Alex Aris
@headingtonbard.bsky.social
Likes Retro Computers, Commodore 64, Designing Games, LEGO, Music, and writes Poetry sometimes. Hypothyroidism suffer! #gamedev #projects and #code https://www.alexarisgames.com game project #videos https://www.youtube.com/@AlexAris
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November 1988 retro multi format game chart with a hint of 88s music too …what more do you want some kid stood infront of their games showing you what they got from cex ?….. or a blast from the past proper init
youtube.com/watch?v=pcNS...
youtube.com/watch?v=pcNS...
#That-Retro-Chart-Show Nov -1988
YouTube video by Daph Blake
youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:53 PM
November 1988 retro multi format game chart with a hint of 88s music too …what more do you want some kid stood infront of their games showing you what they got from cex ?….. or a blast from the past proper init
youtube.com/watch?v=pcNS...
youtube.com/watch?v=pcNS...
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Gravity.. youtube.com/watch?v=_Mex...
Gravity by Sophie Rose
YouTube video by Sophie Rose
youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Gravity.. youtube.com/watch?v=_Mex...
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At FREEZE64.com, we don’t just play #Commodore64 games — we dig into how they were made. From cult classics to glorious disasters, we uncover the development stories straight from the creators themselves.
#C64 #Commodore64Ultimate
Cauldron 👇
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
#C64 #Commodore64Ultimate
Cauldron 👇
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
January 16, 2026 at 1:39 PM
At FREEZE64.com, we don’t just play #Commodore64 games — we dig into how they were made. From cult classics to glorious disasters, we uncover the development stories straight from the creators themselves.
#C64 #Commodore64Ultimate
Cauldron 👇
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
#C64 #Commodore64Ultimate
Cauldron 👇
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
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Nano Dash is on Steam for wish list and demo play:
store.steampowered.com/app/4296620/...
store.steampowered.com/app/4296620/...
Nano Dash on Steam
Nano Dash is Boulder Dash like action puzzler game but with a lot of new elements and also some Metroidvania features like tiny story-line, power-ups and a lot of secrets and hidden dungeons. The grap...
store.steampowered.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Nano Dash is on Steam for wish list and demo play:
store.steampowered.com/app/4296620/...
store.steampowered.com/app/4296620/...
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Now we're talkimg..!
Brookside Theme (Cover/Remake by Enzo Margaglio)
YouTube video by Enzo Music
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Now we're talkimg..!
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"What I love about the machine is this seamless integration of modern tech into a retro environment."
A huge thank-you to the team at @theguardian.com for this glowing 5/5 review.
Read the full piece here: www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
A huge thank-you to the team at @theguardian.com for this glowing 5/5 review.
Read the full piece here: www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
Commodore 64 Ultimate review – it’s like 1982 all over again!
Showing the value of great design over visual impact, this faithfully resurrected home computer seamlessly integrates modern tech with some wonderful additional touches
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:27 PM
"What I love about the machine is this seamless integration of modern tech into a retro environment."
A huge thank-you to the team at @theguardian.com for this glowing 5/5 review.
Read the full piece here: www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
A huge thank-you to the team at @theguardian.com for this glowing 5/5 review.
Read the full piece here: www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
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Anyone have the craving for floating candy??
Indie Retro News: Bubble Bobble Lost Cave - A true spiritual sequel to Bubble Bobble is coming via Dave's Retro Forge for the C64! www.indieretronews.com/2026/01/bubb... #retrogaming #gaming #c64 #gaming #games #commodore64
January 14, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Anyone have the craving for floating candy??
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Full details of the upcoming issue of FREEZE64 issue 81 are now available on freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
#Commodore64 #C64 #Commodore64Ultimate
#Commodore64 #C64 #Commodore64Ultimate
January 14, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Full details of the upcoming issue of FREEZE64 issue 81 are now available on freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
#Commodore64 #C64 #Commodore64Ultimate
#Commodore64 #C64 #Commodore64Ultimate
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This is a little bit exciting 😁 @florinthedwarf.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 8:41 PM
This is a little bit exciting 😁 @florinthedwarf.bsky.social
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The 'Bedrooms To Billions' And 'Rubber Keyed Wonder' Team Is Tackling The Commodore 64 Next. (Repost)
The 'Bedrooms To Billions' And 'Rubber Keyed Wonder' Team Is Tackling The Commodore 64 Next
Will contain new interviews with the people who made it happen
www.timeextension.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The 'Bedrooms To Billions' And 'Rubber Keyed Wonder' Team Is Tackling The Commodore 64 Next. (Repost)
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Can you image if the Plus/4 had games this cool back in the day?
Brilliant work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kyzo...
Brilliant work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kyzo...
Ghosts'n Goblins Plus/4 (Arcade version)
YouTube video by Tamás Sasvári
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Can you image if the Plus/4 had games this cool back in the day?
Brilliant work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kyzo...
Brilliant work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kyzo...
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A group of young kestrels is startled by the presence of a butterfly. 🤣🤣🤣
January 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM
A group of young kestrels is startled by the presence of a butterfly. 🤣🤣🤣
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we’ve got somewhere to stay after the fucking place flooded again, just a room tho, I’ve just managed to pack the bare minimum and I’m skint beyond words.
I am so sorry, this has all gone to shit. Can anyone help with emergency survival funds?
www.paypal.com/paypalme/ret...
ko-fi.com/robfearon
I am so sorry, this has all gone to shit. Can anyone help with emergency survival funds?
www.paypal.com/paypalme/ret...
ko-fi.com/robfearon
Pay Emma Fearon using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/retroremakes and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
www.paypal.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
we’ve got somewhere to stay after the fucking place flooded again, just a room tho, I’ve just managed to pack the bare minimum and I’m skint beyond words.
I am so sorry, this has all gone to shit. Can anyone help with emergency survival funds?
www.paypal.com/paypalme/ret...
ko-fi.com/robfearon
I am so sorry, this has all gone to shit. Can anyone help with emergency survival funds?
www.paypal.com/paypalme/ret...
ko-fi.com/robfearon
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The current issue of FREEZE64 zine issue 80 is still available to buy from:
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
#Commodore64 #C64 #Commodore64Ultimate
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
#Commodore64 #C64 #Commodore64Ultimate
January 10, 2026 at 8:06 AM
The current issue of FREEZE64 zine issue 80 is still available to buy from:
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
#Commodore64 #C64 #Commodore64Ultimate
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
#Commodore64 #C64 #Commodore64Ultimate
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We can't wait to see this finished. Our visitors would love to play this.
Acorn Electron / BBC Micro - Chuckulus - WIP
Maybe I'll try a thread instead of quote posting stuff !.....
Fixed the flashing egg and bouncing off ladders bugs - thankfully quite simple stuff....
Time for some proper level design, as some are just too damn hard/impossible (even without the DUCK !) 🙄
Maybe I'll try a thread instead of quote posting stuff !.....
Fixed the flashing egg and bouncing off ladders bugs - thankfully quite simple stuff....
Time for some proper level design, as some are just too damn hard/impossible (even without the DUCK !) 🙄
January 9, 2026 at 10:13 AM
We can't wait to see this finished. Our visitors would love to play this.
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I got a couple of these issues and they’re so full of fun stuff and interviews with old-school #c64 programmers. Great for passing the time while you wait for your game to load 😉
January 6, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I got a couple of these issues and they’re so full of fun stuff and interviews with old-school #c64 programmers. Great for passing the time while you wait for your game to load 😉
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Psychedelic Delicacy by Delysid still hits hard with wild colors, tight code, and pure Commodore 64 energy. Captured on the Commodore 64 Ultimate for that cycle‑accurate perfection!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzER...
#demoscene #c64 #commodore64 #Delysid #PsychedelicDelicacy #C64Ultimate #C64U
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzER...
#demoscene #c64 #commodore64 #Delysid #PsychedelicDelicacy #C64Ultimate #C64U
Psychedelic Delicacy (Delysid) - Commodore 64 Ultimate - Demoscene - UltiSID 8580 Low Filter
YouTube video by CoffeeCupArcade
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Psychedelic Delicacy by Delysid still hits hard with wild colors, tight code, and pure Commodore 64 energy. Captured on the Commodore 64 Ultimate for that cycle‑accurate perfection!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzER...
#demoscene #c64 #commodore64 #Delysid #PsychedelicDelicacy #C64Ultimate #C64U
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzER...
#demoscene #c64 #commodore64 #Delysid #PsychedelicDelicacy #C64Ultimate #C64U
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I reckon 2026 is the year I complete the #ZXSpectrumNext #ZXNext port of my #C64 game Runn 'n' Gunn. I made some rapid progress early in 2025 but didn't have see great change later in the year. This is known to programmers as the 90/90 rule:
w.wiki/A6MJ
w.wiki/A6MJ
January 5, 2026 at 9:09 AM
I reckon 2026 is the year I complete the #ZXSpectrumNext #ZXNext port of my #C64 game Runn 'n' Gunn. I made some rapid progress early in 2025 but didn't have see great change later in the year. This is known to programmers as the 90/90 rule:
w.wiki/A6MJ
w.wiki/A6MJ
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#MercenaryNext!
This is an enhanced version of the ZX Spectrum game Mercenary, disassembled, patched, and updated to the next. Play the game the way we always wanted to!
FREE to download and play - enjoy!
mdf200.itch.io/mercenarynext
This is an enhanced version of the ZX Spectrum game Mercenary, disassembled, patched, and updated to the next. Play the game the way we always wanted to!
FREE to download and play - enjoy!
mdf200.itch.io/mercenarynext
MercenaryNext by Mike Dailly
An enhanced version of Mercenary for the ZX Spectrum Next
mdf200.itch.io
January 3, 2026 at 12:05 PM
#MercenaryNext!
This is an enhanced version of the ZX Spectrum game Mercenary, disassembled, patched, and updated to the next. Play the game the way we always wanted to!
FREE to download and play - enjoy!
mdf200.itch.io/mercenarynext
This is an enhanced version of the ZX Spectrum game Mercenary, disassembled, patched, and updated to the next. Play the game the way we always wanted to!
FREE to download and play - enjoy!
mdf200.itch.io/mercenarynext
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Did you used to watch the itv chart show on Saturday morning back in the day well ….ive made a kinda ish version but its the chart run down of computer games with music from that period …defo watch it on sat morning with a cuppa and some sugar puffs :)
youtube.com/watch?v=PHPC...
youtube.com/watch?v=PHPC...
#That-Retro-Chart-Show Sept-1988
YouTube video by Daph Blake
youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Did you used to watch the itv chart show on Saturday morning back in the day well ….ive made a kinda ish version but its the chart run down of computer games with music from that period …defo watch it on sat morning with a cuppa and some sugar puffs :)
youtube.com/watch?v=PHPC...
youtube.com/watch?v=PHPC...
Happy New Year to all my friends and followers. 😊🥳🍾🥂🎉
a happy new year greeting card with gold numbers 2026
ALT: a happy new year greeting card with gold numbers 2026
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Happy New Year to all my friends and followers. 😊🥳🍾🥂🎉
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Happy New Year from all of us at Commodore. We kept PRINTing smiles all year thanks to your stories. Let’s LOAD 2026, SAVE the memories, and RUN toward more creativity,
more joy, and more fun!
more joy, and more fun!
December 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Happy New Year from all of us at Commodore. We kept PRINTing smiles all year thanks to your stories. Let’s LOAD 2026, SAVE the memories, and RUN toward more creativity,
more joy, and more fun!
more joy, and more fun!
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“DEVELOPING THE GRAPHICS FOR CHASE H.Q.”
in FREEZE-ZX issue 03
Preorders opening soon.
freeze64.com/freeze-zx/
#ZXspectrum #Speccy #Z80
in FREEZE-ZX issue 03
Preorders opening soon.
freeze64.com/freeze-zx/
#ZXspectrum #Speccy #Z80
December 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“DEVELOPING THE GRAPHICS FOR CHASE H.Q.”
in FREEZE-ZX issue 03
Preorders opening soon.
freeze64.com/freeze-zx/
#ZXspectrum #Speccy #Z80
in FREEZE-ZX issue 03
Preorders opening soon.
freeze64.com/freeze-zx/
#ZXspectrum #Speccy #Z80