C64 Round Up: July 2021 featuring Miner 2019er and GenAssister

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The July 2021 edition of the RGN Commodore 64 (C64) Round Up featuring the latest game releases, pixel art, demo and add-on items.
RGN Website: retrogamernation.com/
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GAME LINKS:
Kong: csdb.dk/release/?id=205245
Cross Horde: csdb.dk/release/?id=203753
Lady Pac: lowcarb.itch.io/lady-pac
Lost Realms of Murkasada Ep1: csdb.dk/release/?id=205262
Galaga Preview: arlagames.itch.io/galaga-c64-...
PIXEL ART:
Warming Up (Facet/Genesis Project): csdb.dk/release/?id=205293
Airwolf (Frida Katarina): csdb.dk/release/?id=205286
Ken (Fabs/Hokuto Force): csdb.dk/release/?id=205273
Subway (Lobo/Atlantis): csdb.dk/release/?id=205390
Nice Planet, We’ll Take It! (Lobo/Atlantis): csdb.dk/release/?id=205322
Sacral Intervention (Rail Slave/Hokuto Force): csdb.dk/release/?id=205172
Dark Light (Loni): csdb.dk/release/?id=205510
Watching the Compo Stream Live (Alta): csdb.dk/release/?id=205513
Framed (Facet/Genesis Project):csdb.dk/release/?id=205515
Judge Pretzel (Spiham/Pretzel Logic):csdb.dk/release/?id=205516
Taut (Aomeba/Artline Designs): csdb.dk/release/?id=205517
Gamer (jab/Artline Designs): csdb.dk/release/?id=205518
HARDWARE:
GenAssister v2: www.backbit.io/
THANK YOU:
Dan Avery for entrusting me with a pre-release copy of Miner 2019er

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15 июл 2021

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Комментарии : 70

@kloakovalimonada 3 года назад

Goblin and Boomerang look 👌

@RetroGamerNation 3 года назад

They do look pretty sweet don't they.

@mike4meri2 3 года назад

Oh wow! I hope Sword of Helja makes the light of day, looks amazing!

@RetroGamerNation 3 года назад

It will give you are reason to break out the Mini!

@mike4meri2 3 года назад

@@RetroGamerNation it never went anywhere hahaha

@Corsa15DT 3 года назад

New releases 2021 transports be right back to 1990

@GKitz211 3 года назад

Boomerang seems to become stellar.

@shyd00d 3 года назад

thank you for another quality upload

@BastichB64K 3 года назад

Lots of cool games to look forward too , great round up episode :)

@michaelhill6453 3 года назад

Another brilliant episode.

@C64Scene 3 года назад

Nice one, thanks!

@rodoherty1 3 года назад

Great update! Thank you!

@RetroGamerNation 3 года назад

Thank you for your feedback, it is appreciated.

@painkillergko 3 года назад

Another great episode:)

@RetroGamerNation 3 года назад

Thank you so much, enjoy!

@shieladixon 3 года назад

I really like the addition of the hardware reviews Louie, I hope other makers will send you stuff for review so that you don't have to shell out for them!

@RetroGamerNation 3 года назад

I suppose its just an area that I need to continue building up a profile for. Its funny that I have done one Neo Geo mini video and I constantly receive offers of reviewing console hardware on the back of it (though I dont take up the offers) but when it comes to the C64, the channel does not attract hardware makers.

@tziirkq 3 года назад

@@RetroGamerNation I'm hoping to see you cover the upcoming Protopad, when it gets released. They reached the funding goal for new paddles, too, so here's hoping we get to see those.

@peter486 3 года назад

this game is so good :) on colleco vision it was on time so you had that factor ticking down .

@freddyh.1282 3 года назад

used to play over and over Miner 2049er :) i am probably going to pick up this one as it seems fun ! thanks

@RetroGamerNation 3 года назад

I would imagine that if you enjoyed 2049er then 2019er will be right up your alley. It is quite faithful to the original.

@freddyh.1282 3 года назад

@@RetroGamerNation yeah i noticed the graphics are identical - it is just the level design

@robtuckey2259 3 года назад

Another great show, very well presented,both graphically and commentary with a great mix of items. Hope you're feeling better now. Look You've even got Bastiche B in the comments. Keep up your great work.👍🇦🇺 ♥️from 🇫🇴 England

@RetroGamerNation 3 года назад

I appreciate your comments, thank you very much. I continue to tinker with production values - not so much as a necessity but I like to continue to evolve things creatively to see what I can achieve with limited resources.

@donotresussitate 3 года назад

Strength decreasing when walking so far is a really nice touch.

@RetroGamerNation 3 года назад

Totally agree, it makes you stop and think about your path forward. It's a small thing but a good one

@IsaacKuo 3 года назад

I think it helps provide a sense of scale. The world feels bigger when distance has risk and/or cost.

@clauscombat418 3 года назад

You obviously haven't played Miner 2049er back in the days, or you would have popped that one critter on the upper level while walking underneath, being invincible 😉

@RetroGamerNation 3 года назад

No, I actually never played Miner 2049er before so Miner 2019er is quite fresh for me. I definitely need to sit down with the game properly once I am done with 2019er.

@tomsuzyinfluencerinfj2712 3 года назад

Wow, looks great, he should do it for the Atari 8-bit

@ClarkCWSKent 3 года назад

I really hope that Miner 2019er will use the game mechanics of Bounty Bob Strikes Back - especially jumping, as it was much more fun to control the jump a little bit instead of the stiff jumping in Miner 2049er…

@RetroGamerNation 3 года назад

It looks like that 2019er will be focusing on 2049er mechanics but you never know - the developer may be inspired to add more options based on community feedback.

@basvanharen2904 3 года назад

I did play Miner back in the days, but I preferred Mr Robot more😅 But anyway, awesome there's a new Miner release👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@RetroGamerNation 3 года назад

I enjoy hearing what people like as alternatives to games shown. Mr Robot added to my list of games to try.

@dr.ignacioglez.9677 Год назад

I LOVE C64 👍🥂🎩

@jovanfilipovic 2 года назад

PLEASE write in which program pixel art pictures were made! i had C64 and great program that could make graphic in inter;ace, but all is lost. Onlz memories of AMICA paint, Koala painter and ART Studio..... Now i would like to make some pixel art myself when i catch free time. John from Serbia

@RetroGamerNation 2 года назад

Hi John, i would not know what programs are being used to draw pixel art. I have links to all the graphics in the video description. Might be worth checking them to see if they disclose what they use.

@Liquidcadmus 3 года назад

it makes me happy to see all these new games being made for the old C64, some of them look amazing, almost hard to believe they're running on a C64. I would love to see turn based strategy games like Lazer squad, I hope someone gets inspired and makes something with that format.

@IsaacKuo 3 года назад

What sort of game design are you thinking? I feel that for turn based, design is the most time consuming aspect, especially if the graphics are relatively simplified (even ASCII is possible).

@Liquidcadmus 3 года назад

@@IsaacKuo have you ever played lazer squad? it's a grid, turn based game. lots of fun, it would be great to see what modern creators can do with that idea and using the full potential of the C64.

@IsaacKuo 3 года назад

@@Liquidcadmus I'm not sure if I played it, but there was a good C64 version, right? I suppose graphics could be improved using sprite underlay modes and such. The big challenges, though, remain mechanics design, level design, and AI. You need to get those things just right in order for the game to be fun. Whether or not the graphics are advanced is almost immaterial compared to that.

@Liquidcadmus 3 года назад

@@IsaacKuo yeah, the c64 version was great. it got me into turn based strategy gaming. I am sure someone nowadays could do something amazing with the same type of idea

@IsaacKuo 3 года назад

@@Liquidcadmus Well, I have been thinking of doing something similar to Syndicate, but with a fantasy theme. It could be turn based rather than realtime. See, I've been working on a subpixel interlace scrolling effect to boost resolution to something like 640x400. But there's no way for the C64 to do real interlacing - I have to fake it by slowly scrolling the view. For this game, the view is from an eagle familiar, scrolling your view diagonally along a diamond path. I mean ... that's just weird without some sort of excuse for it. Anyway, the view from an eagle or drone makes sense for a game like Syndicate. But the game itself doesn't need to be real time. It could be turn based. With these subpixel graphics, each 8x8 character tile has 16x20 subpixels - enough for each character to have Ultima-like character graphics.

@knightbilgilendirme900 2 года назад

Benim amca oğlu (miner tranier ) oyununda tamamını boyamadan bölüm atlıyordu . Nasıl yaptı hala anlayabilmiş değilim

@stevenps9633 2 года назад

Where can I download Miner 2019er?

@RetroGamerNation 2 года назад

It is not available yet. Based on feedback from the preview, the coder has decided to improve the game further by introducing a 'casual' mode difficulty and improving some of the graphics/animations.

@michaelhill6453 3 года назад

So Miner 2019er has a timer per level? If so it's sadly a deal-breaker for me. I like to ponder. :-)

@RetroGamerNation 3 года назад

The timer is only for bons points allocation. You are free to take as long as you need to complete a level in 2019er.

@maxmirni2768 3 года назад

Another great video. I always called it two "o" four niner, so i will call this two "o" one niner. bye.

@RetroGamerNation 3 года назад

Your way is at least easier to say 2019er doesn’t roll off the tongue that well

@DavidGolder 3 года назад

I wish modern C64 programmers would realize how much we have gotten spoiled from modern gaming, and that saving your progress is taken for granted nowadays. Level passwords would be appreciated. Heck, games like Chip's Challenge already had them back in the day. Sorry for the rant. Some good news this month. MIner looks fun but if it's as difficult as Bounty Bob then I'll decline. The joypad is a good idea, but my brain is hardwired to using Atari style joysticks. Goblin has great presentation, but overall looks like a faster version of Bear Essentials. Sarah Jane Avory is singular. I'm really looking forward to trying Lost Realms. A randomly generated Pac-Man sounds intriguing, but this is a game style that has never managed to keep me interested for long. The one Pac-Man game that I really wanted to see completed was Protovision's Pac It, but it appears to be abandoned.

@RetroGamerNation 3 года назад

I agree totally re: save states and level passwords. Many of us don't have the ability to set aside multi-hour gaming sessions. Thanks for taking the time to provide your opinions on some of the items covered in this episode.

@MephProduction 3 года назад

Miner 2049 looks like Chuckie egg

@RetroGamerNation 3 года назад

Maybe aesthetically but game play there is a bit more depth to Miner I think

@Regaljester75 2 года назад

2049er 20+49er = miner 69er got it! 🙃😛

@ITGuyinaction 3 года назад

👍 🍀

@RetroGamerNation 3 года назад

Thank you, hope you continue to enjoy

@ITGuyinaction 3 года назад

@@RetroGamerNation I'm sure. 😀

@IsaacKuo 3 года назад

Personally, I don't have nostalgia for the look of Miner 2049er. I just always found its look ugly compared to other platformers of the time. It's not that Jumpman or Hard Hat Mack were more technically impressive, they just looked more aesthetically pleasing to me. That said, I'm not sure trying to enhance the graphics makes sense ... the look of that main character sprite is very distinctive, even if I personally find it ugly.

@danielnicholson6174 3 года назад

It looks much more like an Atari 2600 game than a c64 game.

@IsaacKuo 3 года назад

@@danielnicholson6174 Miner 2049er was originally developed for Atari 8-bit, which had similar sprites to the Atari 2600 (8 pixel wide, one color per scanline). That's why it looks similar to the Atari 2600 that way. However, the background graphics are more sophisticated than the Atari 2600. These background graphics were pretty simplistic though, and didn't really take full advantage of what the Atari 8-bits could do.

@RetroGamerNation 3 года назад

I would hold a similar view in respect to nostalgia for old school graphics. I am comfortable to accept it for 2019er because its an intentional part of the design rather than a limitation of the coders skill. And like you stated, I don't think it makes sense to enhance the graphics for this title.

@ghenghiskhan9473 3 года назад

Used to play 2049er as a kid on my Atari 800xl. Sure graphics are pretty basic but the gameplay is what makes it addictive. I don't care about this BS arguments of graphics. Yes C64 has nicer graphics but horrible color pallet. Amstrad CPCs had nice colors but sometimes the scrolling wasn't always great. Each machine had it's own charm and to this day I have all these machines and more and each one I use to play different titles that they were good at showcasing. To me Atari will always be my favorite as I grew up with it and still have boxed titles from the 80s. Any kind of graphic enhancements would be sacrilege to 2049er. 8 bit gaming is about using your imagination, which most modern gamers don't really have as they are retarded and want flash graphics to fill in the things their tiny minds can't imagine!

@IsaacKuo 3 года назад

@@ghenghiskhan9473 Well okay, but 8 bit retro _development_ is about using your imagination to push the possible experience. One way to push the possible experience is with graphics. A big reason the C64 has been so hot for developers is that its weird graphics hardware can be used in bizarre unanticipated ways. It's fun to figure out new ways to utilize the hardware. The Atari 8-bits also have hardware which can be used in unanticipated ways, even if it's not to the same level as the wacky C64. Other platforms are often more straightforward and/or inflexible. I get that a lot of retro gamers prefer to stick with classic software, and have little interest in modern retro releases. That's cool, if that's what you like. But obviously developers making modern retro software for classic platforms have different interests and motivations.

@UnknownUserUU 3 года назад

Crazy that Lost Realms Of Murkasada is keyboard only, forcing keystrokes on vintage equipment. Trogue is the same, both completely unplayable with a joystick, what were they and the testers thinking ? Both games look ok but get a zero.

@aNdy_AL_C0S 3 года назад

Thanks for the feedback. Episode 2 has joystick support, which has been retrofitted into Episode 1 for future (possible) full collection release.

@UnknownUserUU 3 года назад

@@aNdy_AL_C0S Great, any chance of releasing the retrofit Episode 1, now ? I am even careful with the keys on TheC64, Hired Sword II is so good with joystick, thanks for your reply.