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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
Ayeah... finally a new comment from me on this page. Not that there wasn't something to comment, but somehow I always fail to get the right moment. So why this time, you may ask. Well, it finally happened!
What happened, you may ask. Oh well... a proof of existence, a sign of life from Cascade's 8-Bit era finally popped up. If you wonder, what's so special about that (because there is already 8-Bit stuff from Cascade present on this page) let me explain:
Although Cascade was founded in the 80s on C64 it had all its impact and merits solely on Amiga. The C64 Cascade demos on this webpage were entirely done by the second generation of the C64 Cascade line-up and made after 1995... Until October 2010, when finally old C64 stuff appeared...
For me not a big surprise, but a big relief. I was always aware, that Bruce & Bongo (the founders of Cascade) had done scene stuff on C64 in 1988 and most likely also for Cascade before moving to Amiga. Being always keen on these old bits and bytes, I was searching for it nearly the whole last decade. I started buying and scanning old C64 disks, which I got from second hand markets. And I bought a lot of 'em the last years... god knows! Thousands of disks were checked. Tons of old interesting scene stuff was found, but not from Cascade.
Slowly I lost belief. But then, in October 2010, I got an surprising mail by an old contact, who forwarded me 80s C64 Cascade stuff from his collection and I was baffled... even more, when realizing that this stuff was not done by Bruce and Bongo as expected, but by some guys from France, who were running the Cascade C64 section in 1989, before their members moved to Cascade Amiga (or other C64 groups... or both). A fact in the Cascade trivia I didn't knew.
So finally there is the sign of life from the 80s, which I was searching for so long, though not exactly the things my quest was started for. Anyway, it made me happy and my belief is back. I am sure that even more old Cascade stuff exists - waiting to be recovered.
The truth... ahem... the stuff is out there, Mulder...
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PS: To the few who read this: If you have additional information about the Cascade trivia or former members - anything that isn't mentioned yet, or which is inaccurate or even wrong - please contact me. Oh and useless to mention: if you are in possession of Cascade stuff, that is missing I will be more than happy, if you could drop me a note :-)
I hate moving...
Author: Zeldin - written on 20.05.2009
New Cascade Website finished
Author: Zeldin - written on 05.10.2008
Commodore News
...freshly fished out of the net...
06.06.2025 - The story of how Boulder Dash was created
If you were even remotely interested in computer games back in the eighties, chances are pretty small that you’ve never at least heard of Boulder Dash. This arcade style game became an instant success when it first released in 1984 for several 8-Bit systems including the C64, and thousands of players all over the world became hooked on its smart combination of action and puzzle solving.
If you were even remotely interested in computer games back in the eighties, chances are pretty small that you’ve never at least heard of Boulder Dash. This arcade style game became an instant success when it first released in 1984 for several 8-Bit systems including the C64, and thousands of players all over the world became hooked on its smart combination of action and puzzle solving.
06.06.2025 - Top 5 Commodore 64 Breakout Games - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Here's the favorite 5 C64 Breakout games from 'BastichB 64K'. Not the best of all time just simply the ones he enjoyed the most + 4 honorable mentions.
Here's the favorite 5 C64 Breakout games from 'BastichB 64K'. Not the best of all time just simply the ones he enjoyed the most + 4 honorable mentions.
05.06.2025 - Amiga game 'Wings of Fear' V2.00 - demo version for download
'Wings of Fear' is a WIP Shoot'em'up for Amiga, where you control a Sopwith Camel double Decker on a secret mission to find a hidden german base during WW1. This is the second playable demo, which you can get as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer. Its important to remember though, that the game is still in Alpha stage. The developer would love constructive feedback and suggestions on how to make my game better.
'Wings of Fear' is a WIP Shoot'em'up for Amiga, where you control a Sopwith Camel double Decker on a secret mission to find a hidden german base during WW1. This is the second playable demo, which you can get as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer. Its important to remember though, that the game is still in Alpha stage. The developer would love constructive feedback and suggestions on how to make my game better.
04.06.2025 - Code Golf with C64 BASIC: Chessboard Challenge - video by '8-Bit Show And Tell'
Thanks to a post from patron Shaun Bebbington, Robin tried a bit of "Code Golf" on a chessboard challenge. How short of a C64 BASIC program can we write that correctly prints "light" or "dark" corresponding to the chessboard co-ordinate input by the user?
Thanks to a post from patron Shaun Bebbington, Robin tried a bit of "Code Golf" on a chessboard challenge. How short of a C64 BASIC program can we write that correctly prints "light" or "dark" corresponding to the chessboard co-ordinate input by the user?
02.06.2025 - Amiga game 'Gyruss' - demo version available
WIP Amiga game port of Gyruss, the famous arcade shoot 'em up by Yoshiki Okamoto (released by Konami in 1983), now gets a demo version for download in it's current state. You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
WIP Amiga game port of Gyruss, the famous arcade shoot 'em up by Yoshiki Okamoto (released by Konami in 1983), now gets a demo version for download in it's current state. You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
02.06.2025 - Gameplay of New Amiga Games from May 2025 - video by 'Retro Gaming Dino'
Presentation of new games for the Commodore Amiga released in May 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 May 2025, with lots of information about the games and download links in the video description.
02.06.2025 - New Kickstarter project - ZZAP! Legacy - celebrating the first 48 issue of ZZAP! 64
Following on from the success of the CRASH Legacy book, Chris Wilkins presents ZZAP! Legacy, a look back at the first 48 issues of ZZAP! 64. The book will be 108 pages, A4 and presented as a high quality hardback. With Andrew Braybrook being a friend of all things Fusion Retro Books, he has agreed for us to re-print his diaries from the ealry ZZAP! 64 magazine.
Following on from the success of the CRASH Legacy book, Chris Wilkins presents ZZAP! Legacy, a look back at the first 48 issues of ZZAP! 64. The book will be 108 pages, A4 and presented as a high quality hardback. With Andrew Braybrook being a friend of all things Fusion Retro Books, he has agreed for us to re-print his diaries from the ealry ZZAP! 64 magazine.
02.06.2025 - Plus/4 game 'A Train To Piccadilly' released - free for download
A Train To Piccadilly is an old-school adventure, with lots of chained puzzles and three areas to explore with increasing difficulty. The game ranked 2nd on PunyComp 2024. Released under the label SpaceWhale Interactive Fiction. The unofficial version has been assembled the 2025-06-01 starting from the Z-Machine file offered for free as a demo, using Ozmoo 14.52.
A Train To Piccadilly is an old-school adventure, with lots of chained puzzles and three areas to explore with increasing difficulty. The game ranked 2nd on PunyComp 2024. Released under the label SpaceWhale Interactive Fiction. The unofficial version has been assembled the 2025-06-01 starting from the Z-Machine file offered for free as a demo, using Ozmoo 14.52.
02.06.2025 - Amiga game 'Bolminok's Kingdom 2' V1.0 released
'Bolminok's Kingdom 2' is like its predecessor an isometric dungeon crawler for AGA Amiga (2MB Chip mem). This second game is not only to continue the story, also the game play got improved. You need to OWN and have made it out alive in first game to be able to play this sequel... Game uses data from first game to continue play! You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
'Bolminok's Kingdom 2' is like its predecessor an isometric dungeon crawler for AGA Amiga (2MB Chip mem). This second game is not only to continue the story, also the game play got improved. You need to OWN and have made it out alive in first game to be able to play this sequel... Game uses data from first game to continue play! You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
02.06.2025 - Video: Gyruss Amiga port - footage #3
More footage of WIP Amiga game port of Gyruss, the famous shoot 'em up arcade video game designed by Yoshiki Okamoto,which was released by Konami in 1983. No music yet. But using audio mixer, what you're listening to is only 1 audio channel. This is what it would look like on a fast Amiga though. The current version has a lot of speed issues on lowly machines.
More footage of WIP Amiga game port of Gyruss, the famous shoot 'em up arcade video game designed by Yoshiki Okamoto,which was released by Konami in 1983. No music yet. But using audio mixer, what you're listening to is only 1 audio channel. This is what it would look like on a fast Amiga though. The current version has a lot of speed issues on lowly machines.
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