Category: Retro Gaming
Atari800MacX 5.4.0 is out adding new features and with many bug fixes. Emulating now the Atari 1200XL and XEGS, this is one of the versions that changed the most in recent years. In he peripheral side, the emulator can now “talk” to the SIDE2 and the Ultimate1MB. New Features/Bug Fixes (in version 5.4.0): Added emulation of Ultimate1mb upgrade Added emulation…
The Commodore 64 enthusiasts should get their machines ready for a weekend full of retro gaming fun. Today, two new games were released for the Commodore 64: Neptune Lander and Showdown and they will cost you less than a coffee (or a bit more if you are feeling generous!). Neptune Lander is a pimped-up Lunar Lander clone, but don’t make…
As an Atari owner living in Brazil, the Intellivision was never part of my childhood and I never played one back then. I remember to think of the intriguing controller and imagine how would perform compared to the Atari. Brazil had the Intellivision II available in the market but at that time I had moved into computers, and I confess…
The MystiTech are a fan group currently producing The Lost Art, a YouTube series filmed using the sets and avatars of Cyan’s online game, Myst Online: Uru Live.Learn all about what it takes using an online game engine to create a film series, including all the challenges, obstacles, etc which they had to overcome! The interview starts 26:10 minutes into…
PunyInform is a library for the Inform 6 programming language, to make it easy to create simple or advanced text adventures which will work well on 8-bit computers like the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Spectrum +3 etc. We have been covering this excellent development tool for a while, but you can start here if you are new to…
The Shoot Em Up Destruction Set 3 (SEUDS 3), previously released in cassette tape or disk by Psytronik, is now available in digital form for just USD 2.99 (or more if you are a good person ;) ). SEUDS 3 contains nothing less than six enhanced SEUCK games created by Alf Yngve. Enhanced because all the games got an overhaul…
This year’s ABBUC Atari Software competition brought nothing less than 13 games (12 and one demo, to be precise) comprised of a wide variety of themes and genres. I’ve played them all, and I can tell that every one of them shows the developer passion for the Atari XL/XE family of computers. I am personally fond to shoot’em ups. Notice…
Retro Games Ltd, the company that manufactures the TheC64 (I never know if I should add the article before that name!), has announced a game development competition that seeks the best game for the Commodore 64 and VIC-20. The first place will be awarded a brand new THEC64 with an additional boxed THEC64 Microswitch Joystick. The runner up will get…
As of this writing, Halloween is behind us, but since 2020 is still going, the fear and sometimes horror are still lurking around. If you are the type that enjoys scary stories, you might like Quantum Sheep’s new text adventure for the ZX Spectrum: The Seance. The Seance is a spooky text adventure for the ZX Spectrum where you play…
The Commodore Plus/4 enthusiasts are always happy when a new conversion for a classic game comes out. This time around, though, they can multiply the excitement by three! K., Róbert (KiCHY) (Plus4World handler) has released his take on the 1983 Commodore 64 game Paratroopers. Interestingly, the game was ported for the Plus/4 twice in the past, one in 1989 and…
