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A new strategy game that builds on the foundations of classic city-building and economic strategy games (such as Hammurabi or early SimCity), but offers more complex decision-making situations. In Rise of Babylon, your goal is to achieve the greatest possible population growth in the city of Babylon during your reign. The story takes place in the …
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The game is set in 2084, on the distant Deep Space Colony K-7 space station. The colony has been attacked by a mysterious crystallization process of unknown origin, which threatens to completely consume the station and its inhabitants. The player's task is to stop the infection and clean up the sectors using special vaccine projectiles. …
The upcoming isometric adventure game for Commodore 64, spearheaded by the renowned artist and developer Robert Ramsay. Please note, we are developing the PC Windows version first, all graphics will be C64 ready for porting. Unlike many C64 titles that rely on repeating character tiles, CityCat utilizes high-detail bitmap backgrounds. This allows for organic, non-repetitive …
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A strategic roguelike deck-builder by the hungarian talented coder Kornel Kolma based on tactical card battles and resource management. The goal is to defeat a hierarchical robot army using an ever-expanding modular system. for the Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, and Commodore PET, featuring full-PETSCII graphics Current Project Status for the Commodore 64 Version: The game …
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A very interesting game has arrived, in which the developer offers a very simplified gameplay, unlike his previous games. No evil enemies, no complex puzzles or game mechanics, no hectic gameplay – just pure clicking and flickering screen joy. The player controls a reactor that blows up fuel pellets to generate energy. The goal is …
V8id is a massive multiplayer online (MMO) infrastructure created by JMP $EA31 with the goal of creating a persistent online world that runs natively on the Commodore 64 and other retro computers while relying on a modern, real-time backend server. Imagine a persistent online world running not just on modern machines, but directly from your Commodore 64. …
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Short Circuit is a logic game that creates order out of chaos. It doesn't try to win you over with flashy visuals or unnecessary frills; its goal is clear: you have to arrange the elements of a fragmented network until every line and color is in its place. The game should not be very challenging, …
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The latest puzzle game in the wonderful Christmas-themed series, where your goal is to jump off the platforms and close them. The core gameplay mechanic is deceptively simple yet strategically demanding: players must navigate across platforms, and as Santa jumps off each platform, it closes automatically. This creates a puzzle dynamic where careful planning is …
This demo presentation uses Sierra On-Line's 1987 classic, Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards, as a test platform. The RetroBytes team ported the game to the C64, and thanks to WiC64meX, the game is capable of using internet audio streaming. A serious technological demonstration with modern network and multimedia integration. The …
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Oh Mummy was originally released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum, then in 1984 for the Amstrad CPC. The game quickly achieved cult status and was ported to numerous platforms - but no official version was ever made for the Commodore 64. This gap was filled in 2025 by the Blazon team when they created …
