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...
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 | 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...
by Marcus Albers | Oct 29, 2025 | 1980s, C64 Vic20, Lists
It’s October 31st. You sit patiently, waiting for little ghouls and hobgoblins to run down the street, seeking treats from your orange plastic pumpkin (excluding the “samples” you’ve sneaked). But what to do to pass the time between groups of...