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28.01.2026 - Video: Snowy vs The Killer Penguins (C64) - Preview 1 (with commentary)...
A first look and discussion on a new game idea project, based on an old 1985 game called Mr.Frosty and the Killer Penguins. The developer takes a look at the original, share his thoughts on it and looks at how it can be improved for a modern remake on the C64. No timescales for the completion of the project, but from early work there's a lot of potential for a new game.

28.01.2026 - Quarx (Commodore 64) Review - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Review for this 2026 released new C64 game 'Quarx' by the 8-Bit Guy David Murray.

27.01.2026 - Video: Ghosts'n'Goblins AGA Amiga remake WIP
Start of level 1. The rest also works besides the water jump. The scrolling to the left is not 100%, and the frog colors are off. The 6809 to 68000 transcoding technique that was used allows to get all levels working at once, no need to painstakingly placing enemies, recreating what has already been done perfectly moons ago. There's also some footage showing a short part of the cave level, with exclusive IM76 level 3 tune rendition.

26.01.2026 - C64 game 'Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave' released
'Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave' brings the legendary fan-made arcade hack Lost Cave from 2012 to the C64, featuring 100 brand-new levels originally designed by TAITO as extra content for the console versions - now carefully adapted for Commodore’s beloved 8-bit machine. Built upon the technical foundations of Bubble Bobble Remastered, this project represents its natural evolution and completion. Thanks to extensive reverse engineering and custom tools developed internally, it finally became possible to recreate Lost Cave on C64 with a level of accuracy and respect that was previously unattainable. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

26.01.2026 - Bubble Bobble : Lost Cave (Commodore 64) Review + Developer Interview - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Review for this 2026 released game by Dave's Retro Forge, that is an arcade conversion of 'Bubble Bobble : Lost Cave' to the Commodore 64

26.01.2026 - Commodore SFD-1001 Disk Drive! (Sort of...) - video by '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast'
This week on The ChickenHead Chronicles Doug is investigating a rather weird SFD-1001 Commodore Disk Drive he found. What's inside this frankenstein beast?

24.01.2026 - This Commodore 1541 hides a terrible secret… can we fix it? - video by 'retrobits'
Is there finally a way to save a Newtronics 1541 with a dead read/write head? Let’s find out!

24.01.2026 - Enhanced Sierra On-Line games for Amiga - video by 'Retro Gaming Dino'
Enhanced versions of Police Quest 3, Space Quest 4 and Kings Quest 5 for the Commodore Amiga, released in January 2026. These games have full long intros, so please remember that the video has timestamps for the intro and gameplay, and the download links for the games are in the video description.

24.01.2026 - C64 game 'Rise of Babylon' released - free for download
In Rise of Babylon by Windigo Games (also known for 'Deathflood, 'Devolution', 'The Tribe' and ' Battle for Cronos'), your goal is to achieve the greatest possible population growth in the city of Babylon during your reign. Since space and time are limited, skillful city planning is essential. As king, you will also have to make important decisions. Events and dangerous neighbors will complicate your task. A physical version of the game will later be published by the magazine Komoda & Amiga plus.

23.01.2026 - C64 game 'Vault of Seraphim' released
'Vault of Seraphim' is the new jump & run cave crawler like his predecessor 'Catacombs of Cherubim'! Four entire new caves and a complete new player movement. There are also the caves of 'Catacombs of Cheribum' included so you can enjoy exploring the old caves with the new movement. You can get the game as digital download or as physical release for a bargain to support the developer.

22.01.2026 - C64 game 'Robo Gems' released
'Robo Gems' is a fast-paced, competitive platform game for two players, built for the Commodore 64 featuring 12 maps in 3 categories - Night Terrain, Dark Love, Clouds and Poisons.. The goal is simple - collect more gems than your opponent before the timer runs out. But the arenas are full of hazards and power-ups that can turn the tide in seconds. You can get the game as digital download or as physical release for little money to support the developer.

22.01.2026 - Video: Kaboomania - Amiga 1200 AGA Alpha Gamplay
Kaboomnia is a WIP retro maze bomber in the spirit of 16 bit classics for Amiga (AGA). It is a new take on a classic concept, but mostly with new and fresh ideas. Beside A 1200 (128 color AGA) – the game will be (hopefully) released for PC and mobile – and all modern consoles. As an absolute special feature, Kaboomnia comes with a brand new, never heard before soundtrack by music legend Chris Huelsbeck (Turrican, Giana Sisters, Apidya, Katakis, and many more).

22.01.2026 - C64 Weekly #60 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Weekly updates from the Commodore 64 Scene Including new music, demos and games. Links to all shown content in the video description.

19.01.2026 - 'Awass' - game for Plus/4 and C64 released - free for download
'Awass' is could be best described as a puzzle platformer. Not only you have to be able to quickly navigate and avoid enemies, but you also have to plan ahead and make your own route. The unique mechanism in the game is that you can "scroll" each floor, which changes the location of the ladders. There are 8 stages to clear, they get progressively harder. The game was made by Japanese developer Inufuto and as always, there are several version for different computer systems. The link above is for the Plus/4 and C16 (32k), whilst the C64 version can be downloaded under link above or alternatively here.

18.01.2026 - It’s Still Broken… What Did I Miss? - video by 'RobSmithDev'
So a while back Rob had another go at fixing his Amiga 2000, since then he's done a bit more reading and wanted to try a few new things, He's also had his accelerator card tested and it's perfectly fine meaning the issue is somewhere on my motherboard. Join in as (yet again) we attempt to find the fault...