The Commodore VIC-20: The Little Computer That Could

by Old School Gamer | Apr 12, 2024 | 1970s, C64 Vic20 Intro

The Commodore VIC-20, with its iconic beige case and membrane keyboard, represents far more than a piece of retro computing nostalgia. It was a pivotal force in the burgeoning home computer revolution, its influence rippling across decades to touch the digital world...

Why Paradroid for the C64 Was Awesome!

by John McNichol | Oct 9, 2023 | 1980s, C64 Vic20, C64 Vic20 Intro

     The Commodore C64 was a great little machine for its day, and its games were worthy successors to the Atari games which came before it. One game will always stand out for me as particularly enjoyable, due to its innovative concept, progression, style, and overall...

The Story Of Millie & Molly

by Antstream Blog | Aug 21, 2023 | 1980s, Antstream, C64 Vic20

Commodore 64 puzzler Millie & Molly became one of Antstream Arcade’s first homebrew indie games in 2021. Antstream Arcade sent Graeme Mason to chat with its creator, Carleton Handley, about how this brilliant game came about. The Game: Millie & Molly...

The Story Of Reckless Rufus

by Antstream Blog | Jul 1, 2023 | 1980s, Antstream, C64 Vic20, Retro Computing

Puzzle-themed budget games dominated the latter years of the 8-bit computers, and here on Antstream Arcade, we have one of the finest of its kind. Released by Alternative Software in 1992 and created by Mike Berry, this is the story of Reckless Rufus. The Game:...

Quasimodo’s Christmas Caper – An in development festive C64 game gets another teaser

by Indie Retro News | Dec 25, 2022 | 2010s, 2020s, C64 Vic20, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

We have recently found out through Facebook that as of December this year, Robert Wilson will be releasing his upcoming C64 game of ‘Quasimodo’s Christmas Caper’; An in development Arcade Platformer which is a spin off to Hunchback Redux (currently...

Santa Claus – A family friendly C64 game by IntoInside for Christmas

by Indie Retro News | Dec 24, 2022 | 1970s, C64 Vic20, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

With Christmas being about two months away you’d expect to see a number of Christmas themed games appearing on Indie Retro News in the lead up to the 25th. Well that’s certainly happened this week, as the first game to be mentioned on our site is a...