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The original and officially planned sequel to the popular platform game Bubble Bubble has been released, which is a high-quality fan project that fundamentally reinterprets the Commodore 64 gaming experience. Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave brings the legendary fan-made arcade hack Lost Cave from 2012 to the C64, featuring 100 brand-new levels originally designed by TAITO as extra …
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Its not a simple modification, but a professional-level fan project that gives Commodore 64 owners a full-fledged sequel nearly 40 years after the original release. This release is based on the original 1987 C64 port, but modernizes and expands it in every way. Lost Cave was originally a 2012 arcade ROM hack that collected levels …
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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TT-64 is a clean, speed- and reflex-based classic motorcycle racing game that brings legendary OutRun-style branching gameplay. Leave the city and make your way to one of the five goals before the time runs out. The game is non-linear, at checkpoints, the player decides whether to turn left or right, which determines the chosen route. …
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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The Retro Commodore website aims to preserve and make publicly available documents, manuals, software, and publications related to retro computers, especially Commodore and other 8-bit machines. It is an international community project that aims to preserve digital heritage and offers everyone the opportunity to contribute to the expansion of the collection. The site is regularly …
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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 …
Commodore 64 fans have had little to complain about in recent years, thanks to the increasingly talented developers offering a wide range of games. This time, we take a look at one of the biggest gaps in the market for this platform, the 3D FPS game category, which was originally inspired by the classic Wolf3D …
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