Category: Scene News
This article was written and originally posted by Claus, the creator of the great game Times of Silence, on his blog. You can check his awesome work accessing http://tos.acoustic-velocity.com/! Ha, got your attention with this vocal headline? It is obviously not true that C64 games suck, well at least not all of them. But when I started thinking about making…
Commodore Computer Club has published a small article showing off a Commodore SX-64 connected to an external monitor. “Not too many people realize that you can connect up an external monitor to a Commodore SX-64 computer. Now you know and knowing is half the battle” Link: Commodore Computer Club
Developed for the Polish “RetroKomp GameDev Compo”, “Tanks Furry” is a tank shooter game where you have to hit the opponent’s tanks before they destroy your base. The game is still incomplete (version 0.3a) so there is still a lot to be improved and fixed, but the preview is playable. The developer mentions that for now, the game has to be…
Commodore Free #89 took some time to be released, but issue 90 is already out making up for the previous delay ;) As usual, the magazine is full of news about C64, Amiga, Plus/4, etc. and also featured articles like “Happy Programming on the c=16/+4” and “Decompiler Technologies”. As for game reviews, you will be able to read about SHIFTED for…
Cloanto has released a new version of Amiga Forever, its emulation software package for the Amiga. It also has released the C64 Forever 2016. Amiga Forever is the official Amiga emulator, preservation and support package brought to you by Cloanto, Amiga developers since 1986. “After almost two years of hard teamwork since the 2014 versions were released, it may seem like the…
Why didn’t we think of that? Yeah, but Nightfall Crew did. They have posted a list of new games and tools released in 2015 for the Commodore 64, including a download file containing them all. The package doesn’t contain every single release of 2015 but certainly has most of the best ones. The year is not over and more is…
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting) and Jack Nutting (not hosting) Host’s Topic: Internet of Dumb Things Are our 8-bit programming skills going to be relevant again? In this upcoming Internet of Things world, underpowered is back. The IoT and the return of 8-bit computing Retro Computing News: Ken Olsen, DEC documentary (20 minutes) 10 computers time forgot Jupiter Ace emulator (iOS) Gene…
CosmosC64 has published in his YouTube channel nothing less than 10 hours of SID tunes for your delight! “Here are 640 minutes of our most favorite SID tunes from our youth. Painstakingly selected and lovingly arranged into hour-long sectors, these are the legendary melodies that have burned themselves deep into our brains. The Epic Commodore C64 SID Collection aims to…
World of Commodore 2015 is right around the corner, on Dec 5th. There will be information and displays of a variety of Commodore computers, demonstrations of new hardware and software projects using Commodore equipment and Screenings of Commodore-related videos. Vendors selling the latest hardware and software available for Commodore computers as well as classic hardware, accessories, applications, games and much more….
Atariteca brought to our attention the release of Saboteur! for the Atari, ported from the original Commodore 64 version. The hero is a ninja who must infiltrate a warehouse and retrieve a disk containing the names of rebel leaders. Along the way, you will face enemies heavily armed and dogs. The game is available for free but you can check…
