Bitnamic Software, a Portuguese-Brazilian joint-venture has announced its new exclusive ZX Spectrum release. Laserbirds is a shoot’em up game and your mission is to destroy aliens known as Ornitoids, a powerful enemy that has excellent earing and memory as well as great hierarchical organization capability. The enemy’s AI is a strong selling point of the game. The waves of Laserbirds,…
Yes, today is Friday, 13th! If you are not superstitious and you are an MSX enthusiast, today is your lucky day! Clube MSX is starting to accept orders for its eighth issue. Issue #8 will have 40 pages full of MSX goodies, including a special article about MSX soundtracks and their composers; review for the games Shoulder Blade OUTERSPACE and La…
I have to admit I am a big fan of WebMSX. We have many good web-based emulators for different machines, but I find WebMSX the only one that I can really replace a desktop counterpart without compromises. Paulo Peccin just announced on Twitter the immediate availability of a major update of the emulator. This version 6.0 brings support for the…
As Ronald Reagan’s tenure as American president was coming to an end in 1988, The Cold War was cooling, Pinochet was defeated and The Naked Gun unleashed its comic capers on cinemas. In terms of the Amiga, games were still yet to push the system as far as we know it could go but we still received a good amount…
Without going to the merit of big companies pulling their appearances out of a major event like SXSW, it looks like the fear of the Coronavirus outbreak has reached our vintage computer community. Yesterday, the Living Computers: Museum + Labs has announced that they will be closed until further notice due to the outbreak: As a uniquely hands-on museum, this is a preventative action…
Jäästä is a graphical text-based adventure for the MSX1 where you play a penguin and your objective is to buy a “hatching day” gift to your friend Paula. In order to do that, you need money you don’t have. There is where your adventure begins. The premise is simple and the game is short but well-executed. I’ve played the whole…
This week we delve deep into Rainbird’s descent into the human subconscious with their 1989 release, Weird Dreams The game itself is aloof where it comes to the set-up as the player falls into limbo but the accompanying novella, which doubles up as copy protection, and written by Rupert Goodwins of Sinclair User fame, details the manipulation of our protagonist…
ReactiveMicro announces the availability of new Apple II Plus, Rev 7 motherboards. The new board is meant to replace existing Apple II/Plus with a modern version built with high-quality parts and sockets while keeping the same look as the original one, preserving the “retro” side of your machine. The boards are sold fully assembled for US$ 299 or as a…
Dot Attack is the very first contestant for the 2020 edition of MSXDev. Released at Beuningen 2020, the game developed by the group N.O.P is a colourful gunfight two-player game where the cowboys duel. Only the fastest will survive! The duel doesn’t end with a simple fast draw because cactuses and other elements can be on your way preventing you…
Superb visuals and a quirky sense of humour make this retro platformer stand out from the crowd!
