MSXDev’18 recently received its 4th entry, C.C.R.: Anexo 1, El Algoritmo, a graphic adventure where you play the role of a programmer who wants to jump off a building (We hope the developer of the game is ok!). Your task is to try to find out why he is doing that, what’s happening and who this mysterious character is. In the game, you can…
Taito’s classic puzzle game looks set to make it’s debut on the C64 with style, thanks to a recent unveiling of a new homebrew project unveiled over on the Lemon64 forums, Known as Bust-a-Move in the US, the game was originally developed by Taito to run on it’s B System hardware before being ported to SNK’s Neo Geo platform for…
Here are the latest C64 releases over at CSDb. I have highlighted specific titles I think will interest you guys. There’s also a couple of new EasyFlash releases to check out too. Click each name for more information and download link. ;-) Rasterbars, CETI 21 [seuck], Panzer Patty’s Pink Tank Adventure [seuck], Shinobi +5DGI, Trolley Follies +, 30 Minutes Challenge,…
With anticipation of the final delivery of the cased edition of the Spectrum Next starting to gather pace, gamers will be pleased to learn that they should have a selection of titles available to play when the machine finally launches. In a recent update to the Software Amusements website, Adrian Cumming’s Galaga-inspired retro shoot ’em up, DeltaStar Earth Defence, looks set…
Following the launch of the Commodore Amiga in 1985, nobody could have foreseen the kind of impact that this revolutionary machine would have upon the computing industry. Equipped with a custom chipset that granted the machine advanced graphical and sound capabilities way beyond the capabilities of the competition (at least at the given price point), the Amiga was seen as an…
Forbidden Forest for the Commodore 64 brings back many wonderful memories to long time gamers who often cite the its atmosphere, graphical look and action as a perfect blend to provide a spine chilling and engrossing experience. The game saw you play as an archer, armed with a bow and limited number of arrows, moving through a dangerous forest battling…
PacManPlus over on Atari Age Forums started a thread back in April about a WIP version of Baby Pac-Man for the Atari 7800. For those of you that are not aware, Baby Pac-Man is a hybrid Arcade/Pinball game released by Bally Midway in 1982 and 7,000 units were produced. It will be very interesting to see how this port pans…
Retrogaming fans looking for an excellent, easy-to-use emulator with which to play their games ought to check out BizHawk, a multi-platform emulator written in C#. BizHawk supports a wide range of platforms, including Mega Drive, SNES, Saturn, Atari 7800, C64 and many more. However, the main reason why you would want to use Bizhawk over other emulators is it’s plethora…
It was announced the 2018 edition of GBJAM, a game development competition where the participants will have to create a complete video game that keeps Gameboy’s characteristics – notably the use of 4 colours only on a screen with the resolution of 160×144 pixels. It is not a retro gaming-only competition since the rules allow the use of any modern development…
Of all the games I owned for my Commodore Amiga, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, remains one of the most memorable. Based on the character of Elvira – portrayed by Cassandra Peterson – the game follows in the footsteps of the 1988 comedy horror film released a couple of years earlier, although the game’s story is completely separate to that…
