Category: News

1978 Atari Racing Arcade 'Sprint 1' gets Commodore 64 port

Norbert Kehrer has released today a new game for the Commodore 64 – Sprint 1. Sprint 1 is a top-view racing game released for the Arcades in 1978 by Atari, and Keher’s C64 version really brings back the arcade’s game play to the letter, as you can see below on t his video of the original Atari version. [youtube MrF57Z5hAUk nolink]…

'Demons of Dex – Eino's Quest' – New VIC-20 Game with source-code!

“You are Eino, a member of the druids. Your master, the arch druid has become old and it is time for somebody to replace him. As a young initiate you are sent to dungeon Dex, a mysterious labyrinth home to vile creatures. You must enter the dungeon alone and defeat three demon lords within. Only then can you achieve enlightenment…

Developing a Commodore 64 game part 2 – Pixel perfect platforming

Aspiring to develop the next AAA game for the Commodore 64? If so, you probably read our post about  Retro Games Collector’s series about C64 development by Graham Axten (link). Then you will be happy to know that he just released his second his second article, now talking about pixel perfect platform. “My first step into collision detection on the C64 was…

New web-based emulator for MSX

Paulo Augusto Peccin has created a new MSX Emulator totally written in Javascript, and it can run directly from your browser, preferable Chrome. Features: 100% HTML5/JS, no plugins needed Runs in any modern Web Browser. Tested in Chrome and Firefox Put games or any MSX software in webpages easily Only standard MSX 1 support for now Full Savestates support Export…

Tecnobytes announces new batch of ClassicIDE cards available for Apple II

ClassicIDE is being around for a while, helping Apple II users to get an affordable modern media for the Apple II. Tecnobyte has announced the production of a new batch of the card, costing USD$70 + shipment. If your Apple II feel lonely with access only to a cassette tape or disk drive, maybe the ClassicIDE is your solution. Good…

Unofficial 'Pokemon Yellow' Remake For Nintendo NES Fan Translated Into English

RetroCollect has announced the availability of the impressive ‘Pokemon Yellow’ for NES in English. “While you may indeed be expecting a low quality cash-in illegally using Nintendo’s IP, Pokemon Yellow for the Nintendo NES (also known as Lei Dian Huang: Bi Ka Qiu Chuan Shuo) is actually something the Japanese giant could be proud of.” (RC) Looking at the video…

Vitno Update: New Game Reviews!

News Updates from Vintage is the New Old. Two new game reviews have been added to our reviews page today. First up is Karateka by CheekyCrissy and the second is Cybertron Mission on the Acorn Electron by Stuart Johns. You can check out these latest reviews on our Reviews Page, as well as many other ones by Robert Joy and…

FS-UAE 2.6.1, FrodeSolheim's Amiga Emulator Latest Release!

FrodeSolheim has released a new version of his Amiga emulator FS-UAE 2.6.1. FS-UAE, designed to run on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, is a port of WinUAE with a focus on emulating games, featuring a new on-screen GUI and cross-platform online play. Updated emulation code from WinUAE 3.1.0. Support for PPC emulation (can run AmigaOS 4.x) via QEMU-UAE plugin….

An Evening At The Museum: Live interview with 3D Realms!

On Wednesday, the 30th of September, Scene World Magazine will be interviewing 3D Realms live as part of their “An Evening At The Museum” show! They will be talking about the history of their kickass games and also about their new IP “Bombshell!”. Watch it live via Twitch: 30th of September, 7 PM CEST: Website: http://twitch.tv/olymptronica

WinUAE 3.2.0 beta 14 – Amiga Emulator

Toni Wilen has released WinUAE 3.2.0 beta 14. WinUAE is currently the best Amiga emulation available to date and if used alongside Classic Workbench and WHDLoad you can achieve a really great Amiga hard drive experience like the picture above. Download from the link below and don’t forget to check all the new features in the release notes link, have…