Category Archives: Commodore

Middle-aged Wasteland

Posted on March 25, 2012 by SUPERGHOST

From the ashes, from inXile, the father of Fallout! I was fifteen years old when the classic PC role-playing game Wasteland entered into my gaming lexicon.  I was already well into computer role-playing games at this time by cutting my … Continue reading →

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Ultima: Most Important Game Series Ever

Posted on January 27, 2012 by SUPERGHOST

Ahead of its time.  Influence still felt to this day. It is an extremely rare occasion on my blog when I will re-blog another writer’s work.  But when I saw and read Rowan Kaiser’s recent post on Joystiq regarding the … Continue reading →

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Commodore 64 Turns 30

Posted on January 2, 2012 by SUPERGHOST

30 years old…Number 1 in your heart! Twitter tells me today that the Commodore 64 is celebrating its 30th anniversary of its 1982 release at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.  Today the Commodore 64 still has a … Continue reading →

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Ultima: The Age of Darkness – Ultima I

Posted on September 24, 2011 by SUPERGHOST

The Ultimate RPGs…from the beginning! If you know me, or am a reader of my blog, you would know that I hold the Ultima RPG series in the highest regard.  That is why I am very excited that Good Old … Continue reading →

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Commodore 64 Week Comes to a Close

Posted on August 7, 2011 by SUPERGHOST

All good things… If you haven’t seen the end of the C64 game for Lethal Weapon then the above screenshot may be considered a spoiler!  I had a lot of fun looking back on the games I enjoyed on my … Continue reading →

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The Games of Commodore 64 Week: Epyx ‘Games’

Posted on August 5, 2011 by SUPERGHOST

Light it up! With the popularity of Activision’s Decathlete and the Konami’s Track n Field, Epyx took what was out there and ramped it up into what would be one of the hallmarks of C64 games by creating Summer Games.  … Continue reading →

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The Games of Commodore 64 Week: Wizard

Posted on August 3, 2011 by SUPERGHOST

When platformers were king…there was Wilfred the Wizard! When thinking of games to feature on this Commodore 64 week, one of the games that immediately jumps out at me as a uniquely C64 experience is Electronic Arts (yes THAT Electronic … Continue reading →

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The Games of Commodore 64 Week: Zak McKracken

Posted on August 2, 2011 by SUPERGHOST

Look out Maniac, its Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders! Maniac Mansion left such an impression on me in my youth that I craved more games like it.  Games with adventure, mystery, and comedy. Fortunately LucasArts delivered in dynamic fashion … Continue reading →

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The Games of Commodore 64 Week: Hardball!

Posted on August 1, 2011 by SUPERGHOST

Accolade presents baseball! Baseball had never looked so good.  Hardball! was our family choice when it came to C64 baseball sims.  Where the game lacked in teams (only two), each did sport a full roster, and substitutions did make a … Continue reading →

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Commodore 64 Week

Posted on August 1, 2011 by SUPERGHOST

While others had Atari or Nintendo…we had a C64! According to the internets and as per C64 uber-fan Glen McNamee, the first week of August is now Commodore 64 Week!  To me this is a time when gamers who were … Continue reading →

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