BEST NEW, FREE C64 GAMES OF 2018 - MINI EDITION
Dec 21, 2018 14:09:17 GMT
gurce, jj0, and 1 more like this
Post by crispin on Dec 21, 2018 14:09:17 GMT
BEST NEW, FREE C64 GAMES OF 2018 - MINI EDITION (UART, USB) (list & dl below)
Hello everybody!
We want to make COLLECTION OF THE BEST NEW, FREE C64 GAMES OF 2018 for your TheC64 Mini.
Because it will be played at '19 that is nearby, It should be no more no less then 19 games!
(of course we should add more of it, as a bonus - uppon request)
If everything went well, we'll have:
Collection of tested, working titles that includes instant-loading of games (where needed); joystick, disk, PAL/NTSC specific settings (if needed); screenshots, description and instructions; maybe even cover-arts?
(Screenshot, description and cover-art is needed for UART aka Carousell version).
It will be made in USB and UART flavours both. Separate PAL/NTSC version of both (if needed).
However, community needs your help here.
WE NEED GAME TESTERS!
Gaming is serious task!
Your task will be to:
1) play the game of your choice (obviously), at Mini if possible 
2) send us feedback, in as much details as you can (basically does game works at all and your opinion about it, up to screenshots etc). Just if you said it works, it is precious!
Things that are important:
If you are able to make or translate description to other languages that Mini supports, it will be very appreciated!
We'll set some spreadsheet, online at Google Docs, to update whole data.
STORAGE FOR ALL FILES HERE.
Poll for voting is at another thread, here.
P.S.
IF YOU ARE REALLY IMPRESSED WITH SOME GAME, CONSIDER TO MAKE A DONATION TO AUTHOR(S), OR TO BUY ORIGINAL / PHYSICAL EDITION OF GAME (IF POSSIBLE).
Now here is a list of our favorites...
CANDIDATES FOR "THE MAGNIFICENT 19" ARE:
* - those games are free to download, but consider to make some donation (as for many others, not specified here).
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Knight Lore - This one fan remake is a special case: it could be heavily copyrighted so maybe it will be not added - but it is one of the best 2018 releases.
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SOME OTHER NOTABLE CANDIDATES (released 2018):
I hope I did not missed some important, well...
And that Knight Lore (or Portal) is not actually heavily copyrighted. Please, provide us info if some game should not be distributed this way. Or, if some good one is missing. We'll try to contact the authors, to get permission of distributing this collection (although, games are released free of charge and so this will be with this unofficial collection).
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DOWNLOAD:
Hello everybody!
We want to make COLLECTION OF THE BEST NEW, FREE C64 GAMES OF 2018 for your TheC64 Mini.
Because it will be played at '19 that is nearby, It should be no more no less then 19 games!
(of course we should add more of it, as a bonus - uppon request)
If everything went well, we'll have:
Collection of tested, working titles that includes instant-loading of games (where needed); joystick, disk, PAL/NTSC specific settings (if needed); screenshots, description and instructions; maybe even cover-arts?
(Screenshot, description and cover-art is needed for UART aka Carousell version).
It will be made in USB and UART flavours both. Separate PAL/NTSC version of both (if needed).
However, community needs your help here.
WE NEED GAME TESTERS!
Gaming is serious task!
Your task will be to:
1) play the game of your choice (obviously
), at Mini if possible 
2) send us feedback, in as much details as you can (basically does game works at all and your opinion about it, up to screenshots etc). Just if you said it works, it is precious!
Things that are important:
- Please provide us info about your system: is your Mini PAL or NTSC version (and your setting at Mini, e.g. game could run under PAL setting at NTSC Mini). If possible, try to check does game works in another mode and is there any difference (e.g. Music is too slow/too fast, screen is flickering etc).
- Does game need specific .cjm (or filename "flag") setting for Mini (please provide it if possible).
- Report features that impressed you most (or things that are annoying).
- Report bugs or possible strange behaviour of some title.
If you are able to make or translate description to other languages that Mini supports, it will be very appreciated!
We'll set some spreadsheet, online at Google Docs, to update whole data.
STORAGE FOR ALL FILES HERE.
Poll for voting is at another thread, here.
P.S.
IF YOU ARE REALLY IMPRESSED WITH SOME GAME, CONSIDER TO MAKE A DONATION TO AUTHOR(S), OR TO BUY ORIGINAL / PHYSICAL EDITION OF GAME (IF POSSIBLE).
Now here is a list of our favorites...
CANDIDATES FOR "THE MAGNIFICENT 19" ARE:
- Aviator Arcade II Preview v2 (RGCD)* - rgcddev.itch.io/aviator-arcade-ii csdb.dk/release/?id=170915
- Barriers (DM - Hokuto Force) - csdb.dk/release/?id=169017
- BasicBall (Bytebreaker - Hokuto Force) - csdb.dk/release/?id=165138
- Beechings Golf & Country Club (Larcky) - csdb.dk/release/?id=165153
- Blastopia (TND) - csdb.dk/release/?id=171220 tnd64.unikat.sk/b.html#Blastopia
- Caren and the Tangled Tentacles TYE2018 [EFcart] (PriorArt)* - csdb.dk/release/?id=171379
- CETI 21 Redux [SEUCK] (TND) - csdb.dk/release/?id=171223
- Conga 4096 (Paulko64) Winner of 2018 C64 4kb Game Coding Competition - csdb.dk/release/?id=165921
- Digger (DM - Hokuto Force) - csdb.dk/release/?id=163645
- Downhill Challenge (Endurion) - csdb.dk/release/?id=165152
- DSDS - Dangerous Sports Deadly Sports (Zaadii/Laxity) - csdb.dk/release/?id=165771
- El Loco Challenge (Jammer) - csdb.dk/release/?id=165158
- Exploding Fish (Megastyle)* - megastyle.itch.io/exploding-fish csdb.dk/release/?id=165410
- Hibernated 1: This Place is Death (Pond)* - csdb.dk/release/?id=170769
- Knight Lore - Full Z80 Conversion (Rod & Emu) - csdb.dk/release/?id=169589
- Kung Fu Pixel (goerp) - csdb.dk/release/?id=165154
- LumberJack Basic (Steveboy) - csdb.dk/release/?id=171710
- Mashed Turtles 64 (Angelsoft) - PAL only - csdb.dk/release/?id=171965
- Maze of Death (Hamrath) - csdb.dk/release/?id=172138
- Paranoids (Sputnik World) - csdb.dk/release/?id=167810
- Phantom of the Blasteroids (Genesis Project) - csdb.dk/release/?id=166963
- Portal V1 (Jiminy) - csdb.dk/release/?id=172084
- SAFTS - Spin All Four Table Soccer (PriorArt) Winner of Forum64 & Protovision Compo 2017 - csdb.dk/release/?id=165137
- Scuttlebutt 64 (Eweguo) - csdb.dk/release/?id=168808 eweguo.ownit.nu/scuttlebutt/
- Shadow Switcher (Dr. Wuro Industries)* - csdb.dk/release/?id=168328 shadow.drwuro.com/
- Spider Maze (TND) - csdb.dk/release/?id=171537 tnd64.unikat.sk/s.html#SpiderMaze
- Steel Ranger Demo (Covert Bitops)* - csdb.dk/release/?id=163959
- Super Hyperzap (C64CD)* - csdb.dk/release/?id=172197 github.com/C64CD/Super-Hyperzap-C64
- The Third Planet From Altair (DM - Hokuto Force) - csdb.dk/release/?id=170211
- Tower of Rubble 64 (K&A Plus) - csdb.dk/release/?id=169925 ka-plus.pl/en/tower-of-rubble-64-en/
- Trump Tower [4K] (Megastyle) (Laxity fixed+trainer) - csdb.dk/release/?id=166176
- Valkyrie 3 (Eleanor Burns) - Winner of SEUCK Compo 2018 tnd64.unikat.sk/seuck/SEUCKCompo2018/C64SEUCK2018.zip
- XXV (DM - Hokuto Force) - csdb.dk/release/?id=168109
- YOOMP! 64 (MCH)* - rgcddev.itch.io/yoomp-64 csdb.dk/release/?id=166930
- Zombie Calavera Prologue (DM - Hokuto Force) - csdb.dk/release/?id=170788
* - those games are free to download, but consider to make some donation (as for many others, not specified here).
----------
Knight Lore - This one fan remake is a special case: it could be heavily copyrighted so maybe it will be not added - but it is one of the best 2018 releases.
----------
SOME OTHER NOTABLE CANDIDATES (released 2018):
- Demons Castle 2 [english] - csdb.dk/release/?id=170506
- Drugwar 64 - csdb.dk/release/?id=171092
- Lerppu game - csdb.dk/release/?id=168380
- Mad Race (Sputnik World) - csdb.dk/release/?id=169496
- Monster Hunt [4K] - csdb.dk/release/?id=167725
- Soccer War [seuck] - csdb.dk/release/?id=170349
- Tank Blasta [seuck] - csdb.dk/release/?id=172353
- some other of 2018 'Craptastic' 4kb Competition Compilation? (list in next post)
- some other of SEUCK Compo 2018? (list in next post)
- some other of Forum64 & Protovision Game Competition 2017? (list in next post) < all good releases, included all
- Dodge (Megastyle/Protovision) - csdb.dk/release/?id=164993
- Spikes (Megastyle/Protovision) - csdb.dk/release/?id=164994
- Tacky (Megastyle/Protovision) - csdb.dk/release/?id=164995
- Vector Runner (Megastyle/Protovision) - csdb.dk/release/?id=164996
- Killer Bees (DM - Hokuto Force) - csdb.dk/release/index.php?id=173107 < BRAND NEW RELEASE!
- Digiloi + (Dr. TerrorZ - Genesis Project) - csdb.dk/release/?id=173223 < Brand new; don't let PETSCII gfx full you - great game!
I hope I did not missed some important, well...
And that Knight Lore (or Portal) is not actually heavily copyrighted. Please, provide us info if some game should not be distributed this way. Or, if some good one is missing. We'll try to contact the authors, to get permission of distributing this collection (although, games are released free of charge and so this will be with this unofficial collection).
----------
DOWNLOAD:
- The Magnificent 19 candidates - Games prepared for Mini (fast or instant loading). p.s. tape versions included for a reason. It is work in progress. EDIT: gurce made compilation for your Mini, along with spreadsheet. Both at project storage here: is.gd/mag19
- 2018 'Craptastic' 4kb Compilation csdb.dk/event/?id=2682
- SEUCK Compo 2018 tnd64.unikat.sk/Seuck_Compo_2018.html#Results
- Forum64 & Protovision Game Competition 2017 csdb.dk/event/?id=2615
- Valkyrie 3 compo version, includes PDF manual (not needed actually, but fun) tnd64.unikat.sk/seuck/SEUCKCompo2018/Valkyrie_3.zip
