The newly produced Commodore 64 Reloaded motherboards use a barrel connector for powering the system. The problem is that this modern type of connector does not fill the hole of the original Commodore 64C case. I have previously described a 3D printed solution called a ‘Commodore 64 Reloaded Mainboard Power Plate’ … Read more
I have wanted to do some Commodore 64 Kernal modding for quite some time and finally decided to give it a go. I did not want to do anything fancy, I just wanted to customize the text of the C64 start-up screen and modify the … Read more
I recently posted images of a tabletop arcade machine that I’ve build – the Monster Arcade Junior (link). This post contains the full size version of the machine, the Monster Arcade Senior. The arcade is an upright version and its primary use is for playing … Read more
I recently did a post on the Steelseries Nimbus wireless controller for retro gaming on my new Apple TV 4. generation (link). In the review, I moaned a bit about the great game of Giana Sisters not being ported to the Apple TV yet and that … Read more
The EasyFlash is a cartridge for the Commodore 64 expansion port and it can be programmed directly from the machine (link). It has an 1 MB Flash memory to which data can be ‘burned’ onto using the C64 as no EPROM programmer is needed. This gives … Read more
A lot of the original Commodore 64 games were released on disk in the US and on cassette in Europe as the disk releases were too expensive for the European market. I remember seeing diskette versions in stores as a kid, but I don’t think I … Read more
Little Redhead is trapped in his cave. The only way to survive is by catching the droplets of water and fireballs that are constantly falling from above. The concept is easy for anyone to pick up, but mastering the game calls for Jedi-like skills! Panic Analogue … Read more
How about them odd-looking Commodore 64 paddle controllers, huh? I can’t say that I have actually owned (or even felt that I missed) a paddle controller back in the 1980s. So why do a review on them? Well, it turns out that quite a few … Read more