Overall though, I think this is the best batch of games released for the C64 since the 'glory' days.. simply amazing what has come out. It just about feels like it did back in the day with this round-up..
With all the new retro consoles and emulator enhancements coming out, I think it really is the best time ever for the c64 retro scene! I love the fact that carts, and physical things like posters, maps, boxes and books are back now. All of that makes the gaming experience so much more deep and immersive. Getting a game and getting all that cool stuff with it was part of it all for sure and much more "worth it"!
I grew up with a C64, and although I don't own one anymore. I am fascinated by what modern developers and fans are doing. It gives me joy to see people still creating games for old computers and consoles. also showing the true potential of these old machines.
There is a good portion of my viewership who are like you. They are not active with the C64 but enjoy keeping an eye out on the current scene. Thanks for watching.
"For those of you with friends..." Louie is a man who knows his audience! lol. Seriously, thanks for the great review of Pig Quest. That's a definite purchase for me tomorrow when it becomes available. I'm a fan of puzzles and action, definitely not a fan of platformers but this looks like just the right combination. It looks amazing too - well done to the developers.
Pig's Quest is amazing thanks to the incredible amount of pixel animation and artwork in the sprites as well as the backgrounds. There are no shortcuts to creating a game with that amount of pixel art content, and it really shines through!
I definitely don't regret using such an old medium to tell a story, adventure games are a bit obscure these days, but on c64 adventure games were very "in". So much coming out retro c64, Evo, the mega 65, the 64 mini/ maxi, emulation on mobile. Tons of handhelds, FPGA chips.
Thanks again RGN. So many nice titles have been released shortly, feels like we're in the mid 80's Cannot await the open shop for Pig's Quest tomorrow 🐷❤
One piece of feedback to Axiom Fantastica dev - please, please switch to a different font in the final version. The current one is both hideous _and_ hard to read. It's especially jarring since the other parts of the game look incredible good.
Hi! Thanks for the feedback and the compliment! And yeah, my quest to find a weird and interesting font has made some issues for sure, I just have not decided yet what direction to take with it, I just really needed to get rid of that c64 ROM font fast. I'll clean it up if I don't replace it all together, it's definitely grungy! Trying to capitalize on the entire 8x8 without leaving that edge and bottom really creates a mess sometimes. I know what everything says already so that's a bit weird. In a game with so much text the font may not be the best place to get junky. Thanks for your interest, this game is definitely good for some laughs!
Great video! It sounds like it's been a very good month for the C=64. I'll be picking up A Pig's Quest and probably Veggies vs Undead. I love that people are still making new games for this system. I'm currently working on my first C64 game, sort of a vampire survivors clone, but it's still in the early stages of development.
I really love it when I see another coder enter or return to the scene. Looking forward to seeing progress of your game over time. And also thank you so much for generosity, very much appreciated - it's about to get used to upgrade my video production facilities.
Just love this from my heart. Thank you for the marvelous job you put into this lovely channel. Fantastic that the c64 scene never dies. I am not alone. 😊👍
Wow, thanks Tommy. This episode took a lot longer to produce than others and I have to admit there were times when I wanted to give up due to the time it took away from playing for pleasure. I need to be smarter with my future episodes.
Great review.. absolutely stunning, A Pig's Quest. Not sure if it's the sort of game I would enjoy too much but to see this released in 2023 for the C64.. wow, never would have imagined.
Thank you so much, yes this was an episode that just grew larger over time with above average content as it went along. I thought it was just going to be APQ but with the preview content and Dr MortalWombat games, the episode turned into something else altogether.
A Pig Quest was too darn hard for me. Bought it, flashed it to my Kung Fu and played it for a few hours. Wish there was a save or retry without starting over. Even a cheat code would help. I’d play it to the end if I could start where I left off. That’s where this game really fails imho. If it was more like Sam’s Journey allowing you to die but continue I bet more sales would be made.
@@RetroGamerNation : yes although I’m not great at this game I do play it on the middle default difficulty settings. Does the game only save after a level is complete?
@@RetroGamerNation okay so my young son just played really well in his first try. Hopefully we shall get to the end of the first level soon. Sure wish there was a way to start at the point we died at. I suppose this just makes the game more challenging.
very much looking forward to Pig Quest and Yeti Mountain! i was addicted to PvZ when it came out, but i feel like the experience is highly tied to mobile platform use as it mostly a time killer while waiting for a train or something lol
You make a good point about PvZ. Given that it is mainly played as a time killer, is it convenient to play it on a C64 on that basis. For me I would say that I would be play it to chill for an hour or so but then again most of my gaming is on the C64 these days.
Wow man, it's so great to see such a legendary artist in the c64 scene! Top notch art and animation. Seeing people like you interested in the scene makes it so much better, so much more real and of value. -Rhys
A Pig Quest - This looks nice, but I can tell from watching this video, that it would frustrate the hell out of me and have me screaming obscenities at the screen. Any game where it's impossible to avoid taking damage from the enemies gets a pass from me. Axiom Fantastica - I hope they remove the four dots from around the player sprite as it looks really odd. Actually, it looks like the player sprite is bugged.
Ha ha, I can't believe you noticed those! :O I promise they will be gone, they are just temp crap so I can see the sprite edges. I'm doing all the graphics/tools/code so I've needed to prioritize. There will be quite a few enhancements left to come. I have a Google sites page that always has the latest on the project. Thanks for your interest, that's what makes it all happen for me!
@@rhyshovey-RPH I figured it was something intentional because of the way the dots formed a perfect square. I mainly noticed them because I was a huge C64 pirate back in the 80s and it wasn't uncommon to see cracked games where one or more of the sprites had extra pixels around them. I assume this was caused by corrupted data. I had a copy of Epyx Championship Wrestling that was perfect except that the sprite for one character would turn into a block of garbage every time it turned in a certain direction. :)
As someone who plays on real hardware in North America, I'm always saddened to see releases that choose to ignore NTSC. Thanks RGN for pointing out whether each game supports it.
It is often not a matter of ignoring, but more failing. Especially nowadays developers hate NTSC incompatibilities just as much as users do, however, there exist technical realities. For example scrolling the screen along two axes is very hard to impossible to do on NTSC and many developers give up.
@@RetroGamerNation That may be so but they have been doing some things with Indie titles. It may be a possibility one day. When or if this will happen is a question in itself.
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Nice roundup , finally got time to watch it . Yeti Mountain is looking great cant wait for the release 🕹️👍
Overall though, I think this is the best batch of games released for the C64 since the 'glory' days.. simply amazing what has come out. It just about feels like it did back in the day with this round-up..
With all the new retro consoles and emulator enhancements coming out, I think it really is the best time ever for the c64 retro scene! I love the fact that carts, and physical things like posters, maps, boxes and books are back now. All of that makes the gaming experience so much more deep and immersive. Getting a game and getting all that cool stuff with it was part of it all for sure and much more "worth it"!
@@rhyshovey-RPH you may well be right! Well said!
I grew up with a C64, and although I don't own one anymore. I am fascinated by what modern developers and fans are doing. It gives me joy to see people still creating games for old computers and consoles. also showing the true potential of these old machines.
There is a good portion of my viewership who are like you. They are not active with the C64 but enjoy keeping an eye out on the current scene. Thanks for watching.
"For those of you with friends..." Louie is a man who knows his audience! lol.
Seriously, thanks for the great review of Pig Quest. That's a definite purchase for me tomorrow when it becomes available. I'm a fan of puzzles and action, definitely not a fan of platformers but this looks like just the right combination. It looks amazing too - well done to the developers.
WOW, Pig Quest is crazy beautiful! Amazing job devs. All games look really good though.
Pig's Quest is amazing thanks to the incredible amount of pixel animation and artwork in the sprites as well as the backgrounds. There are no shortcuts to creating a game with that amount of pixel art content, and it really shines through!
100% agree. We need more people willing to take on longer projects so that we can continue getting something more than single screen platformers.
Great Video.. amazing Games 👍🏻 i play c64 games since 35 years and maybe i will still do so in 35 years! 🙏🏻
Awesome game love that C64 still kept alive as it should be
A pig quest looks amazing. For sure a lot of effort in that one. I would love to see the title on the Amiga OCS too.
Another great video and some superb games to dive into there
I am still stunned what an amazing beautiful pixel art "a Pig Quest" is.
Simply amazing! The ole' C64 is enjoying a second golden age, in 2023!
I definitely don't regret using such an old medium to tell a story, adventure games are a bit obscure these days, but on c64 adventure games were very "in". So much coming out retro c64, Evo, the mega 65, the 64 mini/ maxi, emulation on mobile. Tons of handhelds, FPGA chips.
I love these Round Up's!!!
Thanks again RGN. So many nice titles have been released shortly, feels like we're in the mid 80's Cannot await the open shop for Pig's Quest tomorrow 🐷❤
One piece of feedback to Axiom Fantastica dev - please, please switch to a different font in the final version. The current one is both hideous _and_ hard to read. It's especially jarring since the other parts of the game look incredible good.
Hi! Thanks for the feedback and the compliment! And yeah, my quest to find a weird and interesting font has made some issues for sure, I just have not decided yet what direction to take with it, I just really needed to get rid of that c64 ROM font fast. I'll clean it up if I don't replace it all together, it's definitely grungy! Trying to capitalize on the entire 8x8 without leaving that edge and bottom really creates a mess sometimes. I know what everything says already so that's a bit weird. In a game with so much text the font may not be the best place to get junky. Thanks for your interest, this game is definitely good for some laughs!
Amazing game! And amazing that even nowadays new games are constantly made for the C64!
Great video! It sounds like it's been a very good month for the C=64. I'll be picking up A Pig's Quest and probably Veggies vs Undead.
I love that people are still making new games for this system. I'm currently working on my first C64 game, sort of a vampire survivors clone, but it's still in the early stages of development.
I really love it when I see another coder enter or return to the scene. Looking forward to seeing progress of your game over time. And also thank you so much for generosity, very much appreciated - it's about to get used to upgrade my video production facilities.
Dang...PAL only releases.... Just have to wait till my Mega65 gets here sometime this year.
Looks a lot like old school Ghost n Goblins.
Just love this from my heart.
Thank you for the marvelous job you put into this lovely channel.
Fantastic that the c64 scene never dies. I am not alone. 😊👍
Wow, thanks Tommy. This episode took a lot longer to produce than others and I have to admit there were times when I wanted to give up due to the time it took away from playing for pleasure. I need to be smarter with my future episodes.
Great review.. absolutely stunning, A Pig's Quest. Not sure if it's the sort of game I would enjoy too much but to see this released in 2023 for the C64.. wow, never would have imagined.
It is certainly a work of art but you are not the first to mention to me that it might not be for them Appreciate your support and comments.
Youre the best....
Pig Quest makes it a landmark RGN episode :o another step c64 forward and still can't see it wanting to stop
Nice 8 bits game :) on my c64 !
plants vs zombies, and the frog thing grabbed my attention. i desperately need to get the c64 back out.
Two fun titles that are great for the very reason of bringing people back to C64 gaming.
Pig's Quest alone would have been very impressive but so many other great/interesting games as well! This was a real delight to watch; thanks!
Thank you so much, yes this was an episode that just grew larger over time with above average content as it went along. I thought it was just going to be APQ but with the preview content and Dr MortalWombat games, the episode turned into something else altogether.
lol PvZ on the 64 :-)
Pig quest looks amazing. I might even have to buy that one.
8:35 the picture placed here isn't "Japapath", but "Pool".
But overall great pixel arts :)
Yes, thanks i made a copy and paste error during editing that i did pick up but forgot to fix, thanks
Why is the picture "Japapath 64" (8:35) and "Pool" (8:58) the same?
Copy/paste error by me. The Japapath picture is wrong.
Zuma is brilliant
What?! Plants vs. Zombies for C64?? Crazy times! Love it!
At last A Pig Quest!!!!!!!!! :D
A Pig Quest was too darn hard for me. Bought it, flashed it to my Kung Fu and played it for a few hours. Wish there was a save or retry without starting over. Even a cheat code would help. I’d play it to the end if I could start where I left off. That’s where this game really fails imho. If it was more like Sam’s Journey allowing you to die but continue I bet more sales would be made.
Level progress is saved on normal or hard mode. Have you given that a try
@@RetroGamerNation : yes although I’m not great at this game I do play it on the middle default difficulty settings.
Does the game only save after a level is complete?
Yes that is right, when you complete a level you unlock the next one and what is saved is the levels you have unlocked.
@@RetroGamerNation okay so my young son just played really well in his first try. Hopefully we shall get to the end of the first level soon. Sure wish there was a way to start at the point we died at. I suppose this just makes the game more challenging.
very much looking forward to Pig Quest and Yeti Mountain!
i was addicted to PvZ when it came out, but i feel like the experience is highly tied to mobile platform use as it mostly a time killer while waiting for a train or something lol
You make a good point about PvZ. Given that it is mainly played as a time killer, is it convenient to play it on a C64 on that basis. For me I would say that I would be play it to chill for an hour or so but then again most of my gaming is on the C64 these days.
@@RetroGamerNation true. i sometimes will pop on a gem game on my genesis like columns for about an hour or so. i guess this is similar
aren't 8:34 & 8:57 the same? :D
Oh no, can't believe i missed that. The 8:37 is the wrong picture. Yep, this episode tired me out.
Ohhh Shadowgate, what a great surprise.
Thanks for the review. It’s much appreciated. 🙏
Wow man, it's so great to see such a legendary artist in the c64 scene! Top notch art and animation. Seeing people like you interested in the scene makes it so much better, so much more real and of value. -Rhys
A Pig Quest - This looks nice, but I can tell from watching this video, that it would frustrate the hell out of me and have me screaming obscenities at the screen. Any game where it's impossible to avoid taking damage from the enemies gets a pass from me.
Axiom Fantastica - I hope they remove the four dots from around the player sprite as it looks really odd. Actually, it looks like the player sprite is bugged.
Ha ha, I can't believe you noticed those! :O I promise they will be gone, they are just temp crap so I can see the sprite edges. I'm doing all the graphics/tools/code so I've needed to prioritize. There will be quite a few enhancements left to come. I have a Google sites page that always has the latest on the project. Thanks for your interest, that's what makes it all happen for me!
@@rhyshovey-RPH I figured it was something intentional because of the way the dots formed a perfect square. I mainly noticed them because I was a huge C64 pirate back in the 80s and it wasn't uncommon to see cracked games where one or more of the sprites had extra pixels around them. I assume this was caused by corrupted data. I had a copy of Epyx Championship Wrestling that was perfect except that the sprite for one character would turn into a block of garbage every time it turned in a certain direction. :)
As someone who plays on real hardware in North America, I'm always saddened to see releases that choose to ignore NTSC. Thanks RGN for pointing out whether each game supports it.
A Pig Quest is NTSC compatible.
AXFA was designed in NTSC
It is often not a matter of ignoring, but more failing. Especially nowadays developers hate NTSC incompatibilities just as much as users do, however, there exist technical realities. For example scrolling the screen along two axes is very hard to impossible to do on NTSC and many developers give up.
I wonder if we could ever get Pigs Quest and some of these other games on the Evercade.
Not sure, it feels like that the evercade is just regurgitating content from TheC64 and don’t have any interest in promoting the current day scene.
@@RetroGamerNation That may be so but they have been doing some things with Indie titles. It may be a possibility one day. When or if this will happen is a question in itself.