Category: Programming
The Atariage user “Tix” has announced yesterday the release of a revamped version of the classic Moon Patrol. Tix explains that this time around, it is not a simple sprite hack replacement, but the game visuals were enhanced in almost all aspects, from the title screen to even the small rocks. Here is the list: new mountains backdrop a new…
Kick-man was developed for the Atari 2600 back in 1983. Set to be published by CBS Electronics, the game was cancelled and never saw the light of the day. For all these years, it was in every Atari 2600 enthusiast wishlist. Following the old saying “better late than never”, and thanks to the efforts of Dutchman2000 and Thomas Jentzsch, the…
The Atariage user “Philsan” has announced a new game for the Atari 8-bit: Monty on the Run! The game consists of a conversion from the 16Kb version released for the Commodore Plus/4 by Gremlin Graphics in 1986. Based on the screenshots, the people behind the conversion did an incredible job with the graphics. Hopefully, the gameplay is as fun as…
It’s been over a year since our last update on Bomb Jack DX, which is a Bomb Jack fan remake for the Commodore 64. We was beginning to think this project was abandoned, however today Retrofan (and crew) surprised us with a brand new update! The new Beta 6 shows us improved gameplay for 2 players and other lovely additions,…
Jason Moore is the maintainer of the well-received website “Atari Projects“, where he presents many projects for you to do with your Atari computer. Today, he has announced on Facebook the availability of his new book, Atari Projects: 50 Fun Projects for Your 8-Bit Home Computer. “The goal of this book is to provide a series of fun projects to…
It starts today (August 24th) the crowdfunding campaign for the reprint of the first issue of Clube MSX. With a pledge of R$ 40,00 (USD 10), readers in Brazil will get the magazine with shipping included. Other rewards include an exclusive Clube MSX t-shirt and mug. The magazine will feature a Collector Edition holographic stamp on the cover and also…
Quadron is an excellent ZX Spectrum game that was released as a digital download last December, written by Andy “Cosmium” Beale in 1986-87 and never released until last year! If you missed that or don’t remember, we have even written a comprehensive review of the game. Another fun fact (for us!) is that Andy didn’t have access to the original source code,…
The already traditional game development contest sponsored by the Universidad de Alicante has announced the start of its 2019 edition. CPC RetroDev 2019 aims to promote the development of games targeting the Amstrad CPC 464. This year contest is giving to the best games nothing less than 1.650 €, divided in the following categories: Special mentions: 150 € – Gominolas…
All the NEXT backers have received today an email full of good news. The new keyboard was already tested and approved by the manufacturer and is on its way to UK for the stamp of approval by the team. The new keyboard, based on an extended matrix as explained in the previous update, already proved a 100% accurate on the composite…
This is just a quick plug to a video Phaze101 has published on YouTube teaching step by step how to install and run the Amiblitz (aka Blitz Basic 3) on the Commodore Amiga running on WinUAE emulator. Amiblitz used to be a commercial product that allowed programmers to create Amiga applications using the BASIC language while still delivering excellent performance….
