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23.07.2026 - C64 game 'Thin Ice' released
'Thin Ice' is a frantic arcade cube 'em up from Thalamus for the C64, that refers to Pengo, the 1982 maze video game developed by Coreland and published by Sega for arcades. Deep below Camp Nice 'n' Icy, the endless ice caverns of Freezia stretch for hundreds of miles in every direction. These caverns are home to Binky the Ice Dragon, a friendly creature whose clan have lived in peace for generations... You can as digital download for little money to support the developer. A physical version of Thin Ice is coming soon! Click here to visit the Thalamus online store.

23.07.2026 - C64 game 'Mazes of Malice' - V1.0 released
'Mazes of Malice' is a graphical, realtime, roguelike stealth action game for the C64. You have somehow found yourself in the Mazes of Malice. It's a dank dungeon, a maze of rooms. There are rats and bats all over. Everywhere you look, there are wooden barrels. In the corner, you spot an old wooden chest. You can as digital download for a fair price to support the developer.

22.07.2026 - Protovision Shop: Tapecart microSD Card Reader
The Tapecart microSD Card Reader is now available for the first time in the Protovision Shop - this new, high-quality version brings a very compact design and is arguably the fastest way to load software from a microSD card on your C64. Housed in a durable injection-molded case, it loads .TCRT and .PRG files at ultra-high speeds with no extra hardware needed. Just plug it into the cassette port and go. Skip fumbling with tiny screens or physical buttons - navigate your entire library effortlessly using the intuitive built-in on-screen browser.

22.07.2026 - Video: Quasimodo's Christmas Caper (C64) - 2 ICE Blue Edition (Preview with commentary)
This video of Quasimodo's Christmas Caper (C64) - 2 ICE Blue Edition shows details of some of the changes and new features added for this new edition of the game. Currently scheduled for December 2026. The game is designed for PAL C64 systems only.

22.07.2026 - C64 game 'Crazy One' released
'Crazy One' is a fast-paced UNO card game, where you compete against up to three AI opponents in a desperate race to empty your hand. You can get the game as digital download for a small price (name your own price) to support the developer.

21.07.2026 - Protovision Shop: BMC64 Interface & 64 Doctor - finally back in stock
Both hardware products are again available: The BMC64 Raspberry Pi Interface with GPIO cable lets you reuse your original C64 keyboard, joysticks, and case (breadbin or slimline) with the modern BMC64 emulator software. At the same time, the 64 Doctor by Trilogic is back in stock – the ultimate diagnostic module for comprehensive fault finding on the Commodore 64, testing video chips, CIA chips, the 6581 sound chip, keyboard, joystick port, and more. Revive your old hardware with BMC64 or test your C64 with the 64 Doctor – both are available again

20.07.2026 - Protovision Shop: 4 Player Adapter - finally back in stock
The popular 4 Player Adapter is back and available again! Professionally manufactured by individual Computers, this interface adds two extra joystick ports to your C64 or C128 via the User Port - enabling up to four players to game together with real joysticks on one computer. You can build it yourself using our building instructions, or simply use it ready-to-play. If you want to adapt or create a game for the 4 Player Interface, our source code example shows how easy it is to implement.

20.07.2026 - Video: Vale of the Lost Goddess for C64 - work in progress (2)
More footage of 'Vale of the Lost Goddess', a coming new game from Icon64. Current status: Still a long way to go but the development is getting there.

20.07.2026 - Protovision Shop: TFC3+, Andy’s Utility Cartridge 150101, and 1541 Diagnostic Cartridge are back
Three of the most popular utility cartridges for the C64 are finally back in the Protovision shop: the enhanced TFC3+ with SD2IEC compatibility and extra tools, Andy’s Utility Cartridge 150101 with over 10 utilities plus bonus programs, and the 1541 Diagnostic Cartridge for convenient testing of your disk drives.

20.07.2026 - C64 game 'Dune 2 - The C64 Demake - Arok Edition' released - free for download
'Dune 2 - The C64 Demake - Arok Edition' is a WIP C64 port of 'Dune II – Battle for Arrakis', a real-time strategy game by Westwood Studios, released for Amiga in 1992. This demake version was exclusively released on Arok Party 2026 and features: 64 units, buildings, any number of units on screen, multicolor graphics, 4 direction scrolling battlefield, build bases, produce units, enemy AI that manages its own economy, builds and produces units, defends its base, counter-attacks when provoked and shows no mercy.

19.07.2026 - 'PETSCII Dungeons & Droids' - game for C64 and Plus/4 released
'PETSCII Dungeons & Droids' is a tactical roguelike deck-building card battler for C64 and Plus/4. You wake up at the bottom of a dark labyrinth crawling with malfunctioning machines. Your only weapons? A deck of cards and a handful of dice with opinions of their own. Engage in tactical card battles, steal unique abilities (Widgets) from defeated droids, and bolt them onto your own kit to escape. But beware - luck plays a big part, and sometimes the dice have completely different plans for you. You can get the C64 version of the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer. The Plus/4 port is available for download here.

18.07.2026 - C64 game 'OGOL' released
'OGOL' is a short side-scroller C64 game made for the Árok party 2026. You wake up in the middle of a strange world, guided by a voice in your head. There is a sword stuck in the ground near you. You feel like you should remember why you are here, but it remains a mystery. Grab the sword and go, before it's too late!the game eatures smooth scrolling, fluid animations, sword throwing combat, sound effects, WASD/Space and joystick controls and PAL and NTSC support. You can get the game as digital download for a small price (name your own price) to support the developer.

18.07.2026 - C64 game 'The Last Relic' - demo version released
The Last Relic' is a WIP action adventure for C64. The world ended. Your wife's hydroponics bunker needs a controller to keep the crops alive — and the only machine that can run it is the last working Commodore 64 in the wasteland. You're the Hunter. Go find it. The demo version offers full Level 1: desert wasteland, tutorial, first quest chain. Fight scorpions and cockroaches, find the battery, power up the teleport. HUD with quest objectives, score, weapons and ammo. You can get the demo version of the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

17.07.2026 - C64 game 'Golems Cipher' released
'Golems Cipher' is a strategy game for C64 where you have to find three digits to unlock a door. Decipher the runes on the floor do - and each one will tell you exactly one true thing before it crumbles to nothing. The sum of the digits. Whether the first is odd. Which of them is largest. Nine runes. Nine truths. Three digits. You will not get them all. You can get the game as digital download for a small price to support the developer.

17.07.2026 - C64 game 'WaiterWaiter!' released - free for download
'WaiterWaiter!' is a simple high score chaser game, where the aim is to keep the Turkey from hitting the floor - a life is lost if it does - and kick as many rats as you can. To advance each level you’ll need to kick several green rats and guide the turkey through the oven or freezer doors.