Category: Retro Gaming
Richard Bayliss from TND fame is an unsung hero when it comes to the new generation of Commodore 64 gaming. If he’s not busy releasing numerous C64 freeware titles each and every year, he also goes out of his way to promote C64 gaming by holding SEUCK competitions or providing online tutorials available to any aspiring game developer or game…
I recently saw the news about a new release of the ZEsarUX emulator and decided to write a post about it because I think it is one of the best and most versatile emulators around that are still in full development. You can use ZEsarUX on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Raspberry PI. ZEsarUX is more than a ZX Spectrum emulator,…
Fresh from this year’s Schlimeisch party in Frystak comes Schlimeisch Mania II, a competitive multiplayer game by Unreal. With support for 2 to 8 players, the game is definitely guaranteed to put any friendship to the test as you seek to outwit your opponents in this party version of the classic Snake arcade game. The objective of the game is guide…
Longly considered as the pioneer of the sandbox game genre, Skool Daze was released way back in 1984 for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 to great success and is a favourite to many who experienced 8-bit computer gaming in the mid 1980s. There have been a number of remakes of this innovative classic, including last year’s great effort titled…
One of the most significant advances in computing technology during the early 1990s was, undoubtedly, the proliferation of CD-ROM technology. The transition to optical media meant that software and games developers suddenly found themselves with an enormous 650 MB of storage capacity at their disposal, exceeding anything even remotely practicable with floppy disks or ROM-based cartridges. The arrival of CD-ROM…
Back in January, we posted a quick sneak peek covering Alco-Copter, an all-new game for classic Amiga computers by Flashtro. The game has come a long way from that initial 6-level preview, having finally reached final release status! If you’ve not been following coverage regarding this particular game, it blends arcade and puzzle elements together in a devious little package that’s…
Marvin Hardy recently unveiled an early preview of Hellbound, a new title he is working on for the Commodore 64. Posted in the Commodore 64/128 Facebook group, the preview demonstrates a number of rooms present within the game, including preliminary artwork, game design, as well as some of the mechanics implemented so far. We should point out, however, that the footage revealed…
The official Commodore 64 release of Street Fighter II: The World Warrior is well-known for being one of the most lacklustre conversions of the Capcom’s seminal tournament fighting game in existence, so we were excited to learn that a new, fan-based remake is in the works! Behind the planned reincarnation is Paco Herrera of PacoBlog64, which was originally conceived a…
Safar Games recently announced that their text-adventure game, Athanor 2 – The Legend of Birdmen, has been given a full UK English release. According to a post made by the game’s author, Eric Safar, on the official website, 50 copies have been made available for purchase. This isn’t an especially large quantity, so we suggest that adventure game fans who…
Anthony Perez (greenwebsevilla), veteran of the Spectrum development scene, is in the process of developing Gremlins 2: The NES Batch for the classic 8-bit micro. When horror comedy Gremlins 2: The New Batch hit movie theatres in 1990, a slew of video game adaptations were soon to follow. Sunsoft were responsible for developing a version of the game for the NES,…
