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25.12.2021 - V1.1 of 'Sams Journey Season Special' for C64 released
There is a little update for the freshly available 'Sams Journey Season Special'. Version 1.1 offers some modifications at the beginning of the level, for everyone who experienced V1 as too difficult. Furthermore there was added Sam's Journey Controls documentation. Get the digital download directly here.

25.12.2021 - Sonic the Hedgehog on Commodore 64. Really. - new video from 'retrobits'
Ep 52 : Thirty years after debuting on the Sega Genesis, Sonic finally arrives on the C64 and you won’t believe your eyes!

25.12.2021 - New retro book Kickstarter campaign - 'From Vultures to Vampires Vol 2'
From David John Pleasance and Trevor Dickinson. 25 years of Copyright Chaos and Technology Triumphs Further almost unbelievable tales of the Amiga - a computer that refuses to die. Following on from the highly acclaimed 'Commodore - The Inside Story' and 'From Vultures to Vampires Volume 1', in Volume 2 we go for the period 2005 - 2021. It is the continuing story of even more incredible change of ownership battles and outstanding technology breakthroughs. The truth that all Amiga fans deserve to be told. It's all here and a great read. Treat yourself or treat someone you love.

25.12.2021 - New C64 homebrew game 'Curse of the Vampire'
'Curse of the Vampire' is a C64 V2.0 Basic text adventure with procedurally generated game world. Ban and stake the vampire to break his curse. You can get the game as digital download for free.

24.12.2021 - Soulless 2 - unboxing and gameplay - new video from 'Scene World Magazine'
Merman is back with another unboxing video! Soulless 2! This time he takes a close look at the Collector's edition of Soulless 2 - The Armour Of Gods by Psytronik. The Collector's Edition includes the game disk, soundtrack CD, poster and more. An essential purchase for your good old homecomputer!

24.12.2021 - C64 game 'Sams Journey Season Special' released and free for download
Sam celebrates his 4th birthday on the Commodore 64! Thanks to all our fans and supporters who made this possible! This season special is a gift for experts who enjoy a fiscal challenge! To get through this and collect all 40/10/03 items, you'll need to use every single move Sam has in stock. Original facebook post (german).

24.12.2021 - 'Defiance' - new game for Plus/4 released and free for download
'Defiance' is a Puzzle Shooter and inspired by a VIC-20 game called Avalanche. Move your ship left and right while shooting the falling blocks with the correct color. Use up and down to change color. The game speed constantly increases. Shooting same colored blocks in a row scores more points, and shooting 4 in a row reduces speed.

24.12.2021 - A Very Commodore 64 Christmas Special - new video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
Join Robin as he shares some of his favourite Christmas-themed Commodore 64 demos & games, and also shows the 3 C64 Christmas song videos he has made over the years, with some behind-the-scenes info.

24.12.2021 - New C64 game 'GøbLiN' - playbale preview released
There is a 9 level preview of 'GøbLiИ' from Pond Software available as digital download. The game is based on Goblin and features more animation frames, new enemies, new graphics and music, new levels, a new title screen and game complete screen, etc. It should work fine on both NTSC and PAL. The full game will be released sometime in 2022.

24.12.2021 - Amiga game 'BvA : It's Snow Joke' - a special Bean Versus The Animator level for Christmas
This is a festive arcade shooter Christmas mod of 'Bean Versus The Animator' for your Classic Amiga (original game not required!), that you can get as digital download for a bargain (name your own price). Help save Christmas from Mr Freeze and foes in this exclusive single level episode of Bean Versus The Animator : It's Snow Joke! Featuring: - A Snowy Graveyard. - A Big Boss Fight. - 3 Types of Weapons. - 1 or 2 Player (Simultaneous) Action. - 32 Colours. - 8 Bit SFX and Music. - Jingles and Santa Hats! - Lightgun or Mouse Controls. - Single Floppy Disk - No Disk Swaps! - Holiday fun!

23.12.2021 - C64 game 'Snow Force' released
A new strike by Sarah Jane Avory (Briley Witch Chronicles, Zeta Wing, Neutron). It’s Christmas time in the Soultron star system, its people living in hope for a never ending peaceful existence of joy and good will. Yet some had looked out into the skies, wondering what lay beyond, and what dangers could descend upon their peaceful worlds. In secret they developed project Snow Force, an advanced space fighter designed to defend the Soultron system from anyone trying to ruin Christmas. Key Features of Snow Force: - 18 adrenaline filled horizontal shoot’em up levels, each with Christmas themed enemies. - Seven in-game bonus items to collect. - Collect presents for bonus points. - Four individually upgradable weapon systems. - General ship upgrades. - Lots of boss fights. - Four difficulty settings. - Password and flexible save game system. - Supports C64GS joysticks with 2nd button used for cycling weapons. - Fully PAL & NTSC compatible. You can get the game as digital download for little money.

23.12.2021 - C64 game 'Tenebra' released
Tenebra is an atmospheric puzzle game with rogue-like elements. Guide the hapless protagonist to the exit, but also keep in mind that he is afraid of darkness and refuses to walk in the dark areas. The game contains 25 levels and works on both PAL and NTSC machines. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

22.12.2021 - 'Sonic the Hedgehog V1.1' - update for the C64 game of the year released
The recently released C64 port of "Sonic the Hedgehog" from the SEGA Master System has been updated. This new version fixes a few bugs that were found in the original release: - Fixed boss staying white after blinking, - Fixed crash in Bridge levels, due to incorrect sprite overflow check, - Fixed hang on NTSC when exiting out of map screen, - Added C128 detection and user choice to disable 2MHz acceleration, as it won't work with actual CBM REUs

22.12.2021 - New C64 game 'Santa's Rats Issue' released
'Santa's Rats Issue' is a little new-old Xmas C64 game, by Marco Giorgini (with an original soundtrack by Andrea Capitani), that you can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price). Your longest night is nearing its end when you discover that, in a small town, rats have joined forces with other animals to fill houses with dangerous presents as revenge for the traps. So your task doubles: not only will you have to deliver the right presents under the Christmas trees, but you'll have to remove the bad ones - all before morning comes.

22.12.2021 - VIC-20 game 'Bloody x-mas' released
Do you hate nasty kids before christmas? Don't worry. It's payback time! You control an elf who wants to punish those nasty bastards. Stole all presents before kids catch you. ..and beware! Santa Claus gave you a magic gun. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).