Tag: commodore 64

Abyssonaut by Anthony Stiller

[youtube qCK0p5PtqrA nolink] Anthony Stiller previously released “Sopwiths and Pterradons” for Reset Magazine, in late 2014. Now Anthony strikes back in 2015 to deliver this year’s SEUCK compo “Abyssonaut”. Abyssonaut is a horizontal scrolling SEUCK game in which you attempt an underwater rescue mission to save the whales from being trapped by poachers. Although you attempt to remove the whale…

C64 intros

The web page c64Intros have updated their intro database and they have added 50 new intros and 21 new groups. Also 75 replaced intros which needed better cleaning and crunching. New groups added: 3lux, The Bionic Force [TBF], Buddha the Trainer God, Cannon, Comtec, Density, The Expert Group [TEG], Fart, Hamburger Software Group 2112, Inferno (NL), The Infiltrators (DK), Lightning,…

Amiga 500 – LEGO

Fbsarts made a LEGO version of the Commodore Amiga 500 computer. This mini Amiga 500 is in scale, with all the stuff in the right place: keys, disk drive and ports. The 3.5″ diskettes are available and you can open the top to check the motherboard. C64 Lego: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/82511Website: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/82519Source: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl

CGSC v1.30

The CGSC (Compute’s Gazette Sid Collection) has been updated. The COMPUTE!’s Sidplayer was a music system, created by Craig Chamberlain and Harry Bratt, for the Commodore 64. The aim of the Compute’s Gazette Sid Collection is to preserve as many of those Sidplayer music files in one location as possible. The current collection contains 14397 MUS, 4139 STR and 4948…

Commodore Power Monitor

The Commodore Power Monitor is a device that checks the power supply of your VIC-20, C64, C128 or Plus4. The device gives a warning if the voltages from the external power supply are significantly out of range or contains a problematic ripple voltage. Website: http://www.computernerdkev.heliohost.orgSource: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl

durexForth v1.32

Hack n’ Trade released a new version of Forth for the Commodore 64. Forth is a very low-level and minimal language without any automatic memory management. Forth on the C64 is faster, more memory effective and more powerful than the standard Basic. Forth on the C64 includes an editor, compiler and an assembler. Changes in this version: Optimizations for the parameter…

C64 endings Update

Latest updates from Vinny over at c64endings.co.uk are as follows: Super Cars by Gremlin Graphics Rasterscan by Mastertronic Heisse Luft by CP Verlag / Game On Star Slayer by Silverbird Gaplus by Mastertronic Psycho Soldier by Imagine Software Website: http://www.c64endings.co.uk

Grant Harrison – Interview

Grant Harrison has been interviewed over at C64.com. Grant is a game developer who worked on the following games: A View to a Kill, The Magician’s Ball, Underwurlde, Savage, Super Bowl XX, Knight Rider, V, Galivan, Raid 2000, Dynamic Duo, BraveStarr, Chase H.Q. II, Super Monaco Grand Prix and Beach Buggy Simulator. Website: http://www.c64.com

Reset Magazine #06

Reset #06 features a world first review of Robot Riot’s new puzzler Gravitrix. We take an in depth look at the new C64 conversion of Donkey Kong Junior and have a chat with programmer Andreas Varga about his experience with making the game. Robert Caporetto takes a look at the 2014 RGCD 16kb Cartridge Game Competition, Stingray reports from the…

Brand New Platformer 'Sam's Journey' In Development For Commodore 64

RetroCollect website is reporting that a new game is being developed for the Commodore 64, Sam’s Journey. Featuring incredibly lush visuals and super smooth scrolling, homebrew coders Knights of Bytes have recently released a small teaser of their upcoming title which looks set to put the C64 in the spotlight. Source: Retro Collect Link: Development BlogOfficial Website: http://www.knights-of-bytes.com