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18  mars     22h15
Pomera DM30
   I’ve discussed my appreciation of ’distraction free’ word processing in a few of my previous posts here on the RGCD blog, as it not only highlights a real problem that we have in this always online world, but also in terms of hardware word processors they’re an odd technological dead end that are...
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JASWORD (Commodore 64)
   When I purchased my first C back in , I had no idea of the adventure that lay ahead. I fell in love with the machine almost immediately and the daily release of new homebrew games and demoscene releases kept me thoroughly entertained. However, as the Commodore is a computer in contrast to...
17  mars     10h14
Back from the Dead
   It’s been almost three years since my last update on this blog, and all RGCD products have been out of stock on the website since Summer . What’s been going on Whatever happened to Yoomp on the Amiga What about EFMB or Retaliate DX for the C Is James Monkman dead Well, first off, the...
05  avril     13h17
Coming Soon Retaliate DX & Endless Forms Most Beautiful (Commodore 64)
   It’s been crazy busy here at RGCD for the past month or so. Not only have I been ramping up production of Monstro Giganto, but I have also been working on preparing a number of other games for launch, including Endless Forms Most Beautiful and Retaliate DX. Oh, and I’ve assembled and flashed ...
03  avril     21h33
Monstro Giganto Available on Cartridge (Commodore 64)
   Well, it’s been hell of a couple of days. To coincide with the launch of the Godzilla Vs. Kong movie, on the st March RGCD The Pirates of Zanzibar released the much anticipated MONSTRO GIGANTO for the Commodore . With only GMOD PCBs left in stock here at RGCD HQ, I tentitively opened up...
13  février     10h32
Making of Monstro Giganto (Commodore 64)
   Following hot on the heels of last year’s BoxyMoxy, the Pirates of Zanzibar are back again with a new game; ’Monstro Giganto’, a furiously paced PETSCII party puncher Coder and long time RGCD member Antonio Savona started work on the project with his fellow sea dogs Lobo and Aldo Chiummo during...
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MEGA65 Devkit - First Impressions
   So, here I am in February , typing a blog post in GeoWrite running on a never released Commodore prototype from or at least the nearest thing to it. Of course, I’m referring to the still very much WIP MEGA from the Museum of Electronic Games and Art MEGA ; an FPGA based re imagining...
12  février     15h10
Tiny Quest Available on Cartridge (Commodore 64)
   Far, far away, exists a weird and wonderful world of right angles and crazy geometry. In this land populated by square trees, square clouds and square people, Mr Cube has fallen in love. However, our hero’s love interest is on the opposite side of the world and between them lies a land full of...
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Six Monthly Update
   Hi all I hope you are doing OK and you and your families are well. It’s been a nightmare six months here since my last update, with further lockdowns, home schooling, busy jobs and the stress of Brexit. I’m sure it’s been no easier for the rest of you, but I’ve had very limited time for running...
19  août     23h06
Boxymoxy Available on Cartridge (Commodore 64)
   The stupid old Wizard had cast a wrong spell, creating an invasion of chattering skulls and now no one can sleep Two cats, Boxy and Moxy, are set to clean up this mess. Using their combined powers, you will traverse levels over three areas in order to destroy all skulls and restore the beauty...
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Grid Pix Available on Cartridge (Commodore 64)
   Grid Pix does stand out from the crowd. Retro Gamer magazine issue A splendid little Picross variant. ZZap Annual Welcome to Grid Pix An exciting new world of logical puzzle solving awaits you, courtesy of Carleton Handley, Ilija Melentijevic, Hasse Axelsson Svala,...
18  août     21h30
Packaging Final Final V3 Final(2).pdf
   Hey all I hope you are all staying safe and well. It’s been a while since I last wrote here and so much has been happening that I really don’t even know where to begin Firstly I guess I should start by writing about the two new games that we released last week, but before that I think I...
09  juillet     23h20
Sid Chip Club Available on Cartridge (Commodore 64)
   RGCD are proud to present a Commodore cartridge version of LMan’s new album, SID Chip Club. Fresh from his successful Kickstarter, this new track, hardware ’LP’ of dope, club orientated techno and house music is now finally available for those of you who may have missed the fund raising...
17  mai     09h59
Kobo64 & Argus Available on Cartridge (Commodore 64)
   Hey everyone, been a while since I wrote in fact, it seems like the world was a very, very different place the last time I did. I really hope you and your families are well and that you are coping under the strain of this seemingly never ending quarantine. It’s sure been hard here at RGCD HQ,...
19  janvier     11h10
C64anabalt, Super Bread Box and Bomberland Back in Stock
   After a busy couple of weeks, I’m pleased to say that our entire catalogue of games is now back in stock over at the RGCD online store This includes all our popular releases many of which have been unavailable for months such as Paul Koller’s C anabalt and Super Bread Box, and Michal Okowicki...
03  janvier     21h14
Happy Christmas New Year
   Hey all just a quick post from Jamie and I at RGCD to wish you all a Happy Christmas New Year The second half of was pretty quiet here at RGCD, mainly due to a huge renovation project taking place in my house. However, on the positive side, that work is now complete and as a result I now...
15  juin     13h07
Relentless (Commodore 64)
   Already this year the RGCD KB Cartridge Game Dev Compo has received its fair share of shoot ’em ups and as shmups are my favourite game genre, this makes me very happy With Sarah Jane Avory’s excellent Neutron, Richard Bayliss’ Blastopia DX and Let’s Invade already submitted and two more...
09  juin     22h08
Wolfling (Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga & PC Linux MacOS)
   Earlier this year, shortly after the launch of the Amiga versions of Powerglove and Tigerclaw, Matthias ’Lazycow’ Bock released Wolfling for the Commodore , a conversion of his NesDev competition entry and possibly his most accomplished platform adventure to date. Featuring a shape shifting...
07  juin     15h06
Introducing the RGCD Megatape
   I’ve been looking at getting some RGCD branded USB sticks made up for a few years now, but could never settle on a style that I was happy with. I figured it would be a nice extra to add with our physical cartridge games so that they can be played on TheC Mini or Ultimate, but the cost price was...
04  juin     22h26
RTFM( ) - The Evolution of RGCD’s Instruction Booklets
   Here at RGCD we’re currently knee deep in near completed projects, and one of the biggest milestones in getting a game published is of course the print material finally coming together. With that in mind, I thought it was time to introduce Chris Mantil one of our unsung heroes. But first, let’s...
22  mai     17h37
Moonspire II (Commodore 64)
   It’s been a long time since I wrote anything about Dusan Milivojevic’s Moonspire II project, and for good reason. Originally planned as a free DLC style set of extra levels, then re styled as a stand alone sequel, an early preview was uploaded to CSDB in which unfortunately of the rest of the...
17  mai     19h36
Grid Pix (Commodore 64)
   Nonogram puzzle games on the Commodore are like buses, huh You wait years for one, then two arrive at once Hot on the heels of Carl Henrik’s ’Nono Pixie’ released as an entry in our KB game development compo , follows our own commercial release of Carleton Handley’s ’Grid Pix’, featuring...
16  mai     22h30
Retaliate DX (Commodore 64)
   Way back in early I came across a preview of Marcelo Cabral’s Retaliate on CSDB a simple looking shmup that on first glance appeared to be no more than a generic Space Invaders or Galaga clone. However, upon closer examination my interest was piqued the production notes described it as a...
01  mai     20h10
Kickstarter: SID Chip Club: Vinyl album & C64 Cartridge
   Those of you who are into modern SID music and Commodore cartridges should check out this Kickstarter project by Markus ’LMan’ Klein. LMan has been blowing the scene away with his unique club style SID tracks over the past few years, and with this project he not only proposes putting together...
26  avril     14h54
SkillGrid Available (Amiga Download & Physical Release)
   Finally All the packaging and printed parts have arrived and I’m proud to announce that RGCD and Retream’s SkillGrid is available to purchase now for your AGA Amiga as either a physical release or digital download SkillGrid is an endless score attack vertical shoot ’em up for AGA Amigas...