Commodore 64

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 »


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American Icons Gallery Show Recognises Classic Gaming Consoles

2:00AM November 16, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

We live in an age of gaming gorgeousness. Gamers’ lives nowadays are filled with fancy normal mapping and illumination engines, powered by slickly encased hardware that outputs onto super-sharp screens. In short, there’s a lot of thought given to aesthetics in the present day. But, it hasn’t always been this way and an upcoming art show will showcase the uglier — yet vitally important — gaming hardware of yesteryear. More »


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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

This Is Why You Don’t See Many Games Based On Soap Operas

3:00PM May 23, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Think games based on movies, action-oriented TV shows and classic works of literature are a bad idea? They’ve got nothing on games based on soap operas. More »


In Real Life

The Binder That Ties You To A Game

7:00AM April 17, 2011 | Owen Good

Wax nostalgic with a sports gamer of a certain age and it’s not long before he will mention, like a venerated religious text, the Three-Ring Binder. It was the original franchise mode. More »


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This Commodore 64 Is A Fully Functioning Computer

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1:00PM April 5, 2011 | Mark Serrels

Back in the UK, when I was a youngster, before SNES vs MegaDrive playground battles we had Spectrum vs Commodore. I was a Spectrum kid, but even this has me clutching my nostalgia bone – a new Commodore computer, complete with the old Commodore 64 casing, that functions as a modern computer, but runs C64 games through an emulator. It’s… it’s beautiful. 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 »


In Real Life

Chiptunes@two: Martin Galway

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2:00PM June 17, 2010 | Dan Staines

It’s 2PM. You’ve finished lunch and are looking for a way to kill time as the day slowly draws to a close. A perfect opportunity, methinks, to listen to some classic chiptunes courtesy of YouTube and your good friends at Kotaku AU. More »