Vintage is the New Old

The 3rd Annual Atari Homebrew Awards is waiting for your votes!

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 04:07:58 GMT

Once again, ZeroPage Homebrew, AtariAge, Mark/Space | Argon and The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion are organizing the Annual Atari Homebrew Awards. The 3rd edition is waiting for your vote for your favourite homebrew games of 2020. As listed in this previous post, the homebrew production for the Atari 2600, Atari...

Atari800MacX new version 6.0.0 adds support for Apple Silicon

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:12:53 GMT

Just a couple of weeks after the release of version 5.5.0, Atari800MacX 6.0.0 is out with not many functional changes, but with an important update that will ensure the emulator will stay work on macOS for many years to come. The emulator app bundle now includes both binaries for Intel...

Rainbow Edge Run DX – The Commodore 64 Infinite Runner got even better!

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 16:38:38 GMT

Rainbow Edge Run DX is an extended full version of the Rainbow Edge Run 4k game that was submitted to the 2020 Reset64 4KB Craptastic Game Competition. At the time, the game didn’t win, getting only 11th place, but that is only a testament that the competition is really tough. Rainbow Edge Run...

Lemon Amiga launches new and improved website

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:51:47 GMT

I like to think Vintage is the New Old foments the retro computing community integration, and more than once, we have been promoting different websites and projects around the internet. It is with pleasure that I see one of the most traditional ones getting even better! Lemon Amiga website has...

Quadron DeLuxe – The acclaimed ZX Spectrum game gets a Cassette CD pack

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:00:40 GMT

After almost two years from its launch, Quadron for the ZX Spectrum by Andy “Cosmium” Beale finally got its deserved physical release. Published by Cronosoft, Quadron DeLuxe features a double jewel case containing both a special edition sparkly cassette and mini CD-ROM featuring the same, most recent version of the game and...

Winner of the most favourite C64 game announced

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 09:21:23 GMT

Retro Gamer Nation is pleased to announced that Zeta Wing by Sarah Jane Avory has been declared the most popular C64 new release game for 2020. Over 370 gamers participated in the public voting event whereby C64 gamers where able to select up to 5 of their favourite nominated games...

ZeroPage Homebrew lists all Atari 2600 Games Created in 2020!

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 21:55:41 GMT

ZeroPage Homebrew is seriously dedicated to following the Atari 2600 homebrew scene. Thanks to his hard work, we have a complete list of all the Atari 2600 homebrew games that have either been completed in 2020 or have released an updated WIP in 2020 (good to track down games in...

Atari800MacX version 5.5.0 is out!

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 04:31:45 GMT

Atari800MacX gets another important update, this time adding support to another host system, but the main feature, in my opinion, is the enhanced copy and paste feature. In this new version, you can copy/paste regular text and ATASCII graphics characters as well as any key combination you can perform on...

Commodore 64 SEUCK Game Development Competition 2021 is on!

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 18:46:03 GMT

Another traditional game development competition has started, and it is ready to receive submissions. Hosted by Richard Bayliss’ The New Dimension (TND), the compo has bought many cool games for the C64 over the years, and with some clever tricks, the results go beyond the basic Shoot’em Up nature of...

Retro Revisited: Alien Breed: Tower Assault

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:19:35 GMT

As the tag-line to Ridley Scott’s seminal sci-fi horror masterpiece, Alien, so eloquently put it: “In space, no one can hear you scream.” It’s a phrase which seems remarkably apt when it comes to the Alien Breed: Tower Assault, the last in a succession of 2D top-down shooters inspired by...

Amiga Game Construction Kit ‘RedPill’ Gets New Version

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:43:00 GMT

Carlos Peris has released RedPill 0.85, a game development tool created using AmiBlitz and targeted people who want to build Amiga games but have little to none programming background. Although the author explains that RedPill is “more a toy to play with than a professional tool,” it has been responsible...

We played the superb ‘Biscuits in Hell’ for the Atari XL/XE

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 01:14:36 GMT

Biscuits in Hell was released back in June 2020 by Playsoft/Paul Lay as an exclusive game for ABBUC members, as part of issue #141 of the ABBUC Magazine. Now the game is freely available to everybody via ABBUC public downloads (link at the end). The game was originally developed for...

MSXdev ’21 – The traditional MSX game development competition has started

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:08:42 GMT

2021 has barely started, but the MSX game developers out there have no time to rest. The MSXDev’21 has been announced and will run from January 1st through October 15th. Last year, the compo went back to its roots and decided to allow only pure MSX1 games to compete. The...

Abyss Connection releases Ditheridoo 1.0 – A new image editor for the Commodore 64

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 15:49:04 GMT

The damascene group Abyss Connection has started the new year with a new tool targeting the Commodore 64 scene. Ditheridoo is a multicolour bitmap editor for C64. It runs on 64-bit versions of Linux, macOS and Windows. The editor is open-source and written in Python and allows easy dithering, and...

Time to cast your votes for your favourite C64 of 2020.

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 07:31:43 GMT

Retro Gamer Nation (RGN) has announced that voting for the RGN C64 Gamers’ Choice Award 2020 has commenced – with C64 gamers given the choice to select up to five games as their favourite for 2020. The Commodore 64 new game scene excelled throughout 2020 and RGN has nominated 20...

Petris – A new puzzle game of shapely pets for the Game Boy Color

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 23:49:04 GMT

Petris is a new homebrew 2D puzzle game for the Game Boy Color (CGB) developed by bbbbbr. It will run on original hardware (CGB and GBA) and in most emulators. As the name suggests, the game mechanics are based on the classic Tetris, but this time the pieces are pets’...

Retro Revisited: Avenging Spirit

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 11:27:02 GMT

With unique game features and attractive graphics, there's plenty of fun to be had with Jaleco's possess 'em up!

Rabbit Runner – A new game for the Commodore 64

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 15:13:27 GMT

DoubleG has released his very first game for the C64. Rabbit Runner is an infinite runner game where you play an insatiable rabbit eating Farmer Wilson’s crop. The rabbit runs along three lanes and must eat the vegetables to keep his energy level high. Since Farmer Wilson’s is not very...

Vitno Exclusive! Nixy the Glade Sprite is Coming to the Commodore 64!

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 14:56:48 GMT

Wow it’s been a long time since I spoke to Andy Johns, I just happened to have a quick browse over my Facebook, nothing too interesting going on until I got a DM from Andy with some fantastic News which I’ll get to in a second. You might been thinking...

VICE 3.5 has been released with a massive list of changes!

Fri, 25 Dec 2020 15:48:34 GMT

Xmas eve 2020. The turkey on the table and wine in the glass. All the gifts are wrapped and neatly placed under the tree. What else would we wish for after a tough year? A new VICE version, of course! VICE 3.5 has been released with a long list of...