Ok, it is not like you are going to use video reviews as a tool to decide what retro computer you should buy. It is all based on nostalgia and curiosity. However, video reviews are a good way to know better about a retro computer that maybe you never had access or even didn’t know it existed at all. The Atari 400…
(If you are reading this from Commodore.Ninja we are aware of text formatting problems – Please access http://www.vitno.org/commodore-64-rem-the-lost-art-of-source-code-archeology/ to read the article well-formatted) A recent article tells the story of archeologists who have discovered a prehistoric village in the Jordan Valley that appears to have been occupied by both Paleolithic foraging peoples and early Neolithic farmers around 12,000 years ago. It…
Retrobattlestations subreddit has declared that March is Sinclair month. It is your opportunity to show off your machines. Here is the official announcement: This month we want to see your ZX81 computers, Timex-Sinclair 1000s, and even knock-off clones. But since this is Sinclair Month and not ZX81 Month, we’d also love to see other things made by Sinclair Research or…
Hokuto Force has released a new crack for an old classic, Avenger by Gremlin Graphics released in 1986. The game is an arcade following the Gauntlet style. This release includes a trainer, intro and an amazing graphics by Oliver. It is a great opportunity to relive this great game and enjoy how Hokuto made it a little bit easier for us!…
Sprite Castle, the Commodore 64 podcast brings, this time, Archon, published in 1983 by Electronic Arts. Other than the feature article, the show talks about what is happening in the C64 scene and other news. Link: Sprite Castle
Less than a month ago, we reported the launch of a great game, Slime, based on the original title by Jim Summers for the Commodore PET. I’ve played the game, and although I’ve found it fascinating and fun, it looked to PETsy. That is not necessarily a bad thing but for sure it didn’t explore all the great things that the…
Early release of another tech veteran video interview we have conducted: Hans Ippisch! Hans Ippisch is a game industry veteran who is unique for his broad view of the video game industry due to his broad field of employment in his life. He started out 1986 as a coder for the well-known computer game developing studio “Rainbow Arts”. He also…
The 8-Bit Guy YouTube channel has published about a month ago, which I was watching this morning where he talks about Apple and Steve Job’s biggest mistakes. This first video of the series compares the Apple IIGS and the Macintosh, two computers that came to market at around the same time. It is interesting to see how the Apple IIGS…
It’s a Pixel THING – Ep.#82 features Psygnosis, the Liverpool-based publisher that was created by some of the people that came from the defunct Imagine Software. On this episode, Pedro Loureiro tells the story about the studio and its legacy, going over the games published by them, including the first one, Brataccus and more. [youtube FCpXjibguLc nolink]
Directly from Amiga CD32 Alternate Covers, Jay has released The Ultimate Amiga Dizzy Collection. This release contains all 11 Dizzy related games that were released on the Amiga; Fast Food Spellbound Dizzy Crystal Kingdom Dizzy Fantastic Dizzy Fantasy World Dizzy Magicland Dizzy Prince Of The Yolkfolk Treasure Island Dizzy Bubble Dizzy Dizzy Panic Kwiksnax But that is not all, as…
