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17.01.2025 - C64 game 'Alpha Man' released - free for download
'Alpha Man' is a C64 BASIC conversion of Soleau Software's shareware MS-DOS game, originally developed by William Soleau in 1992. In this game you control Alpha Man on a 11x7 grid where the object is to push blue blocks with letters on them over tiles marked with the same letter.

17.01.2025 - Protovision Shop: Lykia physical edition now in stock
The physical cartridge edition of Lykia for C64 is now in stock and Protovision will be able to ship out all orders for the game within 1 to 3 weeks.

17.01.2025 - Golden Years : Featuring Taskset (1983-86 / Commodore 64) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
First episode of the series "Golden Years" dedicated to highlighting the short lived software companies of the early C64 gaming scene from about 1982-1986. This first episode features the UK company TASKSET.

16.01.2025 - Amiga game 'Wizonk! Magic Arena' released
Wizonk: Magic Arena is a static screen multiplayer only game, supporting 2-4 players, with support for parallel port joystick adapters. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer. In time there will be an enhanced, more fleshed out Wizonk+ with a single player / cooperative campaign, available commercially (presumably by Bitmap Soft!).

16.01.2025 - C64 game 'Centipede Emulator' released - free for download
This is an emulator of Atari's classic arcade game "Centipede" from 1981 running on the Commodore 64.

16.01.2025 - Video: Tyrans Towers - work in progress (2)
More footage of another WIP C64 game by icon64. Now with decals added.

15.01.2025 - Soiled Iron (Commodore 64) Review - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Review for a new C64 game "Soiled Iron" published by Dr. Mortal Wombat.

13.01.2025 - C64 Weekly #17 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Links to all shown games, demos and music in the video description.

12.01.2025 - Amiga game 'The Slot-tastic AMIGA Pirate's Slot Machine' released
'The Slot-tastic AMIGA Pirate's Slot Machine' is an Amiga mini-game which is inspired by the copy protection section of the famous 'The Secret of Monkey Island'. It was developed by Alberto (BCO) Sgaggero in 2024 using AMOS BASIC for the Slot Machine game simulation challenge promoted by the Facebook group Retro Programmers Inside. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

12.01.2025 - C64 Quickload Episode #01 - Latest News & Releases for Commodore 64 - video by 'RetroGamerNation'
The C64 Quickload is your concise guide to the latest news and releases for your Commodore 64 delivered in a quick format magazine style presentation.

11.01.2025 - 'Mieyen' - game for C64 and Plus/4 released - free for download
Mieyen is an arcade maze game written by the well known Japanese developer Inufuto. Clear the game by defeating all the invisible monsters. The breadcrumbs eaten by the monsters disappear, so you can guess their location. You fail if all the burgers are taken or if you touch a monster. The Plus/4 version can also be downloaded under link above or alternatively here.

11.01.2025 - C64 game 'Schreckenstein-64' released - free for download
'Schreckenstein-64' is a C64 port of Peter Finzel's 1985 "Schreckenstein" for the Atari 800. This 100% version has greatly improved sound effect arbitration, faster (packed) loading, a pause feature, and a few bugfixes and speed optimizations.

11.01.2025 - C64 game 'Basic Slot Machine' released
Basic Slot Machine is a simple simulation game of a classic slot machine written in Basic V2.0 (with a very small assembly routine for some animations) for the glorious Commodore 64. The game is participated in Retro Programmers Inside (RPI) and Phase101 Slot Machine Simulation Jam. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

11.01.2025 - The Slot-tastic VIC20 Slot Machine for Commodore VIC-20
The Slot-tastic VIC20 Slot Machine is a VIC-20 V2 BASIC mini-game developed by Alberto (BCO) Sgaggero in 2024, created for the Slot Machine game simulation challenge promoted by the Facebook group Retro Programmers Inside. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

11.01.2025 - Video: Bad Dudes Amiga AGA port WIP
'Bad Dudes' is a side-scrolling cooperative beat 'em up developed and released by Data East as an arcade video game in 1988. Now there is work in progress going on to port the game to Amiga (AGA) and after some prior footage, we see at least the first level running and fully playable!