Tag: Retrogaming
Of all the titles to be released for the Commodore Amiga, ‘Shadow of the Beast‘ remains as one of the most iconic and most celebrated. Developed by Reflections Interactive and published by Psygnosis, it represented something of a generational leap in terms of technical and creative achievement, boasting graphics and sound quite unlike anything else on the market at the…
By 1993, the Commodore Amiga was going through something of belated mid-life crisis. Though once a technical marvel of the computing world, Commodore had failed to invest or innovate in the Amiga’s hardware to any significant degree. Although the A1200 and AGA chipset had launched the previous year, the majority of the Amiga user-base was still using A500 or A600…
In the second in a series articles, I continue on my trip down memory lane as I take you through some of the computing and gaming experiences of childhood, taking in the 8-bit scene, the Commodore Amiga and much more! In the first part of this issue, we leave the Commodore Plus/4 behind and take a look at the most…
By 1993, the Sega Master System was definitely a machine in decline. Having been supplanted by Sega’s own 16-bit Mega Drive console four years previously, and with the 32-bit Saturn console and 32X expansion due in the not-too-distant future, the future for the 8-bit Master System looked suitably bleak. Fortunately, there was still enough of fan base in certain territories…
Among the many studios to emerge during the rise of the 1980s ‘Britsoft’ development scene, System 3 was was one most creative and ambitious. Often excelling in the realms of creativity and technical excellence, many of their games felt as if they were pushing the envelope in terms of what gamers could expect from computer games of the day. In…
In the first of a series of articles, we’ll take a trip down memory lane as I take you through some of the computing and gaming experiences of childhood, taking in the 8-bit scene, the Commodore Amiga and much more! In this issue, I’ll be taking look at my earliest computing experiences with the Commodore Plus/4! Many people get asked…
Every now and then I feel a little nostalgic for the “good ol’ days of gaming” and try to uncover hidden gems I may have missed the first time around. I especially enjoy taking a look at older, award-winning games that were previously hailed as ‘future classics’ and ‘masterpieces’ — I get my kicks seeing just how far they’ve come…
New updates from c64endings are as follows: On The Farm 3 by Achim Volkers The Neverending Story 2 by Linel MASK III: Venom Strikes Back by Gremlin Graphics Last Ninja 2 by System 3 Website: http://www.c64endings.co.uk
[youtube bgdOEF2fJ2E nolink] Publisher: PD/Freeware Developer: Gernot Fritsche Download: CenterCourt2.zip, CCTennis2CD32.7z Website: English Amiga Board
August updates over at The New Dimension are as follows: Dark Force Dissected, SEUCK School, SIDScope, 24BIT Frequency Counter, Zub the Box by Roberto Ricioppo, Let’s Invade Preview by TND Games, Jimbas the Warrior, World of Numbers, Abyss Global, Super Road Seven 06, Sub13, Arcadians 071, finally Cloco the Robot, Mission Ras 2, Shomys 06, ZB Rinco and Commander 02. Website: http://tnd64.unikat.sk
