Category: News
If you like Metroid, you will be happy to know that Psytronik has announced a new game for the Commodore 64: Captain Ishtar, from master game designer ALF YNGVE. While there are not many details regarding the release date, based on the screenshots, the game looks astonishing! Featuring a 4-part space adventure, detailed sprites and. backgrounds, great visual effects and exciting…
I think I missed the memo when version 1.0 of XRoar came out back in November 2021. I knew the emulator for many years and since I am a macOS user, it was always a good choice for me to emulate the CoCo 2, since, from my knowledge, it emulates the Dragon and CoCo 1 and 2. Because I am…
This interview was conducted by Gregg Williams and Rob Moore and was published in BYTE Magazine in two parts, December 1984 and January 1985. I’ve decided to reproduce this interview here so more people can enjoy it, as it brings an interesting perspective of Apple’s Story from a time when the company was still seven years old. The second part…
The Retro Hour podcast, although it has most of its focus on retro gaming news and interviews, it also covers, from time to time, different technologies from the old days. I guess on could say that one of the advantages of being a very professional and well-known podcast (well-deserved btw) is the ability to attract very important guests, usually figures…
Early this month, FastBASIC 4.6 was released, bringing new support to produce Atari 5200 cartridge images, among other bug fixes and improvements. This version uses a new PC compiler, rewritten to support multiple targets with one binary, you can specify the target with the new option allowing the developer to target the 5200 or the Atari computers. About FastBASIC This…
After more than 4 years in development, 4MHz’s most ambitious project enters its final stretch and will be shown in playable demo format at GAMESCOM’22. Malasombra is a new videogame in development by the 4MHz team for NES consoles. Set in legends and fairy tales, it presents an epic adventure with an exciting story where nothing is what it seems….
Reset64 Magazine has been promoting the Craptastic competitions for many years and has already become a tradition. The 2022 compo has produced many excellent small games for the Commodore 64 since ‘Craptastic’ certainly doesn’t mean crap, although it can! Craptastic can mean ludicrous, bonkers, outrageous, funny, wacky, far out, and silly. The theme simply implies that the compo was just…
The Brazilian magazine Clube MSX is starting this Monday (08/01) the pre-sale of its fifteenth edition. Copies – in Portuguese or English – can now be purchased through the publication’s official website for R$ 32.90 (around US$ 6.50) plus shipping. For international shipments, send an email to contato@clubemsx.com.br. The magazine is planned to start shipping the new issue by the…
Virtual ][ is the best choice for Apple II emulation on Apple computers, and the many users that already own it will be happy to know that version 11 has been released. The most significant change was the addition of Apple IIc emulation. Here are the new features and changes: Added emulation of the Apple //c. Simplified the installation by including,…
One of my favourite past times is flicking through old computer magazines, mainly from the 80s. I am currently looking at BYTE magazine circa 1985. Other than the articles and news from that time, I also like to pay attention to the adverts. I believe this gives me a fascinating view of the history of computers from that time. One…
