Category: Homebrew Games News

Amiga Future Magazine Issue 93 – You can read it online for free!

That is an interesting move made by the Amiga Future people. The issue 93 (Dec/2011) is sold out and because of that, you can read the magazine in full, for free. Although it is an old issue, people that were always on the fence and never bought any issue,  it is a great opportunity to see how the magazine is made…

'The Last Ninja Musicology' campaign hits a legal roadblock and is interrupted

Last Ninja Musicology Kickstarter project was first reported here a while back, and we were pretty excited to see it fully backed and released. Based on the samples provided by the Kickstarter campaign the music was going to be legendary! Unfortunately, System 3 who owns ‘The Last Ninja’ intellectual property, filed a complaint based on the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright…

Commodore 64 'ReM' – The lost art of source code archeology

(If you are reading this from Commodore.Ninja we are aware of text formatting problems – Please access http://www.vitno.org/commodore-64-rem-the-lost-art-of-source-code-archeology/ to read the article well-formatted) A recent article tells the story of archeologists who have discovered a prehistoric village in the Jordan Valley that appears to have been occupied by both Paleolithic foraging peoples and early Neolithic farmers around 12,000 years ago. It…

Hokuto Force a new crack: Avenger for Commodore 64

Hokuto Force has released a new crack for an old classic, Avenger by Gremlin Graphics released in 1986. The game is an arcade following the Gauntlet style. This release includes a trainer, intro and an amazing graphics by Oliver. It is a great opportunity to relive this great game and enjoy how Hokuto made it a little bit easier for us!…

Commodore 64 Podcast – Sprite Castle plays Archon

Sprite Castle, the Commodore 64 podcast brings, this time, Archon, published in 1983 by Electronic Arts. Other than the feature article, the show talks about what is happening in the C64 scene and other news. Link: Sprite Castle

Slime Deluxe – Improved version of a great C64 game

Less than a month ago, we reported the launch of a great game, Slime, based on the original title by Jim Summers for the Commodore PET. I’ve played the game, and although I’ve found it fascinating and fun, it looked to PETsy. That is not necessarily a bad thing but for sure it didn’t explore all the great things that the…

Psygnosis, the Legacy – It's a Pixel THING – Ep.#82

It’s a Pixel THING – Ep.#82 features Psygnosis, the Liverpool-based publisher that was created by some of the people that came from the defunct Imagine Software. On this episode, Pedro Loureiro tells the story about the studio and its legacy, going over the games published by them, including the first one, Brataccus and more. [youtube FCpXjibguLc nolink]

The Ultimate Amiga Dizzy Collection CD32

Directly from Amiga CD32 Alternate Covers, Jay has released The Ultimate Amiga Dizzy Collection. This release contains all 11 Dizzy related games that were released on the Amiga; Fast Food Spellbound Dizzy Crystal Kingdom Dizzy Fantastic Dizzy Fantasy World Dizzy Magicland Dizzy Prince Of The Yolkfolk Treasure Island Dizzy Bubble Dizzy Dizzy Panic Kwiksnax But that is not all, as…

Character editor 'VChar64' for Commodore 64 has new version

VChar64 is a character editor for the Commodore 64 that has been actively developed by Ricardo Quesada from the Retro.Moe blog. The software is available for both Windows and Mac OSX. Changes: [NEW] Koala Import: supports importing subregions. Useful when 256 chars are not enough to import the whole bitmap [NEW] Added unknown font. Ripped from here [NEW] VICE snapshot…

'Hessian' – New game for the C64 like the good old days

Covert Bitops has released a new game for the Commodore 64, Hessian, a 2D arcade game where you control Kim, a security guard. From the game manual, “Take the role of Kim, a low-clearance security guard working a permanent night shift (on her request) at the Throne Group Science Complex. One night, she wakes up inside a cargo container converted to an…