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Welcome to the world of C64 nostalgia. Here you will find exclusive material about the Commodore 64 home computer that we all know and love. There’s detailed information about current and upcoming C64-related events and past developnments within the scene and game culture in general. We at C64.COM aim to save and store an important part of the history of those who played a part in the active era of the Commodore 64. Enjoy your stay!
NEWS AND UPDATES
» December 5th, 2014 - Game Talk with Chris Collins
Chris Collins used to work for Binary Design and Software Creations on titles like Double Dragon, Sly Spy Secret Agent and Gauntlet III. Chris on choosing the C64: "There was no other option for me, really. I loved the C64 anyway, and getting offered a job drawing graphics on it was a bit of a dream scenario to start off with, so for me personally, it was definitely as special as I remember it." Read the interview here »
» December 3rd, 2014 - 10 high quality box art scans added
Today, we've added box art scans for 10 fantastic Infocom games, namely: Ballyhoo, Cutthroats, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Hollywood Hijinx, Infidel, Leather Goddesses of Phobos,
The Lurking Horror, Moon Mist, Planetfall and Spellbreaker.
Many thanks to Tim from Rockrabilia for the great scans. Retouching was done by our new team member SEAN STROBL. Ladies and gentlemen, give Sean a welcoming applaude! Sean will focus on retouching scans, so expect more of his great work in the not too distant future.
» December 1st, 2014 - Generation 64 competition
If you live in Sweden, Denmark, Norway or Finland, here's a competition you definitely can't afford to miss! Generation 64 – the successful book on the untold tale about the origin of the successful IT-, music-, and gaming industry in Sweden can be yours! All you have to do is to answer three questions correctly and send your answers along with your postal address to andreas.wallstrom@gmail.com before December 7th ends. Ready? OK, let's go!
1. What is the name of the company that published Blood and Guts?
2. Which scene group is famous for their Wonderland demos?
3. How much better than the ZX Spectrum is the C64?
Good luck!
If you want to see some pictures from the book, visit C64.COM on Facebook. And yes, why is this competition only for people in the Nordics? Simple answer: the book is in Swedish. If you'd like to see an English translation, support it here: Generation 64 in English.
» November 29th, 2014 - Eight new text adventures
Popeye returns to brighten your dull November days with eight new text adventures: Arrow of Death 2, The Golden Baton, Escape from Pulsar 7, Feasibility Experiment, Perseus and Andromeda, Ten Little Indians, Waxworks and The Wizard of Akyrz. Check out the games here »
» November 28th, 2014 - Game Talk with Matt Gray
Here's an interview with prolific composer Matt Gray, the man behind the awesome soundtrack to The Last Ninja 2, Driller and Hunter's Moon to name a few. Here's Matt on the creation of The Last Ninja 2 soundtrack: "I did the Central Park tracks first, which was important in order to stamp some sort of 'sound' on the game. It was a great time for me personally, to suddenly be working full time on C64 music. I was almost 18, but I had no real worries in the world beyond whether I could afford to buy a better car." Read it all »
Matt's got a Kickstarter going and it's only four days left. To find out what's it about and pledge on it support it, click here »
» November 26th, 2014 - New colour palette
It's been on our to-do list for quite some time now, but we've finally updated the colour palette on all 20 000+ game screenshots. We've done this to get closer to the colour palette on the C64 as we remember it. If you want to suggest any additional updates concerning this, don't hestitate to get in touch.
» November 18th, 2014 - Trixy 3001 interviewed
Here's a new scene interview with Trixy 3001 (later Blaster) of groups like Sector 90 and Wrath Designs. Here's what to expect: "My school was the first one in Sweden to offer BASIC programming, this must have been in 1985 or so. Back then, we used a schools computer called Compis – a rare thing, I don't even know today what exactly it was all about. I asked why we needed to learn this and was told: 'Because computers are the future and you will have to use them all your life'." Read the interview here »
» November 18th, 2014 - Reminder: Matt Gray's Reformation
Have you supported Matt Gray and his ongoing Kickstarter yet? If not, take a look at this awesome collection of music he's putting together and let's help take the Kickstarter to the next stretch goal! Check it out here »
» November 9th, 2014 - New C64 game: Donkey Kong Junior
Thanks to the dynamic trio Andreas Varga, Steve Day and Mikkel Hastrup, we can now enjoy a fantastic version of Donkey Kong Junior on the C64! I haven't played this game since my Colecovision days, so it was with great excitement that I loaded the game up. Download your copy here »
» November 6th, 2014 - Thanks Wouter Snijders...
...for your donation to C64.COM!
» November 3rd, 2014 - Matt Gray's Reformation hits Kickstarter
Legendary SID composer Matt Gray returns with Reformation, a Kickstarter seeking funding for a double/triple album of enhanced studio remakes of his classic Commodore 64 soundtracks, a single album of recordings of 6 brand new compositions programmed on a real Commodore 64 an enhanced studio album of the entirety of his best known work: System 3’s The Last Ninja 2 with additional limited-edition picturedisk vinyl LP. This is something you can't afford to miss! Check out the Kickstarter »
» October 28th, 2014 - The winning demo from X2014
Censor Design and Oxyron joined forces to won the first place in the demo competition at X2014 that took place this passed weekend. And they did! Comaland includes an impressive mix of code, art and music. And you need to see it now. Enjoy Comaland here »
» October 27th, 2014 - C64.COM <3 Nigel Spencer
Our love goes out to Nigel Spencer, the man behind Bazooka Bill, Bop'n Rumble, Fist II – The Legend Continues, Bedlam and Sgt. Slaughter's Mat Wars, for his significant donation to C64.COM. Many thanks Nigel!
» October 23rd, 2014 - C64.COM <3 Fredrik Blom
Fredrik Blom (Rico/Pretzel Logic) wanted to show that he loves C64.COM as much as Vito and sent a significant donation to keep us alive and kicking. Thanks brother!
» October 22nd, 2014 - C64.COM <3 Vito Campasano
Today, Vito submitted his seventh donation to C64.COM. We have some great fans out there and Vito seems to be one of the biggest. Grazie mille!
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» F.A.Q. - look here before you send off an email.
» Credits - the list of people who made all this possible.
» Scene interviews - C64 sceners answer 20 questions about their time in the scene. |
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