Of all the games development studios to emerge during the late 1980’s, Bullfrog Productions was undoubtedly one of luminaries of the British games development scene. Responsible for a string of critically acclaimed strategy and simulation titles that include Populous, Theme Park and Dungeon Keeper, the Guildford-based studio would build an enviable reputation for quality, engaging game design, not to mention considerable…
West Bank for the Commodore 64 was one of my all-time favourite games back in the 1980s. Despite its simple premise, West Bank’s requirement for concentration and fast reaction all wrap up in a Western Cowboy setting had me returning to it time after time. So imagine my excitement when I found out that Shoot’Em Up Construction Kit (SEUCK) game…
Aaron White has recently sent over two new Amiga remix music disks. Wiggle it is a remixed version of the club classic by 2 in a Room from 1990. The second disk is a remix compilation of three well known tunes from the 90’s: Snap: Rhythm is a Dancer, Culture Beat: Mr Vain and Whigfield Saturday Night. If you was…
The 128RM is a new Commodore 128 board that will fit inside the Commodore 64C housing. Very little is known about the board, with only a few prototype pictures shown on the German forum, Forum64. The creator (TheDuckSun) explains there are some modifications like: SD2IEC, VIC/VDC output switcher, Control Port switcher, 8bit colour ram, as well as 6-36VDC input voltage,…
Amstrad gamers have cause to celebrate with the release of an updated version of Robbie Strikes Back, a relatively recent homebrew release for the 8-bit CPC range of computers. Developed by SalvaKantero, the game is remake/re-imagining of early ZX Spectrum title Pssst, originally developed back in 1983 by the legendary Tim and Chris Stamper of Ultimate Play the Game and Rare….
Virtual ][ version 8.3 is available now with the following changes: Support for the “woz” disk image format. The woz format and implementation guide were created by John Morris in conjunction with his Applesauce project. It allows for disk images that are like a carbon copy of the original disk – even their copy protection checks can’t tell the difference….
Here are the latest C64 releases over at CSDb. I have highlighted specific titles I think will interest you guys. There’s also quite a few new EasyFlash releases to check out too. Click each name for more information and download link. ;-) Excess Intro by Kickback, BinTris +FD, BinTris +3, Did You Say Sinusoidal?, Aquaplane +4DH, Calculator Intro, BinTris, Usagi…
Fans of Tetris style games are in for a treat with the Commodore 64 release of BINTRIS, developed by nurpax. BINTRIS is a twist on the classic Tetris game by asking the player to convert decimal numbers into binary code/patterns. A decimal number is displayed on the right side of the screen and your job is to manoeuvre the black…
The Commodore 64 emulator Vice has been updated to version 3.2. VICE is a program that runs on a Unix, MS-DOS, Win32, OS/2, BeOS, QNX 4.x, QNX 6.x, Amiga, Syllable or Mac OS X machine and executes programs intended for the old 8-bit computers. The current version emulates the C64, the C64DTV, the C128, the VIC20, practically all PET models,…
Hoxs64 is a Commodore 64 emulator for Microsoft Windows 10 written by David Horrocks. The emulator substantially reproduces this legacy machine in minute detail. Download the latest version 1.0.9.9 from the link below. v1.0.9.9 New joystick configuration and fixes. Multiple host game device buttons can be assigned to a C64 joystick function. Cycle based CPU, CIA, VIC and SID. 1541…
