Copying Commodore 64 cassettes to my PC pretty much covers what I’ve been doing over the past few months. A cursory glance at my C64 collection revealed I have a third as many “blank” cassettes – that is, shop-bought cassettes optimized for data – as I have published games onRead More →
How have the games of one developer, Will Wright, managed to punctuate my gaming experiences so decisively over the past 40 years? I realised quite recently that my video game experience, from the mid 1980s through to the present day, has been punctuated by the games of one guy. WillRead More →
Following the triumphant release of the C64 Mini in 2018, the little 8-bit revival has grown up! A full-sized C64 has been released by RetroGames, under license from Cloanto. Featuring C64 and VIC20 modes, The C64 also includes the carousel game selector mode prominent in the C64 Mini and 64Read More →
Commodore 64 fans should definitely be reading FREEZE64 – here’s why issue 67 is a great place to start. FREEZE64 has been running since 2016, and has chalked up an amazing 67 issues courtesy of Vinny Mainolfi. He’s the driving force behind every issue, which is distributed in A5 formatRead More →
As a Commodore 64 fan, the Thalamus Collection represents something deeper than a pneumatically-enhanced Indiana Jones clone. Back in the late 1990s you couldn’t open a magazine without seeing the fit curves of Nell McAndrew. As lovely as she was, however, I just couldn’t get into Tomb Raider. Perhaps itRead More →
The Commodore-themed Zzap! Live 2024 event will take place this summer on Saturday 24th August. Taking place at the Holiday Inn at Kenilworth (South West of Coventry, UK), the one day event is a collaboration between Fusion Retro Books, South West Amiga Group, and the Retro Computer Museum. Tickets forRead More →
A great collection of new Commodore 64 releases could make your Easter weekend one to remember. A trio of new Commodore 64 titles are worth checking out this weekend, if you’re looking for some retro entertainment. We’ve got Gridlock, Harharagon, and Carleton Handley’s latest, Spinning Image. These follow on fromRead More →
Looking for some new Commodore 64 games? March 2024 has so far seen the release of 3 new C64 titles, an addition of a key title to the Commodore Plus/4, and a new Amiga point-and-click game is in development. New Commodore 64 games Chaos Engine for Commodore 64 Work hasRead More →
Support C64: Polish Pixels in Video Games and learn about the secret life of the Commodore 64! When we think of C64 games, we mostly consider the titles released in the USA and Western Europe. But back in the 1980s and 1990s, behind the Iron Curtain, the computer had anotherRead More →
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