Tag: Retro Gaming
Sir Bernard is cursed. The only way he can get some sleep at night is by taking a long walk, which is not easy at all when you live in an enchanted castle! Help the old knight to break the curse and get some rest by walking around avoiding all the hostile creatures that inhabit the castle walls. Night Knight…
Robots from the future are trying to change history to rule the world.The only salvation for humanity is you, Time Wizard. You must go to the future, to the world of robots, to prevent a disaster. Your task is to collect all the energy stored in the hourglasses so that the robots cannot go back in time. The mission is…
Jon Eggelton and Gianluca Alberico have finally released SNK vs CAPCOM for the C64/128, and for free! There have been many fighting games released for the Commodore 64, International Karate+ being the main go-to fighter. Now there is a new kid on the block! SNK vs CAPCOM looks absolutely stunning with it’s cartoony graphics and flowing gameplay. All this is…
Get ready to embark on a journey back in time to celebrate the computing pioneers who paved the way for the digital age. The Retro Computer Festival 2023, taking place on Saturday, November 4th, promises a thrilling experience for enthusiasts and curious minds alike. Hosted at the Centre for Computing History (CCH) in Cambridge, this event is set to be…
Jim the Cabin Boy must make his way below decks to collect various items of booty (automatically picked up when he walks past it) strewn around the ship. When you have collected all the items from the Black Galleon’s 20 holds (screens), you will be given 45 seconds to locate the Bronze key to the next pile of booty. Clearing…
Wackopac is a Pacman clone with a bit of a twist. Collecting Power Pills takes you to another screen where you can have a blast at the ghosts, shoot em up style. Very unusual but lot’s of fun. The game is currently a demo but well worth a download. Wackopac came 6th place at Function 2023. Download it here: wackopacdemo.zip
This is a racing game for the 32K expanded Commodore VIC-20. This game expands on the the original game by adding three more circuits (Monaco, Spa and Interlagos). Colliding with cars now results in damage, which can be repaired by entering the pits during the race. More damage equals slower maximum speed. ‘Race against the clock’ mode has been replaced…
Hello have we met before? I seem to be back on Vintage is the New Old! This all feels a little surreal. I can’t believe it’s been nearly six years? Oh how time flies by… Most of you will know me as CommodoreBlog from Twitter. I also run commodoreblog.uk, another website that has recently returned from the dead! Anyway enough…
In our new episode we are happy to talk to Julia Minamata. She is the developer of ‘The Crimson Diamond’ – a text parser EGA mystery adventure game to be released soon on Steam! Follow amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple to the ghost town of Crimson, Ontario to investigate the discovery of a massive diamond. Sounds like a…
Find out by watching our new video series called “Phaze101 Retro Quiz”. In each video you will be asked a short question about a retro game and shown three possible answers. You only have a few seconds to guess and then the correct answer is shown. Don’t worry if you get the answer wrong … it will be fun to…
