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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
Happy birthday!!! Cascade was found in April 1988 (read trivia for more info) and so this makes it a fourth of a century old. We planned to celebrate this with a little, sweet demo. It would have contained the graphics you see on the right (more info about it here). But we sadly failed, due to time intensive real life things. We already missed the 20 years celebration demo and together with lots of other failed projects, all the unfinished parts, routines, graphics and stuff are slowly filling more an more disks in our boxes. Anyway... we are still around, and one day we will even manage to pull out a demo again, I am sure. In the meantime you might enjoy the shown no-border graphic, made for the jubilee.
Now a short message to all current or former Cascade members: Wherever you are, to which coast of life you got drifted, I want to send you my warm hearted greetings and all my love. Feel honoured, that you have been (or still are) part of a project, that was started as a simple hobby of some young lads - unprofessional, non-commercial, not lifestyle driven and not guided by any political or industrial elites - and still it exists after 25 years! I feel very proud of that and so should you!
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
Commodore News
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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.
'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.
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.
'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.
'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.
09.09.2026 - Firmware version 3.15 - for All Platforms: U2, U2+, U2+L, U64 and U64E2 released
Highlights of this update: - New built-in machine-code monitor, assembler and disassembler - REST API control of keyboard, joysticks and the Ultimate menu - Generated OpenAPI description for easy REST API exploration and integration - Major extensions to the Ultimate Command Interface (UCI) - New FTP client for browsing remote servers - Completely renewed software IEC subsystem - Automatic per-title configuration files - Improved USB mouse and keyboard support - Support for larger cartridge images and Megabyter cartridges - PDSID and SidKick daughterboard support - New compatibility mode for timing-sensitive cartridges - Significant networking, REST API and memory-management fixes - FPGA-level timing fixes for DMA, REU and Ultimate Audio operation
Highlights of this update: - New built-in machine-code monitor, assembler and disassembler - REST API control of keyboard, joysticks and the Ultimate menu - Generated OpenAPI description for easy REST API exploration and integration - Major extensions to the Ultimate Command Interface (UCI) - New FTP client for browsing remote servers - Completely renewed software IEC subsystem - Automatic per-title configuration files - Improved USB mouse and keyboard support - Support for larger cartridge images and Megabyter cartridges - PDSID and SidKick daughterboard support - New compatibility mode for timing-sensitive cartridges - Significant networking, REST API and memory-management fixes - FPGA-level timing fixes for DMA, REU and Ultimate Audio operation
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.
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.
08.09.2026 - Amiga game 'Fliegeralarm' released
'Fliegeralarm', a port of the PC Fliegeralarm, written in C on the ACE engine, is a carrier-based side-scrolling shooter for the Commodore Amiga (OCS). Nine missions across the Pacific, from Cape Engano to the last sortie against the Yamato - plus an endless-style Hell Run for anyone who wants the war without the paperwork. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.
'Fliegeralarm', a port of the PC Fliegeralarm, written in C on the ACE engine, is a carrier-based side-scrolling shooter for the Commodore Amiga (OCS). Nine missions across the Pacific, from Cape Engano to the last sortie against the Yamato - plus an endless-style Hell Run for anyone who wants the war without the paperwork. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.
08.09.2026 - Amiga game 'Battle of Aldebaran' - demo version released
'Battle of Aldebaran' is a first-person space combat game for the Amiga 1200 / 4000, made with the help of 7 AIs. You fly from inside the cockpit of a Nordic saucer and you never leave it. There is no external camera and no map screen: everything you need is on the panel in front of you and in the sky beyond the canopy. Shields, hull, throttle, fuel, rounds remaining, a radar dish that shows you what is behind you - read the panel or fly blind.
'Battle of Aldebaran' is a first-person space combat game for the Amiga 1200 / 4000, made with the help of 7 AIs. You fly from inside the cockpit of a Nordic saucer and you never leave it. There is no external camera and no map screen: everything you need is on the panel in front of you and in the sky beyond the canopy. Shields, hull, throttle, fuel, rounds remaining, a radar dish that shows you what is behind you - read the panel or fly blind.
08.09.2026 - VIC-20 port of 'Pitfall II: Lost Caverns' released
This is a homebrew adaptation inspired by the classic Pitfall II: Lost Caverns, bringing underground exploration, platforming, treasures, enemies, and adventure to the Commodore VIC-20 (+ 35K expansion). This port also includes Level 2 from the Atari 5200 version, extending the adventure beyond the original game's first level.
This is a homebrew adaptation inspired by the classic Pitfall II: Lost Caverns, bringing underground exploration, platforming, treasures, enemies, and adventure to the Commodore VIC-20 (+ 35K expansion). This port also includes Level 2 from the Atari 5200 version, extending the adventure beyond the original game's first level.
07.09.2026 - Amiga Tower of Power - A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing? - video by 'The Retro Collective'
The Commodore Amiga 1200 didn't get a fair chance, did it? Just as it was released Commodore went bankrupt and it was up to a succession of new Amiga owners and third-party manufacturers to keep it alive. Today 'The Retro Collective' repairs and puts together an A1200 tower to discover if there was more fight in the machine than first realized.
The Commodore Amiga 1200 didn't get a fair chance, did it? Just as it was released Commodore went bankrupt and it was up to a succession of new Amiga owners and third-party manufacturers to keep it alive. Today 'The Retro Collective' repairs and puts together an A1200 tower to discover if there was more fight in the machine than first realized.
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