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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...
24.04.2024 - 'Bronx / Bronx64' - Adventure for C64 and Plus/4 released - free for download
Bronx is a text adventure for ZX Spectrum originally made by Gian Battista Aicardi and published in January 1988, more precisely in Load'n Run magazine issue 45. Today Bronx arrives on C64 (named 'Bronx64' - download here) and Plus/4 thanks to the faithful conversion made by Carmine Migliaccio also known as TSM, and it can be played both in the original Italian language and translated into English. It features hires, slightly animated, bitmap graphics, and 80-column charset.
Bronx is a text adventure for ZX Spectrum originally made by Gian Battista Aicardi and published in January 1988, more precisely in Load'n Run magazine issue 45. Today Bronx arrives on C64 (named 'Bronx64' - download here) and Plus/4 thanks to the faithful conversion made by Carmine Migliaccio also known as TSM, and it can be played both in the original Italian language and translated into English. It features hires, slightly animated, bitmap graphics, and 80-column charset.
24.04.2024 - 3D Printing with ChatGPT: Restoring a C64 - video from 'Sayaka's Digital Attic'
In this video Sayaka is trying to make the missing keys for a Commodore 64 and a game cartridge with the help of a 3D printer. But it's her first time attempting 3D printing, so let us see if ChatGPT can be helpful and provide valid guidance.
In this video Sayaka is trying to make the missing keys for a Commodore 64 and a game cartridge with the help of a 3D printer. But it's her first time attempting 3D printing, so let us see if ChatGPT can be helpful and provide valid guidance.
24.04.2024 - Commodore 64 Arcade Multiversion : Special - video from 'BastichB 64K'
A look back at some of the biggest multiversion arcade releases on the Commodore 64.
A look back at some of the biggest multiversion arcade releases on the Commodore 64.
23.04.2024 - Video: Phoenix Amiga port (WIP) - more footage
Another short video that shows work in progress of a coming arcade port of Phoenix for Amiga. Playtest with beta version, now even with sound.
Another short video that shows work in progress of a coming arcade port of Phoenix for Amiga. Playtest with beta version, now even with sound.
23.04.2024 - Amiga game 'Game.X ' V1.2 released - free for download
Game.X is an Amiga AGA port of a small X68000 shoot'em'up made by hitchhikr SoftWorks. It should work on an Amiga AGA with 2megs of RAM and a 14mhz 68EC020.
Game.X is an Amiga AGA port of a small X68000 shoot'em'up made by hitchhikr SoftWorks. It should work on an Amiga AGA with 2megs of RAM and a 14mhz 68EC020.
22.04.2024 - Amiga Future magazine - Issue 168 available for pre-order
The Amiga Future magazine is available as either a single issue or by subscription, either with or without a cover CD in german or english language. Content for #168, which will be will be in stock on Sunday 05 May, 2024: - Interviews: David John Pleasance, Steve Quartly und Paul Huxham (PhotoFolio), + Mega interview on the Amiga Future CoverCD. - Previews: Playfield. - Reviews: Final Fight, Ghosts of Blackwood, Board Game vs Amiga: Subbuteo, Donkey Kong, PhotoFolio, Aminet News, Compression, AmigaOS 3.2 - The Manual, Redit, SimpleIDE, Amiga 4000TX, Amiga 1222 Plus. - Special: Trevors Soapbox, SmallWeb, Demoscene: Planetary Void. - Workshops: Dynamic Websites with AJAX, Knowledge: Parallax scrolling on the Amiga. - Others: Editorial, Contents, News, Imprint, CoverCD content.
The Amiga Future magazine is available as either a single issue or by subscription, either with or without a cover CD in german or english language. Content for #168, which will be will be in stock on Sunday 05 May, 2024: - Interviews: David John Pleasance, Steve Quartly und Paul Huxham (PhotoFolio), + Mega interview on the Amiga Future CoverCD. - Previews: Playfield. - Reviews: Final Fight, Ghosts of Blackwood, Board Game vs Amiga: Subbuteo, Donkey Kong, PhotoFolio, Aminet News, Compression, AmigaOS 3.2 - The Manual, Redit, SimpleIDE, Amiga 4000TX, Amiga 1222 Plus. - Special: Trevors Soapbox, SmallWeb, Demoscene: Planetary Void. - Workshops: Dynamic Websites with AJAX, Knowledge: Parallax scrolling on the Amiga. - Others: Editorial, Contents, News, Imprint, CoverCD content.
22.04.2024 - 'VIC-20 Unexpanded Adventures' released
VIC-20 Unexpanded Adventures is a collection of two text adventures for unexpanded VIC-20 (with Commodore 64 versions included). You can get the collection as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
VIC-20 Unexpanded Adventures is a collection of two text adventures for unexpanded VIC-20 (with Commodore 64 versions included). You can get the collection as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
21.04.2024 - SuperCPU "Sky Travel" Easter Egg Hunt for Commodore 64 - video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
We take another look at the Commodore 64 astronomy program Sky Travel, this time with the assistance of the 20 MHz CMD SuperCPU Accelerator. We examine the reasons for the 2 hour discrepancy between Sky Travel's depiction of the eclipse, and reality. It involves time zones and Daylight Saving Time. Other tangential topics include: JiffyDOS disk speed-up, 1541 disk drive "head knocking" copy protection. Then finally we go on a "round the world" easter egg hunt for many interesting "tokens" hidden in the Sky Travel program.
We take another look at the Commodore 64 astronomy program Sky Travel, this time with the assistance of the 20 MHz CMD SuperCPU Accelerator. We examine the reasons for the 2 hour discrepancy between Sky Travel's depiction of the eclipse, and reality. It involves time zones and Daylight Saving Time. Other tangential topics include: JiffyDOS disk speed-up, 1541 disk drive "head knocking" copy protection. Then finally we go on a "round the world" easter egg hunt for many interesting "tokens" hidden in the Sky Travel program.
21.04.2024 - Commodore VIC-20 drop-in replacement ROMs plus C64/VIC-20 dual character ROM - video from 'TheRetroChannel'
Today we're taking a quick look at some replacement ROMs for the Commodore VIC-20. Just like the C64 replacement roms that 'TheRetroChannel' designed, we now have a set for the VIC-20 and this also includes a dual character rom, much like the C64 version which had a VIC-20 font and a C64 font. So let's get these installed we'll look at the power consumption of these versus the originals and also take a look at this dual character ROM.
Today we're taking a quick look at some replacement ROMs for the Commodore VIC-20. Just like the C64 replacement roms that 'TheRetroChannel' designed, we now have a set for the VIC-20 and this also includes a dual character rom, much like the C64 version which had a VIC-20 font and a C64 font. So let's get these installed we'll look at the power consumption of these versus the originals and also take a look at this dual character ROM.
18.04.2024 - WIP Amiga game 'Settle the World' - The Election Update released
Settle the World is a turn-based building and trading game with a focus on local multiplayer (up to four players on one Amiga computer), which you can download for free. In the recently released 'Election Update' the citizens of cities can now vote every few years on whether the player may remain in power. Elections become available as soon as the citizens of a city have reached the worker class for the first time.
Settle the World is a turn-based building and trading game with a focus on local multiplayer (up to four players on one Amiga computer), which you can download for free. In the recently released 'Election Update' the citizens of cities can now vote every few years on whether the player may remain in power. Elections become available as soon as the citizens of a city have reached the worker class for the first time.
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