On 18/9/21 4:05 pm, Chris Krascek wrote:

Hey all,

Wondering if anyone has a list of new C64 games available out there. I know the 8-bit guy has his PETSCII robots but who else is making games.

Sounds like you need a C64 games magazine to see everything that's been published for our beloved machine! Indeed Zzap!64 is back. I got an
issue posted to me and it was really well done.

They are doing a kick starter for the 2021 Annual.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zzap642021annual/zzap-64-2021-annual

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On 19/9/21 5:39 pm, Joe Cincotta wrote:

On 18/9/21 4:05 pm, Chris Krascek wrote:

Hey all,

Wondering if anyone has a list of new C64 games available out there. I
know
the 8-bit guy has his PETSCII robots but who else is making games.

Sounds like you need a C64 games magazine to see everything that's been published for our beloved machine! Indeed Zzap!64 is back. I got an
issue posted to me and it was really well done.

They are doing a kick starter for the 2021 Annual.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zzap642021annual/zzap-64-2021-annual

Sorry all, updated link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zzap642021annual/fusion-zzap-64-and-crash-2022-annuals

This is the 2022 annual with all the games of the year as well as a coverdisk(!) like the old days!

-J
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Eww. The pioneers in corrupt computer games reviewing.

...and of course the sexist advertising and promotion, which was
already dropped from the general computing press by the
mid-1980s, but of course ZZap!64 was a magazine for easily-lead
teenage boys.

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On 21/9/21 9:20 pm, Chris Baird wrote:

Eww. The pioneers in corrupt computer games reviewing.

...and of course the sexist advertising and promotion, which was
already dropped from the general computing press by the
mid-1980s, but of course ZZap!64 was a magazine for easily-lead
teenage boys.

I think budgets have shrunk a little since those days folks. Nowadays
it's one of the best ways of finding out about the latest games and
releases for the 64. There is also an Amiga version in the works AFAIK.

If you don't mind using YouTube, then there is a South African guy
called Bastich-B who does great game reviews for the C64. His most
recent was for a new 3D space trading game called Gates of the Ancients.
Looks like a filled-poly version of Elite at the same framerate! Pretty
amazing for a 1Mhz C64! Actually Bastich also does a 'best of genre'
style video where he goes through game genres and looks at old and new
games of the genre - some of these videos have been really eye opening.

Anyway, keep enjoying the 8-bit life...

J

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On Monday, September 20, 2021 at 8:33:46 PM UTC-4, Joe Cincotta wrote:

On 19/9/21 5:39 pm, Joe Cincotta wrote:

On 18/9/21 4:05 pm, Chris Krascek wrote:

Hey all,

Wondering if anyone has a list of new C64 games available out there. I
know
the 8-bit guy has his PETSCII robots but who else is making games.

Sounds like you need a C64 games magazine to see everything that's been published for our beloved machine! Indeed Zzap!64 is back. I got an
issue posted to me and it was really well done.

They are doing a kick starter for the 2021 Annual.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zzap642021annual/zzap-64-2021-annual

Sorry all, updated link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zzap642021annual/fusion-zzap-64-and-crash-2022-annuals

This is the 2022 annual with all the games of the year as well as a coverdisk(!) like the old days!

-J

Wow, thats pretty awesome news!
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Wondering if anyone has a list of new C64 games available out there. I know the 8-bit guy has his PETSCII robots but who else is making games.

No list, and it's not exactly a new game as it is a port but...

Someone posted a link to this new port of Galaga (playable in browser via emulation), which I think is pretty excellent. Like if you're a fan of Galaga, the arcade game, the C=64 port is impressive as it really plays like the arcade:

https://arlagames.itch.io/galaga-c64

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On Saturday, 18 September 2021 at 23:20:35 UTC+1, Chris Krascek wrote:

Hey all,

Wondering if anyone has a list of new C64 games available out there. I know the 8-bit guy has his PETSCII robots but who else is making games.

If you are wanting a link to the new Zzap!64 here you go:

https://www.patreon.com/zzapmagazine

And ignore the messages about corruption, every mag had it anyhow, and Zzap was way less than the others back then. The current team, which includes myself, have no qualms about slagging off a game if it's bad. In fact, I'd probably say many other
publications right now reviewing OVER SCORE games out of some perceived need to appease the publishers and programmers who do these things.

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Hi! I have a WIP text adventure called Smir 3, Episode 1 that I would like to share. It only has the first "chapter," in quotes because it is not currently divided into chapters. It is Sci-Fi. If anybody's interested, please reply, and I will upload
it. :)

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Sure! It's at https://sourceforge.net/projects/cc65extra/files/game/. Enjoy! :)
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