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09.11.2026 - 'SameGame 64' for C64 released
SameGame is a puzzle game created as Chain Shot!, a tile-matching puzzle video game originally released under the name CHAIN SHOT in 1985 by Kuniaki "Morisuke" Moribe. It has the same board, rules and score: 20 columns, 10 rows and four colors, like the original Chain Shot!. The tiles are drawn in hires, a hardware sprite cursor glides over the board, the tiles fall and the columns slide one tile at a time, and there are sound effects for every action. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

09.11.2026 - Wasteland : A Commodore 64 SPECIAL (+ Developer Interview) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
A mini documentary special on the original 1988 release of 'Wasteland' by Interplay + a look and Developer Interview about the new C64 version called 'Wasteland Enhanced Edition' done by the group T-REX.

08.11.2026 - Isometric action-adventure 'Batman' for C64 and Plus/4 released - free for download
This is a conversion of Batman, Ocean’s 1986 ZX Spectrum isometric adventure by Jon Ritman and Bernie Drummond, which never had an official C64 or Plus/4 version. Until now. Both versions are built from the same codebase. The gameplay is identical to the original, and after many rounds of optimization it runs close to the Spectrum’s speed. MHz clock in the border for faster room changes. The story: Robin has been kidnapped and the Batcraft lies in pieces. Explore 150 rooms of traps and enemies, find the seven Batcraft parts, and pick up Batman’s equipment on the way: boots to jump, thruster to steer in the air, belt to slow his fall, Bat-bag to carry things.

08.11.2026 - C64 Weekly #93 (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.

07.11.2026 - 'Captain Victor Stormbeard And The Undead Treasure' for C64 - demo version released
'Captain Victor Stormbeard And The Undead Treasure' is an upcoming retro action-platformer for the C64 focused on careful combat, exploration, learning from mistakes, and high-risk progression. This demo was originally prepared for the NRG 2026 competition. It gives you a glimpse of two locations from the full game and you can get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

07.11.2026 - 'North & South' for Plus/4 released - free for download
'North & South', originally developed and published by Infogrames in 1989 for C64 and Amiga, is a classic that many Plus/4 fans have probably been waiting for! North & South, which draws its humour and characters from the Belgian comic series Les Tuniques Bleues (The Bluecoats), mixes strategy with lively action and plenty of humour. Lead your troops, outsmart your opponent, and enjoy a game that never takes itself too seriously! Take command of the North or the South in a colourful mix of turn-based strategy and arcade action.

07.11.2026 - 'Nybble & Nibble' for Plus/4 released - free for download
'Nybble & Nibble' is a platform game for Plus/4, previously also released for C64 and Amiga. Nybble must find his half Nibble at the end of a 60 rooms journey. Jump between platforms, kick off walls and dash through the air. Each room is a small movement challenge on the way to your missing half.

07.11.2026 - 'Huarong Road' for C64 released - free for download
This game is a C64 version of the Chinese sliding block puzzle 'Huarong Road'. Slide the pieces of the opposing army to allow Cao Cao (the largest piece) to exit the board. This game features 6 possible initial patterns to solve. Try and solve them in the lowest amount of moves possible.

05.11.2026 - C64 game 'The Pumpkids' released
'The Pumpkids' is a platformer game for C64, originally released as a bonus game for the demo Breadbin of Horror by The Pumpkins. The Pumpkids are lost in the haunted castle! Your mission: Bring all Pumpkids to the exit through the coffin at the right end (by pulling joystick down). Sometimes you start with all needed pumpkids, sometimes with fewer. Missing pumpkids are found in various places on each level. You can get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

05.11.2026 - C64 game 'Leap A Lot Larry' - demo version for download
'Leap A Lot Larry' is a WIP platform game for the C64. Larry has to work his way through monster filled levels trying to avoid being hit by them. A demo version of the game with 10 playable levels is offered for download. Feel free to drop some bucks (name your own price) to support the developer.

05.11.2026 - Awesome Slam Sibs Infinite (Commodore 64) Review - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Review for the new C64 game 'Awesome Slam Sibs Infinite', an ode to the N64 brawler Super Smash Bros now on the C64.

04.11.2026 - C64 game 'Jack the Ninja' released - free for download
Jack the Ninja is a small platform game for C64 in which you must complete each level as quickly as possible, while trying not to get killed too often.

03.11.2026 - VIC-20 game 'Ant Attack' released - free for download
Ant Attack is an isometric action video game developed by Sandy White for the ZX Spectrum and published by Quicksilva in 1983. The Player is on a rescue mission in the walled city of Antescher, which is inhabited by giant ants that chase and attempt to bite the player. A Commodore 64 version was already released in1984, but now we get the homebrew fan port for the VIC-20 (+24K).

02.11.2026 - C64 game 'Heroes of Sokoban' released
'Heroes of Sokoban' is a puzzle game for C64 made with PuzzleScript by Jonah Ostroff. It has all 22 levels of the original and a level code system, which the original does not have. Three heroes have to reach the exits, and each one moves crates in his own way. You can get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

02.11.2026 - C64 game 'Tennis Manager 2027' released - free for download
'Tennis Manager 2027' is a complete remaster of Thorsten Woelki’s Tennis-Manager, which was released in 1986 (only in German language). It now offers plenty of improvements and new features, including player creation, stats, settings, themes, the Davis Cup, tough opponents, injuries, etc. Furthermore you can choose between English and German language.