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01.07.2022 - C64 4k game 'Skyhigh the Prequel - Muck in the Stratosphere' released
And another entry of the 2022 Reset64 4KB Craptastic games competition. The aim of 'Skyhigh the Prequel - Muck in the Stratosphere' is to survive as long as possible by jumping between lifts which get 'heated' by standing on them. heat for a few seconds, and a lift explodes, and when all lifts are gone, the game is over.

01.07.2022 - C64 4k game 'Little Nippers' released and free for download
This is a funny hi score attack challenge with levels, made for the 2022 Reset64 4k Craptastic games competition. It is Summer time, but the previous day it was raining. Red migrating crabs were sleeping in the buckets for the night. The next day was a glorious day, with a long-term forecast that it will be sunny all this week. The sleeping crabs get a rude disturbance by a stampede of running kids. This has made the crabs more grumpy and want their revenge on the kids.

01.07.2022 - C64 4k game 'Mimizuku Saga' released and free for download
The assembly version of Mimizuku Saga 10, originally written in BASIC. The original version was submitted to the 2021 Basic 10liner Contest in PUR-80 category. That is, it's 10 lines long. The 4K version uses multicolor bitmap mode instead of PETSCII characters, has sprites, music and sound effects. And it works waaaay faster. The game was submitted to 2022 Reset64 4KB Craptastic games competition.

01.07.2022 - C64 4k game 'Bring back more bones' released
This is a rather quick and spontaneous sequel to Bring back my bones 4k created for 2020 Reset64 Craptastic 4k game competition. This one was written for 2022 edition of this competition. In this version you're gonna encounter one extra creature in the level that is the cemetery. Hopefully no one will ever collect your bones from there. You can get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

01.07.2022 - C64 4k game 'Hard Foam' released and free for download
Hard Foam is a card game packed into only 4KB for the C64. Featuring 32 cards and just under 20 unique effects, soundfx and lovely PETSCII graphics. The game was submitted to 2022 Reset64 4KB Craptastic games competition.

01.07.2022 - C64 4k game 'Circles' released and free for download
'Circles' is another little game that was made for the 2022 Reset64 4k Craptastic games competition.

01.07.2022 - C64 4k game 'Marble Boy' released and free for download
You are Marble Boy and you need to collect 45 pennants/banners in a given order. Watch out for holes, work on your manoeuvring skills and learn to take shortcuts to save valuable seconds. Are you swift enough to reach the finishing line? Features: - 4 courses/colour themes. - Each course comes with 10 different challenges and own High score table. - Fast paced action and smooth marble movements. - High score will be saved (enhanced Disk Version). - Choose the marble speed that suits you best (enhanced Disk Version only). - Easy to learn, hard to master. 'Marble Boy' was made for the 2022 Reset64 4k Craptastic games competition.

01.07.2022 - C64 game 'Poing Ultra' released and free for download
From The New Dimension comes this weird an wacky PONG game, written specially for the PONG 50th Anniversary Game Jam run by Retro Programmers Inside and Phaze101. This game is a pong clone, but much weirder. Features: - Compatible on PAL and NTSC C64s. - Enhanced graphics, with background tile animation. - Up-tempo in game sound track or self-programmed sound effects. - Selection of in game options. - Compatible with VICE, Ultimate, and theC64. - 64TASS Complete source code

01.07.2022 - C64 4k game 'Snake Break' released
'Snake Break' was made for the 2022 Reset64 4k Craptastic games competition. You're playing two classic video games simultaneously! Break your blocks with your ball using your bat + navigate your snake and eat the dots!

01.07.2022 - C64 4k game 'Skiddy' released and free for download
'Skiddy' was made for the 2022 Reset64 4k Craptastic games competition. Beat the competition in 5, 10 or 20 lap races of the track in cars with bald tyres. For 1 or 2 players.

01.07.2022 - C64 4k game 'Be a Bear' released
'Skiddy' was made for the 2022 Reset64 4k Craptastic games competition. On this occasion, the title says it all: Be a bear. The objective of the game is to take the honeycombs and advance as far as possible. You can get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

30.06.2022 - A donated Commodore Amiga 600 needs urgent attention | Retro Computer Repairs - new video from 'RMC'
This Commodore Amiga 600 was sent into The Cave as a donation some months back. It's lovely to give this old kit a home, but it's even nicer to be able to give it a new lease of life and that's exactly what we're doing today. This A600 will live again!

29.06.2022 - 'Cacorm' - game for C64 / Plus/4 released
'Cacorm' is a nice little arcade puzzle game, which is has resemblance to 'Qix' only that you don't have to draw lines in order to fill the playfield, but to build rectangles around stars in order to collect them, while you are chased by a ghost. You can download a digital copy of the game for free.

29.06.2022 - 'Games That Weren't 64' (GTW64) June 2022 update
Here is a bit of a smaller update than usual due to recent personal events at GTW. 1 new entry added (Eros), plus 9 updates added (Enduro Racer V2, Exodus, Kick Your Brain, Kwik Snax V1, RabbitJack’s Casino, Rockus, Rubicon 2, Space Wars, Sword Of The Samurai).

29.06.2022 - New footage for WIP C64 game 'Terrestrial'
'Terrestrial' is supposed to be very much along the Beachhead / Raid over Moscow. Here's a video showing a few of the stages, SFX still aren't done yet and the music is just there temporarily.