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The Commodore 64 is the compute that just won’t die. Fans won’t let it and personally, I am thankful that they won’t. It is amazing that new games are constantly being released for this computer, over 30 years after it initially launched. Not crap either like many of the Nintendo Entertainment Homebrew that I don’t […]
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Blap n Bash Brings New Angles to Classic Breakout Game for Commodore 64
January 17th, 2016 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Comp, News 
Tags: 64, action, arcade Breakout, c64, commodore, puzzle, retro, retrogaming, The New Dimesnion, UPP! 
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Amiga Racer to Remind Commodore Amiga and MorphOS Fans of the 80s
January 17th, 2016 Carl Williams With a name like Amiga Racer, it has to be good, at least on target graphically. The team at AmigaTec.com are working on this homage to the classic arcade games, including up to date development videos. For those of you that remember the greats such as Out Run and Rad Racer, Amiga Racer will feel […]
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Lupo Alberto Atari ST Forgotten Title Released
December 25th, 2015 Carl Williams It is not every day that I get to write about a new game being released, well it happens often but not THAT often. Then add up the fact that we see only a few forgotten titles finally released and it becomes even rarer. Lupo Albtero is one such title for the Atari ST. A […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: 2d side scrolling, action, amiga, atari, atari st, c64, commodore, Lupo Alberto, platorm, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, unreleased 1 Comment »
5 Homebrew Titles that Push Retro Hardware
December 6th, 2015 Carl Williams While in today’s gaming world it is nothing to see super detailed, hyper animated characters and fluid gameplay. Um, well most of those anyhow. For the rest of us, the ones that grew up on Commodore and Atari and 8-Bit graphics, we just don’t feel welcome in the gaming world of today. This is not […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: 2d, 64, alex kidd, castlevania, commodore, dizzy, Majesty of Sprites, platform, Plus 4, retro, retrogaming, Sam Coupe, Sam's Journey, side scroll, Spectral Interlude, Texas Instruments, TI-99/4A, Treasure Island, zx spectrum No Comments »
Blaze Proves the Commodore Amiga Was Capable of Sonic the Hedgehog
November 28th, 2015 Carl Williams While Sega never supported the Commodore Amiga with any games, they did later support Windows 95/98 PC’s, which did not stop Warp Software’s Keith Bugeja from taking on Sega’s mascot with a clone of his own. Blaze is basically Sonic the Hedgehog for the Commodore line of computers, of course it is a clone and […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: 1994, amiga, Blaze, commodore, homebrew, Keith Bugeja, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, sega, sonic the hedgehog No Comments »
5 New Games Prove the Commodore 64 is Not Dead
September 6th, 2015 Carl Williams The Commodore 64 was officially released in 1982, actually turning 33 years old just last month, and still has new games coming out for it. Talk about dependable. Even Commodore themselves kept the computer alive for nearly 12 years before calling in the horses on this one. That is quite a long time for a […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: 64, action, adventure, Awakening, Caren and the Tangled Tentacles, commodore, Daffy Duck, Great Paint Caper, Hi-Tech Expressions, Kevin in the Woods, king's quest, Lode Runner, Maniac Mansion, Nuclear Nick, point and click, retro, retro gaming magazine, retrogaming No Comments »
Amazing Action Platform Title, Majesty of Sprites, Comes to the Commodore Plus/4
August 20th, 2015 Carl Williams When you think of gaming in the style of Super Mario Brothers or Sonic the Hedgehog you probably would never see the Commodore Plus/4 make your list of platforms. Hell, Commodore engineers are probably reading this and thinking, “What the hell? Console style action platform gaming on the Plus/4? No way.” Yes way. Majesty of […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: action, adventure, commodore, Majesty of Sprites, platform, Plus/4, Psytronik, retro, retrogaming, Sam's Journey, super mario bros No Comments »
5 New Ways to go to Hell with Doom
July 26th, 2015 Carl Williams Doom is an iconic game, one that arguably kept PC gaming alive in the early to mid 90’s as the previous mainstay (point and click adventures) started finding their ilk was no longer wanted by gamers. Sales were slumping in most genres as consoles such as the Super Nintendo really started kicking butt and the […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Portables Tags: Android Wear, Billboard, commodore, Doom, e-ink, entertainment system, id software, John Romero, LED, nes, nintendo, retro, retro game, retrogaming, tablet, Vic-20, Watch, youtube No Comments »
New SD Card Interface for Commodore Amiga Work in Progress
July 21st, 2015 Carl Williams It is growing trend to see SD card adapters for classic retrogaming hardware such as the Sega Saturn and the original Playstation (or Playstation One, just for fun). Soon we will be able to add the Commodore Amiga to this list of classic retro gaming hardware that has an SD card adapter available. Right now […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: adapter, amiga, commodore, Commodore Amiga Facebook, computer, facebook, retro, retro game, retro gaming, retrogame, retrogaming, SD Card, VintageIsTheNewOld, youtube No Comments »
Take Your Commodore 64 On-Line with Upcoming Wi-Fi Cartridge
July 18th, 2015 Carl Williams The Commodore 64 featured a lifespan that was somewhat unique, especially considering how popular it was (and remains to be). Particularly, it missed the Internet (as we know it) and it missed “affordable” Wi-Fi options that we enjoy today. Those things have not stopped independent developers from creating a Wi-Fi cartridge for the little Commodore […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: 64, commodore, forums, indie retro news, Lemon64, modem, on-line, sixty-four, VintageIsTheNewOld, wi-fi 1 Comment »
