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Late to the Game: Gaming gems that appeared late in the Commodore 64’s life

Late to the Game: Gaming gems that appeared late in the Commodore 64’s life

by Marcus Albers | Dec 26, 2025 | 1990s, C64 Vic20

The Commodore 64 had an exceptionally long life. Introduced in 1982 and not officially discontinued until 1994, the intervening 12 years saw the release of upwards of 10,000 entertainment titles. While European C64 users saw releases right up to the very end, the...
Playing the Movies: The Best and Worst Movie Tie-Ins for the Commodore 64

Playing the Movies: The Best and Worst Movie Tie-Ins for the Commodore 64

by Marcus Albers | Dec 18, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, C64 Vic20

The 1980s to the early 2000s are generally considered the golden age of the movie tie-in video game. If there was an angle to a hit (or potential hit) movie that could be adapted to the arcade or home systems, developers were there to exploit it. Some turned out good,...
Game Gear vs Lynx: The 8-bit color handheld wars

Game Gear vs Lynx: The 8-bit color handheld wars

by Marcus Albers | Dec 2, 2025 | 1990s, Atari, Console/Handheld

  When it comes to retro handheld gaming, most people will immediately point to the Nintendo juggernaut, the Game Boy. And while it was the clear leader in portable gaming ever since its introduction in 1989, it was far from the only player in the space. But when...
Musings of a Retro Gamer: Loading Games from Cassette

Musings of a Retro Gamer: Loading Games from Cassette

by Marcus Albers | Nov 23, 2025 | 1980s, C64 Vic20

Modern game systems load games almost instantaneously, it seems. In general, most mobile games are at your fingertips with minimal loading time, while larger PC and console games may take 30 seconds to load their data into memory. Our expectations, as modern gamers,...
SNK vs Capcom: Stronger Edition – Interpreting a portable classic

SNK vs Capcom: Stronger Edition – Interpreting a portable classic

by Marcus Albers | Nov 19, 2025 | 2020s, C64 Vic20, Reviews

When it comes to one-on-one fighting games, the Commodore 64 is generally not the go-to system. While there were a few impressive entries during the long history of the system, such as Way of the Exploding Fist and the International Karate series, C64 gamers never...
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