Tag: Retro Gaming
K&A Plus issue #4 is available as free download, bringing reviews, news and articles about Commodore and other machines from the early days. K&A Plus is a magazine dedicated to retro gaming culture, mostly but not only dedicated to Commodore computers. The editors state that “our primary goal is to refresh the amazing atmosphere of the 80/90s when the world was…
Sprite Castle #28 podcast is out featuring Activision’s game ‘Wonderboy’. The game was released in 1987 for the Commodore 64, ported from the Sega arcade version, which on its turn looks a lot like Mario. If you are curious about the history of this game and get up to speed on other C64 news, download and listen the podcast following…
Atariage forum lwiest has published an updated version of his reverse-engineered version of Atari Star Raiders on Github. This new update brings small corrections and updates, mostly based on the official game source code also released on Internet Archive. Iwiest’s version also brings an extensive documentation, which is perfect for whoever wants to learn how the game came about. Link: GithubLink:…
After the amazing game ‘Majesty of Sprites’, the group Bauknecht has released a new game, ‘The Lands of Zador’, another jump’n’run platform game for the Plus/4. The game got the 3rd place of the game competition on Revision 2016, featuring 8 super colorful and beautifully design levels where the character, Kate, must complete some tasks in any single level to go further in…
This issue features a behind-the-scenes look by Ian Johnson at his work bringing Japanese language support to the Apple IIGS; an interview with Jimmy Maher of The Digital Antiquarian; David Schmenk’s introductory tutorial for programming in PLASMA; a review of Aaron Sorkin’s Steve Jobs film; a reflection on lessons learned using the Apple II in a modern high-school classroom; and…
The 8-bit guy YouTube channel turned on the reference of easy to understand explanations about old tech. Few months back his video entitle “How oldschool graphics worked Part 1″ was watched by more than 2 million times after it reached most of the major tech news outlets. This new release talks about the CGA graphics standard seen on many PC compatibles computer…
Bubbo World is the third entry participating on MSXDev’15 compo. It is a platform/action game where the main objective is to collect the gold while avoiding the rocks falling from the top. The hero, besides running around, can drop ladders to reach other areas or teleport to a random position on the screen. There are dead ends where the falling…
Retro Commodore website brings high-quality scans for you Commodore machines. Today, they made available three new (old) books for the Commodore 64. Commodore 64 Assembler Workshop by Bruce Smith A pocket handbook for the Commodore 64 by Peter Gerrard & Danny Doyle A childs guide to the Commodore 64 by John Dewhirst. Retro Commodore PDF are usually larger than the average…
Petaco’5 is a new release on CSDb. It is a pinball game developed by Errazking and Maniako with music by Richard Bayliss. As you can see by the image above, the pinball occupies half of the screen, which is pretty much standard for this type of game. There are no sound effects, but the fast-paced music makes up for it. The ball’s gravity…
Commodore Free, a magazine about the C64, VIC-20, Amiga and all C= family of computers has released the issue 91, the first of 2016. The issue has plenty of news about all C= models plus some featured articles like a review for the book “10 PRINT”, an article about Algorithms for Commodore BASIC, and much more. You can download the magazine…
