Category: Retro Gaming

Dungeonette, Delta Star, Montana Mike, Baggers in Space!, Here Come the Next Games!

Today I have some exciting Gaming News regarding the ZX Spectrum Next. You may already be aware that Dungeonette by Adrian Cummings has been released. I secured my copy a few days ago and I must say it is a fantastic game – highly recommend that you purchase it! You can still play the game even without a ZX Spectrum Next…

New conversion of Ghosts’n Goblins available for the Amstrad GX4000

Fans of Amstrad’s GX4000 console might be excited to learn that a new, high-quality conversion of Capcom’s seminal coin-op, Ghosts’n Goblins, has been released for free over on cpcwiki.eu by the game’s developer! Those of us who grew up during the 1980’s will remember just how poorly so many arcade conversions for our humble 8-bit micros turned out to be, so…

Knight Lore Conversion on the way for the Commodore 64!

Knight Lore is an isometric action adventure game originally published in 1984 by Ultimate Play the Game for the ZX Spectrum. Being the third game released as part of the classic Sabreman series, Knight Lore is generally considered to be one of the most seminal games to be released in the 80s vintage PC era and is often citied as…

WinUAE Version 4.0.0 Beta 6 Released

WinUAE Version 4.0.0 Beta 6 has been released. Download from the link below and don’t forget to check all the new features in the release notes. Have fun! :-) Download: winuae_4000b6.7z Download: winuae64_4000b6.7z Release Notes: eab.abime.net Website: winuae.net

Latest C64 Updates from Richard Bayliss, The New Dimension Website (TND)

Latest downloads over at The New Dimension are as follows: Valkyrie 3 – The Night Witch by Eleanor Burns Arhena the Amazon – Special Edition T.N.D C64Mini Collection Pack Website: tnd64.unikat.sk

MsMadLemon’s C64Ultimate II+ Multi-Part Video Series! Part 4 Floppy Disk and Tape Backup and Restoration

MsMadLemon has recently uploaded part 4 of her C64Ultimate II+ Multi-Part Video Series. In this new video Maddi explores backup and restoration of real floppy disks and cassette games using the 1541 Ultimate II+ Cartridge by Gideon’s Logic Architectures. Games featured in this video are The Bear Essentials and the classic Arkanoid! [vsw id=”33yiIUptpnE” source=”youtube” width=”525″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]YouTube: MsMadLemon

Planet Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games News and Updates!

As an avid Speccy fan, I often visit the fantastic Planet Sinclair website. It’s a mountain of ZX Spectrum information, and there is always something new there to read. The website is not native English, however I personally think it is worth running it through a translator, Chrome browser has one built in and comes in very handy. Listed below…

ViTNO Homebrew Update #3: Over 15 new titles added!

It may have only been a few days since the last update, but we’ve been busy curating yet another selection of games to add to our burgeoning homebrew gaming database. We’re proud to unveil our third update to the catalogue since it’s launch and thought we’d share some of the highlights with you: Commodore 16/Plus 4 Frutty Man +4 Frutty…

Sydney Hunter and the Sacred Tribe, Commodore 64, ViTNO Game Review

The Sydney Hunter franchise, first published by Collectorvision in 2012, is a series of Mayan-themed platformers that have been released for various retro and modern platforms. Collectorvision has finally gotten around to publishing their first Sydney Hunter game for the Commodore 64, in the guise of Sydney Hunter and the Sacred Tribe. You play the role of the great adventurer,…

Zzap!64 Annual 2019 Kickstarter Launch, Sneak Peak Now Available

Fusion Retro Books are pleased to announce that are collaborating with Future Publishing to produce the Zzap!64 Annual 2019 and are ready to go to Kickstarter to help with the funding of costs associated with printing of the publication and compensation of content contributors. Zzap!64 was the magazine that every Commodore 64 owner went to for honest, frank reviews of…