Category: Programming
Laserbirds, the new fast-paced shoot’em up for the ZX Spectrum by Bitnamic Software is now available for purchase as a digital download. Last month we talked about Laserbirds where we mention that the physical tape would be available sometime in the first half of 2020 but due to the current state of affairs the world is facing, Bitnamic has decided…
Graham Pickard has announced on the Commodore C16 & Plus/4 the release of the Atic Atac port for the 264 series. After the release for the C64, the beloved Plus/4 also deserved a version of the classic games released originally for the ZX Spectrum and the BBC Micro in 1983. The current version also includes indication of you current floor….
Source Solutions has updated SE Basic IV. The BASIC interpreter is part of the firmware for the Chloe 280SE but can also be used with a 128K ZX Spectrum equipped with ULAplus (such as the SLAM+ replacement ULA or MB03+ external interface) and an esxDOS compatible storage interface (such as divIDE or divMMC). Release 200417 (Leon) will initially be made…
Kitsune’s Curse is a flip-screen platformer for the Amstrad CPC with 64K of RAM or more. Our hero, the ninja spy Kitsune, released Osaka Castle from evil by putting together the pieces of the Golden Tail, a magic stone with great power. But not all ended well for everybody. When the true nature of our hero Kitsune was revealed, the…
Just a quick one because I like this game. Major Blink was ported to the Atari XL/XE more than a year ago, and recently the game got a 5200 version which included many improvements over the original port. Since “what goes around comes around” but in a good way, the Atari XL/XE is getting back the improvements made for the…
Quantum Sheep has announced the immediate availability of Jumpin’ Jupiter, a new platform game for the ZX Spectrum. Int the game, you play Jupiter, and your objective is to find all cups of tea that have been scattered across the solar system. Heavily inspired in Manic Miner, the game relies on your ability to avoid the enemies and environmental hazards…
After eight years, Jan Johnsen (Norway) gives us some nice new features of his game Rocket Rescue for the Ataru XL/XE. Rocket Rescue is one of those mixed bags of different games that worked very well. The game uses elements of shoot’em up games, Lunar Lander and Choplifter. Your objective is to rescue astronauts and to accomplish that you have…
Another Basic 10Liner contest is over and the winners were announced this weekend, with Atari and Commodore programs dominating the first places, but also showing a strong presence of MSX participants. With NOMAN 2020 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an online streaming event was used to announce the scores of all 159 programs that were running for the four…
YouTube decided to show me a video by 8-Bit Show And Tell. It is a BASIC driving game called “10 PRINT RACER” for the Commodore PET. For those that don’t know, “10 PRINT” is a one line Commodore BASIC program that generates a maze by randomly printing slash and backslash PETASCII characters. 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10 There is…
Back in 2017, I was pretty excited about the ZX Spectrum Next crowdfunding campaign and the whole idea of the modern retro computer. However, I remember to tell people that the “Next” part of the project wasn’t that interesting to me. As a “purist” retro collector, I didn’t care too much about a modern computer with modern capabilities but with…
