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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...
09.05.2025 - C64 Quickload Episode #04 - Latest C64 news, and releases! - 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.
08.05.2025 - C64 game 'Eight Links' released - free for download
Eight Links is a Commodore 64 variant of 8 Links by Anton, a seemingly simple puzzle game where you have to put down tiles with links to their neighbors and create the longest possible chain of connected tiles for a greater score. In this game, however, the object is somewhat simpler: just find as many connections as possible for each tile on the same 4x4 grid. This small change affects scoring but the core ideas remain the same.
Eight Links is a Commodore 64 variant of 8 Links by Anton, a seemingly simple puzzle game where you have to put down tiles with links to their neighbors and create the longest possible chain of connected tiles for a greater score. In this game, however, the object is somewhat simpler: just find as many connections as possible for each tile on the same 4x4 grid. This small change affects scoring but the core ideas remain the same.
07.05.2025 - C64 Weekly #32 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Links to all shown games, demos and music in the video description.
Links to all shown games, demos and music in the video description.
06.05.2025 - 'Games That Weren't 64' (GTW64) - Rock Star Goes Bizarre (C64) recovery
A very rare promo edition of Rock Star Ate My Hamster on the Commodore 64 has been recovered. This was released through The Sun newspaper, and has been missing for quite some time, though a ZX Spectrum version has been recovered a while back.
A very rare promo edition of Rock Star Ate My Hamster on the Commodore 64 has been recovered. This was released through The Sun newspaper, and has been missing for quite some time, though a ZX Spectrum version has been recovered a while back.
05.05.2025 - What is Game 31? Recreating Satoru Iwata's First Inspiration - video by '8-Bit Show And Tell'
Before Satoru Iwata became the President of Nintendo, before HAL Labs, even before his Commodore days while attending university, he found his love of computer games in a subway station in Sapporo, Japan. It was the mysterious "Game 31" which we know little about, but I've decided to attempt to recreate it on the Commodore 64 anyway. Learn a bit about Mr. Iwata's early life, as we look into a math "number-crunching" game that sparked a love of gaming in someone that went on to make a very large impact on Commodore, Nintendo, and the video game industry at large.
Before Satoru Iwata became the President of Nintendo, before HAL Labs, even before his Commodore days while attending university, he found his love of computer games in a subway station in Sapporo, Japan. It was the mysterious "Game 31" which we know little about, but I've decided to attempt to recreate it on the Commodore 64 anyway. Learn a bit about Mr. Iwata's early life, as we look into a math "number-crunching" game that sparked a love of gaming in someone that went on to make a very large impact on Commodore, Nintendo, and the video game industry at large.
04.05.2025 - C64 game 'ROGUEish' released
ROGUEish is a rogue-like RPG for the C64 computer (either via emulation or on real Hardware). The objective is to see how high up you can climb the tower before you are killed. It was inspired by "Rogue 64" (a c64 game), "RogueCraft" (an Amiga game) and to some extent, Marvel Avengers Alliance (an online game that is now dead). You can get the preview as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer. To try before you buy, you can download a free 2-level demo before you purchase the full version.
ROGUEish is a rogue-like RPG for the C64 computer (either via emulation or on real Hardware). The objective is to see how high up you can climb the tower before you are killed. It was inspired by "Rogue 64" (a c64 game), "RogueCraft" (an Amiga game) and to some extent, Marvel Avengers Alliance (an online game that is now dead). You can get the preview as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer. To try before you buy, you can download a free 2-level demo before you purchase the full version.
04.05.2025 - Amiga game 'Doll Maker' - demo for download
The Doll Maker is a new adventure game, currently in development by Remanence Studio. The game requires at least 1 mb of chip ram and a harddrive. Kickstart 1.3 and up supported. You play 'Emo', that answers a strange beacon, originating from a wast and now uninhabited land. You must find the origin of the beacon and discover the dark secrets behind it.
The Doll Maker is a new adventure game, currently in development by Remanence Studio. The game requires at least 1 mb of chip ram and a harddrive. Kickstart 1.3 and up supported. You play 'Emo', that answers a strange beacon, originating from a wast and now uninhabited land. You must find the origin of the beacon and discover the dark secrets behind it.
04.05.2025 - Gameplay of New Amiga Games from April 2025 - video by 'Retro Gaming Dino'
Presentation of new games for the Commodore Amiga released in April 2025, with lots of information about the games and download links in the video description.
Presentation of new games for the Commodore Amiga released in April 2025, with lots of information about the games and download links in the video description.
03.05.2025 - Amiga game 'BDTZ - Better Dead Than Zed' released
'BDTZ' is a zombie survival shooter game. Over 60 levels of adrenaline-filled tension. 30 days to survive the apocalypse. New intro, improved graphics, introduced female zombie figure, new sound effects, 4 different game locations each with its own set of graphics, gangs of thugs ready to kill you, minefields, military bases, an Easter egg, new mission objectives...all this is Better Dead Than Zed. Are you a survivor? You can get the preview as digital download for a fair price to support the developer.
'BDTZ' is a zombie survival shooter game. Over 60 levels of adrenaline-filled tension. 30 days to survive the apocalypse. New intro, improved graphics, introduced female zombie figure, new sound effects, 4 different game locations each with its own set of graphics, gangs of thugs ready to kill you, minefields, military bases, an Easter egg, new mission objectives...all this is Better Dead Than Zed. Are you a survivor? You can get the preview as digital download for a fair price to support the developer.
03.05.2025 - Video: Quasimodo's Halloween Horror (C64) Preview 1 with commentary
This video is a very early preview of a new C64 platform game featuring my Quasimodo character. Expect all the usual Halloween related themes, ghosts, skeletons, zombies, bats etc. trying to stop Quasimodo at every opportunity they can. More updates to come.
This video is a very early preview of a new C64 platform game featuring my Quasimodo character. Expect all the usual Halloween related themes, ghosts, skeletons, zombies, bats etc. trying to stop Quasimodo at every opportunity they can. More updates to come.
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