The fearsome looking 3Tower from developers Wechselbalg Studio has been given a Commodore 64 makeover ahead of its full release. Maltese developer Wechselbalg Studio is gearing up for the release of 3Tower, an intriguing-looking first person horror which is described as featuring “unpredictable, systemic terror.” As part of the releaseRead More →
After 33 years, the Commodore 64 version of Nigel Mansell World Championship has been found, and you can play it now. I was scrolling through YouTube in bed last night (looking for episodes of Time Team) when I happened across a new video from Games That Weren’t, concerning the strangelyRead More →
Whether you owned a C64 or ZX Spectrum, you claimed you had the best 8-bit computer. But which one had the best graphics? Forget Stallone vs. Schwarzenegger, Betamax vs. VHS, and Liverpool vs. Everton, throughout the 1980s, there was only one real rivalry: Commodore 64 vs. ZX Spectrum. It’s oneRead More →
SNK vs CAPCOM Stronger Edition for C64 looks incredible and demonstrates what could have been possible 30+ years ago. The Commodore 64 is not well-known for its range of fighting games. Aside from International Karate+ (in the US, Chop N’ Drop) and The Last Ninja, it’s a genre that didn’tRead More →
Return to Blacktooth: A Head Over Heels Adventure, is a sequel almost 40 years in the making, and it’s coming to Amiga and Atari ST! In news that has dropped without any warning at all, Thalamus Digital has announced Return to Blacktooth: A Head Over Heels Adventure. This is, unsurprisingly,Read More →
This Commodore 64 cartridge changed how I used computers, and redefined my understanding of what was possible. I don’t know when I first saw the advert for the Acton Replay cartridge. It would have been in Zzap64!, or Commodore User, and after I became aware of carts like the FreezeRead More →
The collection features original Boulder Dash levels and C64 and Atari 400/800 graphics, along with new visuals and challenges. Almost a year after it was announced, a release date has been confirmed for the Boulder Dash 40th Anniversary collection. Featuring music from Turrican maestro Chris Huelsbeck, this collection of 180Read More →
Wow, this is one I did not expect to see coming back. The long forgotten ChipWits — an intriguing puzzler on the Commodore 64 as well as its original Mac and Apple II versions — is getting a reboot. But the thing is, you can play the original already, thanksRead More →
Way back when, I discovered a piece of software called SEUCK, or Shoot ‘Em Up Construction Kit. My face doubtless lit up when I saw it in a magazine, and I spent countless trips to the shops to find a copy for my C64. Several years later, I did. AndRead More →
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