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EXCLUSIVE: New retro Star Wars game – JarJar64

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New indie developer DirtyDeeds has announced a brand-new Commodore64 title starring everyone's favourite Star Wars character - Jar Jar Binks. DannyD, the main coder of the game, has recently taken a career break from corporate coding and wanted to do something more akin to bedroom coding - something he wished he had done more of as a kid on his trusty C64. JarJar64 is a flip-screen action platformer, where you
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The Graftgold Story – new book on Kickstarter

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Fusion Retro Books has just launched a crowdfunding campaign for a brand-new book - The Graftgold Story. In association with both Andrew Braybrook and Steve Turner, this book promises to detail not only the history of Graftgold - written by Graeme Mason, but also their memoirs, and a feature on Uridium spin-offs. Tiers include the PDF (£10), a 215+ page Hardback Book (£25), the book with slipcase (£30), plus various
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New C64 Game in the works from Sarah Jane Avory plus Sale Now On

Paul Twist1
A few weeks back, we reported on the release of a new C64 game from author and coder Sarah Jane Avory, which was an adventure game based on her Briley Witch Chronicles books.Well, over on Twitter (or X, or whatever), Avory has now revealed that her first new C64 game of 2024 is to be a new shoot ‘em up.Not only that, but Avory is currently selling her C64 back
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New Commodore 64 Game Released Today

Paul Twist0
https://youtu.be/Sez0cDhkCRc We love it whenever a new Commodore 64 game gets released, and this one looks like a doozy!Self-published fantasy author Sarah Jane Avory also codes C64 games, and she has previously released the title Briley Witch Chronicles, based on her Briley Witch series of books, the title was very well received, winning Indie Retro News’ Game of the Year award for 2021. Avory’s latest game is a sequel titled
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C64 Burger Time Port Frying Now!

Paul Twist0
https://youtu.be/2pYJ_FeG3Sg Prolific Commodore 64 developer Arlasoft, whose releases we’ve previously covered here on Fusion R Gamer, has cooked up a tasty new release, a C64 Burger Time port. While obviously unofficial, the C64 Burger Time port looks pretty darn close to Data East’s 1982 platforming arcade original.Arlasoft’s C64 Burger Time port was originally developed for and released during the Mamemeister Charity Stream on 5th November 2023, and the game is
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Commodore 64 Games Loading onto Nintendo Switch Tomorrow

Paul Twist0
https://youtu.be/8uAbdMms5kQ Now, we know that the Nintendo Switch hosts a number of retro titles, whether released on the eshop or via Nintendo Switch Online. But we didn’t see this coming! From tomorrow (28th September 2023), you’ll be able to purchase a compilation of four Commodore 64 games on the Nintendo eshop.Pixel Games UK are publishing ‘Imagine Software Presents Hidden Gems: Volume 1,’ a collection of four Commodore 64 games for
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Could Commodore 64 Theme Park Be Opening for Business?

Paul Twist0
released in 1994, Bullfrog’s classic theme park sim arrived a little too late for ports to 8-bit home computers, so we never saw, for example, Commodore 64 Theme Park, or ZX Spectrum Theme Park.C64 developer Arlasoft began to partially rectify that by creating his own unofficial Commodore 64 Theme Park port, to be called Funfair Inc. Sadly, much like his previous Commodore 64 Donut Dodo port, Arlasoft lost interest in
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Fix-It Felix Jr on the C64
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Fix-It Felix Jr. receives a massive update

David Simmons0
Originally published on the C64 back in 2020, three years later, Antonio Savona, Steven Day and Saul Cross return with a massive update in the form of v1.1. For those who came in late, Fix-It Felix Jr. was one of the most popular 2D platform games ever made. Launching in 1982, it became a pop culture sensation thanks to its colourful 8-bit graphics, simple controls, and addictive gameplay. Fix-It Felix
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The Last Defender
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The Last Defender released by LC-Games.

David Simmons0
The year is 2073. A hostile alien race has arrived on Earth, after crossing countless star systems, with the aim of taking over the planet. Initially taken by surprise, humanity managed to react and organise a resistance that made it possible to fend off various enemy attacks. However, this was not enough to repel the alien invader who is now about to carry out his plans for conquest. Only one
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