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...from time to time, some thoughts need to get out...
Farewell Patrick!
Author: Zeldin - written on 31.12.2014
My "Highscore" TV Show Story
Author: Zeldin - written on 19.12.2013
25 Years Cascade
Author: Zeldin - written on 25.07.2013
Commodore 64: 8 Bit Legend
Author: Zeldin - written on 19.09.2012
The Stuff Is Out There
Author: Zeldin - written on 06.11.2010
I hate moving...
Author: Zeldin - written on 20.05.2009
New Cascade Website finished
Author: Zeldin - written on 05.10.2008
Puhh... being back from Greece in the beginning of October, I finally felt driven on enough to finish this new Cascade website, which was slowly getting rotten as alpha in my projects folder (it's beta now ;-). Meeting all those old friends in Hellas after such a long time, besides seeing the famous Antikythera mechanism from eye to eye, gave me a lot of new energy, which I wanted to invest before it fades again...
To this website:
Well after I stopped uploading old stuff to csdb last year (read below why), I started concentrating (besides other things, of course) on a new Cascade website as the old site was apr. 7 years old and really antiquated. I wanted a dynamic content system, the possibility of an easier site administration and a little blog-like system, just to spit out my thoughts from time to time, whenever I feel to do so. Furthermore I wanted to integrate my personal demo and game databases into an easier webdesign, therefore the new layout was made with .css (well most of it at least). So I recoded the whole site from scratch. All in all it took quite long to finish the code, because real life leached most of my energy. But now it's finished and I hope you all like this...
Some words to csdb:
As I said I stopped uploading stuff to csdb, although I still sit on tons of missing old cracks. The reasons for this is that my motivation for supporting csdb sadly was killed, after some ppl started to spam the database for unknown reasons. Maybe those guys suffer of heavy image neurosis, being keen on upload credits in the csdb stats, I don't know... but now there are many, many "scene releases" in csdb that are either not scene related or no releases by definition or worse, even both! Some entries are totally senseless, others were only done to have some bytes for upload to csdb. It's so weird!
And not to mention all the double-entries because some ppl are not willing to check properly. So the amount of 67.000 "scene releases" in csdb is definitely artificially elevated, spoiling this cool web resource :-(
Hopefully someday things get better, or I simply regain motivation to support csdb more than just keeping track on the Cascade entry... we'll see...
Commodore News
...freshly fished out of the net...
23.09.2026 - C64 game 'Baby Escapes from Mushroom Manor' - preview version released
'Baby Escapes from Mushroom Manor' is a WIP platform-puzzle-adventure for the C64 in the vein of Dizzy, Seymour, or Murray Mouse. Guide Baby on his adventures through mushroom manor. Your goal is to find the car, fill it up with fuel, and burn rubber out of here. But, in this house, nothing is ever straightforward. There are puzzles to solve and enemies to face, in the form of moths, dogs and endangered condors. On top of all that, you're going to need some cash for your new life so see if you can collect all 30 coins too. You can get the game in its current state as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.
'Baby Escapes from Mushroom Manor' is a WIP platform-puzzle-adventure for the C64 in the vein of Dizzy, Seymour, or Murray Mouse. Guide Baby on his adventures through mushroom manor. Your goal is to find the car, fill it up with fuel, and burn rubber out of here. But, in this house, nothing is ever straightforward. There are puzzles to solve and enemies to face, in the form of moths, dogs and endangered condors. On top of all that, you're going to need some cash for your new life so see if you can collect all 30 coins too. You can get the game in its current state as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.
23.09.2026 - C64 game 'Giraffatitan' released - free for download
'Giraffatitan' is a one-button endless runner for the Commodore 64. Keep walking as long as you can. Lower your head to eat the plants in your path, but choose your moments wisely: every bow strains your neck, and a strained neck recovers only slowly.
'Giraffatitan' is a one-button endless runner for the Commodore 64. Keep walking as long as you can. Lower your head to eat the plants in your path, but choose your moments wisely: every bow strains your neck, and a strained neck recovers only slowly.
23.09.2026 - Protovision Shop: Mini Tapuino is back
The Mini Tapuino, the compact hardware-level Datasette emulator for the Commodore 64, is back in stock. Just plug it into your C64’s tape port and load or save.TAP files directly from a microSD card – the built-in LCD display keeps everything right in view. Fully assembled and tested, ready to go.
The Mini Tapuino, the compact hardware-level Datasette emulator for the Commodore 64, is back in stock. Just plug it into your C64’s tape port and load or save.TAP files directly from a microSD card – the built-in LCD display keeps everything right in view. Fully assembled and tested, ready to go.
23.09.2026 - C64 Weekly #88 (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.
Weekly updates from the Commodore 64 Scene Including new music, demos and games. Links to all shown content in the video description.
22.09.2026 - C64 game 'Tricky Tetris' released
'Tricky Tetris' is a Tetris game that plays tricks on you. It has everything you would expect from Tetris: falling pieces, levels, hold, line clearing, high scores and increasingly fast gameplay. But there is one important difference: the game occasionally plays tricks on you. Your controls may suddenly change, the entire playfield can flip upside down, rotate sideways or even appear as a diamond. Sometimes gravity simply becomes much faster. Survive the chaos and you are rewarded: all points are worth 5× while a prank is active. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.
'Tricky Tetris' is a Tetris game that plays tricks on you. It has everything you would expect from Tetris: falling pieces, levels, hold, line clearing, high scores and increasingly fast gameplay. But there is one important difference: the game occasionally plays tricks on you. Your controls may suddenly change, the entire playfield can flip upside down, rotate sideways or even appear as a diamond. Sometimes gravity simply becomes much faster. Survive the chaos and you are rewarded: all points are worth 5× while a prank is active. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.
22.09.2026 - C64 game 'Fablephobia: The Borrowed Morning' released
'Fablephobia: The Borrowed Morning' is a short graphic adventure for the Commodore 64. Explore a strange sleeping house as Alice follows traces of Pippa through mirrors, forgotten rooms and a moonlit well. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
'Fablephobia: The Borrowed Morning' is a short graphic adventure for the Commodore 64. Explore a strange sleeping house as Alice follows traces of Pippa through mirrors, forgotten rooms and a moonlit well. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
21.09.2026 - Plus/4 game 'Phoenix Clone' released - free for download
'Phoenix Clone' is a Plus/4 rebuild of the Atari 2600 version of the classic coin-op Phoenix, the 1980 fixed shooter video game developed and published for arcades. Included are all five waves, the force field, the mothership, two-voice sound with the arcade melodies, and a starfield that scrolls a pixel at a time.
'Phoenix Clone' is a Plus/4 rebuild of the Atari 2600 version of the classic coin-op Phoenix, the 1980 fixed shooter video game developed and published for arcades. Included are all five waves, the force field, the mothership, two-voice sound with the arcade melodies, and a starfield that scrolls a pixel at a time.
21.09.2026 - Lucrum Sanguinis - The Quaestor's Legacy (Commodore 64) Review - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Review for the new 2026 released Commodore 64 game 'Lucrum Sanguinis' by Ichiro Ota, a tradition Infocom styled text adventure game set in London, England in circa 1870.
Review for the new 2026 released Commodore 64 game 'Lucrum Sanguinis' by Ichiro Ota, a tradition Infocom styled text adventure game set in London, England in circa 1870.
20.09.2026 - Teaching a Computer to Read Plastic - Amiga MOD Player Part 3 - video by 'RobSmithDev'
In the last video Rob showed you around the device explaining what each part did. In this video we're going to look at how the disk is read and more importantly, how it actually manages to play it.
In the last video Rob showed you around the device explaining what each part did. In this video we're going to look at how the disk is read and more importantly, how it actually manages to play it.
20.09.2026 - Amiga game 'Fliegeralarms Wintergames' - preview version released - free for download
Fliegeralarms Wintergames is a WIP winter games collection for the Amiga 1200 (AGA), made with ACE engine for AmiGameJam 9.Grab the joystick, pick your nation and compete for the medal table. Up to four players take turns at one stick, in the tradition of the classic 8- and 16-bit multi-event games, but drawn in 256 colours on a stock A1200. Included events: Ski Jump, Bobsleigh, Biathlon and Downhill & Slalom. Speed skating and luge are placeholders (a quick reaction test) for now.
Fliegeralarms Wintergames is a WIP winter games collection for the Amiga 1200 (AGA), made with ACE engine for AmiGameJam 9.Grab the joystick, pick your nation and compete for the medal table. Up to four players take turns at one stick, in the tradition of the classic 8- and 16-bit multi-event games, but drawn in 256 colours on a stock A1200. Included events: Ski Jump, Bobsleigh, Biathlon and Downhill & Slalom. Speed skating and luge are placeholders (a quick reaction test) for now.
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