Aiming to raise over £50,000, the Commodore Computer Museum is a Kickstarter for all fans of C64, VIC-20, and Amiga systems and their heritage. Promising to focus on the history of the overlooked Commodore computing brand the project promises to be a must-visit. The only problem is that it isRead More →
Retro systems developer Electron.Greg has released Super Star Trek for several 8-bit systems, including the C64 and VIC-20. On his Itch.io page for the Acorn Electron version, he says, “I have taken the original 1970s source code of the 80 column printer terminal based simulation and converted it for theRead More →
These days, Usborne coding books are popular, but this is an area of publishing that was first explored back in the 1980s… As you probably know, the 1980s were amazing. While we didn’t have supercomputers in our hands, we had teletext, powered by a BBC Micro. Eventually, 8-bit computers wereRead More →
It turns out this VIC-20 computer port of DOOM has been around a few years, but even so: wow! Essentially a cut-down port of DOOM, it features various enemy types, weapons, exploding barrels and even – as you can hear in the video – conversions of the original DOOM MIDIRead More →
Some people go to charity shops, auctions, or eBay to find retro gear. I’ve had a bunch of it stashed away for years, waiting for the day when I eventually crack open the storage boxes and take a look. Today, I pulled a few crates full of old tech outRead More →
