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16.09.2023 - GTW64: Mountain Valley Software unreleased C64 games
Great news at 'Games That Weren't 64' (GTW64): A bonus post to finish the week. Recently Fabrizio Bartoloni flagged up someone called BloodyCactus looking at an unreleased C64 adventure game called 'The Mermaid and the Crown'. Whilst looking into details to try and add entries onto the site, via the CASA Solution Archive we found that there were about 5 other adventure titles by Mountain Valley Software that were also never completed and released. These are: 'The Curse of Cranbury Manor', 'Sorcerers of Ravenswood', 'Crypt', 'Ophir' and 'Treasure of Dead Man’s Cay'.

16.09.2023 - Amiga (RTG) game 'Mansion of madness' released
'Mansion of madness' is a Visual Novel made in AmiBlitz3. You have been hired by a reporter Erica to search for a missing YouTuber Jasko. He went in to investigate on the myth of a demonic entity. Now he's missing! The game is made for AmigaOS3.x and requires min. CPU 20 MIPS, 30MB RAM and RTG 640 x 360. You can get it as digital hd download for little money.to support the developer.

14.09.2023 - Amiga game 'ASM - Das Computer-Spiel - The Director's Cut' (German version) released
A normal day in the editorial office of the "ASM". You are the editor-in-chief, Manfred "Manni" Kleimann. You wake up at your desk and realize: you have lost your memory. Who are all these strangers? And what does the magazine's comic mascot "Space-Rat" have to do with all of this? Originated from a coding contest in 1991 it is now - just 32 years later - finished: The graphic adventure about the German cult video game magazine "ASM"! It is 1991. You can get the game as nice boxed version with manual and goodies.

13.09.2023 - C64 game 'QIXSCII' released - free for download
'QIXSCII' is a PETSCII version of Qix, an early 80's arcade game by Taito where you have to draw lines that close off parts of the rectangle to fill in a set amount of the playfield. QIXSCII was made in BASIC V2 code and you can get as digital download. Also as Blitz compiled version is available.

13.09.2023 - Amiga game 'Invanoid' released as playable beta
This video shows 'Invanoid', a combination of Invaders and Arkanoid for the Amiga. The game is in the making for a while, but now a beta version can be downloaded and played. Links are in the video description.

13.09.2023 - 'Super Monza Grand GP2' for Vic-20 released and free for download
This is a racing game for the 32K expanded Commodore VIC 20. It expands on the the original game by adding three more circuits (Monaco, Spa and Interlagos). Race for position or race against the clock. PAL or NTSC.

11.09.2023 - Amiga game 'Boxx 2 Remake V0.1' released - free for download
Boxx 2 Remake is a platform game for Commodore Amiga (Minimum system: A500/1MB). The original game from 2015 is now now remade with Scorpion Engine and has upgraded graphics. This is the beta version so please report any bugs. All feedback is welcome.

11.09.2023 - Tiki Project - New C64 game - Boomerang Boy Preview
Another preview of the re-imagining of the Tiki character from The New Zealand Story in a brand new C64 game being developed by Robert Wilson. This brief video discusses Boomerang Boy from the arcade game, a new secondary objective and some other new features I've introduced into the game.

11.09.2023 - Plus/4 game 'Colodrio' released - free for download
'Colodrio' is a puzzle game where you sort tiles by colours and brightness. It was released in the Function 2023 Game Development Competition.

10.09.2023 - C64 game 'Doomed PETSCII Pacman' released
Descend into a realm where classic Pacman meets perilous twists! Dare to play this PETSCII game with its wickedly new rules. The game is available as digital download for free.

09.09.2023 - C64 game 'Super 8 Football' released - free for download
'Super 8 Football' is an American football game for C64 using real NFL teams and players. There are 8 playoff teams from last season made up of 16 players with 8 on both offense and defense. The game requires two players, but the developer hopes to have a one-player version available in the future.

09.09.2023 - C64 Round Up: September 2023 - Latest News, Gfx and Games! - video from 'RetroGamerNation'
The September 2023 edition of the RGN Commodore 64 (C64) Round Up featuring the latest game releases, pixel art, demo and add-on items.

08.09.2023 - Jim Butterfield's 1986 Computer Diary - Commodore Reference Diary - video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
We take a look at Jim Butterfield's Diary - not his personal diary, but his Commodore Reference Diary which was published in the UK so Commodore fans could have a combination day planner and Commodore reference book with them at all times.

07.09.2023 - 'Light Cycles Duel' - C64 demo game released
The classic Light Cycles game for the Commodore 64. This game is currently in development. Currently, the game is fully playable using either keyboard or joysticks. Graphics & sound effects are a work in progress. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain to support the developer.

06.09.2023 - C64 game 'Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill' released
'Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill' is a visual novel for C64. Read the closed captioning and select the best channel choice. One wrong turn and its back to the beginning so look at the hints! You the viewer must make it to the end of this caper. The game is available as digital download for little money.