Part of the Commodore 64's success was its sale in regular retail stores instead of only electronics or computer hobbyist specialty stores. Commodore produced many of its parts in-house to control costs, including custom integrated circuit chips from MOS Technology. It has been compared to the Ford Model T automobile for its role in bringing a new technology to middle-class households via creative and affordable mass-production. Approximately 10,000 commercial software titles have been made for the Commodore 64 including development tools, office productivity applications, and video games.
C64 emulators allow anyone with a modern computer, or a compatible video game console, to run these programs today. The C64 is also credited with popularizing the computer demoscene and is still used today by some computer hobbyists. Castle Wolfenstein (1983)(Muse Software) Developed by Muse Software Released 1983 Also For Apple II, Atari 8-bit, DOS Published by Muse Software Perspective Top-down Genre Action Setting World War II Gameplay Shooter, Stealth Description In this game, the player takes control of a lone prisoner who has been taking captive in a large castle occupied by the Nazis. Getting out of the cell and picking up a weapon is just the beginning; the ultimate goal is to acquire the war plans of the Nazis,. Ghosts 'n Goblins (1986)(Elite) Developed by Capcom Co., Ltd. Released 1986 Also For Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Android, Arcade, Atari ST, BREW, Commodore 16, Plus/4, DOS, DoJa, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, iPad, iPhone, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PC-88, PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U, Windows Mobile, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum Published by Elite Systems Ltd.
Perspective Side view Setting Fantasy Genre Action Gameplay Arcade, Platform, Shooter Visual 2D scrolling Description Ghosts 'N Goblins is a. ( 1 reviews ). Bubble Bobble (1987)(Firebird) Developed by Taito Corporation Released 1988 Also For Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade, Atari ST, DOS, FM Towns, Game Boy, Game Gear, J2ME, MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4, Sharp X68000, SEGA Master System, Wii, Wii U, Windows, ZX Spectrum Published by Taito Software Inc.
Perspective Side view Genre Action Gameplay Arcade, Platform Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Bubble Bobble is the story of two humans, Bub and Bob who wander into the mysterious. Last Ninja, The (1987)(System 3)(Side A) NOTE: This emulation has multiple disk images. To switch between them, press ALT-8 and select among the.d64 filenames to load that floppy into the drive. Developed by System 3 Software Ltd.
Released 1988 Also For Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, BBC Micro, DOS, Electron, Wii Published by Activision, Inc. Perspective Bird's-eye view Genre Action Gameplay Martial Arts, Puzzle elements Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description You are the. Welcome to the most complete Commodore 64 cassette archive that exists.
By complete, we do not mean it's all the titles ever made, but all tapes are complete with coverscans and manuals all in one place for you to enjoy. We have used Tape Manager V1.3 (to organize the content, so that it can easily be used with the NOVA64 front end (which also has features to run the images on both emulators and real C64s.
River Raid (1984)(Activision) Developed by Activision, Inc. Released 1984 Also For Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Intellivision, MSX, PC Booter, Windows, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum Published by Activision, Inc. Perspective Top-down Vehicular Flight / Aviation Genre Action Gameplay Arcade, Shooter Visual 2D scrolling Description River Raid is a vertically scrolling action game. You fly a jet up a river in an attempt to destroy bridges which are vital to the enemy. The river is. Favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite ( 1 reviews ). Burger Time (1984)(Interceptor Micros) Developed by Data East Corporation Released 1984 Also For Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Intellivision, Mattel Aquarius, MSX, NES, PC-8000, PC Booter, Sharp MZ-80K/700/800/1500, Sharp X1, TI-99/4A, Wii Published by Interceptor Micro's Perspective Side view Genre Action Gameplay Arcade, Platform Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description You play as Chef Pepper and your goal is to make giant hamburgers while evil eggs, sausages and pickles chase.
( 1 reviews ). Sim City (1989)(Maxis) Developed by Maxis Software Inc. Released 1989 Also For Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro, CDTV, DOS, Electron, FM Towns, Macintosh, OS/2, Palm OS, PC-98, Sharp X68000, SNES, Symbian, Wii, Windows, Windows 3.x, ZX Spectrum Published by Maxis Software Inc. Perspective Top-down Setting Contemporary Genre Simulation Gameplay City Building / Construction Simulation, Managerial / Business Simulation Visual Free-roaming camera Description SimCity sets you as. Ghostbusters (1984)(Activision) Developed by Activision, Inc. Released 1984 Also For Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, MSX, NES, PC Booter, SEGA Master System, ZX Spectrum Published by Activision, Inc. Perspective Side view, Top-down Genre Action Misc Licensed Visual 2D scrolling Description Based on the 1984 film of the same name, the Ghostbusters are the ones to call to 'bust' any ghost hauntings.
They do this through the use of nuclear-accelerated 'proton. Favorite ( 1 reviews ). Gunship (1986)(MicroProse) Developed by MicroProse Software, Inc. Released 1986 Also For Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, DOS, FM Towns, MSX, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X68000, ZX Spectrum Published by MicroProse Software, Inc. Perspective 1st-person Vehicular Helicopter Genre Simulation Gameplay Vehicular Combat Simulator Description Gunship depicts one of the Western world's finest attack helicopters: The AH-64A Apache.
This simulation recreates the weapons, flight systems, and performance of the real. Gauntlet (1986)(U.S. Gold) Developed by Atari Games Corporation Released 1986 Also For Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Arcade, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, DOS, J2ME, Macintosh, MSX, SEGA Master System, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum Published by Mindscape, Inc. Perspective Top-down Genre Action Setting Fantasy Gameplay Arcade Description Gauntlet is an action game where players choose characters and fight their way through hordes of enemies that assault them on the way to the end of the level. ( 1 reviews ). Montezuma's Revenge (1984)(Parker Brothers) Developed by Parker Brothers Released 1984 Also For Apple II, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, PC Booter, SEGA Master System Published by Parker Brothers Perspective Side view Genre Action Gameplay Arcade, Metroidvania, Platform Visual 2D scrolling, Fixed / Flip-screen Description You play as a treasure hunter named Panama Joe, whose goal is to find an ancient treasure hidden by Aztec warrior deep inside catacombs.
But beware, the catacombs are. Turrican II The Final Fight (1991)(Rainbow Arts)(Side A)t +5 Developed by Rainbow Arts Software GmbH Released 1991 Also For Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BlackBerry, CDTV, DOS, ZX Spectrum Published by Rainbow Arts Software GmbH Perspective Side view Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Genre Action Gameplay Arcade, Shooter Visual 2D scrolling Description Turrican II: The Final Fight is a platformer/shooter as typically seen on consoles, but designed for home computers from the ground up. BC's Quest for Tires (1983)(Sierra Online) Developed by Sydney Development Corp. Released 1984 Also For Apple II, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, MSX, PC Booter, ZX Spectrum Published by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Genre Action Setting Prehistoric Gameplay Arcade Perspective Side view Visual 2D scrolling Interface Direct Control Misc Licensed Description Cute Chick is in trouble! She is being held captive by the dinosaur, and it is up to Thor to ride his trusty wheel to the rescue.
There are many obstacles. Kung Fu The Way of the Exploding Fist (1985)(Melbourne House) Developed by Beam Software Pty., Ltd. Released 1986 Also For Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Electron, ZX Spectrum Published by UXB Perspective Side view Genre Action Gameplay Fighting, Martial Arts Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description This menacingly-titled beat 'em up was the first in many martial arts titles from Australia's Melbourne House. Sixteen different moves are on offer, ranging from standard kicks to. Favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite ( 1 reviews ).
Axe of Rage (1988)(Epyx) Developed by Palace Software, Ltd. Released 1988 Also For Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro, DOS, Electron, MSX, ZX Spectrum Published by Epyx, Inc.
Perspective Side view Setting Fantasy Genre Action Gameplay Fighting Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description In the sequel to Barbarian / Death Sword, the Wizard Drax is back after your previous defeat of him. But this time, you're not alone. The princess you saved back then has taken up a sword and joined your cause!. Beach Head 2 (1985)(Access Software)o Developed by Access Software, Inc.
Released 1985 Also For Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, ZX Spectrum Published by Access Software, Inc. Gameplay Fighting, Shooter Genre Action Vehicular Helicopter, Tank Description The Dictator from the first Beach Head game is back, but World War 2 is over. Giving himself a new name, 'The Dragon', he seeks revenge against the victorious allied forces.
To further these ends, he kidnaps hostages and brings. Favorite ( 1 reviews ). Decathlon (1983)(Activision)h Antirom Developed by Activision, Inc. Released 1984 Also For Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, MSX, Windows, Xbox 360 Published by Activision, Inc.
Perspective 3rd-person (Other) Sport Olympiad / Mixed Sports Genre Sports Visual 2D scrolling Description The Activision Decathlon is a series of Olympic games similar to the Epyx games series. Up to four players can compete in the ten different events of a real-life decathlon, either in sequence.
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Super Pipeline (1983)(Taskset) Developed by Taskset Ltd. Released 1983 Platform Commodore 64 Published by Taskset Ltd. Perspective Side view Genre Action Gameplay Arcade Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description This is an action game created by Taskset. Your job in this game is to keep a pipeline flowing with water.
This pipeline will be disrupted by a falling plug from above this line. Your workman assisting you to repair the possible plugs caused. Critters are around the pipeline and will kill.
Bundesliga Manager (1991)(Software 2000)(de) Developed by Kron Simulation Software Released 1990 Also For Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, iPad, iPhone Published by Software 2000 Gameplay Managerial / Business Simulation Genre Simulation, Sports Sport Football (European) / Soccer Description Bundesliga Manager is a managerial simulator for a team in the top three German football leagues (Bundesliga, Zweite Liga or Regionalliga). The game contains the real player and team names of that time. The player can. Spy Hunter (1983)(U.S.
Gold) Developed by Bally Midway Mfg Co. Released 1984 Also For Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Browser, ColecoVision, NES, Palm OS, PC Booter, ZX Spectrum Published by SEGA Enterprises, Inc.
Perspective Top-down Vehicular Automobile Interface Direct Control Genre Racing / Driving Gameplay Arcade, Shooter Description Originating in the arcades, Spy Hunter is a driving action game played from an overhead point of view. Your car is equipped. Raid Over Moscow (1984)(Access Software) Developed by Access Software, Inc. Released 1984 Also For Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Enterprise, ZX Spectrum Published by Access Software, Inc. Perspective Top-down Genre Action Visual Isometric Description The USSR has launched a huge attack on the USA, and the only hope for the free world is for you (as leader of a US Squadron of fighters) to destroy their defense bases. This is done in a multi-stage action game with some. ( 2 reviews ).
Part of the Commodore 64's success was its sale in regular retail stores instead of only electronics or computer hobbyist specialty stores. Commodore produced many of its parts in-house to control costs, including custom integrated circuit chips from MOS Technology. It has been compared to the Ford Model T automobile for its role in bringing a new technology to middle-class households via creative and affordable mass-production. Approximately 10,000 commercial software titles have been made for the Commodore 64 including development tools, office productivity applications, and video games.
C64 emulators allow anyone with a modern computer, or a compatible video game console, to run these programs today. The C64 is also credited with popularizing the computer demoscene and is still used today by some computer hobbyists.
In the summer of 1978 my friend Pat and I were sitting in his basement watching a James Bond movie—one of the good old Sean Connery ones where he says something wryly British and pithy before sending each bad guy to his ignominious doom. Bond was about to turn the tables on the villains one last time when Pat’s mom came downstairs, offered us some chocolate chip cookies and told Pat that it looked like our game was ready.Immediately we paused the movie and traipsed upstairs, munching on the cookies, to see that indeed the tape drive on Pat’s dad’s Commodore 64 had finished loading Zone Ranger, the quasi-3D title of which was now throbbing in 16 glorious colors across the 10' monitor. And it had only taken 45 minutes.Now of course we all have stories like that—of the first generation of home computers, or quarters fed into the maws of the likes of, at the local arcade. Most of us owned or at least knew someone who owned an Atari 2600 and can remember the thrill of clicking that new cartridge into the slot of that trusty old machine and tossing your friend a joystick so he or she could compete with you.You could say those were innocent times, before drive by shootings and vapid talk shows became the dominant form of entertainment, and in many regards you’d be right.
It is this nostalgia that the perennial arcade game makers are now seeking to cash in on—but that’s Chad’s article on gaming nostalgia. What I’m here to do is offer a comparison of the leading 'nostalgia' packages on that market—to tell you what you get for your 1996 dollars and whether the 1976 reminiscences are worth your Andrew Jacksons.So, on we go. First back to the Jurassic age of the Atari 2600 and Activision’s Atari Action Packs. There are, at press time, three on the market, but we only received two to review, so you can bet that number three is a kissing cousin of the first two. Here’s what you get: Atari 2600 Action PackBoxing, Chopper Command, Cosmic Commuter, Crackpots, Fishing Derby, Freeway, Frostbite, Grand Prix, H.E.R.O., Kaboom!, Pitfall, River Raid, Seaquest, Sky Jinks, Spider Fighter CommentsThe anchors of this pack are, of course, and River Raid—you don’t remember Cosmic Commuter either, do you? Is an interesting title to note too, as it (or a near relation) became one of the better early titles on the C64 platform. And Chopper Command are also good for a minute of nostalgia as well.
Atari 2600 Action Pack 2Atlantis, Barnstorming, Dolphin, Dragster, Enduro, Keystone Kapers, Laser Blast, Megamania, Oink!, Plaque Attack, River Raid 2, Skiing, Stampede, Tennis CommentsLaser Blast, Megamania, and Atlantis make up the anchors of this pack, with such forgettable fillers as Plaque Attack, Dragster, and Oink! Best left forgotten along with your second- grade crush on the little red-haired girl.
Bottom LineOverall, if you have an old Atari, dig it out—chances are the nearly indestructible old cartridges are still as serviceable as when you were 12. If you don’t still have the old set around, or if you want to take a trip down memory lane with your kids, these two collections are serviceable reminders of the glory days of the 2600, but you will not find yourself or your kids returning to these once the brief novelty has worn off. Sometimes, often, things are better the way you remember them than if you actually try to recapture something that has rightfully passed away.Our next stop on the tour takes to the quarter-eaters—two 4-packs of the best standup arcade titles that the late '70s and early '80s had to offer.