growing fast, imagine if all the big publishers decide to open the vaults and start selling old games!?  That is what MSX Resource Center announced today, telling us that David F. Gisbert (Tromax) and José A. (Konamito) have launched a petition at change.org, requesting Konami to re-release physical MSX games from their extensive…

Sprite Castle episode 30 talks about 'Sword of Fargoal'

A new episode of Sprite Castle has been released. The featured game is the rogue-like Sword of Fargoal by Epyx. Sword of Fargoal was created by author and programmer Jeff McCord and based on his original dungeon adventure, Gammaquest II, which was programmed in BASIC for the Commodore PETcomputer and written in 1979-1981 while he was still in high school…

Video review of the Vampire 2 accelerator for the Amiga 600

Dan Wood from kookytech.net has published a video reviewing the Vampire 2 for the Amiga 600. The Vampire 2 is an incredibly fast FPGA accelerator for the Commodore Amiga 600, pushing it to speeds and power far beyond what was previously possible. But how good is it, and what can it do? You will find out watching the vldeo below: [youtube…

'Commodore Free' Issue 93 is available now!

Commodore Free 93 is out. The free digital magazine for Commodore line of computers brings news, articles and reviews for the Amiga, C64, Plus/4 and VIC-20. This issue contents: Mastering tapes Part 1: General considerations By Pixel JAM IT Commodore 64 Game review Growing Pains Part Tres – The Envelope Addressor” (TEA) v1 and v4.2” by Lenard R. Roach Commodore…

Kabura – New Arcade promises to bring fun for the C64!

‘Kabura’ is a new release by Sputnik World for the Commodore 64. The game took more than one year to be developed and now it is ready for you to play and enjoy! The history of the game, as told by the Sputnik World: We are in the XXII century, the year 2113 in Japan. We live in a futuristic…

TRS-Color Computer 3 emulator + Drivewire starter kit gets an update

Bill Pierce announced on the CoCo maillist that he has updated the VCC Starter Kits with newer versions of the emulator and Drivewire.The “VCC Starter Kits” are a single install of VCC (CoCo3 emulator), HDBDOS, NitrOS9, and DriveWire4, completely set up and ready to run. The kit is perfect for those who want a quick start with the VCC emulator…

Developers, Developers! CBM prg Studio 3.8.0 has been released

CBM prg Studio has been released, with lots of new feature, including: Relocate assembly code Assembler logical operators Multiple sprite layering. To read more and download the software for free, following the link below. Link: Ajordison.co.uk

New issue of Apple II printed magazine JuicedGS is out

The subscribers of the only printed magazine about Apple II should be receiving a new issue this week. This issue features coverage of WOzFest ///, where the 4play and 4soniq cards were revealed alongside an updated version of KABOOM!; reviews of the 1983 game Dino Eggs and its 2016 sequel, Dino Eggs: Rebirth; a review of Tulip House’s VGA Adapter for…

'The Mojon Twins' releases Uwol for MSX2

The Mojo Twins has released the port from ZX Spectrum, Uwol, Quest For Money for the MSX2. The game is about to steal the most amount of coins possible. Uwol won’t want to end his mission until he collects a minimum of 255 of those. The manor rooms are arranged like a pyramid, starting from the very top, and after…

'Commodore Amiga in pixels' Kickstarter campaign has started, and they already don't need you anymore!

Yes, you read it right! ‘The history of Commodore Amiga in Pixels’ is a staggering success, reaching and passing its goal on the first day. Now, it’s you that need it! :) Of course, the headline is a joke. You can still (and should) back the project and help it to get to the stretch goals and get the book for…