Category: News

Prototype Found: Amiga Ranger

During the preparations for the 30th Anniversary Event in the cellar of the Amiga developer Dale Luck, a prototype of the “Ranger” was found. Under the title link one of the organizers, Chris Collins, has published photographs. After “Lorraine”, which later became the Amiga 1000, Ranger was planned as an extendable version with Zorro-slots similar to the Amiga 2000.More Photos:…

'Who Dares Wins' Remake for MSX2 in Development

‘Who Dares Wins’ is getting a 2015 remake by Retroforce team. According to MSX Resource Center, it is expected the implementation of Screen 5 graphic mode, new sound effects, multicolor sprites, improved controls, 3 optional new color palettes and the usage of the SCC for the musics. Who Dares Wins II is inspired by Capcom’s hit arcade game Commando, and…

Hackersoft/CiA Exclusive release! CAPTAINDYNAMO -MBSDH-

CAPTAINDYNAMO-MBSDH- is the standard game of Captain Dynamo by Codemasters but with additional 18 in-game features that have been added by Hackersoft. The GameThe failed world dominator, ageing mad scientist and general fruit cake, Austen Von Flyswatter, has decided to fund his retirement by stealing the world’s largest collection of diamonds. Scattering them around a booby trap infested rocket ship,…

Transparent Commodore 64 with some very impressive LED Modding!

Way back in March, we announced that Dallas Moore’s Commodore 64C Computer Housing Kickstarter Project was funded and I’m sure by now you have all received your lovely new cases :) I also mentioned in the same post that it will be very interesting to see the mods that start appearing when people get hold of these cases, especially for…

Laserball 2015, Atari ST Arcade Puzzler Free Download or Buy the Boxed Version!

Laserball 2015 is an Atari ST Arcade Puzzler, originally created as a public domain game, way back in 1991. 24 years later, Thomas Ilg decided to take another look over the code, at first fixing the odd bug here and there. However, over time he ended up creating a much bigger game than originally planned! Since returning to coding the game,…

New Documentary for Arcade fans 'Insert Coin: Inside Midway's '90s Revolution'

Joshua Tsui has started a new Kickstarter campaign, trying to get money to make a documentary entitled ‘Insert Coin: Inside Midway’s ’90s Revolution’. The movie will tell the story of the studio behind arcade all-time blockbusters like Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam and Cruis’n USA. “Insert Coin talks to the developers of each game and lays out how all the games…

New Video: 'Visit Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega' Production Line

TheGebs24 YouTube channel has published a video showing her visit to SMS Electronics, the manufacturer behind the ZX Spectrum Vega production. As you probably remember, the Spectrum Vega was developed by Retro Computers Ltd and comes pre-loaded with 1000 classic Spectrum games. The 13-minute long video shows some live demo of the machine, and also the production line where it…

'Bomber' new game for Atari 8-bit computers

Bomber is a new game for the Atari 8-bit computers, and it is based on a game of the same name released back in 1992, for the Commodore Format magazine cover tape. Based on Kaboom by Activision, the gameplay is fairly simple. The Mad bomber drops bombs from the top of different scenarios, and at the bottom, the player controls…

Wired Magazine Interviews the people behind the Commodore Smartphone

We posted few months back news about an upcoming Commodore Smartphone. Today Wired Magazine has published an article where the reporter tell us everything about his talk with the company behind it, and also his impressions of the prototype he tested. According to the article the phone, powered by Android, is actually well-built, with good specs and a very nice…

Homage: NES 'Balloon Fight' featuring Satoru Iwata as main character

John Riggs just made what is probably one of the most touching tributes in memory of Satoru Iwata. He hacked Balloon Fight, replacing the protagonist with another image resembling Iwata. He also made the balloons shaped like Kirby. Riggs mentions on his video (below) that Iwata sprite was actually taken from Earthbound, another game that he was involved with. [youtube…