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,...
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...
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,...
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...
by Marcus Albers | Nov 12, 2025 | 1980s, Arcade, C64 Vic20
When the Commodore 64 was still being produced, arcade boards were much more advanced. This made bringing popular, current arcade games home to the 8-bit home system a challenge at the best of times. Even though concessions would be made to bring them home...