Mayhem in Monsterland: The Swan Song of the Commodore 64

Mayhem in Monsterland: The Swan Song of the Commodore 64

by | Jun 16, 2018 | 1990s

All good things come to an end. By the early 1990s, the golden age of Commodore 64 games was past. The world of technology was moving on, but the system had one last surprise in store for the gaming world. It came in the form of a little dinosaur. The dinosaur’s name...
Jelly Monsters: The Battle Between Commodore and Atari

Jelly Monsters: The Battle Between Commodore and Atari

by | Jun 13, 2018 | 1980s

In the great pantheon of video games, few titles loom so large as Pac-Man. Developed by Namco and released in 1980, the game was wildly successful, creating legions of devoted fans. That same year, Commodore released the 8 bit VIC-20. It marked an important step in...
Dungeon of Death: An RPG For The Commodore PET

Dungeon of Death: An RPG For The Commodore PET

by | Jun 9, 2018 | 1970s

I don’t remember the first text based adventure game I ever played. It seems like the sort of thing I should know given my love for the genre, but the title has vanished from my memory. Because of this I suspect, the games have attained something of a towering,...