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24.12.2022 - C64 game 'Snake VS Bomb' released and free for download
'Snake VS Bomb' is a hi score attack challenge made for the 'Snake Fun Competition' at csdb, and features 8 levels of madcap mayhem. You are a snake, which has to travel through a very long tunnel. During your travels you will encounter fruit and bombs, which are placed at random inside the tunnel. The snake can eat fruit if the fruit reaches its head for points. However, the bombs must be avoided...

24.12.2022 - C64 game 'Mike Quarter (Present Sorter)' released
'Mike Quarter (Present Sorter)' by Arlasoft is so to say the Christmas version of the old arcade 'Tapper':You are Mike Quarter, working at the North Pole on a zero hour contract. You must direct the presents to the right sleight. Can you make it to December 25th and save Christmas? You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

23.12.2022 - 'Games That Weren't 64' (GTW64) Christmas update 2022
Time has come round quickly once more, with our yearly Christmas update - and as always, the GTW crew has something for you in the shape of a previously unseen and unreleased C64 game Lordsfire (see news below), some recovered C128 titles and important new information on some key GTW entries like Adam Caveman, Billy Boulder and Mumbles - Super Spy, plus 9 brand new entries added and 33 other entries also updated.

23.12.2022 - C64 game 'The Last Snowball' released and free for download
'The Last Snowball' is a little season fun title for C64, compatible with PAL and NTSC machines and free for download. It's Santa's final job to save the worlds last snowball from hitting the water and melting forever!!

23.12.2022 - Amiga game creator 'Redpill' V0.9.15 released
List of changes in 0.9.15: -Sprite background can now have up to 8 different levels of parallax. - New FX layer for games with less than 256 (32 in ECS) colors. - Example project ex_fx showing the new features. Graphics from Ansimuz and Jetrel. Music by Fireboy. - Tile selected in tiles shortcuts is not highlighted anymore. - Project load shortcuts now leave in first position the latest loaded project. - Action trigger to Instantiate 4 objects in the 4 directions. - Instantiate trigger that allows to instantiate in an exact position. Old Intantiate trigger has been renamed to Instantiate RND. - Change solidity triggers added to change all types or just one tile. - and much more...

23.12.2022 - Long lost C64 title 'Lordsfire' preserved and available for download
Lordsfire is a title by Jeremy Walker, who had previously produced Envahi on the VIC-20 for Virgin Games in 1983 and then ported to C64. In the game, you were to control a young Lord of the castle-in-the-sky, where you have inherited a mighty winged steed and a powerful fire-staff, but more importantly the hand of a beautiful princess in marriage. Virgin Games sadly reject the game. Rotting away on a disk for 38 years, Jeremy managed to find a copy of his game and kindly sent it over to Games That Weren't 64 (GTW64) to fully preserve after Simon Birrell put them in touch. So now for the first time in almost 40 years, you can play this multi-part game from 1984 that never was

23.12.2022 - C64 game 'Inbread' released and free for download
The hillbilly restaurants need your help. Their customers are hungry and impatient, so get in the kitchen and start making sandwiches! Make sandwiches that match the pictures at the top of the screen. Click on the ingredients as they scroll by to drop them onto the conveyor belts and then onto the plates at the bottom.

23.12.2022 - High Voltage SID Collection (HVSC) #78 released
The High Voltage SID Collection (HVSC) is a freeware hobby project which organizes Commodore 64 music (also known as SID music) into an archive for both musicians and fans alike. Right before Christmas we get another update of HVSC. The collection now contains 56.665 SIDs. This time we have added 890 new SID tunes, 26 fixed tunes and 217 credit fixes.

23.12.2022 - Protovision Shop: 'C128 RGBi to RGBa adapter'
If you need a simple way to output an analog RGB signal from your Commodore 128 then Protovision has the solution for you. This handy little adapter will convert a digital RGBIHV signal over to RGBa, allowing you to connect it to your favourite VGA upscaler.

22.12.2022 - Plus/4 game 'WhirlyBirds' released
Remember the second wave of open-world 3D games? WhirlyBirds is an attempt to do all that in 64kb at about 1.25 Mhz on a Plus/4 in a Freescape like 3D engine. Move around with joystick or cursor keys. Explore the level and find the three Christmas elves.

21.12.2022 - Protovision Shop: 'Ultimate 64 RBG SCART cable'
If you want the best display possible for your Ultimate64/Ultimate64 Elite using a SCART connection, then Protovision has the cable for you. The Ultimate64 RBG SCART cable excels in providing a superior visual experience with its great clarity and colors. Order yours before they sell out!

21.12.2022 - 'Turrican 2' for AGA Amiga released and free for download
This is a free and unofficial remake of the PC-DOS version of Turrican 2 for the AGA Amigas (A1200/A4000/CD32), reprogrammed from scratch and not associated with Factor 5. Features: - 50/60hz action. All worlds. All enemies. All bosses. - Full use of AGA enhanced 24 bit / 256 colour modes. - The original games glorious music and sound effects. - Support for 2 button joysticks, CD32 joypads and user definable controls. - Three additional difficulty modes. - Built-in trainer mode. - Option to replace the DOS character sprite with the Amiga version. - Option to look down to see blind jumps and Gyro Jump controls enhancement. - Restored parallax to Worlds 2-1, 2-2, 3-2 and 4-1 (missing in the DOS version), animated cogs from World 4, underwater effects from World 1 and background scrolling in Worlds 3-2 and 3-3 boss fights. - Hiscores and options are saved (WHDLoad and A500 Mini versions). - Enhanced secrets. Find hidden drones and follow them. Find all 24 for a special gameplay unlock.

20.12.2022 - Video: 25 C64 Games Made in 2022
Mino Trace, Robo Jet Action, Terrestriall Eye of the Beholder, Turdle, Duck Hunt, Petsci Giana Sisters, We are Stardust, Puzzle Bobble, The Empire strikes back, Santa´s workout 2, Poing Ultra, Pick n Mix, Lykia, Knights and Slimes, Jungle Joe, Cacorm, Bugs Inc, Tenebra 2, Munchkin, Orbital Rescue, Sub Chase, Apeshit, Knight Trap, Tasered in the Crotch

18.12.2022 - Plus/4 game 'X-Massacre' released
A new tortureware product: X-MaSsacre is here. It's time to shoot all nasty dudes and collect all x-mas presents. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

18.12.2022 - OneLoad64 Games Collection v4 released
Okay guys, the day has come, the waiting is over! OneLoad64 v4 is here! Now with over 2.000 games for the C64, including nearly 100 new multiload conversions bringing MultiLoad64 to life!