Wolfenstein 3D, was released in 1992 by id Software, and is a landmark first-person shooter that popularised the genre. It built on the foundation of Castle Wolfenstein (1981), which introduced stealth-based gameplay in a World War II setting. Wolfenstein 3D shifted the focus to 3D fast-paced action, helping to define modern FPS games. And now, you can (almost) … Jim Orlando working on Wolfenstein 3D demake for Commodore PET
Jim Orlando has recreated Nintendo’s classic platform arcade game, Donkey Kong, for the Commodore PET, as PETSCII Kong. He says “Move your character around four different playing screens. Jump all the obstacles that Kong throws your way. Reach your princess. For the Commodore PET/CBM 2001, 3032, 4032, 8032. Uses its monochrome screen and PETSCII graphics. … How high can you PET? Donkey Kong comes to Commodore’s 1977 computer
As part of the Toronto Game Jam, PET coder Jim Orlando has created PETSCII Bros, a tribute to a certain arcade game featuring two Italian plumbers. The game is surprisingly similar to its inspiration and you can even play two player. Orlando has previously created demakes for various classic games for the PET such as … Jim Orlando recreates Mario Bros. for the PET
The Commodore PET finally has it’s own version of Space Panic, called PET Panic! thanks to Jim Orlando. Space Panic was launched in the arcades in 1980, and was the first game that involved climbing ladders between platforms. The game was cloned on most 8-bit platforms, most notably by Apple Panic, released on the … Jim Orlando ports classic game, Space Panic, to PET
The Future Was 8-Bit’s storage solution for Commodore PET computers, SD2PET, will be back in stock in the next few months. The device, which was launched in 2019, allows compatible PET computers to access files via SD card. Rod Hull of tfw9b said on social media: “Good News Commodore PET owners! I can confirm we … SD2PET’s back in stock soon at Future was 8-bit
Here’s a brief run down of recent ports, home-brew and indie games from the last few weeks. Check out the video at the end, and if you’ve made a game for a retro machine that you’d like us to cover please let us know Beethoven’s Revenge (ZX Spectrum) Check out our news article here Blockman … Awesome Retro Homebrew and Indie games from May 2022
Mini consoles have been popular lately, with mini versions of the NES, SNES, Playstation, Commodore 64, Mega Drive and most-recently, the PC Engine doing the rounds. But which system would look the best as a tiny reproduction of its former self? Yes, the Commodore PET is the correct answer. (close second would be the Compucolor … Build your own Commodore PET mini
Commodore PET Commodore PET lovers can rejoice! TFW8B have joined forces with Tynemouth Software to create SD card storage for Commodore’s first home computer. There are two devices available, the SD2PET, and SD2PET+ — with the SDPET+ being designed to look like a tiny Commodore disk drive. SD2PET SD2PET+ The device supports PRG, D64, D80, … New SD storage cart for Commodore PET coming later this year