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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...
14.12.2025 - VIC-20 port of Boulder Dash released - free for download
This is a fan-developed port of Boulder Dash, adapted from the BBC micro / Electron version. There are 6 different versions of the game which all run with the same game engine but have different caves. Requires a VIC-20 with a 32K RAM expansion. You can download a .d64 file with the game here.
This is a fan-developed port of Boulder Dash, adapted from the BBC micro / Electron version. There are 6 different versions of the game which all run with the same game engine but have different caves. Requires a VIC-20 with a 32K RAM expansion. You can download a .d64 file with the game here.
13.12.2025 - C64 game 'Santa’s Workout 5' released
Santa’s Workout 5 is a puzzle game, containing 24 levels in total, with one objective: hop off the platforms and close them. When a level is successfully completed, you get a level code for the next level. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.
Santa’s Workout 5 is a puzzle game, containing 24 levels in total, with one objective: hop off the platforms and close them. When a level is successfully completed, you get a level code for the next level. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.
13.12.2025 - Amiga game 'Mutant Monty' - V1.0 released
'Mutant Monty' is an Amiga conversion of the the old 8-bit Amstrad / C64 classic using Scorpion Engine. Now a playable 5-level demo was released as free digital fownload. It should run on any Amiga with at least 1MB of RAM. You can get the game as free digital download.
'Mutant Monty' is an Amiga conversion of the the old 8-bit Amstrad / C64 classic using Scorpion Engine. Now a playable 5-level demo was released as free digital fownload. It should run on any Amiga with at least 1MB of RAM. You can get the game as free digital download.
13.12.2025 - C64 game 'My Day on the Highway' - preview / tech demo released for download
'My Day on the Highway' is a fantastic looking car racing game, that already attracted many people, when footage was shown on YouTube. Sadly the developer couldn't really evolve this project into the fun little game, he decided to release it in its final form. This cartridge contains two tech demos: The first version is powered by a bespoke sprite multiplexer and the player sprite can be steered with joystick. The second version shows a different render effect of the cars, the scenery and the road stripes.
'My Day on the Highway' is a fantastic looking car racing game, that already attracted many people, when footage was shown on YouTube. Sadly the developer couldn't really evolve this project into the fun little game, he decided to release it in its final form. This cartridge contains two tech demos: The first version is powered by a bespoke sprite multiplexer and the player sprite can be steered with joystick. The second version shows a different render effect of the cars, the scenery and the road stripes.
13.12.2025 - Protovision Shop: Yeti Mountain - Physical Cartridge Edition Now Available
The expedition is officially underway. Yeti Mountain has arrived in a physical cartridge release, bringing this icy Commodore 64 adventure to life in true collector style. Yeti Mountain is a mixed genre game with RPG, platform action and of course ski elements and has become a true masterpiece.
The expedition is officially underway. Yeti Mountain has arrived in a physical cartridge release, bringing this icy Commodore 64 adventure to life in true collector style. Yeti Mountain is a mixed genre game with RPG, platform action and of course ski elements and has become a true masterpiece.
13.12.2025 - Amiga 3000T Restoration Part 1: Teardown and Inspection - video by 'Jan Beta'
Jan got his hands on a rare Amiga 3000T and is starting the restoration process.
Jan got his hands on a rare Amiga 3000T and is starting the restoration process.
12.12.2025 - Protovision Shop: Back in Stock - Popular Items Available Again
Protovision is happy to announce that several sought-after products have been restocked and are now available again: - Freespin (boxed version) - Experience the demo Freespin by Reflex (and future 1541tro demos) running directly from a 1541 disk drive without a C64. - BMC64 - Together with a raspberry pi a compact and powerful C64 emulation solution - perfect for modern setups. - COMAL 80 - The classic COMAL programming language package is once more ready to order. - dubCRT (still on sale!) - Popular CRT music art project remains discounted - grab it while the price offer lasts! - 541 Diagnostic Cart - A must-have tool for testing and maintaining your 1541 drives. - 1571 RAMBOard - Upgrade your 1571 drive with expanded RAM for improved performance. - 64 Doctor - Your reliable diagnostic companion for troubleshooting C64 hardware issues.
Protovision is happy to announce that several sought-after products have been restocked and are now available again: - Freespin (boxed version) - Experience the demo Freespin by Reflex (and future 1541tro demos) running directly from a 1541 disk drive without a C64. - BMC64 - Together with a raspberry pi a compact and powerful C64 emulation solution - perfect for modern setups. - COMAL 80 - The classic COMAL programming language package is once more ready to order. - dubCRT (still on sale!) - Popular CRT music art project remains discounted - grab it while the price offer lasts! - 541 Diagnostic Cart - A must-have tool for testing and maintaining your 1541 drives. - 1571 RAMBOard - Upgrade your 1571 drive with expanded RAM for improved performance. - 64 Doctor - Your reliable diagnostic companion for troubleshooting C64 hardware issues.
12.12.2025 - Amiga game 'Christmas Me Out' - Special demo released
'Christmas Me Out ' is a special Christmas demo version of the platformer 'Creeping Me Out', created with the Scorpion Engine, which features: 2 short levels, Anna (not Francis) as protagonist, one devious boss fight, ice blocks, ridiculous particle effects and so many penguins. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
'Christmas Me Out ' is a special Christmas demo version of the platformer 'Creeping Me Out', created with the Scorpion Engine, which features: 2 short levels, Anna (not Francis) as protagonist, one devious boss fight, ice blocks, ridiculous particle effects and so many penguins. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
12.12.2025 - C64 game 'Carcer' released
'Carcer' is a puzzle game by Haplo (maker of 'Shift', 'Tenebra', ''Ooze: The Escape' and 'Caim'), where your goal is to escape the dungeons, but there's a catch... each step you take, you need to drop a coin behind you. You can't move with zero coins but you can always go back and pick up the coins you have dropped. You can get the game, which is also available for 8-bit Ataris, as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
'Carcer' is a puzzle game by Haplo (maker of 'Shift', 'Tenebra', ''Ooze: The Escape' and 'Caim'), where your goal is to escape the dungeons, but there's a catch... each step you take, you need to drop a coin behind you. You can't move with zero coins but you can always go back and pick up the coins you have dropped. You can get the game, which is also available for 8-bit Ataris, as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
11.12.2025 - Commodore 64 Quickload: Episode #10 - Previews, Releases and News! - video by 'RetroGamerNation'
The C64 Quickload is your concise guide to the latest news and releases for your Commodore 64 delivered in a quick format magazine style presentation.
The C64 Quickload is your concise guide to the latest news and releases for your Commodore 64 delivered in a quick format magazine style presentation.
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