Typing in Dreams: How a generation learned to code by accident

by Marcus Albers | Jan 3, 2026 | 1980s, C64 Vic20

For years, software was distributed on cartridges, cassette tapes, or diskettes. While programs were available via modem from BBSes, downloading in general wasn’t as ubiquitous as it is today. As 8-bit microcomputers gained popularity, one of their big selling...

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

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,...

Montezuma’s Revenge now available for home consoles

by William Schwartz | Dec 10, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Early IBM DOS, Early IBM DOS Intro, Press Release

  As of December 10th, Montezuma’s Revenge – The 40th Anniversary Edition is now available for download on the Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, as well as the Microsoft Store. The porting of...

Christmas With Antstream Arcade

by Antstream Blog | Dec 5, 2025 | 1990s, Antstream, Console/Handheld, Retro Computing

Christmas is a magical time for gamers, and for retro fans it always brings back memories of large boxes under the Christmas tree, gaming treats ready to be unwrapped on a chilly December morning. We’ve all got special Christmas gaming memories – to celebrate this...

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,...