Category: News

1,000 Kung-Fu Maniacs

Who didn’t like cheesy, over the top Kung-Fu flicks in the 80′s? Well we at CIA sure did and we still like them today, so what would be more fun than to review a cheesy, over the top, C64 Kung-Fu game released in 2011? This time the review is a collab from all of us, I was just forced to…

Starring The Computer

Starring the Computer is a website dedicated to the use of computers in film and television. Each appearance is catalogued and rated on its importance (ie. how important it is to the plot), realism (how close its appearance and capabilities are to the real thing) and visibility (how good a look does one get of it). Fictional computers don’t count…

The C64 Take-away podcast

Commodore 64 remixes and original SID sounds to go!Being a semi-regularly dispensed dose of music from and/or inspired by the Commodore 64. Website: http://c64takeaway.com

Icaros Desktop 1.3 released

THE x86 Amiga Workbench clone arrives with a point release, full of interesting features. The main one are the much awaited native integration of AmigaOS 68k programs running native in Wanderer windows/desktop thanks to a much overhauled Janus-UAE. New SDL libraries, new NES emulator and a reworked AmiBridge are the other main points but not all. For a full list…

Batman: The Caped Crusader 1988, Ocean

This is a very good adventure game inspired by a comic hero that actually consists of two little games that are much alike. You are supposed to stop Joker and catch the Penguin (separated in two games), Batman’s sworn enemies and save Gotham city. What else could a big bat do? You lead our hero through the comic boxes, which…

Robocop 1989, Ocean

Let me preface this review by saving you some time – Robocop is a lousy game. This fact is further aggravated by my purchase of this game when it came out, and it wasn’t cheap. (Yes, I bought games…not just pirated them). In fact you don’t really need to play it – the game describes itself quite aptly in the…

Creatures 1990, Thalamus

These days it seems every major gaming company has some sort of mascot. Sega has Sonic, Nintendo has Mario, and Sony has various failed attempts at ripping off both. Commodore never had such a luxury marketing behemoth for its machines, and the C64 is no exception. However, the Rowlands brothers came the closest to creating such an icon for the…

Fox 1996 Isthmus

Another long lost game has been recovered and released for all to check out. This is a neat multi-directional platformer preview in its early stages, with also a neat 3D Doom section!  Website: http://www.gtw64.co.uk/Pages/f/Review_Fox.php

AmiBay

“AmiBay is a non-profit site intended to serve the retro computing community, we provide a free and easy way for you to buy or sell your retro hardware and software. If you are looking to sell at inflated market prices then this site is not for you and you should try the established auction sites.AmiBay is run by volunteers, it…

Wanted Team

“On this page you can find many of Wanted Team’s products, mostly players for EaglePlayer, example exotic modules, and some other modules ripped or adapted by Wanted Team. Also available is source code for Wanted Team custom mods, some depackers (with source) for xfdmaster.library and some player sources.” You can also find some games there btw ;-) Website: http://wt.exotica.org.uk