Issue 11 of the the dedicated C64 magazine Reset64 is now available for for digital download from their Itch.Io page. The compilation Mix-i-Disk that comes with the latest issue of Reset64, includes a handful of great C64 titles such as the previously covered Exploding Fish and Operation Metalstorm. Operation Metalstorm, designed by Alf Yngve with music and additional coding by…
A quick update about DeltaStar Earth Defense: Although the plan was to launch the game at the end of July, as we proclaimed here, Adrian Cummings has just announced that due to a series of (good) factors, the game released has been moved to… NOW! Yes, the future proud ZX Spectrum Next owners are able to order the game now, in digital download…
IGN has published an article about the Intellivision Reboot Console, where Intellivision Entertainment president, Tommy Tallarico, put light on some details about the console, games, and accessories. About the games, a possible initial line up might include classic games like Shark! SharK!, Astro Smash, Tron: Deadly Discs, Biplanes, Snafu, Major League Baseball, Pitfall!, and Night Stalker. Interesting to see that Intellivision president states…
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Sega Mega Drive (or Genesis!), the awesome people at RetroAcción are organizing a programming contest. The participants can develop a video game of any genre and complexity. Games that are closer to be considered a finished product, will be more appreciated. Very ambitious games will be considered but the object of the contest is to have more…
Fans of interactive adventure games and fiction may be interested to learn that The Galleon is hoping to set sail for the venerable Commodore 64 in the near future. Released exclusively in Hungary under the original title of A gálya, Robert Olessak’s graphical adventure went largely unnoticed since it never secured an international release since a publisher could not be secured. The…
We rarely feature old News but I thought this one was worth a mention. Ichigo tweeted back in 2017 about a WIP Barbarian port for the Sega Master System titled Cimmerian. In 2016 a demo version was released for a competition held by SMS Power website. Visually the game looks amazing on the humble Master System, with crisp stunning graphics…
Way back in 2015 an Intellivision version of Defender of the Crown was announced on Atari Age. I’m sure most of you will fondly remember the Amiga version and how much of an impact it made on us back in 1986. Released on multiple systems including the Atari ST, Commodore 64 and even the Game Boy Advance, Defender of the…
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/466347969″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] In today’s episode of Retro Island Diskettes we take a trip deep into the demo scene with our guest Judge Drokk. He shares his story today of life in the C64 scene with Infiltrators before founding and managing the running of Anarchy, one of the most recognised group from the scene in the…
Sebastian Braunert’s new Amstrad platformer has been released. First announced on Facebook November 2017, Pink Pills is a charming platformer featuring a very cute looking dog called Moritz. The game features some well known tunes from the 80’s and also a fantastic rendition of the Beatles “Yellow Submarine”. Here, in his own words, Sebastian describes an overview of the game:…
Organism is one of the latest blockbuster Commodore 64 games, released by Psytronik Software, which sees you play the role of a crew member traveling through space on a military grade transport container on 6-month journey to a military station located on the Outer Rim. Only a few weeks out from the mission’s destination, you are the first crew member…
