Category: News
Finally concrete good news! Henrique has sent today a new update to the Next Kickstarter campaign telling us that the cases production has started and if all goes as planned, it will be ready in 35 days! Here is the full announcement: Ladies and gentlemen, we have good news at last: the Spectrum Next case mould is already in production…
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1462758959/commodore-the-final-years-book Brian Bagnall recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to secure funding for his new book, Commodore: The Final Years. This will be the third and final book in Bagnall’s Commodore trilogy (previous titles include Commodore: A Company on the Edge and Commodore: The Amiga Years), charting the computer giant’s golden years from 1987, starting with the launch of the Amiga…
Psytronik Software have re-released Realms of Quest Trilogy and Realms of Quest IV for the Commodore VIC-20 via their Itch.Io page. Both games are available on ‘Name Your Own Price’ basis, which includes the ability to download the game for free. Realms of Quest Trilogy and Realms of Quest IV are turn based RPG game featuring plenty of dungeon crawling….
Call A.P.P.L.E (Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange) was created by Val Golding in 1978 which means, you believe or not, it is turning 40 years old this year. At some point in the 80’s, it reached more than 50,000 members. Although we don’t have that many Apple II users anymore, Call A.P.P.L.E keeps going strong. As part of the celebration, the group…
We were contacted a couple of days ago by Ricardo from retromania.pt about an upcoming Amiga event called Amiga Mania. Today Ricardo has shared all the important details you will need if you decide to make an appearance there. Hi you guys, Retromania is preparing to hold an Amiga Party in Portugal in May. We are going to officially announce…
Eleven new Homebrew games have been added to the database today. At the top left of the website (next to Home), you will see “Homebrew Database”, just hover your mouse pointer to view the drop down menu of games. ;-) Commodore 64 Angry Golem (Max Breedon) Blok Copy (Cosine) Bomb Run 64 (Picaro Games) C64 Mini MultiDisk PD Games (Vinny…
Those of you looking for a new retrogaming challenge might be interested to learn that a new title for the ZX Spectrum has been released by Jaime Grilo over on the JG Spectrum website and coded using Jonathan Cauldwell’s Arcade Game Designer software. In this particular game, players take control of Ted Lightfingers, amateur crook and burglar-in-training as he attempts…
Three new Homebrew games have been added to the database today. At the top left of the website (next to Home), you will see “Homebrew Database”, just hover your mouse pointer to view the drop down menu of games. Commodore 64 C=Rex Offline (Genesis Project) ZX Spectrum Tea-Leaf Ted (Bear Version) (News) Tea-Leaf Ted (Man Version) (News)
Espectro Magazine is a Portuguese-speaking printed publication fully devoted to the ZX Spectrum. It is a co-production between Portuguese and Brazilian enthusiasts, who just announced the issue #3. The new issue brings a treat for its readers: a cover tape! Yes, the magazine will have a cassette tape bundled and it will include four games, including two exclusively available for…
Fans of the Commodore Amiga might be excited to learn that there appears to be a new project in the works, aiming to bring back the classic Commodore computer in a new, convenient package. The project has been conceived as a new endeavour by a small group of employees based at Emubee, a Norwegian company specialising in retro emulation consoles and…
