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22.12.2025 - 'Games That Weren't 64' (GTW64) - GTW64 Christmas update 2025
GTW64 ends the year with a nice set of new releases and recoveries. Besides 5 new entries and 20 updates, that were added, you can download the following stuff: complete version of ‘Sooty and Sweep 2’ – full games recovered (two versions!). ‘Thomas the Tank Engine 2: The Race’ - full game recovered. ‘Paddle Mania’ – Playable advanced preview recovered. ‘Rooster Booster’ – What became ‘Bombo’, special prototype recovered. ‘Spindizzy’ prototype – recovery of a very early prototype. ‘Kick Off 2’ prototype – very early look at Anco’s football game. ‘Cyborg Mission’ – complete Hungarian SEUCK effort recovered.

21.12.2025 - Amiga game 'Invanoid' released
Invanoid is an experimental retro game for Amiga 1200 that combines classic Space Invaders and Breakout mechanics into one intense arcade battle. The player controls a paddle at the bottom of the screen, deflecting projectiles and destroying ranks of enemies who are constantly descending. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain to support the developer.

20.12.2025 - Amiga game 'Attack of the Killer Asteroids' - demo version released as free download
Attack of the Killer Asteroids is a SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis homebrew game demo that takes inspiration from the arcade game Pang and adds some 1950s America B movie style to the graphics. This Amiga version has been created using the Scorpion Engine by earok and building on the demo provided by that Engine.

19.12.2025 - Amiga game 'Santa's Present Drop 5' released
'Santa's Present Drop 5' is a LightGun game for Amiga by Rob Smith. Poor Santa, at the end of part 4 last year, Santa managed to rescue his Elfs(TM) from the Grunch(TM), but on return to the north pole found his work shop overrun with zombie rabbits! You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

18.12.2025 - Top 10 Commodore 64 Released Games 2025 - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Yearly round-up from 'BastichB 64K' with his highest-rated new C64 game releases for the year 2025. All links to the top 10 games downloads in the video description.

17.12.2025 - Amiga game 'Memory Schmemory' released - free for download
'Memory Schmemory' is a traditional Memory game for Amiga but with option for more players. The game was made using Blitz Basic (AmiBlitz3) as an entry to Phaze101's Memory Game Jam. Full source code is also available for download. Requires AGA (because of all the different game sprites with their own unique palette).

17.12.2025 - 'Carcer' - game for C64 and Plus/4 released
'Carcer' is a puzzle game by Haplo (maker of 'Shift', 'Tenebra', ''Ooze: The Escape' and 'Caim'), where your goal is to escape the dungeons, but there's a catch... each step you take, you need to drop a coin behind you. You can't move with zero coins but you can always go back and pick up the coins you have dropped. You can get the game, which is also available for 8-bit Ataris, as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

17.12.2025 - Amiga game 'Cat and Mouse' - demo version released
'Cat and Mouse' is a maze game with similarities to Pac-Man for Amiga (OCS/ECS). The player controls a blue mouse and the aim is to collect all the cheese to move onto the next level whilst avoiding the 4 patrolling cats. You can get a 3 level demo of the game in it's current state as free digital download.

17.12.2025 - C64 game 'Memory Invaders' released
'Memory Invaders' is a memory game for C64 in a aliens' flavour. Planet Earth is under attack. The mind blowers aliens are trying to erase every knowledge in order to set the world on a primitive state. You are a mega memory man with the psychic power of interact with aliens' minds. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

16.12.2025 - THEQUICKSHOT II - a modern recreation of the classic Quickshot II joystick
With the all-microswitch design, stabilising suction cups, and generous 1.8m USB-A cable, the THEQUICKSHOT II by Retro Games is the perfect plug-and-play companion to any gaming session. Features: Auto-fire switch, ergonomic grip, Plug-and-play with most popular games and computer systems, precise control, stabilising suction cups and generous cable length. Available 30 January 2026.

16.12.2025 - Commodore 64 Ultimate - video by 'Nostalgia Nerd'
Well folks, it's here, The brand new Commodore 64 Ultimate, or C64U as it's known. Bursting out of the newly formed Commodore International, this reinvigorated C64 has some serious tricks. Let's take a look, in this C64 Ultimate Review.

16.12.2025 - Video: Impossible Mission 3 for C64 - work in progress (8)
More footage for Impossible Mission 3, which is currently in development for C64 by Icon64, showing latest work in progress...

14.12.2025 - Amiga game 'Mad Santa' released
'Mad Santa' is a casual tongue-in-cheek platform game for Commodore Amiga, made using Scorpion Engine. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

14.12.2025 - VIC-20 port of Boulder Dash released - free for download
This is a fan-developed port of Boulder Dash, adapted from the BBC micro / Electron version. There are 6 different versions of the game which all run with the same game engine but have different caves. Requires a VIC-20 with a 32K RAM expansion. You can download a .d64 file with the game here.

13.12.2025 - C64 game 'Santa’s Workout 5' released
Santa’s Workout 5 is a puzzle game, containing 24 levels in total, with one objective: hop off the platforms and close them. When a level is successfully completed, you get a level code for the next level. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.