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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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27.07.2026 - Plus/4 game 'Retrogods' released - free for download
'Retrogods' is a complex puzzle-adventure. The objective of the game is to collect all the pieces of the runestone on each level and then find your way out. Guide Grágel and his small companion Rudin to collect runestone pieces, and ultimately escape his code-based reality to find the Retrogods.This game promises to be truly unique: a blend of strategic stealth and time-manipulation mechanics, rich in lore. Alas, this might not be the final version. According to the devs, more narrative, levels, and even endings are coming. Stay tuned!
'Retrogods' is a complex puzzle-adventure. The objective of the game is to collect all the pieces of the runestone on each level and then find your way out. Guide Grágel and his small companion Rudin to collect runestone pieces, and ultimately escape his code-based reality to find the Retrogods.This game promises to be truly unique: a blend of strategic stealth and time-manipulation mechanics, rich in lore. Alas, this might not be the final version. According to the devs, more narrative, levels, and even endings are coming. Stay tuned!
27.07.2026 - Commodore PET game 'Tunnel Tumbler' released
'Tunnel Tumbler' is a maze video game in the style of the 1982 arcade Dig Dug by Namco for the Commodore PET(32k PET - 2001, 3032, 4032, 8032). You are the Garden Guardian, a fiercely territorial mole digging deep beneath the soil. An infestation of ravenous Borer Beetles and acid-spitting Bombardiers has invaded your underground home. Grab your trusty pneumatic dart-pump, carve out your tunnels, and defend your territory! You can get the game as digital download for little money to support the developer.
'Tunnel Tumbler' is a maze video game in the style of the 1982 arcade Dig Dug by Namco for the Commodore PET(32k PET - 2001, 3032, 4032, 8032). You are the Garden Guardian, a fiercely territorial mole digging deep beneath the soil. An infestation of ravenous Borer Beetles and acid-spitting Bombardiers has invaded your underground home. Grab your trusty pneumatic dart-pump, carve out your tunnels, and defend your territory! You can get the game as digital download for little money to support the developer.
27.07.2026 - Commodore PET game 'River Run' released - free for downoad
'River Run' is a fast-paced scrolling shooter, in the vein of River Raid, for 32k Commodore PET machines. Your mission is to fly over the river, weaving through the bends and passages while keeping an eye on fuel levels. Gunboats appear in the beginning but as the difficulty increases, helicopters, diving jets and land-based tanks join the fight. Features: each river is different than the last game, gunboats, helicopters, jets, tanks and destructible buildings, low fuel warnings, bonus points for succession kills, straight or guided missiles, safe or fatal land (plays like River Raid), supports keyboard, SNES or joystick controller, top five high scores ranked, sound effects and double buffering.
'River Run' is a fast-paced scrolling shooter, in the vein of River Raid, for 32k Commodore PET machines. Your mission is to fly over the river, weaving through the bends and passages while keeping an eye on fuel levels. Gunboats appear in the beginning but as the difficulty increases, helicopters, diving jets and land-based tanks join the fight. Features: each river is different than the last game, gunboats, helicopters, jets, tanks and destructible buildings, low fuel warnings, bonus points for succession kills, straight or guided missiles, safe or fatal land (plays like River Raid), supports keyboard, SNES or joystick controller, top five high scores ranked, sound effects and double buffering.
27.07.2026 - 'Triple Pack' - game collection for PET released
'Triple Pack' contains 3 ports of old classics for the Commodore PET: 'Castle Smash', 'PETFall' and 'Yars Galaxy'. 'Castel Smash' is a siege-and-strategy castle action. Defend your walls from incoming fireballs, line up your shots, and bring your opponent's castle down before they bring down yours. (Commodore PET/64), PETFall is a jungle-run platforming with real stakes for Commodore PET and Colour PET [16k RAM]). Race across a massive procedurally generated world hunting for treasure, dodging rolling logs, alligators, scorpions, and quicksand that actually breathes. Yars Galaxy is a fast-paced arcade dodging and blasting. Nibble through a living shield wall, arm your cannon, and fire — then dodge your own shot on the way back. Watch the skies: later levels bring a swirl that hunts you down and a self-healing shield for Commodore PET with 32k RAM. You can get all the games as digital download for little money to support the developer.
'Triple Pack' contains 3 ports of old classics for the Commodore PET: 'Castle Smash', 'PETFall' and 'Yars Galaxy'. 'Castel Smash' is a siege-and-strategy castle action. Defend your walls from incoming fireballs, line up your shots, and bring your opponent's castle down before they bring down yours. (Commodore PET/64), PETFall is a jungle-run platforming with real stakes for Commodore PET and Colour PET [16k RAM]). Race across a massive procedurally generated world hunting for treasure, dodging rolling logs, alligators, scorpions, and quicksand that actually breathes. Yars Galaxy is a fast-paced arcade dodging and blasting. Nibble through a living shield wall, arm your cannon, and fire — then dodge your own shot on the way back. Watch the skies: later levels bring a swirl that hunts you down and a self-healing shield for Commodore PET with 32k RAM. You can get all the games as digital download for little money to support the developer.
26.07.2026 - C64 Quickload Episode #12 - Mid 2026 Games Round Up! - video by 'RetroGamerNation'
Episode 12 of the C64 Quickload series takes a look back at a large collection of games released during the first half of 2026.
Episode 12 of the C64 Quickload series takes a look back at a large collection of games released during the first half of 2026.
26.07.2026 - Plus/4 game 'Shikaku' released - free for download
'Shikaku' is a grid-based puzzle game for Plus/4: players must strategically divide a rectangular board into smaller squares and rectangles. Each carved section must contain exactly one number that precisely dictates that piece's total mathematical area. The implementation is gorgeous: the game beautifully captures a traditional Japanese aesthetic, immersing players with its vibrant colors, animated petals, and Bonsai imagery. If you love logic puzzles, you must check it out!
'Shikaku' is a grid-based puzzle game for Plus/4: players must strategically divide a rectangular board into smaller squares and rectangles. Each carved section must contain exactly one number that precisely dictates that piece's total mathematical area. The implementation is gorgeous: the game beautifully captures a traditional Japanese aesthetic, immersing players with its vibrant colors, animated petals, and Bonsai imagery. If you love logic puzzles, you must check it out!
25.07.2026 - C64 Weekly #80 (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.
Weekly updates from the Commodore 64 Scene Including new music, demos and games. Links to all shown content in the video description.
25.07.2026 - C64 game 'Skittles' released - free for download
Welcome to Skittles, a classical single player chessboard puzzle game. You have just one pawn, move it to capture all other pawns on the board. Start by choosing the pawn type: you can be a tower, a bishop or a knight. The game is easy if you are a bishop or a tower, being a knight is much harder. There're 8 easy levels and 8 hard ones, you must complete all of them. Higher levels, either easy or hard, have more pawns and get more complicated. There is one king at each level, this is the last pawn you have to capture. Don't waste your moves, they're limited. Try to capture pawns at every step.
Welcome to Skittles, a classical single player chessboard puzzle game. You have just one pawn, move it to capture all other pawns on the board. Start by choosing the pawn type: you can be a tower, a bishop or a knight. The game is easy if you are a bishop or a tower, being a knight is much harder. There're 8 easy levels and 8 hard ones, you must complete all of them. Higher levels, either easy or hard, have more pawns and get more complicated. There is one king at each level, this is the last pawn you have to capture. Don't waste your moves, they're limited. Try to capture pawns at every step.
24.07.2026 - Protovision Shop: OVP64 Over Voltage Protector
The OVP64 Over Voltage Protector is now available at Protovision, sporting a brand new compact inline design. It uses ultra-fast MOSFET technology to continuously monitor the power supply between your PSU and your C64, instantly cutting the connection the moment a voltage spike is detected. Original C64 power supplies are notorious for failing with age and pushing voltages beyond the safe 5.40V threshold - potentially causing irreparable damage to sensitive ICs. A red warning LED lets you know when the OVP64 has stepped in to protect your machine.
The OVP64 Over Voltage Protector is now available at Protovision, sporting a brand new compact inline design. It uses ultra-fast MOSFET technology to continuously monitor the power supply between your PSU and your C64, instantly cutting the connection the moment a voltage spike is detected. Original C64 power supplies are notorious for failing with age and pushing voltages beyond the safe 5.40V threshold - potentially causing irreparable damage to sensitive ICs. A red warning LED lets you know when the OVP64 has stepped in to protect your machine.
23.07.2026 - C64 game 'Thin Ice' released
'Thin Ice' is a frantic arcade cube 'em up from Thalamus for the C64, that refers to Pengo, the 1982 maze video game developed by Coreland and published by Sega for arcades. Deep below Camp Nice 'n' Icy, the endless ice caverns of Freezia stretch for hundreds of miles in every direction. These caverns are home to Binky the Ice Dragon, a friendly creature whose clan have lived in peace for generations... You can as digital download for little money to support the developer. A physical version of Thin Ice is coming soon! Click here to visit the Thalamus online store.
'Thin Ice' is a frantic arcade cube 'em up from Thalamus for the C64, that refers to Pengo, the 1982 maze video game developed by Coreland and published by Sega for arcades. Deep below Camp Nice 'n' Icy, the endless ice caverns of Freezia stretch for hundreds of miles in every direction. These caverns are home to Binky the Ice Dragon, a friendly creature whose clan have lived in peace for generations... You can as digital download for little money to support the developer. A physical version of Thin Ice is coming soon! Click here to visit the Thalamus online store.
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