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The Highlander
@thehighlander71.bsky.social
Retro gamer, Commodore enthusiast, lover and hate technology at the same time.
Here is my reminder to you to play Polybius by Llamasoft in VR. Today. store.steampowered.com/app/906120/P...
POLYBIUS on Steam
POLYBIUS is a fast, trippy tunnel shooter playable on a normal screen or in VR. 50 levels of blissful trance shooting action are set to a blistering soundtrack. The PS4 version was EDGE Magazine's VR ...
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October 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Soft scrolling in text mode is always such a mystery so I am attempting with this video to explain the ins and outs. It's a work in progress, so I'll come back to it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-YZ...
Soft Scrolling In C64 Text Mode
YouTube video by The Highlander71
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October 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I have a Chromebook. ChromeOS on a device that is hardly more than a glorified phone with a keyboard. I discovered today that it can run Linux on a container. I'm running VSCode with Acme assembler and VICE now. Why did I not know this sooner? Very pleased :)
September 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Reposted by The Highlander
It's out, friends! It's out! Four American dollars or your regional equivalent. Just picked it up and bout to give it whirl on the ole Kung Fu Flash. psytronik.itch.io/musketeer
Musketeer (C64) by Psytronik Software
An excellent swashbuckling action-adventure for the C64!
psytronik.itch.io
August 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Not quite sure if I have always really understood this. But when you bank out the Kernal ROM on a Commodore 64 to copy in sprite data or a custom character set for instance, it is important to bank the ROM back in. An NMI might occur that calls a Kernal routine causing a crash.
August 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Just beat the Factory level of Quod Init Exit IIo
retream.itch.io/quod-init-ex...
Release announcement
9 years in the making, oodles of love and sweat poured into it, and now QUOD INIT EXIT IIo is ready to run on your Commodore 64 !...
retream.itch.io
August 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Just for those who are nerdy enought to be interested. I managed to compile and run the ZooManiaPreview code last night. Took me all day.
C code and assembly compiled by CC65 using MS VSCode and VS64 extension.
csdb.dk/release/?id=...
Zoo Mania Preview
Commodore 64 Game Preview: Zoo Mania Preview. Released on 10 May 2006
csdb.dk
August 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I'm going to go for it. X4: Foundations. It's on sale on Steam for 70% off. Now's the time to try.
store.steampowered.com/app/392160/X...
Save 70% on X4: Foundations on Steam
Thrilling space battles meet deep strategy. X4 invites you to explore, fight, trade, and build an empire in a dynamic, fully simulated space sandbox, where every decision shapes your journey. Now feat...
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June 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
@logrus.uk Donut Dodo FANTASTICO is in the works. If you love retro, get Donut Dodo (the first one). The music will blow you away.
store.steampowered.com/app/3792070/...
Donut Dodo FANTASTICO on Steam
FANTASTICO is the long awaited sequel to the 1983-style smash arcade hit Donut Dodo. The goofy bird returns to treat Dodo Junior to a whirlwind day at the funfair!
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June 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Wolfling by Lazycow
Available for Windows, macOS, Linux
lazycow.itch.io
June 6, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Reposted by The Highlander
May 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Reposted by The Highlander
Out next Friday (May 2)👾 This album simply doesn't slow down⚡️ and I can't wait to share it with you! BC download includes 💾WAV/FLAC/MP3 + 3 alternative tracks for #C64 & Amiga. Pre-orders also count toward the Official Charts. Support the release here: lukhash.bandcamp.com/album/home-a...
April 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is my Elite:Dangerous
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7Ec...
This is my Elite
YouTube video by The Highlander71
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April 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Oh my god. Llamasoft's I, Robot is another one of those games that I need to wrap my head around before I can enjoy it. The age-old question: what killed me!?
April 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Jeff Minter (for Atari) has released a NEW game called I, Robot.
Available on Steam now (about 15 euros, go Jeff).
Looks like the usual Jeff Minter sauce, this time based on Amidar but taken to the extreme. No doubt there will be the usual sheep noises. store.steampowered.com/app/2932910/...
I, Robot on Steam
Jeff Minter is back with another unique take on a 1980s Atari arcade game: I, Robot. Reimagined in Minter’s signature assault of colors, shapes and sounds, this new take on the eclectic arcade title i...
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April 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Bungie is coming out with a new game Marathon. Some claim it is "new Intellectual Property", but it's not. Apparently there's a classic Marathon series (free on Steam) that came out on Mac. Anybody play this? store.steampowered.com/app/2398450/...
Classic Marathon on Steam
From the team that brought you Aleph One, the classic sci-fi FPS Marathon from Bungie on Mac revived for modern hardware by the fan community.
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April 17, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Don't mind me. It's my first day here...
April 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM