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08.04.2024 - C64 game 'Hammurabi' released
This game is a port of the 1973 BASIC game 'Hammurabi' to C. It has been enhanced with some graphics and music. In this game you impersonate Hammurabi, the administrator of Sumeria. You start of with 1000 acres, 100 people and 3000 bushels of grain. The games lasts for ten turns (years). At each turn you may buy or sell land, the price will vary each turn. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

08.04.2024 - 'The Elves of Maroland' - adventure for C64 and Amiga released - free for download
'The Elves of Maroland' is a text/graphic adventure and the English translation, from the original Spanish. Furthermore, this is the port / remake made with DAAD between 2022 and 2024 of the original adventure, made with the legendary PAWS in 1993. An attempt has been made to improve the literature, correct bugs, add new puzzles, etc., but preserving the original story, development and setting. Besides a version for C64 and Amiga, there are also versions for Amstrad, Atari ST, Spectrum, MSX and PC-DOS.

07.04.2024 - Plus/4 game 'AntiAir' released - free for download
'AntiAir' is an oldschool arcade style shooter, where you have to annihilating all UFOs while avoiding falling bombs and blocks. The game was made by Japanese developer Inufuto and as always, there are several version for different computer systems, now including one for Plus/4 and C16 (32k). A C64 port might also happen the next days.

07.04.2024 - Viewing the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse with 1984 Commodore 64 Sky Travel - video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
A Commodore 64 can be used to view the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse with the help of some software from 1984 called "Sky Travel: A Window To Our Galaxy". We take a quick look at the original boxed program, complete with floppy disk, manual, and diskette replacement card! Then with the help of a 1541 disk drive and some vigorous head knocks, we get the software booted, configured (with some advice from Commodore friend Bruce Thomas), and finally view the eclipse.

05.04.2024 - New Retro #39 (Kokotoni Wilf [C64] /Legend of Wilf [C64]) - video from 'BastichB 64K'
A look at the 2024 release of Legend of Wilf on the C64 and a look at the game that inspired it Kokotoni Wilf by Elite released in 1984.

05.04.2024 - C64 game 'Cats 'n Critters' released
'Cats 'n Critters' is a platformer game for the C64. It that offers besides a single player mode also a 2 player competitive option and you can get it as digital download for a little money to support the developer. Join Maple and Button as they accept their roles as guardians of the garden and embark upon their quest to catch as many butterflies as possible, harnessing their magic to fend off the critters, as the fate of the garden rests on their furry shoulders!

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.