In this article I show how I restored an original Competition Pro joystick (dated November 1990), starting from a dirty specimen with some directions not working, up to the final test on a Commodore 64 with dedicated software. The joystick does not […]
During Varese RetroComputing 2024, I had the pleasure of interviewing Simone Nasa and William, who presented a range of modern accessories for the legendary Commodore 64, Vic-20 and Amiga. These accessories, designed to improve performance and simplify [...]
The arcade (or coin-ops, "operated in money", as they are often called) have marked an era. From the 70s until the early 90s, these entertainment giants dominated the games rooms, bars and fairs, offering unique videogame experiences that [...]
Welcome to the seventh installment of the Basic language course. It is a very practical episode! Let's see how to create a sprite for the Commodore 64, with SpriteMate, in a really simple and fast way. Using an example program in Basic, we move the [...]