Category: Retro Gaming

'Alien Invasion' for Commodore 64 – Updates about the upcoming game

Richard Bayliss from The New Dimension (SEUCK Compo, SID, Graphics, you know the guy) posted updates about his upcoming project – Alien Invasion. Friday, 13th wasn’t a good day for him as he lost his hard drive, but thankfully he could find a recent backup and was able to keep working! he deadline is about 2 months and a half…

Get this amazing Amiga 'Turrican' Painting

Darren Doyle has posted in our Amiga Friends Facebook group a digital painting inspired by the scene with the fist mid-level boss. He says: “Somebody in one of the Amiga Groups posted a digital painting of a scene from Turrican, the scene with the fist mid-level boss and I really loved this image, as did the other chap who posted…

Browser-based MSX Emulator gets update

WMSX is a browser-based emulator released by Paulo Peccin (great name, btw!) made with HTML5/Javascript, not requiring any plugins. It lets you load any disk image, support keyboard and controllers and also full screen mode. New in version 0.95: Selectable 60/50 Hz native V-Sync Complete line accuracy Screen mode splits now supported 7 Debug modes 3 Sprite modes Link: WMSX

Popeye – Amazing port for the Commodore VIC-20

A while ago we published an article about a port for the Atari 8-bit of the game Popeye. Now it is time for our beloved VIC-20 to get its version. Developed by Beamrider, the game is very close to the original arcade, taking in consideration all the graphics differences, of course. The music and the sound effects are very well…

Atari Programmers Panel Video – Portland Expo 2015

Atariage user Ramses let us know about this video of the Atari programmers panel from the Portland Expo 2015. It includes Bob Smith, Tod Frye, Rob Zdybel, and Howard Scott Warshaw. Anyone interested in retro game development should watch it. Really interesting. [youtube YLoJ5jcccPU nolink] On a side note, the video and sound are perfect, which is very rare in retro…

Retro Computer Collectible Cards

We that lived the times where we would fistfight our friends in defence of our favourite computer brand/model, know how fierce and endless these ruses can last. How about settle it in a friendly trump card game? If you wonder how, I can tell you that it is going to be possible really soon. There is an already-funded campaign running…

Macintosh 128K Replica – Wood, Golden and Luxury!

The Golden Apple is a luxurious one-off-a-kind replica and a tribute to the 128k. It’s handmade from American walnut instead of molded from plastics, but the dimensions are kept unaltered. And just as the original, the replica has the built in handle for lifting. The Golden Apple does look like a classic Macintosh, but in reality has an up-to-date Mac…

‘Moggy’ – New Homebrew Game for the MasterSystem

Spanish homebrew developers The Mojon Twins are back with yet another free release – this time a port of a ZX Spectrum game from 2005 known as Moggy. Your goal in each screen is getting each one of your pink friends, avoiding touching the green bushes. You can download the game following the link below. Download: Mojo Twins Source: RetroCollect

Win 3 Day Pass Tickets to PLAY Margate! Arcade, Indie & Retro Gaming Show!

We have two 3 day pass tickets for PLAY Margate worth £30 each, and we are going to raffle them out in order to cover part of the costs to run your beloved website. To participate, send us £2.00 for one number using the “Donate” button on the right. Donate multiples of £2.00 to increase your chances to win! On…

Walker, Amiga Review by Rob Joy

“Now hear this.. Now hear this!” Walker, a game by DMA for the commodore Amiga. There, that’s the business end sorted, Lets get to it!! Unlike any mainstream shooter back in the day, Walker offered an original dynamic, a dynamic changing the way adrenaline packed mayhem offered itself to players wishing to engage in the sheer savagery and brutality of…