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12.09.2026 - C64 Weekly #87 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Weekly updates from the Commodore 64 Scene Including new music, demos and games. Links to all shown content in the video description.

11.09.2026 - C64 game 'Skittles IV' released - free for download
The battle of the kings: everyone on the chessboard, only half will remain. Start with whichever one, gather 6 pawns and attack another king within 7 moves. An attack with fewer pieces will fail. No more than 7 moves are allowed. You cannot choose the same king twice, nor return to an empty square. Kings of the same color are allies and must not fight each other. At the end of the battle, the pawns have been captured and only 8 kings survive. 10 puzzles to complete, you may restart the current puzzle at any time. To win, devise a plan before making any move. each puzzle has a unique solution.

11.09.2026 - C64 game 'Colors of V' released
'Colors of V' is an arcade shooter for C64 and MSX2 Editions with 100 rooms in ten tiers and ten bosses, one per tier. There are three gels: yellow, magenta, cyan. Each blocks one channel of light. Yellow passes red and green. Magenta passes red and blue. Cyan passes green and blue. Put two down and a single channel is left; put all three down and nothing is. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain money (name your own price) to support the developer.

10.09.2026 - C64 gane 'Mazes of Zarboz' released
'Mazes of Zarboz' is a dungeon crawler RPG for the C64. The Kingdom of Eldrun has been invaded by the demon Zarboz and his minions. Many heroes have tried to vanquish the demon, but none has succeeded. You are the next to try, as a mighty warrior, brave hunter, or cunning wizard. But to even get to the demon's castle, you must first find the three keys hidden in three dungeons. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

10.09.2026 - 'Wizards Lab' - game for C64 and VIC-20 released
In 'Wizards Lab' you have to match potions by colour, set the reagents off. The game is a 16 KB cartridge for three 8-bit machines - the Commodore 64, the Commodore VIC-20 and the AC6502 - written in 6502 assembly. Same playfield same tiles, same timing, on all three. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

10.09.2026 - C64 game 'RustHeir' released
'RustHeir' is a Chess like puzzle game with 69 hand-checked puzzles where the board crumbles under your feet. Every square you step on wears out. On the third crossing it is gone - and the tile falls when you leave it, so you can always stand on spent ground. You just cannot come back to it. And you never keep your own moves. You can get the game as digital download for a fair price to support the developer.

10.09.2026 - C64 game 'Empire 64' released - free for download
'Empire 64' is a trading strategy game for the C64. This game was originally a C128 type-in program from the October 1987 issue of Ahoy magazine. It has now been converted to the 64 and slightly enhanced with new font and music plus a special winning screen. The option to select how much money that you begin with has been added as well. Choose from the default $500 all the way up to $10,000. Here's the original instructions for the game as they appeared in the magazine.

08.09.2026 - C64 game 'Motherboard ' released - free for download
Inside the Commodore 64 motherboard a battle rages. Its up to you to reset the system motherboard. Do it enough times and you can escape. POKEs will attempt to steal your life. Shoot them to claim a zero or a one which is used in the PEEK code you will need to set the system memory correctly to perform the reset.

07.09.2026 - Protovision Shop: Commodore 64 USB Stick - Back in Stock
Great news: the Commodore 64 USB stick is back! This officially licensed gem packs 16GB of Samsung flash memory (that’s roughly 96,386 C64 floppy disks‘ worth) into a beautifully detailed breadbin-and-1541 shell, and even comes with the C64 emulator EMU64 5.0.18. A true must-have for any Commodore enthusiast.

07.09.2026 - C64 game 'Minitris' released - free for download
'Minitris' is a fast-paced, tactical logic puzzle game for the C64. Minitris is not a Tetris clone - no tetrominoes, no rotations, and no clearing by filling rows. Instead a single coloured cell falls into a compact 4 × 12 well. When it lands, forming a line of 3 or more same-coloured cells - horizontally, vertically, or diagonally - clears them from the board. Remaining bricks compact downward under column gravity, potentially triggering chain reactions that multiply your score.

06.09.2026 - C64 game 'Black Cave' released - free for download
'Black Cave' is an action dungeon crawler created for the C64. It draws inspiration from classic games such as Gateway to Apshai, traditional Dungeons & Dragons adventures, and an earlier Windows game called Cave of Darkness. Explore 18 deadly dungeon levels, battle monsters, collect powerful gear, and escape the Black Cave.

05.09.2026 - 'The Demon Jar' - adventure for C64, Plus/4 and Amiga released - free for download
'The Demon Jar' is a retro-style text adventure game in the format of a horror short story. You play the part of a young gentleman, Oswald Stanley, travelling to visit an old college friend on a fine summer's evening at the height of the Victorian era. As the night progresses, events take a sinister turn with the emergence of a murderous evil spirit. What follows will chill Oswald to the very marrow, but will you be able to guide him safely through the night? This game is made with DAAD adventure writing system and besides a version for C64, Plus/4 and Amiga, there are also versions for Amstrad, Atari ST, Spectrum, MSX and PC-DOS.

05.09.2026 - C64 game 'Pirate Raider' released - free for download
'Pirate Raider' is a top-down C64 game, where you sail a black pirate galleon through a randomly generated archipelago of sandy islands, hunting a treasure ship for her gold while the Royal Navy patrols the sea around you. She turns to face whichever way you steer her, and shoots the way she is sailing.

05.09.2026 - C64 game 'Pizza Boy 64' released - free for download
'Pizza Boy 64', a fun, fast action game, is a conversion to the C64 of a type-in program for the C128 originally published in the December 1987 issue of Ahoy magazine. You are a pizza boy and your job is to deliver pizza in a city between speeding motorists and rabid mongrels. Worst of all,you have to pay the difference if a pizza shows up cold.

05.09.2026 - C64 Weekly #86 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Weekly updates from the Commodore 64 Scene Including new music, demos and games. Links to all shown content in the video description.