#retrocomputingUnmoderated tagAll PostsTrending TagsExplore Communitieshive-193552Curators Communityhive-196037Blurt LifeStyleBlurt SpaceEcoerBlurtconnect Comm...Photography LoversNature LoversBlurt PakistanNewVisionLifePromoBlurt#retrocomputingTrendingHotNewMutedPayoutAIdarth-azrael in # retrogaming • last month • 2 min readMountain King (Commodore 64)Mountain King is a game that was released by CBS Electronics in 1983. The basic goal is to descend into a diamond mine, retrieve a crown...darth-azrael in # retrogaming • last month • 2 min readDragonfire (Imagic)Dragonfire was originally released by Imagic for the Atari 2600 in 1982. It's one of Imagic's better games and while it is relatively...darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • last month • 2 min readDigital Archaeology: Codex (Floppy Disk) #9 (part 8)A summary for those that haven't been keeping up with this series: I found a number of 5.25" disks at a thrift store several years ago. I...darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • last month • 1 min readVersaWriter (Apple II)VersaWriter is a drawing tool that was released for the Apple II and other computers sometime in 1983. It consists of software and a tablet...darth-azrael in # retrogaming • last month • 2 min readInternational Soccer (Commodore 64)In the early days of a new hardware platform, 1st part software support is often critical. The Commodore 64 was no different. For a time,...darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 2 months ago • 12 min readDigital Archaeology: Codex (Floppy Disk) #9 (part 7)Digital Archaeology: Codex (Floppy Disk) #9 (part 7) A summary for those that haven't been keeping up with this series: I found a number of 5.25" disks at a thrift store several years ago. I finally got around to acquiring a 5.25" disk drive and extracting the contents a while back. Since then I have been posting the contents…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 2 months ago • 2 min readThe KoalaPadBack in the 8-bit days there seemed to be a neverending supply of peripheral attachments you could get for your computer. After a disk...darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 2 months ago • 2 min readSupra Corporation (Amiga)For a number of years, Commodore's Amiga line of computers enjoyed wide third party support. In this ad from the December/January 1991 issue of Amiga Plus, Supra is advertising several Amiga compatible products. The first item is an external floppy drive. The Amiga 500 had one 3.5" disk drive built-in but a second drive was quite useful…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 2 months ago • 3 min readBubble Bobble (Commodore 64)Bubble Bobble was a platform game that was released in arcades by Taito in 1986. You play the role of one of two brothers. It seems that Baron Von Blubba has kidnapped both brothers' girlfriends and turned the brothers into Dragons. In order to get back to normal and rescue your girlfriend, you must complete 100 levels. Each level has various…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 3 months ago • 1 min readMagicSoft (1984)As far as I'm concerned, the Wizardry and Ultima series still represent some of the best Role-Playing Games ever made. The nice thing about computer based RPGs was that you could expand and modify them to some extent, even if that was not officially supported. You could do it the hard way with something like a disk sector editor or you could use…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 4 years ago • 2 min readCompute! (October 1988)In 1988, PCs were already starting to dominate but Apple IIs were still popular in schools, the Commodore 64 still popular in the home and 16-bit computers like the Amiga and Atari ST were still competing. Compute! was still covering all of these machines in 1988. The October 1988 issue includes: Features Measuring Up on the Machine: How…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 4 years ago • 2 min readANALOG Computing (February 1989)ANALOG Computing was probably the most popular Atari 8-bit magazine, at least in the U.S. This is a very late issue as 1989 was the last year of publication for ANALOG. The February 1989 issue includes: Features Trial by Fire - Save bouncing babies from a burning nursery in this clever and hilarious Action! game. Color Set - Get your…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 4 years ago • 3 min readThe Commodore Amiga 2000When I had my Commodore 64, the Amiga was the computer I always dreamed of upgrading to one day. By the time I actually got around to upgrading, Commodore was almost dead and it just didn't seem like a wise purchasing decision as I was going off to college. I bought a 486 DX2-66 instead. The Amiga 1000 was the original model released in 1985.…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 4 years ago • 9 min readDigital Archaeology: Codex (Floppy Disk) #8 (part 9)A summary for those that haven't been keeping up with this series: I found a bunch of 5.25" disks at a thrift store a number of years ago. I finally got around to acquring a 5.25" disk drive and extracting the contents a while back. Since then I have been posting the contents here. Based on the contents, at least some of these disks were…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 4 years ago • 2 min readCommander (April 1984)Commander was a relatively short-lived magazine dedicated to Commodore computers. It only lasted about two years, from 1982 to 1984, and was dedicated primarily to the VIC-20 and Commodore 64. The April 1984 issue includes: Education Sector BASIC Training: Beginner's Introduction to Commodore BASIC Programming - What does a dollar sign mean…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 4 years ago • 3 min readTandy TRS-80 MC-10Tandy produced a confusing array of incompatible computers with the TRS-80 label. First up was the main TRS-80 line that started with the TRS-80 Model I and continued through the Model IV many years later. These were all essentially compatible with each other. Then there was the TRS-80 Color Computer line. This was a completely different line of…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 4 years ago • 2 min readCommodore: The MicroComputer Magazine (March 1983)In 1983, one of Commodore's official magazines, Commodore: The MicroComputer Magazine, was covering the new Commodore 64, the VIC-20 and the PET/CBM line of computers that were more business oriented. The March 1983 issue includes: Telecomputing The Information Age The Videotex Revolution Letters Editor's Notes From Where I…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 4 years ago • 2 min readCommodore Magazine (November 1988)Commodore published their own magazines for their various computers for a long time. For a while they had multiple titles and tried to split them along the lines of business/productivity and entertainment/home use. Eventually they merged into one just called Commodore Magazine. The November 1988 issue includes: Features Getting Down to…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 4 years ago • 7 min readDigital Archaeology: Codex (Floppy Disk) #8 (part 8)A summary for those that haven't been keeping up with this series: I found a bunch of 5.25" disks at a thrift store a number of years ago. I finally got around to acquiring a 5.25" disk drive and extracting the contents a while back. Since then I have been posting the contents here. Based on the contents, at least some of these disks were…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 4 years ago • 2 min readCompute!'s Gazette (November 1983)Compute!'s Gazette was the one really successful spinoff of Compute! and one of the most popular Commodore 8-bit specific magazines in North America. The November 1983 issue (only the 5th issue) includes: Features Computer Graphics - The Age of Electronic Art The Inner World of Computers, Part 1: Binary Numbers Games Inside View -…
