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...from time to time, some thoughts need to get out...
Farewell Patrick!
Author: Zeldin - written on 31.12.2014
My "Highscore" TV Show Story
Author: Zeldin - written on 19.12.2013
25 Years Cascade
Author: Zeldin - written on 25.07.2013
Commodore 64: 8 Bit Legend
Author: Zeldin - written on 19.09.2012
The Stuff Is Out There
Author: Zeldin - written on 06.11.2010
I hate moving...
Author: Zeldin - written on 20.05.2009
New Cascade Website finished
Author: Zeldin - written on 05.10.2008
Puhh... being back from Greece in the beginning of October, I finally felt driven on enough to finish this new Cascade website, which was slowly getting rotten as alpha in my projects folder (it's beta now ;-). Meeting all those old friends in Hellas after such a long time, besides seeing the famous Antikythera mechanism from eye to eye, gave me a lot of new energy, which I wanted to invest before it fades again...
To this website:
Well after I stopped uploading old stuff to csdb last year (read below why), I started concentrating (besides other things, of course) on a new Cascade website as the old site was apr. 7 years old and really antiquated. I wanted a dynamic content system, the possibility of an easier site administration and a little blog-like system, just to spit out my thoughts from time to time, whenever I feel to do so. Furthermore I wanted to integrate my personal demo and game databases into an easier webdesign, therefore the new layout was made with .css (well most of it at least). So I recoded the whole site from scratch. All in all it took quite long to finish the code, because real life leached most of my energy. But now it's finished and I hope you all like this...
Some words to csdb:
As I said I stopped uploading stuff to csdb, although I still sit on tons of missing old cracks. The reasons for this is that my motivation for supporting csdb sadly was killed, after some ppl started to spam the database for unknown reasons. Maybe those guys suffer of heavy image neurosis, being keen on upload credits in the csdb stats, I don't know... but now there are many, many "scene releases" in csdb that are either not scene related or no releases by definition or worse, even both! Some entries are totally senseless, others were only done to have some bytes for upload to csdb. It's so weird!
And not to mention all the double-entries because some ppl are not willing to check properly. So the amount of 67.000 "scene releases" in csdb is definitely artificially elevated, spoiling this cool web resource :-(
Hopefully someday things get better, or I simply regain motivation to support csdb more than just keeping track on the Cascade entry... we'll see...
Commodore News
...freshly fished out of the net...
12.03.2025 - Amiga game 'Hyper Wings' - V 2.2 (final) for download
Hyper Wings is a fast space shooter for Amiga (1MB RAM). It is developed completely in assembly language and was optimized for Amiga 500 (OCS), but also runs on all other Amigas. The game was influenced by Spacewar (B. Seiler) and other space shooter games like Asteroids. The intention was to get a fast space shooter game on Amiga with high framerate (50fps) and lots of action which is just fun to play.
Hyper Wings is a fast space shooter for Amiga (1MB RAM). It is developed completely in assembly language and was optimized for Amiga 500 (OCS), but also runs on all other Amigas. The game was influenced by Spacewar (B. Seiler) and other space shooter games like Asteroids. The intention was to get a fast space shooter game on Amiga with high framerate (50fps) and lots of action which is just fun to play.
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!
12.03.2025 - Golden Years : Featuring Windham Classics (1984-85 / Commodore 64) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
This 2nd episode of the series "Golden Years" dedicated to highlighting the short lived software companies of the early C64 gaming scene from about 1982-1986. This 2nd episode features the US company Windham Classics.
This 2nd episode of the series "Golden Years" dedicated to highlighting the short lived software companies of the early C64 gaming scene from about 1982-1986. This 2nd episode features the US company Windham Classics.
11.03.2025 - Amiga game 'Pjusk' released
'Pjusk' is a small puzzle game with 24 levels for Amiga 500 KS1.3 (+512 slow mem) and upward. Bump into enemies to attack them but be careful because some are strong, and some will weaken you to the point that you can't continue. Use pick-ups to your advantage in your fight against evil dungeon-dwellers. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
'Pjusk' is a small puzzle game with 24 levels for Amiga 500 KS1.3 (+512 slow mem) and upward. Bump into enemies to attack them but be careful because some are strong, and some will weaken you to the point that you can't continue. Use pick-ups to your advantage in your fight against evil dungeon-dwellers. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
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.
11.03.2025 - The PocketWriter Review for the Commodore 128 you never knew you wanted - video by '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast'
This week on "The ChickenHead Chronicles" Doug is reviewing and showing you the cool features of PocketWriter 3.0 Word Processor for the Commodore 128.
This week on "The ChickenHead Chronicles" Doug is reviewing and showing you the cool features of PocketWriter 3.0 Word Processor for the Commodore 128.
10.03.2025 - C64 game 'XenoRogue' released
You are Xeno, an alien sent to the planet Delabertainter on a crucial mission: to recover the sacred relics stolen by a group of intergalactic predators. To complete your quest, you must find 20 relics, each hidden within one of the 20 levels of the planet. You can get the games as digital downloads for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.
You are Xeno, an alien sent to the planet Delabertainter on a crucial mission: to recover the sacred relics stolen by a group of intergalactic predators. To complete your quest, you must find 20 relics, each hidden within one of the 20 levels of the planet. You can get the games as digital downloads for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.
10.03.2025 - C64 Weekly #25 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Links to all shown games, demos and music in the video description.
Links to all shown games, demos and music in the video description.
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