This is the virtual home of the C64/Amiga scene group CASCADE.

01.09.2021 - More footage on WIP Amiga game 'Maria Renard's Revenge'
'Maria Renard's Revenge' is work in progress of a possible platfomer game for Amiga. It was made with Scorpion Engine and contains parallax scrolling, nice backdrops and animations. Video show new demo 0.04.

01.09.2021 - A 64C future repair, PET Keyboard Stickers, a USB music keyboard, and some 3D printed goodies - new video from 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
Welcome to Midweek-Mini-Mail-Call #61! On this week's episode, some 3D printed bits for Commodores and Macs, some interesting sound hardware for PCs and a Commodore that's going to need fixing.

01.09.2021 - C64 game 'Soulless II - The Armour Of Gods' released
Psytronik Software in association with ICON 64 are very proud to present Soulless II - The Armour Of Gods. This is the long awaited sequel to the original smash hit C64 release Soulless. The game continues the story of King Rizek as he embarks on a quest to find the mighty Armour Of Gods before it falls into the hands of the evil wizard Kalen. Features: - Beautifully animated intro, - Four massive levels to explore, - Hidden rooms to find, - Upgrade your player with weapons and armour, - Stunning detailed backgrounds, - Atmospheric soundtracks and more. You can get the game as digital download, but it is also available as collector's edition in a stunning full colour printed glossy box that contains the game on floppy disk with fantastic artwork by Trevor Storey.

01.09.2021 - New C64 Core (210901) for MIST Board available
The MIST board was designed to implement classic 16 bit computers like the Amiga and Atari ST(E) as System-on-a-Chip using modern hardware. But it equally well supports 8 bit systems like the Atari XL, ZX81, ZX Spectrum, C64, Atari VCS, Atari 5200, Colecovision, Apple II, Sega Master System, NES, Odyssey2 and more.

01.09.2021 - C64 game 'Graviton' released
Psytronik Software is proud to present another exciting release from Karl Hörnell - author of C64 classics like Clean Up Service, Fungus, Velocipede and more recently, Iceblox Plus! In his latest game 'Graviton' you have to use your powers of dexterity to steer a ball through a maze. Careful reactions and precise control are necessary to successfully navigate the mazes. You can get the digital download for free and/or you can pre-order a boxed version at Pytronik.

01.09.2021 - Install and run the MEGA65 emulator, Xemu, on Mac OS X - new video by 'Steven Combs'
As a MEGA65 Dev Kit owner, Steven has created several posts to share what's coming when his favorite Commodore "what could have been" retro computer releases. He is not going in depth about the MEGA65 in this post and companion video; instead, check out his new MEGA65 page (www.stevencombs.com/mega65). In this video and companion blog post, he will show you how to get started with the MEGA65, on your Mac computer, while you wait for the hardware to arrive. To do this, he shares how to install the Xemu MEGA65 emulator, xmega65.

01.09.2021 - 'Briley Witch Chronicles' Trailer uploaded
The C64 RPG 'Briley Witch Chronicles' from Sarah Jane Avory (Neutron, Santron, Zeta Wing and the soon to be released Soul Force) is progressing steadily. Sarah just recently uploaded this trailer.

31.08.2021 - Amiga shooter/platformer game 'Hideous' re-released
Hideous is inspired by the game Zamzara for C64. The game is generally joystick controlled and you have several weapons at your disposal: Space for smart bomb, right shift for missile, left shift for mine web, pull down and hold for death scream. Hideous struggles with graphical glitches and appears to be most stable on v1.2 Amiga 500 systems. The game was originally released in July 1993 as licenceware by 5th Dimension Software. Now you can it get as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

31.08.2021 - Commodore Magic Voice Software Prototype and Easter Eggs - new Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
We take a look at the Commodore Magic Voice Speech Module which promised a full library of compatible software for the Commodore 64, but in reality only a few titles shipped. We examine the three released titles that support Magic Voice: GORF, Wizard of Wor, and the rare A Bee C's, along with some little-known Easter Eggs in these games. And we also look at the newly discovered Magic Desk 1+ prototype, programmed by John Feagans and rescued by Chuck Hutchins and Santo Nucifora. Many, many related links below!

31.08.2021 - Ultimate64 / II+ Firmware 3.10 updates + 1571 and 1581 benchmarks - new video from 'retrobits'
Ep 43 : Ultimate 64 and 1541 UII+ Firmware 3.10 - new features and enhancements reviewed + 1571 and 1581 emulation benchmarked against real Commodore hardware.