Games, stories, and modern tips about a legendary computer
Ramsay's goal is to give the iconic locations of the classic Last Ninja game a new visual look. For example, he just updated his version of the "Jump the River" scene, which was presented with a new UI and modernized graphics. This is a fan art initiative and a community celebration of a beloved classic …
Continue reading "The Last Ninja – Graphical revamps by Robert Ramsay"
OutRun PETSCII is more than a retro homage - it’s a technical and artistic marvel that reimagines SEGA’s iconic OutRun arcade racer using the Commodore 64’s PETSCII character set. Created by aNdy/AL, this project transforms the limitations of vintage hardware into a canvas of creativity, delivering a surprisingly dynamic and visually rich driving experience built …
Continue reading "OutRun PETSCII – Speed Rendered in Characters"
mcDRAW is a browser-based pixel editor tailored for the Multicolor Bitmap Mode of the Commodore 64. While it doesn’t run on the original hardware, it faithfully replicates the constraints and style of C64 graphics, making it a powerful tool for retro artists, game developers, and demoscene creators. Created by Zooperdan of the demoscene groups DESiRE …
Continue reading "mcDRAW – A Modern Pixel Editor for the Commodore 64 Aesthetic"
The Last Ninja Construction Kit is an advanced development tool created by Luigi Di Fraia, designed to let users explore, edit, and even create new levels and games in the style of the legendary Last Ninja series for the Commodore 64. It builds upon Luigi’s Integrator 2012, a cross-platform GTK+ 2.x-based viewer and editor that …
Continue reading "Integrator 2012 and The Last Ninja Construction Kit (2022, Luigi Di Fraia)"
The Koala Image Loader & Linker, K.I.L.L.E.R. for short, is a modern yet authentic utility developed by milasoft64 and released in 2025 for the Commodore 64 platform. This software specialises in the management and integration of images in the legendary Koala Painter format, allowing users to create spectacular loading screens and intros for their games …
Continue reading "Koala Image Loader & Linker (K.I.L.L.E.R.) (2025, milasoft64)"
A free and multiplatform multicolor bitmap editor for Commodore 64 where the multicolor bitmap is stored in the widely-spread KoalaPainter (C64) format. Ditheridoo is a multicolor bitmap editor for Commodore 64. It runs on 64 bit versions of Linux, MacOS, Windows and other systems supported by Python. Official website download
Sprite Studio 64 can edit simultaneously 64 sprites and save your work on diskette in .prg format. Native sprite editor for Commodore 64. Pocket knife among sprite editors. Another feature of the easy-to-use editor is that you can work to a pleasant background soundtrack which was taken from https://www.hvsc.c64.org/ and its author is Raik Picheta (Eco). Official website …
Art Studio was a popular bitmap graphics editor for home computers like Commodore 64. It was originally created in 1985 by Oxford Computer Publishing. ART STUDIO is built upon the 'windows - icons - mouse -pointing device' concepts as pioneered by Xerox at Palo Alto and popularised by Apple with the Lisa and Macintosh computers. …
