Category: Retro News
Here at ViTNO, not only are we always excited to learn about the latest developments in the retro computing scene, but we think it’s important to highlight the contributions that so many people out there make to keeping so many of our favourite machines alive. Gregory Nacu, author and maintainer of C64OS.com, is certainly no stranger when it comes to…
Back in June, we covered SNK’s official unveiling of it’s NEOGEO Mini console, a new, portable game system containing a selection of classic Neo Geo arcade titles. In the run up to the console’s release, SNK has now published a short trailer (read advert) for the console. This gives us with a better look at the unit, it’s features, and…
RGCD, one of the leading publishers of current generation Commodore 64 games, has announced that they have re-released the fun blasting arcade style game, Rocket Smash Ex for the C64. Developed by John Christian Lønningdal & Saul Cross, Rocket Smash Ex is a single screen arcade game that requires you to reassemble and refuel your crashed rocket ship before running…
The C64 SEUCK (Shoot’Em Up Construction Kit) Compo 2018, organised by Richard Bayliss from The New Dimension has come to an end with all votes tallied and the winner announced. Bayliss was pleased to announced that the winner of this year’s competition is….Valkyrie 3 by Eleanor Burns. Eleanor Burn’s vertical scrolling shooter sees you fly your plane through 6 different zones, battling…
Retrogamers looking to immerse themselves in the history of Atari video games should be interested to know that a new book dedicated to the subject has been announced. The Unofficial Atari Visual History is a new work from Darren “Greyfox” Doyle, also known for the ‘Atari Gamer‘ range of magazines. Available in hardback and paperback editions, the new book aims to cover a significant…
RGCD and Psytronik Software are pleased to announce the release of Yoomp! 64 for the Commodore 64. Developed by Zbigniew Ross and featuring sound by Michal Brzeski, Yoomp! 64 is a Commodore 64 port of the Atari XE/XL indie arcade game Yoomp! where you bounce a ball through 23 three-dimensional textured tubes and collect as many points as you can…
Thalamus Digital Publishing are pleased to announce the digital launch of Hunter’s Moon Remastered for the Commodore 64. Hunter’s Moon is a strategic shoot’em up game originally released in 1987 for the Commodore 64, developed by Martin Walker with music composition provided by Matt Grey. The game received critical acclaim when reviewed by Zzap!64 and became one of the C64’s…
The latest chapter of the intriguing ZX Spectrum Vega + saga has been written with an actual unit confirmed to have made its way to a backer. Retro Computers announced last Friday, on their Facebook page, that there were going to immediately start shipping the first 400 units to ‘backers who had asked to received their unit without the 1,000 game…
Marvin Hardy has unleashed a playable demo of Hellbound, a new title he is developing for the Commodore 64. Hellbound is a traditional single screen platform game that sees you take on the role of an angel who has been ordered to go on a mission in Hell, disguised as demons with heavenly powers, to recover lost innocent souls trapped…
Dreams Puzzle is the first entry for the MSX Freestyle category (The contestant can use whatever one want including graphic expansions, sound extensions, add-ons, later machines than MSX1, etc.). The game offers 8 sliding tile puzzles for the player to solve. You can only go to the next puzzle if you solve the previous one. Although the game doesn’t offer a way…
