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11.09.2026 - C64 game 'Colors of V' released
'Colors of V' is an arcade shooter for C64 and MSX2 Editions with 100 rooms in ten tiers and ten bosses, one per tier. There are three gels: yellow, magenta, cyan. Each blocks one channel of light. Yellow passes red and green. Magenta passes red and blue. Cyan passes green and blue. Put two down and a single channel is left; put all three down and nothing is. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain money (name your own price) to support the developer.

11.09.2026 - Amiga game 'Amiga Rescue' released
'Amiga Rescue' is a new retro-style puzzle game for the Commodore Amiga, inspired by the machine we still love repairing and upgrading decades later. Across 50 levels, you'll work your way through a series of faulty Amigas, restoring broken circuit-board traces and getting each machine running again. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

10.09.2026 - C64 gane 'Mazes of Zarboz' released
'Mazes of Zarboz' is a dungeon crawler RPG for the C64. The Kingdom of Eldrun has been invaded by the demon Zarboz and his minions. Many heroes have tried to vanquish the demon, but none has succeeded. You are the next to try, as a mighty warrior, brave hunter, or cunning wizard. But to even get to the demon's castle, you must first find the three keys hidden in three dungeons. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

10.09.2026 - 'Wizards Lab' - game for C64 and VIC-20 released
In 'Wizards Lab' you have to match potions by colour, set the reagents off. The game is a 16 KB cartridge for three 8-bit machines - the Commodore 64, the Commodore VIC-20 and the AC6502 - written in 6502 assembly. Same playfield same tiles, same timing, on all three. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

10.09.2026 - C64 game 'RustHeir' released
'RustHeir' is a Chess like puzzle game with 69 hand-checked puzzles where the board crumbles under your feet. Every square you step on wears out. On the third crossing it is gone - and the tile falls when you leave it, so you can always stand on spent ground. You just cannot come back to it. And you never keep your own moves. You can get the game as digital download for a fair price to support the developer.

10.09.2026 - C64 game 'Empire 64' released - free for download
'Empire 64' is a trading strategy game for the C64. This game was originally a C128 type-in program from the October 1987 issue of Ahoy magazine. It has now been converted to the 64 and slightly enhanced with new font and music plus a special winning screen. The option to select how much money that you begin with has been added as well. Choose from the default $500 all the way up to $10,000. Here's the original instructions for the game as they appeared in the magazine.

09.09.2026 - Firmware version 3.15 - for All Platforms: U2, U2+, U2+L, U64 and U64E2 released
Highlights of this update: - New built-in machine-code monitor, assembler and disassembler - REST API control of keyboard, joysticks and the Ultimate menu - Generated OpenAPI description for easy REST API exploration and integration - Major extensions to the Ultimate Command Interface (UCI) - New FTP client for browsing remote servers - Completely renewed software IEC subsystem - Automatic per-title configuration files - Improved USB mouse and keyboard support - Support for larger cartridge images and Megabyter cartridges - PDSID and SidKick daughterboard support - New compatibility mode for timing-sensitive cartridges - Significant networking, REST API and memory-management fixes - FPGA-level timing fixes for DMA, REU and Ultimate Audio operation

08.09.2026 - C64 game 'Motherboard ' released - free for download
Inside the Commodore 64 motherboard a battle rages. Its up to you to reset the system motherboard. Do it enough times and you can escape. POKEs will attempt to steal your life. Shoot them to claim a zero or a one which is used in the PEEK code you will need to set the system memory correctly to perform the reset.

08.09.2026 - Amiga game 'Fliegeralarm' released
'Fliegeralarm', a port of the PC Fliegeralarm, written in C on the ACE engine, is a carrier-based side-scrolling shooter for the Commodore Amiga (OCS). Nine missions across the Pacific, from Cape Engano to the last sortie against the Yamato - plus an endless-style Hell Run for anyone who wants the war without the paperwork. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

08.09.2026 - Amiga game 'Battle of Aldebaran' - demo version released
'Battle of Aldebaran' is a first-person space combat game for the Amiga 1200 / 4000, made with the help of 7 AIs. You fly from inside the cockpit of a Nordic saucer and you never leave it. There is no external camera and no map screen: everything you need is on the panel in front of you and in the sky beyond the canopy. Shields, hull, throttle, fuel, rounds remaining, a radar dish that shows you what is behind you - read the panel or fly blind.

08.09.2026 - VIC-20 port of 'Pitfall II: Lost Caverns' released
This is a homebrew adaptation inspired by the classic Pitfall II: Lost Caverns, bringing underground exploration, platforming, treasures, enemies, and adventure to the Commodore VIC-20 (+ 35K expansion). This port also includes Level 2 from the Atari 5200 version, extending the adventure beyond the original game's first level.

07.09.2026 - Amiga Tower of Power - A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing? - video by 'The Retro Collective'
The Commodore Amiga 1200 didn't get a fair chance, did it? Just as it was released Commodore went bankrupt and it was up to a succession of new Amiga owners and third-party manufacturers to keep it alive. Today 'The Retro Collective' repairs and puts together an A1200 tower to discover if there was more fight in the machine than first realized.

07.09.2026 - Protovision Shop: Commodore 64 USB Stick - Back in Stock
Great news: the Commodore 64 USB stick is back! This officially licensed gem packs 16GB of Samsung flash memory (that’s roughly 96,386 C64 floppy disks‘ worth) into a beautifully detailed breadbin-and-1541 shell, and even comes with the C64 emulator EMU64 5.0.18. A true must-have for any Commodore enthusiast.

07.09.2026 - C64 game 'Minitris' released - free for download
'Minitris' is a fast-paced, tactical logic puzzle game for the C64. Minitris is not a Tetris clone - no tetrominoes, no rotations, and no clearing by filling rows. Instead a single coloured cell falls into a compact 4 × 12 well. When it lands, forming a line of 3 or more same-coloured cells - horizontally, vertically, or diagonally - clears them from the board. Remaining bricks compact downward under column gravity, potentially triggering chain reactions that multiply your score.

06.09.2026 - 'Treasure of Usas' port for Amiga released
'Treasure of Uşas' is 1987 a side-view platform game released by Konami for the MSX2 computer platform, which was now ported to the Amiga (OCS). This is a fairly 1:1 port of the original MSX2 game. The only major difference is that the game has been modified to run at 50/60hz for a smother Amiga experience. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.