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12.03.2025 - A broken Commodore 1551 disk drive - video by 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
The Commodore 1551 is a floppy drive Commodore made to work with the 264 series of computers, the Plus/4 and Commodore 16. It promised fast speeds over the 1541, but this 1551 disk drive isn't in good shape.
The Commodore 1551 is a floppy drive Commodore made to work with the 264 series of computers, the Plus/4 and Commodore 16. It promised fast speeds over the 1541, but this 1551 disk drive isn't in good shape.
12.03.2025 - Plus/4 game 'Captain Slim' released - free for download
'Captain Slim and the Strange Island' is an arcade adventure, inspired by Treasure Island, where you control the titular character (who is actually quite chubby and cute). He's stranded on a mysterious island after a shipwreck; your goal is to gather five ancient relics to unlock a gate and escape, all while navigating dangerous creatures and discovering valuable treasures. There's no real "game over", losing all your health simply means losing some score and returning to the beginning. Can you make it all the way to the end? Be sure to check out the full-sized map, it will be essential for navigating the island!
'Captain Slim and the Strange Island' is an arcade adventure, inspired by Treasure Island, where you control the titular character (who is actually quite chubby and cute). He's stranded on a mysterious island after a shipwreck; your goal is to gather five ancient relics to unlock a gate and escape, all while navigating dangerous creatures and discovering valuable treasures. There's no real "game over", losing all your health simply means losing some score and returning to the beginning. Can you make it all the way to the end? Be sure to check out the full-sized map, it will be essential for navigating the island!
11.03.2025 - Plus/4 game 'Venture Lite Remastered' released - free for download
Venture Lite Remastered is an improved version of Venture Lite from 2020. Collect the treasures in every room, then make your way back to the start and escape!
Venture Lite Remastered is an improved version of Venture Lite from 2020. Collect the treasures in every room, then make your way back to the start and escape!
11.03.2025 - Plus/4 game 'Bertalan-Simulator' released - free for download
'Bertalan-Simulator' is a cat simulator ("Bertalan" is a Hungarian male name with no English equivalent). Includes a dedicated 16K version.
'Bertalan-Simulator' is a cat simulator ("Bertalan" is a Hungarian male name with no English equivalent). Includes a dedicated 16K version.
24.02.2025 - Plus/4 game 'Deck Wreck: Demokracy' released - free for downloa
Deck Wreck: Demokracy is a card game by Rachy. It's a unique resource-management-card-game, an implementation of the Android version. Climb the political ladder to the top while balancing between opponents, dark forces from the shadows, fluctuating voters and other surprises. Be nice or be awful: it is your choice. Don’t ever forget that you have one final goal and there might be hard calls to achieve it. The game is available in both English and Hungarian.
Deck Wreck: Demokracy is a card game by Rachy. It's a unique resource-management-card-game, an implementation of the Android version. Climb the political ladder to the top while balancing between opponents, dark forces from the shadows, fluctuating voters and other surprises. Be nice or be awful: it is your choice. Don’t ever forget that you have one final goal and there might be hard calls to achieve it. The game is available in both English and Hungarian.
24.02.2025 - Plus/4 game 'UfoTofU' released - free for download
UfoTofU by Kwayne is a Commodore Plus/4 implementation of a 2016 PICO-8 game by Albey Amakiir. The object of this game is to snake around on a 7x7 board filled with colorful symbols, trying to build up a palindrome pattern as long as possible. Every turn, the length of each palindrome found is added to the final score. The player has to be careful not to accidentally find a short pattern.
UfoTofU by Kwayne is a Commodore Plus/4 implementation of a 2016 PICO-8 game by Albey Amakiir. The object of this game is to snake around on a 7x7 board filled with colorful symbols, trying to build up a palindrome pattern as long as possible. Every turn, the length of each palindrome found is added to the final score. The player has to be careful not to accidentally find a short pattern.
03.02.2025 - Plus/4 game 'Docster's Digger' released - free for download
'Docster's Digger' is a Plus/4 port of a C64 game from 2019. In this single screen arcade game you move grave keeper Docster around the cemetery while trying to fill in the holes before the dead Viking come crawling up out of them.
'Docster's Digger' is a Plus/4 port of a C64 game from 2019. In this single screen arcade game you move grave keeper Docster around the cemetery while trying to fill in the holes before the dead Viking come crawling up out of them.
03.02.2025 - Plus/4 game 'Alpha Man' released - free for download
'Alpha Man' for Plus/4, which was recently released for C64, is BASIC conversion of Soleau Software's shareware MS-DOS game, originally developed by William Soleau in 1992. In this game you control Alpha Man on a 11x7 grid where the object is to push blue blocks with letters on them over tiles marked with the same letter.
'Alpha Man' for Plus/4, which was recently released for C64, is BASIC conversion of Soleau Software's shareware MS-DOS game, originally developed by William Soleau in 1992. In this game you control Alpha Man on a 11x7 grid where the object is to push blue blocks with letters on them over tiles marked with the same letter.
28.01.2025 - Plus/4 game 'Matrix' released - free for download
Matrix by Entary Games is a classic "territory capturing" game against the computer. The goal is not to capture the largest territory, but to be the last move. A kind of "corner pushing" style. The game is an entry of the 2024/2025 Game Development Competition.
Matrix by Entary Games is a classic "territory capturing" game against the computer. The goal is not to capture the largest territory, but to be the last move. A kind of "corner pushing" style. The game is an entry of the 2024/2025 Game Development Competition.
11.01.2025 - 'Mieyen' game for C64 and Plus/4 released - free for download
Mieyen is an arcade maze game written by the well known Japanese developer Inufuto. Clear the game by defeating all the invisible monsters. The breadcrumbs eaten by the monsters disappear, so you can guess their location. You fail if all the burgers are taken or if you touch a monster. The Plus/4 version can also be downloaded under link above or alternatively here.
Mieyen is an arcade maze game written by the well known Japanese developer Inufuto. Clear the game by defeating all the invisible monsters. The breadcrumbs eaten by the monsters disappear, so you can guess their location. You fail if all the burgers are taken or if you touch a monster. The Plus/4 version can also be downloaded under link above or alternatively here.
02.01.2025 - Plus/4 game 'Feed the pony' released - free for download
'Feed the pony' is a logic / strategy game for Plus/4 and C16 (16K) where guide the pony (knight) to the carrot on a small chessboard, using knight's moves.
'Feed the pony' is a logic / strategy game for Plus/4 and C16 (16K) where guide the pony (knight) to the carrot on a small chessboard, using knight's moves.
29.12.2024 - Plus/4 emulator YAPE 1.2.5 released
YAPE is a decent no-nonsense Plus/4 emulator thats being developed for 10+ years. It is available in Windows as well as multiplatform editions. "New" year, new release. Nothing major, but with some important fixes along them...
YAPE is a decent no-nonsense Plus/4 emulator thats being developed for 10+ years. It is available in Windows as well as multiplatform editions. "New" year, new release. Nothing major, but with some important fixes along them...
15.11.2024 - 'Make 10 or 50' - game for C64 and Plus/4 released - free for download
'Make 10 or 50' is a challenging puzzle game for the C64 and Plus/4 where your goal is to clear numbers from a grid by selecting groups that add up to a specific target sum. Test your math skills and speed as you aim for the highest score within the time limit (120 seconds).
'Make 10 or 50' is a challenging puzzle game for the C64 and Plus/4 where your goal is to clear numbers from a grid by selecting groups that add up to a specific target sum. Test your math skills and speed as you aim for the highest score within the time limit (120 seconds).
20.10.2024 - Plus/4 game 'Football Manager Plus/4 Enhanced' released - free for download
Football Manager on the C64 by Kevin Toms is fondly remembered as an enjoyable management game. Unfortunately the C16 release was a pared down version. JimmyCoupe is back to rectify this with enhanced version for all 264 machines with 64kB. It features: - All new UI and game flow. - Full team editor, with ability to edit player names. - Teams increased from 32 to 64, season league games increased from 14 to 30. - Access the transfer market, squad from the menu. - Extra training feature added. - F.A. Cup victory screen added. - and many, many more improvements.
Football Manager on the C64 by Kevin Toms is fondly remembered as an enjoyable management game. Unfortunately the C16 release was a pared down version. JimmyCoupe is back to rectify this with enhanced version for all 264 machines with 64kB. It features: - All new UI and game flow. - Full team editor, with ability to edit player names. - Teams increased from 32 to 64, season league games increased from 14 to 30. - Access the transfer market, squad from the menu. - Extra training feature added. - F.A. Cup victory screen added. - and many, many more improvements.
06.10.2024 - Plus/4 game 'DragonSlayer' - free for download
'DragonSlayer' is a text adventure for Plus/4, written in Basic, and the very first game project by it's programmer.
'DragonSlayer' is a text adventure for Plus/4, written in Basic, and the very first game project by it's programmer.
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