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SpaceChem Nano is based on the PC/Mac/iOS/Android game of the same name. It was also a contribution to last year’s RGCD C64 16k Cartridge Game Development Competition (2012). With “Nano” as a suffix, you might have guessed that it had to be stripped down a little – that doesn’t however impact the fun level. The objective of the game is to assemble molecules in a reactor, using a combination of keyboard and mouse. So here’s an opportunity to use your Commodore 1351 mouse or similar, via Micromys mouseadapter. The game is available for free and can be downloaded from the following link.

http://p1x3l.net/131/spacechem-nano-fur-c64/

The C64 emulator WinVICE (for Windows PC) released an experimental version 2.4 that emulates SCPU! Finally it is possible to emulate games and other programs depend on the CMD SuperCPU – nothing short of a little miracle as far as emulators are concerned. When downloading, take care to load the correct version (the title contains “spcu64″) – only then you will find “xscpu64.exe” in the file archive!

http://sourceforge.net/projects/vice-emu/files/experimental%20binaries/

Meet, RGCD’s most recent game, Space Lords Centaurus. It is, essentially, a C64 remix of the Atari 2600 Coin-Op game Warlords. It supports up to 4 players (or play solo against the computer). Try to destroy other people’s fortresses while protecting your own. The original version was released last year, but a lot has changed – for the better! Many of the features that couldn’t be implemented originally due to time constraints (at the RGCD C64 Cartridge Development Competition) are available now and make it all the more fun to play.

The game supports a large number of input methods, such as joysticks, mouse, keyboard, paddles and of course our 4 Player Interface! Two variants of the module are available: Standard and Deluxe. The difference is only in the packaging (cardboard or plastic) – both variants come with the same contents: a black module, printed manual and a vinyl sticker. You can get them for 20-25 British Pounds (includes postage), or get the digital version (in PRG or CRT format) for only 2 British Pounds. The digital version is free if you purchase the module version first.

http://www.rgcd.co.uk/2012/10/space-lords-centaurus-available-c64.html

A new basketball game for the C64 is being developed – and it supports our 4 Player Interface!
We are in contact with the author Leigh White and will keep you posted when the game is
ready.

For a preview, look here: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=109320

A new Double-SID tune “Icony” by Conrad has been released. It is a cover from a song written by our musician Joachim Wijnhoven!
The SID tune is downloadable here: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=110225

For playing double SID music, you need a double SID board and a second SID chip. You can obtain double SID boards from
http://www.digitalaudioconcepts.com or you can order a 1541 Ultimate (highly recommended device!) that can emulate a second SID chip.

The German magazine CHIP celebrates the C64′s 30th birthday with a CHIP special edition, available from the 21st of June, 2012. Happy Birthday, Commodore 64! Numerous authorscontributed – including Anatol Locker, Heinrich Lenhardt, Elmar Friebe, Ralf Sablowski, Frank Erstling, Milo Mundt and Winnie Forster (all of which are editors of old or recent C64 literature likemagazines and books). They report on the C64′s history from the beginning up to today, share hints and instructions. A DVD with 25 games, 20 demos and some videos completes the package; but the highlight is clearly the 10 CHIP special edition mags from back then! Don’t miss out – pre-order for EUR 9.99:

http://www.chip-kiosk.de/chip/c64

Please note that this magazine is in German language.

A brand new arcade adventure for the C64: Soulless was just released by Psytronik Software and RGCD!

The gameplay looks promising-  massive worlds to explore, searchable objects, intro and outro, impressive animation and great detailed graphcs, atmospheric soundtrack, magical effects, puzzles and heaps of enemies!

You can get the game in a number of formats: as a module (RGCD shop), datasette or disc (two variants are available) and, of course, as a download (Psytronik). All variants (except for the budget disk and the download) come with extensive bonus material – the wonderful packaging contains an A3 map, a poster, stickers, a 16 page comic which doubles as instruction manual, 2 soulstone sheets (whatever that may be), and a 600Mb CB filled with more bonus material. The module has a transparent, glowing LED case. The prices range from 1.99 to 14.99 in British Pounds: everybody shouold be able to find their favourite version to get.

http://www.binaryzone.org/retrostore/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=87

http://www.rgcd.co.uk/p/shop.html

The Commodore 64 Revival Band – PRESS PLAY ON TAPE – publishes  a new album called “Home Computer” on 12 May 2012. On the double album are about 25 songs with a total running time of 2 hours. It will be available as a “real” ablum and as digital download – the price is unfortunately still unknown at the moment. For more information, visit
http://www.pressplayontape.com/

The Hungarian group Singular has released a new version of FunkPaint. The tool offered a large number of functionalities in the past already, including support for three mouse buttons. Good news for all owners of Micromys and a three-button mouse. But the tool also supports the Amiga mouse, e.g. plugged into the 4 player interface at port three. It uses all the RAM extensions you could think of (REU, RR-RAM, Superram, GeoRam, IDE64/swap files).