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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...
29.10.2026 - New in the Protovision Shop: CCGMS Future Terminal Cartridge, Joystick Switcher by TEBL, Floppy Disks (New Old Stock)
There is new stuff available in the Protovision Shop: 1. CCGMS Future Cartridge is a widely used terminal program for the C64. It supports modern Wi-Fi modems and lets you connect to classic Bulletin Board Systems with ease. 2. The Joystick Switcher by TEBL is a handy port switcher with adjustable auto-fire for your C64. Easily toggle between joystick ports 1 and 2, make use of the second fire button on compatible controllers, and let the built-in auto-fire circuit save your thumbs during intense sessions. Also new in the Protovision Shop: high-quality floppy disks from old stock, many still in their original packaging or even factory-sealed. All disks are 48 TPI double density, making them ideal for 1541 drives, among others. Choose from brands like SONY, Polaroid, KAO, JVC, ESCOM, and RPS – plus a no-name pack for those who just need reliable blanks.
There is new stuff available in the Protovision Shop: 1. CCGMS Future Cartridge is a widely used terminal program for the C64. It supports modern Wi-Fi modems and lets you connect to classic Bulletin Board Systems with ease. 2. The Joystick Switcher by TEBL is a handy port switcher with adjustable auto-fire for your C64. Easily toggle between joystick ports 1 and 2, make use of the second fire button on compatible controllers, and let the built-in auto-fire circuit save your thumbs during intense sessions. Also new in the Protovision Shop: high-quality floppy disks from old stock, many still in their original packaging or even factory-sealed. All disks are 48 TPI double density, making them ideal for 1541 drives, among others. Choose from brands like SONY, Polaroid, KAO, JVC, ESCOM, and RPS – plus a no-name pack for those who just need reliable blanks.
29.10.2026 - Protovision Shop: Evil Spirit – New in the Shop: Graphic Horror Adventure for the C64
Evil Spirit is now available – a graphic horror adventure for the Commodore 64 featuring a gripping story, an atmospheric soundtrack, and challenging real-time combat with tactical elements. Across four chapters and over 150 locations, you’ll need to solve tricky puzzles and fight for survival using more than 70 items. The game supports both English and German, and is compatible with PAL and NTSC systems.
Evil Spirit is now available – a graphic horror adventure for the Commodore 64 featuring a gripping story, an atmospheric soundtrack, and challenging real-time combat with tactical elements. Across four chapters and over 150 locations, you’ll need to solve tricky puzzles and fight for survival using more than 70 items. The game supports both English and German, and is compatible with PAL and NTSC systems.
28.10.2026 - 'Skattabugz' - game for C64, C16 and VIC-20 released
'Skattabugz' is a fast paced shoot them up for the Atari400/800, C64, VIC-20 (unexpanded), C16 (Plus/4), Spectrum, MSDOS, SDL2/Win/Linux. Eliminate the bugs before they capture all your hearts. As each level progresses, the bugs become faster. If you win, you progress to the next level. You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
'Skattabugz' is a fast paced shoot them up for the Atari400/800, C64, VIC-20 (unexpanded), C16 (Plus/4), Spectrum, MSDOS, SDL2/Win/Linux. Eliminate the bugs before they capture all your hearts. As each level progresses, the bugs become faster. If you win, you progress to the next level. You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
28.10.2026 - 'TFreax' - game for C64, C16 and VIC-20 released
'TFreax' is a fast paced shoot-em up, adding new twists to a familiar theme. There are versions for the C64, C16 (Plus/4), VIC-20, Atari 400/800, ZX Spectrum, MSDOS, or Windows/Linux via SDL. The VIC-20 version is just 3k! You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
'TFreax' is a fast paced shoot-em up, adding new twists to a familiar theme. There are versions for the C64, C16 (Plus/4), VIC-20, Atari 400/800, ZX Spectrum, MSDOS, or Windows/Linux via SDL. The VIC-20 version is just 3k! You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
28.10.2026 - 'Flyover' - game for C64, C16, VIC-20 and PET released
'Flyover' is a simple yet compelling action/strategy game for C64, C16 (Plus/4), VIC-20, PET, Atari400/800, ZX Spectrum, MSDOS, or Windows/Linux (via SDL2). It is small, and can even run on a 5k unexpanded VIC-20. The object of the game is to eliminate the (Yellow) Special targets and progress to the next level. As your plane flys across the screen, you can drop bombs onto the numbers in the rocky cavern below. You loose a life if you miss the targets and hit the rocks, or if you dont drop a bomb during a pass. You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
'Flyover' is a simple yet compelling action/strategy game for C64, C16 (Plus/4), VIC-20, PET, Atari400/800, ZX Spectrum, MSDOS, or Windows/Linux (via SDL2). It is small, and can even run on a 5k unexpanded VIC-20. The object of the game is to eliminate the (Yellow) Special targets and progress to the next level. As your plane flys across the screen, you can drop bombs onto the numbers in the rocky cavern below. You loose a life if you miss the targets and hit the rocks, or if you dont drop a bomb during a pass. You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
28.10.2026 - 'Alien 8' for VIC-20 released - free for download
'Alien 8 VIC-20' is a port of Alien 8, Ultimate Play the Game’s 1985 isometric follow-up to Knight Lore. Guide the robot through the cryogenic starship and keep its sleeping passengers alive before time runs out. For VIC-20 (PAL/NTSC) with +35K RAM expansion.
'Alien 8 VIC-20' is a port of Alien 8, Ultimate Play the Game’s 1985 isometric follow-up to Knight Lore. Guide the robot through the cryogenic starship and keep its sleeping passengers alive before time runs out. For VIC-20 (PAL/NTSC) with +35K RAM expansion.
28.10.2026 - 'Proky Casual Collection' for Plus/4 released - free for download
Proky Casual Collection includes seven new portings from well known mobile prods, proposing different styles for any taste out there. Those who love tidying things up will have plenty to enjoy with Nut Sorry and Goods Sorry. Are you a fan of Mahjong-tile solitaire games? Proky has something for you: Mahjunk, a (near-)classic Shisen-sho solitaire game, as well as Mahgone, a tile-matching race against the clock. Three other games follow: Pauper.Io! is a competitive Qix game in which to fight against other bots in order to conquer the 100% of the area; Mole.Io! is a fun run against time, to see how much city building you're able to sink underground, following dimensional ranking rules; Slop Away!, a much more traditional logic game of bricks and spaces, where its simplicity is the key to its already well-established success.
Proky Casual Collection includes seven new portings from well known mobile prods, proposing different styles for any taste out there. Those who love tidying things up will have plenty to enjoy with Nut Sorry and Goods Sorry. Are you a fan of Mahjong-tile solitaire games? Proky has something for you: Mahjunk, a (near-)classic Shisen-sho solitaire game, as well as Mahgone, a tile-matching race against the clock. Three other games follow: Pauper.Io! is a competitive Qix game in which to fight against other bots in order to conquer the 100% of the area; Mole.Io! is a fun run against time, to see how much city building you're able to sink underground, following dimensional ranking rules; Slop Away!, a much more traditional logic game of bricks and spaces, where its simplicity is the key to its already well-established success.
26.10.2026 - 'Islands' - game for C64 and VIC-20 released - free for download
'Islands' is a medieval fantasy roguelike for Game Boy, C64 and VIC-20. A small island, but a surprisingly deep adventure. The game began as a Game Boy project in 2022. When it was abandoned, it already had generators for dungeons and indoor locations, along with all the tile graphics. Modern programming techniques rescued the project in 2026, turning that unfinished foundation into a complete adventure across three classic machines. The sound effects for all three platforms were crafted by old, trembling hands. To complete the experience, a seasoned, partly deaf human composer created a six-minute, two-channel soundtrack for the C64 version. The entire game and its seemingly infinite universe - procedurally generated anew for every adventure - fit on an unbanked 32 KB Game Boy cartridge, with single-load versions for the C64 and VIC-20.
'Islands' is a medieval fantasy roguelike for Game Boy, C64 and VIC-20. A small island, but a surprisingly deep adventure. The game began as a Game Boy project in 2022. When it was abandoned, it already had generators for dungeons and indoor locations, along with all the tile graphics. Modern programming techniques rescued the project in 2026, turning that unfinished foundation into a complete adventure across three classic machines. The sound effects for all three platforms were crafted by old, trembling hands. To complete the experience, a seasoned, partly deaf human composer created a six-minute, two-channel soundtrack for the C64 version. The entire game and its seemingly infinite universe - procedurally generated anew for every adventure - fit on an unbanked 32 KB Game Boy cartridge, with single-load versions for the C64 and VIC-20.
26.10.2026 - VIC-20 game 'VICpossible Mission' released
VICpossible Mission for the VIC-20 (+35K) is a fan tribute to Epyx's Impossible Mission and Impossible Mission II. Deep under the desert, eight steel towers stand in a ring around a central core. Somewhere inside, scattered across dozens of rooms, are the eight parts of a bomb, one in each tower. Find them all and escape through the only way out before time runs out. Features: 8 towers, 48 hand-made rooms, placed differently every game. Search the furniture for combination digits, time bonuses and the bombs. Combination locks on the passages between towers, set with F1 / F3 / F5. Robots that patrol, shoot and chase, Daleks, and mine layers. The classic somersault, room lifts and a central elevator with a live control panel: tower map, countdown, lock and bomb status. Difficulty rises from Tower 1 to Tower 8. Sound effects and an explosive ending. You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
VICpossible Mission for the VIC-20 (+35K) is a fan tribute to Epyx's Impossible Mission and Impossible Mission II. Deep under the desert, eight steel towers stand in a ring around a central core. Somewhere inside, scattered across dozens of rooms, are the eight parts of a bomb, one in each tower. Find them all and escape through the only way out before time runs out. Features: 8 towers, 48 hand-made rooms, placed differently every game. Search the furniture for combination digits, time bonuses and the bombs. Combination locks on the passages between towers, set with F1 / F3 / F5. Robots that patrol, shoot and chase, Daleks, and mine layers. The classic somersault, room lifts and a central elevator with a live control panel: tower map, countdown, lock and bomb status. Difficulty rises from Tower 1 to Tower 8. Sound effects and an explosive ending. You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
26.10.2026 - C64 game 'Yoker64' released - free for download
'Yoker64' is a Yahtzee game for C64, where up to 4 players can compete against each other to get the highest score.
'Yoker64' is a Yahtzee game for C64, where up to 4 players can compete against each other to get the highest score.
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