C64

Retro

Cock’in. This Was A Real Game, Once.

2:00PM January 25, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

Cock’in. For the Commodore 64 and Spectrum. You take the eggs, and then the fish bites you on the elbow, and then you wear chicken hats, and what? More »


Retro

Canabalt Parkours Back In Time To The Commodore 64

2:40AM December 6, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

This isn’t something done for internet shits and giggles. It’s an “official conversion” of awesome death simulator Canabalt running on… the Commodore 64, one that will soon be going on sale. Like, it’ll come on a cartridge. Amazing. More »


Retro

Remembering The Great, Last Ninja

2:00PM July 8, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Today, we’re looking at The Last Ninja. The first “badass” game I ever played, and still one of my all-time favourites. More »


In Real Life

Kids Shouldn’t Play Games About Jerking Off

10:00AM February 8, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

NSFW: If you’re a parent — or even just an all-round concerned citizen — and think games featuring cartoon violence and mild cussing is bad, spare a thought for me. One of the first ever games I played was about jerking off. More »


Retro

Remember When Box Art Gave You Nightmares?

10:30PM January 14, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

And yes, before you ask, it’s a real game.


In Real Life

Summer Video Game Movie: Summer Games

5:20AM July 22, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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As we get in a summer gaming mood here, we’re spending part of the week watching clips of the most summer-styled games. How about an ’80s movie? Here’s Epyx’s 1984 hit, Summer Games for the Commodore 64. More »


News

Commodore 64 Rises From The Grave

11:00PM March 18, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

The Commodore 64, perhaps Britain’s greatest ever invention, is a machine beloved by many who grew up in the 1980s. Like me. Which is why it’s fun to hear that it’s making a comeback. More »


News

Commodore 64, No Longer On iPhone

5:20AM September 9, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

iPhone owners with a retro enthusiast streak got some good news this weekend—an approved Commodore 64 emulator was now available for the Apple platform via the iTunes Store. Today, the bad news hits. More »


News

Commodore 64, Now On iPhone

7:30PM September 8, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Manomio’s C64 emulator for the iPhone and iPod Touch – which was originally knocked back by Apple in June – has now been cleared for release. More »


News

New Ghostbusters Tips Hat To Old Ghostbusters

10:30PM June 17, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

The new Ghostbusters game isn’t the only Ghostbusters game to have ever been made. Ghostbusters 2 had an awful platformer, for example. And the original had a pretty decent game on the C64 and Spectrum. More »