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04.04.2024 - Penultimate+2 2024 Refresh: More Games, Prog. Aid, wAx, Waterloo BASIC for VIC-20 - video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
The Penultimate+2 cartridge for the Commodore VIC-20 has been refreshed for 2024. It's got even more games and programming tools packed in, so let's take another look. Highlights include the Programmer's Aid utility, the wAx2 assembler, and Waterloo Structured BASIC.

04.04.2024 - Video: Pumpman WIP v0.003 - Amiga Game Development
This is early footage of a game in the making for Amiga OCS/ECS.

03.04.2024 - 'Kondi Krush' - game for Plus/4, C16, C64 and Amiga - free for download
'Kondi Krush' is a tile-matching puzzle game based on the good old Bejeweled. Swap candies to match 3 or more of the same color. The link above is for Plus/4 and C16 (with 64KB). Other download links: Commodore 64/128 (PRG) - Commodore 64/128 (D64) - Amiga (EXE) - Amiga (ADF).

01.04.2024 - C64 game 'Alpacalypse' released - free for download
The New Dimension in Co-op with Blazon are proud to present Alpacalypse. A fun run and jump, collect and avoid game, first released on Zzap! 64 Micro Action #19's cover mount. This game production consists of the following: - Presentable loading bitmap. - Front end presentation. - Hi score table. - A selection of difficulty level settings. - Upbeat music with custom in game sound effects blended together. - 8 Levels of crazy leaping action. - Collectible fruit and power ups. - 8 different evil aliens (if you class them as aliens). - A few other surprises, which you will encounter as you play the game.

01.04.2024 - C64 game 'Metal Mayhem' released
There is a severe lack of vertical split screen scrolling games on the C64. But don’t despair, “Metal Mayhem” is out to remedy the situation by delivering an old school one on one tank game. It was made by Dr. Mortal Wombat, who already brought us great games like Corescape, Roguebot, Minotrace, Ball and Chain, Gates of the Ancient, Plekthora. You can play against a friend or your less friendly computer. You can get the game as digital download for a little money to support the developer.

01.04.2024 - C64 game 'Spinning Image' released
Spinning Image is a game where you gradually build up the image on the playfield to match the solution on the right of the screen. Blocks must be placed onto the board as well as being removed to help build up to completion. There are 50 levels to tackle which come in five sets of ten. The levels in a set can be tackled in any order but the following set is only unlocked when at least eight levels in its preceding set are solved. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

01.04.2024 - Amiga game 'Glubble' released - free for download
'Glubble' is a puzzle game for Amiga made by Oxygene and released on Revision Party 2024. It should run on any Amiga with one megabyte of RAM.

31.03.2024 - Plus/4 game 'Bombtank' final version released - free for download
Bombtank' is a small Bomberman. clone for the Plus/4. In the standard version, up to 5 players can play at the same time. With the WheelOfJoy variant, up to 8 players can play at the same time; the WOJ from Sukkopera is required as additional hardware. Not all joysticks have to be equipped, the order doesn't matter at all. The minimum number of required player is 2. In the YAPE emulator there is a small problem with the standard version because there is no SID Joyport there. But it works perfectly on a Plus4. It was released in the Hungarian Game Development Compo.

31.03.2024 - Plus/4 game 'Magic Dices' released - free for download
'Magic Dices' is a logic puzzle game by Zsolt Prievara based on 2048. It was released in the Hungarian Game Development Compo.

30.03.2024 - "Mystery" Amiga 1200 Expansion - video from 'Jan Beta'
Jan is trying to figure out what the Amiga 1200 expansion board from his previous video actually is and then hopefully get it to work.

29.03.2024 - C64 game 'Legend of Wilf' released
'Legend of Wilf' is a C64 action-adventure game and homebrew successor of 'Kokotoni Wilf', which was released by 'Elite' in 1984. Behold a magical adventure through time and space. Ulrich the arch wizard has finally achieved his lifetime work of discovering all the locations of the fabled Dragon Amulet pieces. But he's so old now, who is going to help Ulrich fetch the pieces of the Dragon Amulet? You can get 'Legend of Wilf' as digital download for a little money to support the developer.

29.03.2024 - Plus/4 game 'Mad Pod Race' released - free for download
LBM is back (after a slight 31-year break) with a brand new game: Mad Pod Race! Up to three players can play this Star Wars-themed racing game. You get a top-down view of the race track, and you must reach the checkpoints as fast as possible while avoiding crashing into your opponents. There are 15 levels to play.

28.03.2024 - 'Games That Weren't 64' (GTW64) - GTW64 March 2024 update
A slightly smaller update this month, as the GTW64 team focus efforts on preserving the rest of Archer Maclean’s disks and also the Micro-Antics collection for the VIC-20. However, still plenty of new content to take a look at - including the recovery of the lost Breakdown loading screen, a number of educational title findings, a strange Ocean Software game done for TV and more.

26.03.2024 - C64 shooter 'Static: Flowerhorn Attack' - demo version released
'Static: Flowerhorn Attack' is a vertically scrolling C64 shoot'em up. The game is still in development and currently contains only 2 levels and no sound, however, it is completely playable and the plan is to add other levels as the project continues... You can get the game in current state as digital download for a little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

24.03.2024 - Amiga game 'Bunny's Boing Ball Bounty' released
In 'Bunny's Boing Ball Bounty' your aim is to collect as many easter eggs as possible as fast as possible. So clearly the path you take is important. You control a rabbit, bouncing around a classic Amiga Boing-Ball, and aside from collecting eggs theres some other things to watch out for... You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.