Category: Reviews
The Commodore 64 gaming scene was provided with a pleasant surprise when, in late March 2018, Alexander Martinelle from Cogitare Computing announced that he was about to release a unique style platform game titled Counterweight Kate. In Counterweight Kate, you take on the role of a little girl (Kate) who wakes up one night to find that her toys have…
California-based chiptune composers 8 Bit Weapon (Seth and Michelle Sternberger) recently unveiled their new album to the world on April 23 2018. Named “8 Bit Weapon” (presumably after the group themselves), the new release comprises 7 tracks that experiment heavily with the original Game Boy 8-bit CPU/4-bit sound chip to create an album with a distinctly industrial vibe, mixed up…
Among the many titles I played on my Amiga 500, one of those that I remember most vividly is Sword Of Honour. A curious blend of martial arts combat and graphical adventure that takes inspiration from games such as The Last Ninja series by System 3, the game would prove to be something of a labour of love for the small…
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,…
As regular visitors to our site will be aware, we recently unveiled our very own database of homebrew and freeware titles for our readership and the wider community to enjoy. In the first of what we hope will become a regular feature, we’ve chosen to showcase a particular title that stood out amongst our most recent uploads, something which we…
Talented game designer, Alf Yngve has built himself a reputation over nearly three decades for releasing quality vertical scrolling shooters for the Commodore 64. Yngve is generally considered as one of the leading innovators when it comes to getting the most out of the Shoot’Em Up Construction Kit (SEUCK), the game creation platform released back in 1987 that he uses…
Developed by Dynamix and published by Electronic Arts in 1989, Project Firestart is perhaps one of the most innovative games to feature in the Commodore 64’s extensive library of games. Far more than just another action arcade game or movie license, this was among the very first games to focus on providing players with a truly cinematic experience, adopting techniques…
Upon it’s release in late 1994, the Sony PlayStation would sweep away the 16-bit console generation as it brought 32-bit gaming to the mainstream. The introduction of the machine sent shockwaves throughout the industry and cemented Sony as a third contender in a market that had, until that point, been entirely dominated by Sega and Nintendo – to say the…
In the words of Charles Caleb Colton, imitation is often considered to be the sincerest form of flattery. Never was there a truer word spoken than when it comes to Wrath of the Demon, an arcade adventure game developed by Canadian developer Abstrax. Released in 1991 for the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST 16-bit computing platforms, Wrath of the Demon was…
Exploring the the back catalog of Commodore 64 games released over the past decade, you will often come across the names of Georg Rottensteiner, Richard Bayliss and Trevor Storey being associated with many of classic hits of the modern C64 era. Soulless, Joe Gunn, Barnsley Badger and X-Force are shining examples that have had at least two this talented trio…
