David Fox interview

The C64.com web page had an interview with David Fox. David started to work with computers in 1964. When the home computers became popular he started with making conversions of adventure games. His first game he made himself was Mix and Match Muppets. You can read the whole interview on the C64.com web page. Website: http://www.c64.com

C64 endings Update

Vinny over at c64endings.co.uk has added some new Commodore 64 game endings. Venom (Mastertronic) Wasteland (Electronic Arts) Autoduel (Origin Systems) Avenger (Gremlin Graphics) Bugs Bunny – Private Eye (Hi-Tec Software (unreleased)) Batty (Elite/Encore) Website: http://www.c64endings.co.uk

Commodore Fan Gazette #003

Commodore Fan Gazette is a pdf Commodore magazine in the Italian language. In this edition: Editorial, Ready…Return!, MorphOS, Aegis Sonix – Amiga OCS, Assembloids, Stunt Car Racer, Super Bread Box, M.A.C.E., Bomberland 64, Amigaro (3), C= 64x, Cartridge games for the C64,. Top 100 and the mail. Website: http://www.commodorefangazette.com

Galahad interview – Putty Squad

Codetapper’s Amiga Retro Site has interviewed Galahad from Fairlight. In the year 1990 System 3 developed the game Putty Squad. But the game was not released for the Amiga. In 2013 System 3 announced that the game would be released for the modern consoles, but again not for the Amiga. Galahad contacted System 3 to offer his help to make…

Ghostbusters, Commodore 64 Review By Rob Joy

“We came, we saw, we kicked it’s ass!” ‘Ghostbusters’. We all remember the classic movie, we all remember the logo and we most certainly remember the merchandise, however it’s the video game tie in under the microscope here and one of Activision’s finest. Released on all platforms, the Commodore 64 was able to put all its hardware to full use…

Bruce Lee, Commodore 64 Review By Rob Joy

Long ago, in a time of honour, stood a great temple, a Shaolin temple standing for a thousand years which has been desecrated by a foul demon. Enter the Dragon … our hero Bruce Lee. Standing at the gates of the temple, you enter stealthily collecting lanterns swaying in the ethereal breeze. Leaping and jumping, using all your skills as…

Bomb Jack, Commodore 64 Review By Rob Joy

Here we have a fantastic conversion of one of the most original arcade videogames that history had to offer. Appearing on most home systems, ‘Bomb Jack’ was able to utilize the full potential of the Commodore 64’s software, thus making the task that much easier for ‘Elite Systems’, the company behind the conversion from arcade to home computer. The wonders of…

Beach Head, Commodore 64 Review by Rob Joy

“Battle stations! This is not a drill!” Lets go back, way back. The year is 1983 and an infamous games company going by the name ‘US Gold’, releasing an abundant collection of classics for all home micros, unleashed hell with the smash hit ‘BEACH HEAD” and the Commodore 64 version was quite possibly the best. The overall mission was assault…

Walker, Amiga Review by Rob Joy

“Now hear this.. Now hear this!” Walker, a game by DMA for the commodore Amiga. There, that’s the business end sorted, Lets get to it!! Unlike any mainstream shooter back in the day, Walker offered an original dynamic, a dynamic changing the way adrenaline packed mayhem offered itself to players wishing to engage in the sheer savagery and brutality of…

Speedball 2, Amiga Review by Rob Joy

“It is the future. Wars no longer serve a purpose and all international disputes are solved within the arena.” In a corporate world with corporations fighting for global domination the need for conflict has vanished leaving privately owned teams to battle each other in the most violent sport the human race has ever devised. ‘Speedball 2’, released originally on the…