NinjFeratu, A New Ninja Platformer for Amiga

Sakai, 13th century A.D. , on a dark night when Yoshi’s family had a quiet dinner, they were attacked by an evil Vampire who had come to the island on a ship from China in search of new blood. He brutally entered the house and killed Yoshi’s entire family, “” and turned him into a vampire. Yoshi was a Shinobi apprentice who saw how this vampire cut short his life and that of his relatives in a tragic way, he swore revenge to the vampire and set out to find and destroy him at any cost.

Currently the game is still in development, but you can purchase a current working version for 5.95€ EUR. NinjFeratu requires any Amiga with 1MB chip ram + 512KB. Like most new games these days an Amiga 1200 is recommended but is not mandatory. Head over to amiten.itch.io to grab a copy.

Learn the art of developing a C64 game with POLAR BEAR IN SPACE!

Fans of the modern day C64 title POLAR BEAR IN SPACE! might be interested to know that coder Silvan Reinhold has published a book providing retrospective insights to his coding experience on the game project.

Titled The Art and Development of 8-Bit games with POLAR BEAR IN SPACE!, Silvan lifts the veil on the behind the scenes creative process and is a great read to those interested in writing their own games or to those who are curious about the inner workings of development projects.

The Art and Development of 8-Bit games with POLAR BEAR IN SPACE! is available now from Amazon in three different formats - Hardcover, Paperback, and Kindle Edition.

Links:
Amazon UK
Amazon USA
Amazon Australia

Tetris Recoded by RetroBytes, Commodore 64

Tetris is a puzzle video game created in 1985 by Alexey Pajitnov, a Soviet software engineer. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appropriation of the rights in the late 1980s. After a significant period of publication by Nintendo, the rights reverted to Pajitnov in 1996, who co-founded the Tetris Company with Henk Rogers to manage licensing.

I’m not going to waste time describing how to play Tetris. I’m pretty sure this is one of the most worldwide known games, along with Mario Bros. and Sonic. However I do have some good News to share today. RetroBytes group recently released a new Tetris clone for the Commodore 64 which came first place at LuheCon³ Demo Party in the mixed game category. Download it here: TETRIS recoded.d64

Retro Rewind: NewsStand, Commodore 64

NewsStand is a very unique game for the Commodore 64 (made by AGPX and Phobos), in which our hero Joseph has to collect the money in order to buy cassette tapes with the legendary games for the C64, but many enemies will try to stop him! In Italy, in the 80s, these cassettes were sold on news stands and it was a thrill every time to return home and try them all. In memory of those magical moments, we made this video game.

Download: NewsStand_EN_PAL v1.1.zip
Source: agpx.itch.io

Santa's Workout 3, Festive Fun on the Commodore 64!

It's Christmas Eve. Santa has to deliver the gifts, but be careful, so you don't wake up the kids or pets! Santa will fall from the chimney and your task is to find the Christmas tree somewhere in the house. Every time you walk, enter a door, or move a piece of furniture, a sound is generated. There are lying some slippers around the houses, which will make your movement silent for a while. Don't let your sneak meter get full! The game is tested on real hardware, TheC64, and VICE emulator. The game will run in PAL and NTSC modes, but it's not optimized for NTSC.

Download the game here: santa3.d64
Source: vector5games.itch.io

Into The Eagle’s Nest Deluxe, Commodore Plus/4

Into the Eagle’s Nest is a video game developed by Pandora and published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, IBM PC, and ZX Spectrum starting in 1987.

In the fortress “Eagle’s Nest” three comrades are held captive. The task of the player is to free them. Furthermore the building needs to be explored and as many stolen treasures as possible need to be found. The main aim of the game is to destroy the fortress. This is reached by activating a detonator on each floor. Here it is advisable to bring the comrades to safety beforehand. For this you need to escort them to the exit on the first floor. The elevators between the floors can only be used with the help of a keycard that you find on each of the single floors.

Legion Of Doom group over on Plus/4 World have recently released a new Deluxe version of the game, with various improvements over it’s C64 counterpart. Read more information here. Download the game here: into_the_eagles_nest_deluxe.prg

Blastopia DX Special Edition, Richard of TND, Commodore 64

It is the year 2092. Sightings of an alien ship was discovered. Scientists set their communication satellites to welcome the alien kind and offered to trade with the aliens. Unfortunately, humans and aliens didn't understand each other, so the aliens hovered down and captured camels from zoos and farms around the world. Then they fled into different planets. Luckily, scientists were watching. Unfortunately, you have been chosen by the Inter Space Rescue (ISR) authority to set off into deep space and enter each of the 8 alien planets on a rescue and destroy mission.

 - Updated front end presentation with scroll text
- Hi score table and saver (if playing disk version)
- A set of in game difficulty options (Standard / Arcade / Death Run)
- Eight different horizontal scrolling game worlds
- Eight levels of alien blasting action
- Background animation including star field and deadly lazers
- Upbeat music and sound effects
- Plenty of addictive alien blasting
- PAL and NTSC compatible
- Compatible with 1541Ultimate, Ultimate 64, theC64 mini/full size computers

Download: Blastopia DX-Special Edition.zip
More info: richard-tnd.itch.io

Devolution Global Warming, A real-time strategy game for the Commodore 64

Earth has become a hot and dry place. The struggle for food and water has led to a breakdown of civilization and caused devastating wars and destruction. From the ashes of modern society, the survivors have organized themselves into tribal structures and are fighting each other for survival in the barren wastelands.

Devolution – Global Warming is a real-time strategy game that requires quick tactical decisions and a good long-term strategy. Your goal is to unite the survivors of the apocalypse. But there are others who are trying to do the same. To win, you have to defeat all your opponents or at least stay alive longer…
Download the game here: windigoproductions.itch.io

Dagon’s Awakening, (ES) Commodore 64

The world seems to be falling apart, ravaged by disease, war and famine. It is time to take a step and bring the order predicted in the ancient manuscripts. As a member of the Esoteric Order of Dagon, you are tasked with awakening one of the Ancients. Your submarine Derleth’ is heading towards Y’ha-nthlei, the sunken island. Your journey seems safe but as you get closer to your destination, mysterious things start to happen. Some crew members have spooky nightmares, but the biggest challenge is yet to come. One of the Deep Ones approaches your ship.

As captain of the submarine, Derleth’ , we travel with our crew to the island of Y’ha-nthlei to awaken an Ancient and save civilization from the chaos that reigns on earth. Along the way we will encounter all kinds of problems that will complicate the trip and that will make us have to make all kinds of decisions to save the mission and reach a successful conclusion. We will have to interact with the entire crew and carry out multiple actions to control the hostile supernatural forces that try to prevent us from reaching the island and failing. Download the game here: despertardagon.d64

Amiga Game Roguecraft from Badger Punch Games Close to Release

Ricki Sickenger from Badger Punch Games recently announced on Twitter that their latest Amiga game is very close to being released. If you’re not familiar with Badger Punch Games, they are responsible for the excellent Rogue64 on the Commodore 64, and the new enhanced Amiga version is looking absolutely gorgeous!

Roguecraft is a modern turn-based rogue-like focused on simplicity and fun. It is a dungeon crawler where each play-through is a unique experience. As you progress in the game you will combat meaner monsters and tougher challenges. You only have one life, so you have to be careful, but if you reach the end there are wonderful rewards to be gathered! Roguecraft is currently under development for the Commodore Amiga, with other platforms to follow.

Download: Rogue64
Download Amiga Demo: badgerpunch.itch.io
Website: badgerpunch.com

Soul Crystal +TFDS, Full English Translation by Onslaught Released!

C64 group Onslaught have released an English translation of the 1992 Commodore 64 game Soul Crystal. As well as the English translation, they’ve also released an EasyFlash version and also the German version. Check out the links below to grab the download.

Your name is Dave, and these are your first holidays you’re spending alone, without your parents. You’re resting in a hotel near a mysterious loch in Scotland. You go swimming in the lake and dive through a waterfall – on the other side of it, you’re finding yourself in a strange fantasy-like world.

The game is a mixture of a graphical and text-adventure. All actions can be performed by typing or by clicking on the icons. The story takes some wild and unexpected turns and encourages you to keep playing. A relatively hassle-free user interface makes it easy to get started. The graphics are quite good for the 64 and the background music is also quite audible. And the text, which comes in large quantities and is not always completely logical, is easier to read than the Amiga version. Friends of (now rare) text adventures will still enjoy Soul Crystal.

Download: Soul_Crystal+TFDS_ONSLAUGHT.zip
Download: Soul_Crystal+TFDS_EasyFlash_ONSLAUGHT.zip
Download: Soul_Crystal_German.zip

Briley Witch Chronicles 2 Released!

Briley Witch Chronicles 2 is a new RPG for the Commodore 64, PAL and NTSC. The sequel to Briley Witch Chronicles.

Follow the continuing adventures of Briley, a modern day girl lost in a strange new world. Take control of Briley as she continues to explore her new life, aided by Smokey, her grumpy cat – and best friend.

Briley Witch Chronicles 2 is based on books 5 and 6 of the Briley Witch novels: The Fallen Witch, and Grey Waters. Download the game here: sarahjaneavory.itch.io. Follow Sarah on Twitter.

Features:
-Japanese-inspired RPG, with full-screen scrolling.
-Hours and hours of gameplay (19+ with normal play).
-Story-driven, following the plot of Briley Witch novels 5 & 6.
-Turn based combat, also with cats!
-Gather ingredients to make powerful potions.
-Lots of characters to talk to.
-Supports 2-button C64GS or compatible joysticks.
-Can be played entirely with a one-button joystick.
-Save/load to either cartridge or disk.
-Includes a full A5 manual (full colour or printer friendly).
-PAL and NTSC compatible.
-TheC64 Mini & Maxi compatible.