Retro Gamer Nation (RGN) specialises in providing launch day show case videos, full comprehensive game and hardware reviews, along with retrospective reviews of games released in the last decade for the Commodore 64 and Commodore Amiga micro computers
Any developers of new retro-style games or hardware add-ons for the C64 and Amiga can contact me via [email protected] to have their game show cased to help spread the word.
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"Get in the Van" is a great tune. Good to hear from you, Louie. Thanks for the video!
Drip is an old PD Amiga game: kzread.info/dash/bejne/jHeot7aQXau9ZqQ.htmlsi=4ZCL2tEvsBICpg1U
More like immature content.
Breadbox looks fun but the lag is a shame. Really enjoyed playing Timo's Castle and Broken Mirror this month.
have a great summer!
Tony has too much of a ZX vibe for me.
very good!!
I like how c64 pixel-art is getting more petscii! if the quorra portrait is done by hand (and not by converter of some sort) it's creative in a whole new way of doing gfx! The l337 demo is something else. The soundtrack, gfx and story are out of this world (notice that sounds that simulates the talking, even the meow from the cat!), and then there's the coding showoff! Just can't get enough!
Ha, McDonald's theme when you pick up the fries (or chips) in Timo!
Bummer to hear about a break as a fan but very much understand. Go have fun and relax good sir, thanks for all the content you bring us and looking very forward to your return!
Thank you, things tend to slow down C64 activity wise over the northern hemisphere summer period and I do want to ensure each C64 Round Up contains a certain level of quality content. Admittedly, time availability and motivation is not what it used to be for me either and I will only work on producing a video when I am enjoying doing so rather than feeling that I 'have to do it'. Hope you enjoy your upcoming summer.
Does using two tone graphics increase resolution? That Tkny game looks sharp!
It's the Hi-res mode that makes the image sharp and you can only use 2 colours in hi-res, 1 colour for foreground and another for background.
Gotta love how Biden is portrayed as a zombie LOL
Timo's Castle is very Henry's House inspired.
Thanks for the video! So, I also picked up breadbox and it works much better on my gaming laptop with much less controller lag. Timo's Castle looks rather fun and Tony reminds me quite a bit of Montazuma's Revenge. I might have to pick both of those up.
Thanks Erik, yes I suspected that the simulator would work smoothly on some form of high end setup and its good of you to confirm.
Thank you great video
"Idiot!" was wonderful! I like it because it had an idea.
Great stuff!
As usual, cracking episode.
That tune on the gallery 😘👌
Timo's Castle looks great! And that Fairlight demo is jaw-dropping, esp. its art style and music.
Such a great roundup as usual, it was over too quickly! I would watch an hour of this every month and not get bored.
I am not even a C64 fan, but love watching this show.
Fun fact: I dunno who C. Davis was.
Cameron Davis (Gazunta) was a cartoonist and writer for RESET 64, the Australian fanzine. He was also a games developer. He will be sadly missed.
That demo is insane! Wow!
Just wondering, what tools do graphic artists use to make pixel art today? Is it just a preference, like some do it in, say, Photoshop and convert it, and others use a dedicated pixel art tool? If they do it in Photoshop and convert it, is that considered cheating?
I am hoping to have a future Coder's Corner section dedicated to current day gfx tools.
Great Stuff.
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Very nice, just pre-orderd the cartrigde version. Thanks voor the review. ❤
Love it , I couldn't resist picking up the cartridge either.
4:25 very smooth pixel animation.
Great to see, that I am not the only one who loves LN2, but likes LN1 even more :)... In every way actually - gameplay, graphics, setting, story and absolutely not least: the music :). LN2 has one of the best C64 soundtracks ever, but LN1 is clearly the #1, no question. LN3 has a fantastic intro with fantastic music - both clearly #1 for C64 game intros... but the game itself isn't bad, but just not on the level on LN1+2. And the puzzles were unsolvable in my opinion for LN3. I do love its updated ingame graphics however. And as for LN:Remix... well we just ignore that one. That was just stupid.
Kokotoni Wilf looks like it'll be a big improvement over the original.
The video title is misleading. From Wikipedia: "The 1990s was a decade that began on January 1, 1990, and ended on December 31, 1999."
Interesting interpretation. Technically you’re right but within the context that this is intended as a series of episodes (at some point I need to get around to episode 3) the title is valid.
Exited for your next Round up
Glad you like the content, things are a bit slow at the moment but looks like I have enough content for a late May/early June video.
Nice releases the last month for our beloved C64...
I love the monthly round ups! It helps me stay on top of everything going on in the C64 scene.
Nice reviews this month! 👍
Thank you for another roundup, and for telling us about the new games. I feel bad for the developers when you opine that you won't play their efforts "a second time". Well, that's the world of criticism! The Coder's Corner is a welcome addition.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Yes, I don't enjoy highlighting games that are not worth playing for more than 10-15 minutes. But I do this in an effort to motivate each new release to be something better. If we just say that everything is good then what we end up with is a modern day scene with shovelware quality games.
@@RetroGamerNation I looked up the SID collection thanks to your highlighting, too.
Bring in the demosceners!
I showcase a demo every now and then but I find most of them to be dull unfortunately. Something with a story is great but those that are tech only don't do anything for me.
@@RetroGamerNation I'm a big fan of the new programming segment. Can you find some of the oldies, like the guy who made Castles of Dr Creep?
Interesting idea, I don't really have any contacts from older coders and based on the interviews that Freeze64 puts out with them, I am not sure they would be in a position to produce relevant content in a video format.
I'm a retro gamer and do not ever download games or anything from a computer If I'm playing atari I'm playing on a 2600 a 5200 or Colecovision if u download a game even if the game is the same game it's not retro gaming u must play on an original system foe it to be retro
Absolute bollocks.
@arlasoft u must be from England using the word" bullocks" but it's simple to just go on a computer and play retro games but it's not truly retro if u are playing on retro games on a computer if u want to be a retro gamer stop being cheap and go purchase a c64 or a Colecovision the game and the system had to be original if not ur not truly a retro gamer that's just being lazy anyone can play retro games on a computer I ha e done in the past and I always feel funny doing it and it never brings me back to my childhood which retro gaming is supposed to do it's supposed give u the feeling of doing what u once did playing a a computer does not!give u that no matter what
@arlasoft If I was to play an arcade game on a computer it's not the same as playing on an arcade machine like when I was a kid in the late 70s and 80s it's just not the same u have to admit that
The #1 reason I watch this channel is because RGN is not fake, he doesn't try to blow smoke up anyone's ass, he doesn't try to get acceptance by claiming every bad game is good. If he wasn't critical of the bad games I wouldn't even watch.
Kokotoni Wilf was such a weird game when I played it as a kid 😅
Thanks for the mention of System X. It may be sooner than 2026, it may be later. I'm sticking with it for the moment until I get to stage where most of the major routines are working and then I will decide whether I just stick with this project or switch back to Tiki. At the moment I'm making some good progress, so I've no desire to switch back for the next few weeks.
Hey Louie. Thanks for the small preview of "Cult of Nonsense". Fingers crossed for a release this year.
Great episode. Really liked the coders corner section and the sid was top notch.
Fantastic! And the Coder's Corner is an excellent addition.
+1 on the coder's corner
Coders corner despite being slightly overwhelming with the amount of knowledge and information that was given it was more than worth listening to.😊
fwiw I don't like the AI art. I'm generally not keen on it anywhere, but it's particularly out of place on a retro gaming channel. (unlike the excellent C64 pixel art in this video)
Yes, I tend to agree with you on the AI images. It did stick out to me when reviewing the end edit.
Love these videos!
Thanks! Coders Corner is a very nice addi(c)tion to your vids!
Not too many games of interest this month, but I purchased Wilf and it's very solid. It's very simple, but well made at the same time. The upcoming Timo's Castle looks good, which I imagine will appear next month. Great work as always and Coders Corner is a nice additon. I have not interest in coding for the C64 or anything else to be honest, but I always that sort of stuff interesting. I do have interest in creating a game though. I bought Fusion about a year ago and haven't found the time to even install it, so I'm off to a rocky start.
Timo's Castle does look like a quality budget style game. I haven't been privy to any previews so I am looking forward to playing it. Like yourself, I also had the intention to learn how to code or at least produce gfx and purchased all the relevant tools but just haven't found the time and motivation to sit down properly and start learning.