Category: Retro News
Bubbo World is the third entry participating on MSXDev’15 compo. It is a platform/action game where the main objective is to collect the gold while avoiding the rocks falling from the top. The hero, besides running around, can drop ladders to reach other areas or teleport to a random position on the screen. There are dead ends where the falling…
MSXDev’15 Competition reached its deadline and gets four entries. You might think that four is a small number, but that will change after you see them in action. All entries present a professional look that will make the task to decide which is the best a nightmare. These are the four entries: Wing Warriors, from EGS/Kitmaker, a vertical-scrolling shoot’em up with…
It was published today on CSDb a new SD2IEC storage device for the Commodore 64, the MSD2IEC. As explained by the C64 Club Berlin, the device is a standard SD2IEC but with an interesting addition: a 8Kb EEPROM that adds commands to the machine’s built-in BASIC allowing the user to browse the SD Card contents without an application! From the user…
This is the follow up of Sergey’s blog post where he writes about the details of building a ZX Spectrum clone using a Harlequin board. Follow the link below for more details. Link: Sergey’s Blog
Retro Commodore website brings high-quality scans for you Commodore machines. Today, they made available three new (old) books for the Commodore 64. Commodore 64 Assembler Workshop by Bruce Smith A pocket handbook for the Commodore 64 by Peter Gerrard & Danny Doyle A childs guide to the Commodore 64 by John Dewhirst. Retro Commodore PDF are usually larger than the average…
Relauch64 is a cross-platform IDE for Commodore 64 available for Mac, Windows and Linux, and the developers behind the project just released a new version 3.3.6. This editor works together with common cross assemblers. The supported assemblers are 64tass, ACME, ca65, DASM, DreamAss, Kick Assembler and TMPx. Other assemblers might work as well, but syntax highlighting may not be 100%…
Petaco’5 is a new release on CSDb. It is a pinball game developed by Errazking and Maniako with music by Richard Bayliss. As you can see by the image above, the pinball occupies half of the screen, which is pretty much standard for this type of game. There are no sound effects, but the fast-paced music makes up for it. The ball’s gravity…
There is a new game for iOS devices that is all about knowing your retro computers. ‘Retro PC Mania’ tests your knowledge with three game modes: Identify the model looking at the pictures Tell the brand name of the machine displayed Try to select the year of introduction of a computer The game doesn’t have the most incredible graphics but…
Wiebo de Wit has released the 12th part of his series teaching 6502 assembler programming, using the development of a Tetris game for the Commodore 64. The article, this time, tackles sounds, including playing an SID tune and sound effects for your game. As became a trend with his articles, Wiebo is very clear with his explanations and made it easier…
We all know how eBay sellers love to put the word “RARE” on their retro products. It is inevitable to no pay attention to them, but in most cases they are not rare at all. This time, though, thanks to tomse from Retro Commodore, a really rare C64 accessory was spotted: a Triton QD 3″ Disk Drive for Commodore 64 in…
