Category: Retro News
Kevin Tilley just gave us the heads up on some fantastic News regarding the latest issue of Reset Magazine. We will very soon be taking pre-orders for the printed version of Reset #09. It is the first time we have professionally printed the magazine. It is printed as a high quality, A5 booklet and you can also purchase an optional…
Roy Widding (aka, Rotteroy of Megastyle) has kindly given us an ‘exclusive’ heads up via email about a fantastic new retro remake version of ‘Mr. Robot and His Robot Factory’ which was originally released way back in 1984 for the Atari 8-bit, Apple II and Commodore 64. Made for Windows, Mr.Robot contains awesome retro pixel graphics, lovely chip tune sounds,…
SD-BOX is a cartridge with an SD card interface for the Commodore 64. The cartridge has many functions for the disk drive and the Datassette. Recent updates: Added a SID player and several small improvement were implemented. Website: http://www.c64.com.pl
Released by: Retream Release Date: 7 August 2016 Download: QUOD_INIT_EXIT.d64 Website: CSDb
New updates from c64endings.co.uk are as follows: Gee Bee Air Rally by Activision Head The Ball by Hewson Impossamole by Gremlin Graphics Jet Set Willy by Software Projects Killed Until Dead by Accolade Website: http://www.c64endings.co.uk
Another Kansas Fest has come and gone. For those who missed it (and even those who didn’t), here’s a quick re-cap of various media coverage, write-ups, results, etc.
Revisit the Amiga classic and it’s timeless gameplay, but this time with brand new, amazing graphics and sound effects! Giana Sisters Special Edition is an unofficial hack of the original Amiga version that replaces the entire visual aspect of the game! The new gfx are either completely new designs or remastered originals, while Giana and some enemies are directly inspired from…
Commodore VIC 20: A Visual History is a book about the computer that made Commodore enter the home market, with all its early peripherals. The VIC 20 was the first colour home computer to cost less than $300, the first to sell one million units, the first to have a modem for under $100, and the first approach to personal…
Released by: Genesis Project Release Date: 4 August 2016 ‘Genesis Project make a quick return (from our little summer vacation) to give you the legendary predecessor of the Ultima series, Richard Garriott’s Akalabeth: World of Doom! Originally released on Apple ][ and PC and now finally ported to the C64… The port was handed out to hardcore role playing gamers…
A reflection on a new machine in my life; the Commodore VIC-20. All Commodore machines have always held an elusive, golden glow for me. Back in the 80’s I had an Acorn Electron from 1983 onwards, and still have that little beauty now. As Acornified as I was, and still am, I hankered after a C64. Then, towards the late…
