Site Blog
...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...
28.02.2026 - Amiga game 'Backflip Endless' released - free for download
'Backflip Endless' is a fast-paced, parkour-inspired endless runner game for AMiga (OCS). With randomly generated obstacles, a steadily increasing speed, and enjoyable music, the game delivers a challenging, satisfying, and delightfully frustrating experience. The game was made for AmiGameJam 2025 and can be obtained as digital download.
'Backflip Endless' is a fast-paced, parkour-inspired endless runner game for AMiga (OCS). With randomly generated obstacles, a steadily increasing speed, and enjoyable music, the game delivers a challenging, satisfying, and delightfully frustrating experience. The game was made for AmiGameJam 2025 and can be obtained as digital download.
28.02.2026 - Amiga game 'Microlyte Tankzone' - V0.9 version released
'Microlyte Tankzone' is an arcade action shooter for Amiga (AGA), which is reminiscent of the 1980 first-person shooter tank combat video game Battlezone developed and published by Atari, Inc. Collect Microlyte crystals, get powerups, shoot stuff, beat the high score. Push enemy tanks into pits! Collect at least 20 crystals before the Enemy! The game was made for the AmigameJam 2025-26 and you can get it in its current state as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
'Microlyte Tankzone' is an arcade action shooter for Amiga (AGA), which is reminiscent of the 1980 first-person shooter tank combat video game Battlezone developed and published by Atari, Inc. Collect Microlyte crystals, get powerups, shoot stuff, beat the high score. Push enemy tanks into pits! Collect at least 20 crystals before the Enemy! The game was made for the AmigameJam 2025-26 and you can get it in its current state as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
28.02.2026 - WIP Amiga game 'Pauldron' - V0.5 preview version released
'Pauldron' is a WIP shooter where you fight demons as the most powerful wizard of the land. The game is currently only for AGA Amiga, but a non-AGA version is planned. You can get the demo version as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.
'Pauldron' is a WIP shooter where you fight demons as the most powerful wizard of the land. The game is currently only for AGA Amiga, but a non-AGA version is planned. You can get the demo version as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.
27.02.2026 - C64 game 'Superstar Chefs' released - free for download
'Superstar Chefs' is another platformer game for C64 by Donut 80 (known for Marshi N' Phoebe, The Last Pumpkin and Egg Feud). The secret recipes have been stolen and scattered all across Cocktail Land. Help the Superstar Chefs recover them in a vibrant world filled with cartoon-style creatures, fruit, and hidden treasures.
'Superstar Chefs' is another platformer game for C64 by Donut 80 (known for Marshi N' Phoebe, The Last Pumpkin and Egg Feud). The secret recipes have been stolen and scattered all across Cocktail Land. Help the Superstar Chefs recover them in a vibrant world filled with cartoon-style creatures, fruit, and hidden treasures.
27.02.2026 - One-line C64 BASIC Dice Program: Default RAM Initialization - video by '8-Bit Show And Tell'
Let's take a look at another one-line Commodore 64 BASIC program. This one by Carl G. displays random dice, utilizing the Commodore 64's custom character ability in an unusual way. We examine how the program works, and along the way, how BASIC code is stored in memory. An unintended side-effect of the program's implementation is that the program's display changes somewhat on different Commodore 64 models and emulators, due to how RAM initializes, so we dive into that topic too, examining the results on a couple emulators and five different Commodore 64 computers.
Let's take a look at another one-line Commodore 64 BASIC program. This one by Carl G. displays random dice, utilizing the Commodore 64's custom character ability in an unusual way. We examine how the program works, and along the way, how BASIC code is stored in memory. An unintended side-effect of the program's implementation is that the program's display changes somewhat on different Commodore 64 models and emulators, due to how RAM initializes, so we dive into that topic too, examining the results on a couple emulators and five different Commodore 64 computers.
27.02.2026 - Amiga game 'Creepy Crawlers Goliath:Reloaded' released
'Creepy Crawlers Goliath:Reloaded' for Amiga (AGA) is inspired by the legendary arcade game Space Invaders and the not so known Space Monster made for the Videopac G7000 by Philips. Game features 10 infested levels of attacking spiders, 10 different enemy movement patterns, Unique enemies on each level, Two level weapon upgrade, Four Power Up types, High quality sound samples and High score table. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
'Creepy Crawlers Goliath:Reloaded' for Amiga (AGA) is inspired by the legendary arcade game Space Invaders and the not so known Space Monster made for the Videopac G7000 by Philips. Game features 10 infested levels of attacking spiders, 10 different enemy movement patterns, Unique enemies on each level, Two level weapon upgrade, Four Power Up types, High quality sound samples and High score table. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
27.02.2026 - WIP Amiga game 'Double Baboon Ninja' - Beta 2 released
'Double Baboon Ninja' is WIP arcade game for Amiga (AGA). Baboon City sleeps beneath its neon glow… Until an alien invasion turns its citizens into mindless blobs. Hope remains. Two warriors emerge from the shadows. The Double Baboon Ninja strike back. Now Beta 2 version was released for download containing level 2, a second player: Blue Baboon and lots of more feature and improvements.
'Double Baboon Ninja' is WIP arcade game for Amiga (AGA). Baboon City sleeps beneath its neon glow… Until an alien invasion turns its citizens into mindless blobs. Hope remains. Two warriors emerge from the shadows. The Double Baboon Ninja strike back. Now Beta 2 version was released for download containing level 2, a second player: Blue Baboon and lots of more feature and improvements.
27.02.2026 - Amiga game 'Rogue Declan: Zero' - boxed version released
'Rogue Declan: Zero' is a challenging, procedurally generated, roguelite twin-stick shooter, which was released for Amiga as digital version in 2023. Now you can get a boxed version of the game from poly.play. The Collector's Edition offers: 3.5" floppy disk in Digipack Cardboard box, Sir Declan's sword as a key ring, MicroSD card including disk images and more, Manual (12 pages, English) Stickers, Poster (Din A3)
'Rogue Declan: Zero' is a challenging, procedurally generated, roguelite twin-stick shooter, which was released for Amiga as digital version in 2023. Now you can get a boxed version of the game from poly.play. The Collector's Edition offers: 3.5" floppy disk in Digipack Cardboard box, Sir Declan's sword as a key ring, MicroSD card including disk images and more, Manual (12 pages, English) Stickers, Poster (Din A3)
27.02.2026 - New C64 games February 2026 - video by 'Retro Gaming Dino'
Presentation of new games for the Commodore 64 released in February 2026, with gameplay footage, lots of information about the games and download links in the video description.
Presentation of new games for the Commodore 64 released in February 2026, with gameplay footage, lots of information about the games and download links in the video description.
26.02.2026 - BMC64: The Ultimate C64 Emulator? - video by 'Jan Beta'
Jan is setting up a BMC64 emulator on a Raspberry Pi with a real joystick port and composite video output.
Jan is setting up a BMC64 emulator on a Raspberry Pi with a real joystick port and composite video output.
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