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MLH75

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This is my personal TOP 10 C64 GAMES for this home computer. Although I didn’t own a C64 in my younger days, I had access to the C64 and its entire library of games on a regular basis. Today I own an original C64 bread-bin and the new full-sized C64. 

 

 

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15 hours ago, Rex Grossman said:

Looks too good to run an unmodified C64. Very impressive.

 

It has very impressive animation, especially considering each frame also has an overlay. Probably doable as a multiload though. I really like that parallax effect and the controls look amazing.

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I'm still making C64 games in the 2020s.

 

Upon original release I put a small charge on each game otherwise crackers stick them straight on CSDB and take most of the credit.

 

Most of the games are a bit older now though so I've made them all free. The games which were paid for (Grid Pix, Millie & Molly and Runn 'n' Gunn) were all very well received in the retro scene, M&M even scored a sizzler in Retro Gamer.

 

You can download them here and play them on an emulator, TheC64 or best of all real hardware.

 

https://carletonhandley.itch.io/

 

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The weird thing about the unreleased Atarisoft version that leaked is that it leaked way back then as I had/have it on disk. Like a lot of stuff I had on disk, it was a cracked version, but nothing about it made me realise it hadn't actually been released.

 

I actually really like Mario Bros (the game generally, not just these versions) and I'm not sure why it doesn't get more love. I think generally, single-screen affairs are seen as too archaic to bother with, but in a lot of cases, these games are still great fun.

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7 hours ago, Camel said:

The weird thing about the unreleased Atarisoft version that leaked is that it leaked way back then as I had/have it on disk. Like a lot of stuff I had on disk, it was a cracked version, but nothing about it made me realise it hadn't actually been released.

 

I actually really like Mario Bros (the game generally, not just these versions) and I'm not sure why it doesn't get more love. I think generally, single-screen affairs are seen as too archaic to bother with, but in a lot of cases, these games are still great fun.


Does Donkey Kong on C64 get more appreciation?

 

 

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Vimster

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https://www.theguardian.com/games/2022/aug/24/the-commodore-64-at-40-it-pointed-to-the-future-of-video-games

 

The Guardian getting in the spirit of 40 years of the C64. Mainly a memoir of C64 ownership by their games editor. It may spark some memories although I have to remind myself this is written mainly for people who probably haven't touched a home computer since they were teenagers. The comments are very "oh we had one of these when I was 14!"

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So I have downloaded a tosec of the Amiga library and I gather the best way to experience actually playing stuff is to have the games installed on WH Load (?), thus making them load faster, for starters.


Is there a complete idiot's guide on how to set that up? Which Kickstart offers the best compatibility? I assume WinUAE is the best emulator?

 

Thanks!

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The European Afterburner from Argonaut was really disappointing, especially in comparison to contemporary games such as Powerdrift and Turbo Outrun. The US is good but a little limited in gameplay. Really, you are better off playing First Strike (by the Thomas brothers, who also coded Buggy Boy).

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On 27/08/2022 at 14:19, Gabe said:

So I have downloaded a tosec of the Amiga library and I gather the best way to experience actually playing stuff is to have the games installed on WH Load (?), thus making them load faster, for starters.


Is there a complete idiot's guide on how to set that up? Which Kickstart offers the best compatibility? I assume WinUAE is the best emulator?

 

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Wrong thread man! 

 

Try here:

 

 

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