Musings of a Retro Gamer: Sick Day Staples
As I’ve spent the last 5 days sick as a dog, trying desperately to focus enough to accomplish even the most basic tasks, I’m taken back to my childhood in the ’80s. Back then, a sick day was a careful balancing act between not feeling well enough to...
Bringing the Arcade Home: The most faithful arcade ports to the C64
There is a particular kind of magic to an excellent arcade conversion on the Commodore 64. It is not just the thrill of seeing an arcade hit appear on your home computer, though that was absolutely part of the draw. A faithful conversion has to reproduce the arcade...
Better At Home: Master System arcade ports almost better than the originals
Throughout the history of 8- and 16-bit consoles, one of the most elusive achievements was to release a home port of a popular arcade game that did the original justice. Due to obstacles such as hardware requirements, licensing issues, and executive interference,...
Anyone Can Make a Game: Construction tools on the C64
The dream of many a gamer is to turn their big gaming ideas into reality. The 8-bit micros of the 80s came with the tools to do so built in, with BASIC baked into the system. But, even with the extensive manual provided by Commodore for the C64’s Microsoft BASIC...Latest Magazine For Paid Subscribers
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