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07.07.2022 - C64 4k game 'Jolly Jumper' released and free for download
And one more entry for the 2022 Reset64 4KB Craptastic games competition. Jolly Jumper is a one button game, where you need to avoid the swinging rope and try to complete the set. On the right side of the screen you will see how many reps you have left before the set is complete.

06.07.2022 - C64 4k game 'Brownfinger' released and free for download
Brownfinger is a one button game where all you have to do is to press firebutton to control your character. You can do this to pick up the flying toilet paper or to avoid the toilets. On the middle of the screen there is a huge firepit. You must rescue the flying toilet paper from ending in the pit, and if only one piece of paper lights fire, you will die. The game was written for the 2022 Reset64 4KB Craptastic games competition.

06.07.2022 - Plus/4 port of 'Lady Tut' released and free for download
'Lady Tut' for Plus/4 is a port of the 1983's C64 game with same name from Spinnaker Software. The game is said to be still a 99% version, though it's fully playable. Your job is to cross 9 catacombs that lead to Lady Tut's tomb. Unfortunately, various beasts have gathered down here and the way is blocked by locked doors. These doors can only be opened with the keys that you have to collect first.

06.07.2022 - C64 game 'Tupouni' [czech] released
Quiz game with 2400 questions and answers, though only in in Czech language. A second part with another 2400 questions is available here.

06.07.2022 - C64 4k game 'Dicing With Death' released and free for download
'Dicing With Death' is a simple battle dice RPG for C64 in less than 4096 bytes. Originally for the 2022 Reset64 4KB Craptastic games competition, but the developer was a few days late to the deadline.

06.07.2022 - Amiga game 'Hunting Frogs' V1.0
This video shows Hunting Frogs, a game for 1 to 4 player. Catch and eat insects. It's freeware.You can download it here.

06.07.2022 - C64 game 'Petunia Pickle's Pumpkin Peril' as demo version released
'Petunia Pickle's Pumpkin Peril' evolved from a Halloween reskin of the 4kb game, Attack of the Mutant Cabbages, which was also released recently. This demo was created in 2017 and originally the plan was to release the full version of the game early in 2018. Unfortunately the final game is still languishing in development limbo. The now released demo version of it has a cut-down version of the planned final gameplay and goes up to level 9. You can get it for play-testing as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

05.07.2022 - Plus/4 game 'Gigantic Monsters' released and free for download
'Gigantic Monsters' is a single file game, inspired by the C64 game Monstro Giganto. A PETSCII fighter against the computer, with additional modes (dance duel). The game features: - The game has time countdown in fight modes. - The energy bar not rising, but decreasing if you get tired. - Not just one precise point exist, where you can hit your enemy. - The fighter on the right side is not in the background all the time.

05.07.2022 - C64 4k game 'Chef Quest' released
Oh no! Chef is out of ingredients so it's time to venture into the restaurant's dungeon to restock the larder with delicious monsters. Chef Quest is a tiny, action-oriented RPG of culinary delights. 'Chef Quest' is yet another game, written for the 2022 Reset64 4KB Craptastic games competition.

05.07.2022 - C64 4k game 'Attack of the Mutant Cabbages' released and free for download
Poor old Gertie! After spraying her prize cabbages with some experimental fertiliser she knew she should have stayed organic!) Gertie now has to beat back the brutish brassica using only her handy spray backpack and good, old-fashioned gumption. The game was submitted to 2022 Reset64 4KB Craptastic games competition.

04.07.2022 - 'Kung Fu Flash' Firmware v1.41 released
'Kung Fu Flash' is a cartridge for the Commodore 64 by Kim Jorgensen that packs a punch. It can emulate different cartridge types, load PRG files and use D64 disk images. Just place your desired CRT, PRG or D64 files on a FAT formatted microSD card and use the built-in launcher to execute them. New since Update 1.40: - Support Pagefox cartridge. - Device number can be set to 8-15. - Improve disk emulation to support Rack'em.

04.07.2022 - C64 4k game 'BrumBrum' released and free for download
'BrumBrum' is a hyper-casual game for the old C64 computer written for the 2022 Reset64 4KB Craptastic games competition. The aim of the game is to drive as long as you can, trying to avoid running out of fuel and avoiding hazards.

04.07.2022 - C64 games to come from icon64
This video is a sneak preview of games that are currently in production or are future titles to come from icon64.

03.07.2022 - Challenging C64 Restoration and Repair - new video from 'Jan Beta'
In this video Jan is restoring a completely destroyed Commodore 64.

03.07.2022 - WIP Amiga game 'Farmiga' - new version (Beta 03.07.2022) released
This new 'work in progress' Amiga game is a simulator of a farm and you can get a demo version as digital download for testing. There are some restrictions at this point of development, though, but it's playable overall. Hardware requirements: 1,5MB Chip RAM / 1MB Chip + 0,5MB Fast (Slow) RAM.