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19.08.2025 - Musketeer (Commodore 64) Review - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Review of the C64 game Musketeer, the new action-packed swashbuckling arcade adventure set in 17th century France, that was just released by Psytronik Software.

19.08.2025 - Video: Quasimodo's Halloween Horror (C64) Preview 4c - Adding enemies, triffids firing and more animation...
A minor update with some discussion on the additions since the last preview. Some enemies in their basic form are now included and moving about the screen in some multiplexed zones that have been created. Triffids are now active and spitting out stalkers which will chase Quasimodo around the screen. Improvements on swamp animation and long discussion (or waffle) on how the game should be progressing over the next few months, plus a few other additions which are discussed in the video.

18.08.2025 - C64 game 'Musketeer' released
Psytronik Software are proud to present 'Musketeer', a stunning C64 debut release from the duo Ola Zandelin & Dennis Gustafsson. Taking inspiration from C64 classics like The Goonies, Bruce Lee & Zorro, Musketeer is an action-packed swashbuckling arcade adventure set in 17th century France! Features ecellent character animation, superb swordfighting action, lots of detailed screens to explore, fluid & precise jumping controls, clever puzzles to solve, interactive scenery and amazing hand-painted game artwork! You can get the game as digital download for la fair price to support the developer.

18.08.2025 - Commodore 64 ASSY 250407 NTSC Repair - video by 'Jan Beta'
Jan is repairing a NTSC Commodore 64 board with lots of problems and many broken traces.

17.08.2025 - C64 game 'Beer Rescue' relased - free for download
'Beer Rescue' is a platformer game for C64 made DeDevlab/TSA and released at Evoke 2025 as part of the Interactive Competition. Story: Someone jacked all the beer from Devlab/TSA HQ - now the next Chill & Grill party is in danger! No way Don Zabelinho lets that slide - he's track the thief through the forest! In the rush to escape, the thief dropped a bunch of beer bottles along the way. Lost beer bottles in the wilderness? That's not a problem. Don Zabelinho tries to bring every single one back to the Devlab!

15.08.2025 - C64 Truchet Tiles Assembly Code Walkthrough - video by '8-Bit Show And Tell'
It's time for a code walkthrough for the Truchet Tiles Commodore 64 program demonstrated in a previous video. We cover the BASIC stub that makes a machine language program RUNnable, the PETSCII characters used for the Truchet tiles, initializing colour memory, how the 30 Truchet patterns of varying sizes are stored in memory for easy access, plotting the tiles to screen, and more. There's also a short bonus about a tile-based mini RPG Robin worked on years ago.

13.08.2025 - 'Die Siedler II Gold Edition' is coming to Amiga (AGA)
The legendary classic building strategy game is finally coming to the Amiga! In 1993, The Settlers revolutionised gaming on the Amiga and invented a completely new genre: the building strategy game. When the even more ambitious sequel, The Settlers II, was released in 1996 and is still loved by fans today, the king of home computers did not get it. Almost 30 years later, this gaming history is finally being corrected! Officially licensed by Ubisoft Entertainment, The Settlers II Gold Edition will be available natively for the Amiga from 18 October 2025. Not as a quick port, but as a lovingly optimised version that shows what the Amiga is really capable of.

13.08.2025 - C64 game 'Speed Maze Rabbit' released
Speed Maze Rabbit – The fastest rabbit in Commodore 64 history! Dive into procedurally generated mazes, code-optimized for speed and challenge. Every game is unique: immersive pseudo-3D, mini-map, countdown timer… You can get the game as digital download for little money to support the developer.

13.08.2025 - C64 Weekly #43 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Links to all shown games, demos and music in the video description.

12.08.2025 - Plus/4 game 'Zodiac Deluxe' released - free for download
Zodiac is a game from 1986, where you have to collect 12 zodiac signs in a nearly 400 screen large labirynth. Now there is an an updated version of it released by Csabo/LOD that contains many changes and extras.

12.08.2025 - 'Games That Weren't 64' (GTW64) - Bryan Robson’s Super League preserved
Way back in Commodore User issue 25 (October 1985) is how far we’re travelling for the latest GTW64 preservation work - a board game tie-in that blurred the lines between digital and physical play: Bryan Robson’s Super League, published by Paul Lamond Games.

12.08.2025 - Commodore is back from the dead with a new C64. But is it new? And should you buy it? - video from 'The Retro Shack'
Commodore is back from the dead with Perifractic of Retro Recipes bringing the iconic brand back together again under one roof. There are other ways to get a new C64 in 2025, but what would 'The Retro Shack' recommend? Is the new OFFICIAL C64 worth the money?

11.08.2025 - Pop Culture Quick Bytes (Episode #39 : 64 Dreams + Andrew Fisher Interview) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
A look at the new Fusion Retro Books release "64 Dreams" + an interview with the author Andrew Fisher.

10.08.2025 - Video: Escape From PETSCII Castle for Commodore 64 (v0.5)
A preview of my upcoming Commodore 64 game - Escape From PETSCII Castle, which got already a version for PET some days ago. An 8-bit ray casting engine now with walls, doors, hidden passages, weapons, ammo, keys and gold. Multiple levels of mayhem! Pretty much everything working except for enemies.

08.08.2025 - C64 Quickload Episode #06 - Latest Commodore 64 releases! - video by 'RetroGamerNation'
The C64 Quickload is your concise guide to the latest news and releases for your Commodore 64 delivered in a quick format magazine style presentation.