@level106.bsky.social
Full on retro gamer, nostalgia seeker, and dad joker.
Ugh! (Amiga)
Oh, so you think Space Taxi was where taxi games started? Oh no no no no no! The birth of this genre was positively prehistoric!
(Also, the most adorable pixel-art intro ever!)
😊
Oh, so you think Space Taxi was where taxi games started? Oh no no no no no! The birth of this genre was positively prehistoric!
(Also, the most adorable pixel-art intro ever!)
😊
December 6, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Ugh! (Amiga)
Oh, so you think Space Taxi was where taxi games started? Oh no no no no no! The birth of this genre was positively prehistoric!
(Also, the most adorable pixel-art intro ever!)
😊
Oh, so you think Space Taxi was where taxi games started? Oh no no no no no! The birth of this genre was positively prehistoric!
(Also, the most adorable pixel-art intro ever!)
😊
Video wall! (MAME)
I said I'd do it, and I have. 😊 After filling both screens with emulated C64's and not even getting 20% CPU use, I decided to fill both screens with MAME arcade games. (I went for Neo-Geo size games so it's nice and uniform.)
It sounds great. 😄
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGua...
I said I'd do it, and I have. 😊 After filling both screens with emulated C64's and not even getting 20% CPU use, I decided to fill both screens with MAME arcade games. (I went for Neo-Geo size games so it's nice and uniform.)
It sounds great. 😄
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGua...
Arcade Video Wall — Neo-Geo 01 (48xMAME 60Hz no commentary)
YouTube video by Level106
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Video wall! (MAME)
I said I'd do it, and I have. 😊 After filling both screens with emulated C64's and not even getting 20% CPU use, I decided to fill both screens with MAME arcade games. (I went for Neo-Geo size games so it's nice and uniform.)
It sounds great. 😄
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGua...
I said I'd do it, and I have. 😊 After filling both screens with emulated C64's and not even getting 20% CPU use, I decided to fill both screens with MAME arcade games. (I went for Neo-Geo size games so it's nice and uniform.)
It sounds great. 😄
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGua...
Impossible Mission (C64)
"Another visitor. Say a while. Stay forever!" 😎
An evil scientist, an underground lair, robots that electrocute intruders. What more could you ask for?
😊
"Another visitor. Say a while. Stay forever!" 😎
An evil scientist, an underground lair, robots that electrocute intruders. What more could you ask for?
😊
December 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Impossible Mission (C64)
"Another visitor. Say a while. Stay forever!" 😎
An evil scientist, an underground lair, robots that electrocute intruders. What more could you ask for?
😊
"Another visitor. Say a while. Stay forever!" 😎
An evil scientist, an underground lair, robots that electrocute intruders. What more could you ask for?
😊
Last Ninja 2 (C64)
If yer gonna take a hero from the past, or future, and do it live action, the money-saving trick was often to put them on present day Earth somehow. (Think Wonder Woman, Biggles, He Man, etc.)
Strangely, it happened to The Last Ninja 2 too! 😋
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmU4...
If yer gonna take a hero from the past, or future, and do it live action, the money-saving trick was often to put them on present day Earth somehow. (Think Wonder Woman, Biggles, He Man, etc.)
Strangely, it happened to The Last Ninja 2 too! 😋
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmU4...
Last Ninja 2 — System 3 (C64 C64emu 60Hz no commentary)
YouTube video by Level106
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Last Ninja 2 (C64)
If yer gonna take a hero from the past, or future, and do it live action, the money-saving trick was often to put them on present day Earth somehow. (Think Wonder Woman, Biggles, He Man, etc.)
Strangely, it happened to The Last Ninja 2 too! 😋
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmU4...
If yer gonna take a hero from the past, or future, and do it live action, the money-saving trick was often to put them on present day Earth somehow. (Think Wonder Woman, Biggles, He Man, etc.)
Strangely, it happened to The Last Ninja 2 too! 😋
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmU4...
Replacement for the dead PC has arrived!
(Ex-lease business PC.. no RGB lighting. Just the way I like it.) 😋
Figured I'd try a Lenovo for the first time. Solid reputation with their laptops. I'm curious what curve-balls this change of brand might throw my way.
😉
(Ex-lease business PC.. no RGB lighting. Just the way I like it.) 😋
Figured I'd try a Lenovo for the first time. Solid reputation with their laptops. I'm curious what curve-balls this change of brand might throw my way.
😉
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Replacement for the dead PC has arrived!
(Ex-lease business PC.. no RGB lighting. Just the way I like it.) 😋
Figured I'd try a Lenovo for the first time. Solid reputation with their laptops. I'm curious what curve-balls this change of brand might throw my way.
😉
(Ex-lease business PC.. no RGB lighting. Just the way I like it.) 😋
Figured I'd try a Lenovo for the first time. Solid reputation with their laptops. I'm curious what curve-balls this change of brand might throw my way.
😉
The Last Ninja (C64)
He's a ninja. He's bad-ass. He's been trained to use all the ninja weaponry. Henchmen and dragons, he can defeat them all. 🥷
He did skip the swimming lessons though. Do you think that'll be a problem? 😋
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZCL...
He's a ninja. He's bad-ass. He's been trained to use all the ninja weaponry. Henchmen and dragons, he can defeat them all. 🥷
He did skip the swimming lessons though. Do you think that'll be a problem? 😋
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZCL...
The Last Ninja — System 3 (C64 C64emu 60Hz no commentary)
YouTube video by Level106
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The Last Ninja (C64)
He's a ninja. He's bad-ass. He's been trained to use all the ninja weaponry. Henchmen and dragons, he can defeat them all. 🥷
He did skip the swimming lessons though. Do you think that'll be a problem? 😋
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZCL...
He's a ninja. He's bad-ass. He's been trained to use all the ninja weaponry. Henchmen and dragons, he can defeat them all. 🥷
He did skip the swimming lessons though. Do you think that'll be a problem? 😋
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZCL...
Stuck in my latest retro joystick build adventures, AliExpress has pointed me to a USB stick with "The C64" branding on it, and "5370 Video Games for C64MINI"! 😮
It does say they may not *all* work.
So.. "We threw a bunch of files on a USB, please buy it?" 😂
www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009...
It does say they may not *all* work.
So.. "We threw a bunch of files on a USB, please buy it?" 😂
www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009...
www.aliexpress.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Stuck in my latest retro joystick build adventures, AliExpress has pointed me to a USB stick with "The C64" branding on it, and "5370 Video Games for C64MINI"! 😮
It does say they may not *all* work.
So.. "We threw a bunch of files on a USB, please buy it?" 😂
www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009...
It does say they may not *all* work.
So.. "We threw a bunch of files on a USB, please buy it?" 😂
www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009...
Blew up my home PC .. again. 🤔
Third time dead: logic board, power supply.. logic board again?
I've decided that this PC is unlucky, and I've ordered another.
The new one is an ex-lease.
It has ten cores — twenty threads.
First task: open twenty virtual C64's at once?
😄
Third time dead: logic board, power supply.. logic board again?
I've decided that this PC is unlucky, and I've ordered another.
The new one is an ex-lease.
It has ten cores — twenty threads.
First task: open twenty virtual C64's at once?
😄
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Blew up my home PC .. again. 🤔
Third time dead: logic board, power supply.. logic board again?
I've decided that this PC is unlucky, and I've ordered another.
The new one is an ex-lease.
It has ten cores — twenty threads.
First task: open twenty virtual C64's at once?
😄
Third time dead: logic board, power supply.. logic board again?
I've decided that this PC is unlucky, and I've ordered another.
The new one is an ex-lease.
It has ten cores — twenty threads.
First task: open twenty virtual C64's at once?
😄
Raid on Bungeling Bay (C64)
An excellent shoot-em-up from the guy who would go on to create Sim City — hence the intricate infrastructure on the islands.
Fly around, shoot planes/ships/turrets. Dodge missiles and incoming fire. Destroy the factories.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qrg...
An excellent shoot-em-up from the guy who would go on to create Sim City — hence the intricate infrastructure on the islands.
Fly around, shoot planes/ships/turrets. Dodge missiles and incoming fire. Destroy the factories.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qrg...
Raid on Bungeling Bay — Brøderbund (C64 C64emu 60Hz no commentary)
YouTube video by Level106
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Raid on Bungeling Bay (C64)
An excellent shoot-em-up from the guy who would go on to create Sim City — hence the intricate infrastructure on the islands.
Fly around, shoot planes/ships/turrets. Dodge missiles and incoming fire. Destroy the factories.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qrg...
An excellent shoot-em-up from the guy who would go on to create Sim City — hence the intricate infrastructure on the islands.
Fly around, shoot planes/ships/turrets. Dodge missiles and incoming fire. Destroy the factories.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qrg...
Scramble Infinity (C64)
I don't remember there being a really good Scramble game for the C64. Then, in 2021, long after we'd forgotten about such concerns, along comes Scramble Infinity.
An absolutely gorgeous conversion. Love that music too.
😊
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9dz...
I don't remember there being a really good Scramble game for the C64. Then, in 2021, long after we'd forgotten about such concerns, along comes Scramble Infinity.
An absolutely gorgeous conversion. Love that music too.
😊
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9dz...
Scramble Infinity (C64 VICE 50Hz no commentary)
YouTube video by Level106
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Scramble Infinity (C64)
I don't remember there being a really good Scramble game for the C64. Then, in 2021, long after we'd forgotten about such concerns, along comes Scramble Infinity.
An absolutely gorgeous conversion. Love that music too.
😊
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9dz...
I don't remember there being a really good Scramble game for the C64. Then, in 2021, long after we'd forgotten about such concerns, along comes Scramble Infinity.
An absolutely gorgeous conversion. Love that music too.
😊
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9dz...
The Pyramid (ZX Spectrum)
This was a time when it was okay for a shoot-em-up to just be a shoot-em-up. Enter a room, shoot anything that moves, use the gems to open up the next room, rinse and repeat.
There is an overly elaborate story on the cassette inlay, but that can safely be ignored. 😊
This was a time when it was okay for a shoot-em-up to just be a shoot-em-up. Enter a room, shoot anything that moves, use the gems to open up the next room, rinse and repeat.
There is an overly elaborate story on the cassette inlay, but that can safely be ignored. 😊
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The Pyramid (ZX Spectrum)
This was a time when it was okay for a shoot-em-up to just be a shoot-em-up. Enter a room, shoot anything that moves, use the gems to open up the next room, rinse and repeat.
There is an overly elaborate story on the cassette inlay, but that can safely be ignored. 😊
This was a time when it was okay for a shoot-em-up to just be a shoot-em-up. Enter a room, shoot anything that moves, use the gems to open up the next room, rinse and repeat.
There is an overly elaborate story on the cassette inlay, but that can safely be ignored. 😊
Bubble Bobble (C64)
While I'm geeking out about cool loaders on the C64, "Bubble Bobble" on disk had a cool fuel-gauge type of thing that always impressed me. But you had to have the original disk. I don't think any of the hackers/crackers cared to replicate the fancy loader. 😊
While I'm geeking out about cool loaders on the C64, "Bubble Bobble" on disk had a cool fuel-gauge type of thing that always impressed me. But you had to have the original disk. I don't think any of the hackers/crackers cared to replicate the fancy loader. 😊
November 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Bubble Bobble (C64)
While I'm geeking out about cool loaders on the C64, "Bubble Bobble" on disk had a cool fuel-gauge type of thing that always impressed me. But you had to have the original disk. I don't think any of the hackers/crackers cared to replicate the fancy loader. 😊
While I'm geeking out about cool loaders on the C64, "Bubble Bobble" on disk had a cool fuel-gauge type of thing that always impressed me. But you had to have the original disk. I don't think any of the hackers/crackers cared to replicate the fancy loader. 😊
Lords of Midnight cassette loader (C64)
It must have been a few weeks since I mentioned the cool tape loader for Mike Singleton's "Lords of Midnight", which shows off its excellent 3D landscaping engine.
It's quite a mesmerising effect. I should have tried it back when I had access to weed. 😋
It must have been a few weeks since I mentioned the cool tape loader for Mike Singleton's "Lords of Midnight", which shows off its excellent 3D landscaping engine.
It's quite a mesmerising effect. I should have tried it back when I had access to weed. 😋
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Lords of Midnight cassette loader (C64)
It must have been a few weeks since I mentioned the cool tape loader for Mike Singleton's "Lords of Midnight", which shows off its excellent 3D landscaping engine.
It's quite a mesmerising effect. I should have tried it back when I had access to weed. 😋
It must have been a few weeks since I mentioned the cool tape loader for Mike Singleton's "Lords of Midnight", which shows off its excellent 3D landscaping engine.
It's quite a mesmerising effect. I should have tried it back when I had access to weed. 😋
Galaga (arcade)
A timeless arcade game, this one. Love the bug aliens and their curvy attack patterns. The idea of being able to get your ship captured and getting it back to wield the powerful double-ship is also inspired. 🐝
Ten out of ten. Would challenge-stage again.
😊
A timeless arcade game, this one. Love the bug aliens and their curvy attack patterns. The idea of being able to get your ship captured and getting it back to wield the powerful double-ship is also inspired. 🐝
Ten out of ten. Would challenge-stage again.
😊
November 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Galaga (arcade)
A timeless arcade game, this one. Love the bug aliens and their curvy attack patterns. The idea of being able to get your ship captured and getting it back to wield the powerful double-ship is also inspired. 🐝
Ten out of ten. Would challenge-stage again.
😊
A timeless arcade game, this one. Love the bug aliens and their curvy attack patterns. The idea of being able to get your ship captured and getting it back to wield the powerful double-ship is also inspired. 🐝
Ten out of ten. Would challenge-stage again.
😊
The Last Ninja 2 (C64)
I don't think local planning authorities give serious consideration to the health and safety concerns of time-travelling ninja's in their sewer systems. 🤔
I don't think local planning authorities give serious consideration to the health and safety concerns of time-travelling ninja's in their sewer systems. 🤔
November 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Last Ninja 2 (C64)
I don't think local planning authorities give serious consideration to the health and safety concerns of time-travelling ninja's in their sewer systems. 🤔
I don't think local planning authorities give serious consideration to the health and safety concerns of time-travelling ninja's in their sewer systems. 🤔
Timber (arcade)
Timber is an adorable game, with well drawn cartoon-style high-resolution sprites — it uses the same hardware as Tapper and Spy Hunter. An early implementation of two player simultaneous game-play, which it says in large friendly letters. 😊
It's just.. less exciting in one-player.
Timber is an adorable game, with well drawn cartoon-style high-resolution sprites — it uses the same hardware as Tapper and Spy Hunter. An early implementation of two player simultaneous game-play, which it says in large friendly letters. 😊
It's just.. less exciting in one-player.
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Timber (arcade)
Timber is an adorable game, with well drawn cartoon-style high-resolution sprites — it uses the same hardware as Tapper and Spy Hunter. An early implementation of two player simultaneous game-play, which it says in large friendly letters. 😊
It's just.. less exciting in one-player.
Timber is an adorable game, with well drawn cartoon-style high-resolution sprites — it uses the same hardware as Tapper and Spy Hunter. An early implementation of two player simultaneous game-play, which it says in large friendly letters. 😊
It's just.. less exciting in one-player.
Bounder (C64)
A bouncy game with bouncy music.
What more could a gamer ask for? 😊
Using parallax to do a platform game from above was a genius move.
🎾
A bouncy game with bouncy music.
What more could a gamer ask for? 😊
Using parallax to do a platform game from above was a genius move.
🎾
November 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Bounder (C64)
A bouncy game with bouncy music.
What more could a gamer ask for? 😊
Using parallax to do a platform game from above was a genius move.
🎾
A bouncy game with bouncy music.
What more could a gamer ask for? 😊
Using parallax to do a platform game from above was a genius move.
🎾
C64 in Amiga in Windows .. in Windows? 🤔
So here's to that time I realised I could take Windows 10 PC, load up the virtual Windows XP machine in VirtualBox, boot the virtual Workbench 3.1 Amiga in WinUAE, and play High Noon on the virtual C64 in Magic64.
I enjoyed that. 😊
So here's to that time I realised I could take Windows 10 PC, load up the virtual Windows XP machine in VirtualBox, boot the virtual Workbench 3.1 Amiga in WinUAE, and play High Noon on the virtual C64 in Magic64.
I enjoyed that. 😊
November 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
C64 in Amiga in Windows .. in Windows? 🤔
So here's to that time I realised I could take Windows 10 PC, load up the virtual Windows XP machine in VirtualBox, boot the virtual Workbench 3.1 Amiga in WinUAE, and play High Noon on the virtual C64 in Magic64.
I enjoyed that. 😊
So here's to that time I realised I could take Windows 10 PC, load up the virtual Windows XP machine in VirtualBox, boot the virtual Workbench 3.1 Amiga in WinUAE, and play High Noon on the virtual C64 in Magic64.
I enjoyed that. 😊
Doh! It's Halloween! 🎃
I completely forgot. 😳
Better mention Cauldron II: The Pumpkin Strikes Back
That feels halloweeny, right?
😄
I completely forgot. 😳
Better mention Cauldron II: The Pumpkin Strikes Back
That feels halloweeny, right?
😄
October 31, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Doh! It's Halloween! 🎃
I completely forgot. 😳
Better mention Cauldron II: The Pumpkin Strikes Back
That feels halloweeny, right?
😄
I completely forgot. 😳
Better mention Cauldron II: The Pumpkin Strikes Back
That feels halloweeny, right?
😄
Oh sure, you may have visited Maniac Mansion.
But did you ever Day of the Tentacle?
Lucas Arts did an excellent job of returning to the mansion, with some top notch voice acting and animation.
But did you ever Day of the Tentacle?
Lucas Arts did an excellent job of returning to the mansion, with some top notch voice acting and animation.
October 31, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Oh sure, you may have visited Maniac Mansion.
But did you ever Day of the Tentacle?
Lucas Arts did an excellent job of returning to the mansion, with some top notch voice acting and animation.
But did you ever Day of the Tentacle?
Lucas Arts did an excellent job of returning to the mansion, with some top notch voice acting and animation.
Mission AD (C64)
Got the reaction times of an twitchy teenager? You too can be an assassin in Mission AD! Hunting down terrorists before they can do their terrorific things.
Actually it's quite approachable by yer average gamer. It's just hard to dodge all those bullets flying about. 😊
Got the reaction times of an twitchy teenager? You too can be an assassin in Mission AD! Hunting down terrorists before they can do their terrorific things.
Actually it's quite approachable by yer average gamer. It's just hard to dodge all those bullets flying about. 😊
October 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Mission AD (C64)
Got the reaction times of an twitchy teenager? You too can be an assassin in Mission AD! Hunting down terrorists before they can do their terrorific things.
Actually it's quite approachable by yer average gamer. It's just hard to dodge all those bullets flying about. 😊
Got the reaction times of an twitchy teenager? You too can be an assassin in Mission AD! Hunting down terrorists before they can do their terrorific things.
Actually it's quite approachable by yer average gamer. It's just hard to dodge all those bullets flying about. 😊
Ghostbusters (C64)
"Ghostbusters! Mwa-hahahaha!" 👻
Another excellent Activision game from the coding hands of David Crane. They knew the important things we wanted in this game: "He slimed me!", Mr Staypuft, driving in the hearse, and zapping/trapping ghosts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9gk...
"Ghostbusters! Mwa-hahahaha!" 👻
Another excellent Activision game from the coding hands of David Crane. They knew the important things we wanted in this game: "He slimed me!", Mr Staypuft, driving in the hearse, and zapping/trapping ghosts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9gk...
Ghostbusters — Activision [C64 C64emu 50Hz no commentary]
YouTube video by Level106
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Ghostbusters (C64)
"Ghostbusters! Mwa-hahahaha!" 👻
Another excellent Activision game from the coding hands of David Crane. They knew the important things we wanted in this game: "He slimed me!", Mr Staypuft, driving in the hearse, and zapping/trapping ghosts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9gk...
"Ghostbusters! Mwa-hahahaha!" 👻
Another excellent Activision game from the coding hands of David Crane. They knew the important things we wanted in this game: "He slimed me!", Mr Staypuft, driving in the hearse, and zapping/trapping ghosts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9gk...
🎵 dah da da dah..
🎵 daaah!
Yeah, you know the tune I'm singing. 😋
🎵 daaah!
Yeah, you know the tune I'm singing. 😋
October 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
🎵 dah da da dah..
🎵 daaah!
Yeah, you know the tune I'm singing. 😋
🎵 daaah!
Yeah, you know the tune I'm singing. 😋
Scramble really was quite influential at the time. Every home computer of the era had one or several versions of scramble made for it. There was a recent (2021) remake for the C64 called Scramble Infinity that I'm particularly fond of. Gorgeous graphics and music. 😎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9dz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9dz...
Scramble Infinity (C64 VICE 50Hz no commentary)
YouTube video by Level106
www.youtube.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Scramble really was quite influential at the time. Every home computer of the era had one or several versions of scramble made for it. There was a recent (2021) remake for the C64 called Scramble Infinity that I'm particularly fond of. Gorgeous graphics and music. 😎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9dz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9dz...
Impossible Mission (C64)
This was the "Epyx could do no wrong" phase of the company. An Epyx game came out, you'd get it, no questions asked.
Impossible Mission didn't disappoint. Somersault jumps? A mad scientist? Electro-bolt Daleks? Saving the world? Yes please!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJaR...
This was the "Epyx could do no wrong" phase of the company. An Epyx game came out, you'd get it, no questions asked.
Impossible Mission didn't disappoint. Somersault jumps? A mad scientist? Electro-bolt Daleks? Saving the world? Yes please!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJaR...
Impossible Mission — Epyx (C64 C64emu 50Hz no commentary)
YouTube video by Level106
www.youtube.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Impossible Mission (C64)
This was the "Epyx could do no wrong" phase of the company. An Epyx game came out, you'd get it, no questions asked.
Impossible Mission didn't disappoint. Somersault jumps? A mad scientist? Electro-bolt Daleks? Saving the world? Yes please!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJaR...
This was the "Epyx could do no wrong" phase of the company. An Epyx game came out, you'd get it, no questions asked.
Impossible Mission didn't disappoint. Somersault jumps? A mad scientist? Electro-bolt Daleks? Saving the world? Yes please!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJaR...