Big Ball Back Breaker - Bouncing balls in this new Commodore 64 game by Richard Bayliss of TND

For those of you who hate AI will be pleased to know that The New Dimension (TND) has officially launched Big Ball Back Breaker, a hectic and addictive new arcade title for the Commodore 64 developed by the prolific Richard Bayliss. Bringing a dose of bizarre madness to the classic C64, this energetic "run, jump, and collect 'em up" spans 16 action-packed levels of ball-dodging chaos. Players are treated to a polished package right from the start, kicking off with an eye-catching cartoon-style loading bitmap illustrated by Alf Yngve, alongside a slick front-end presentation and a competitive high-score table to track the best runs.

Spider Maze 2 - Collect Diamonds and avoid Spiders in this new C64 game by The New Dimension in co-op with Blazon

Saberman is on the ball again for the retro gaming video community, as just recently he's uploaded a new gameplay video of a Commodore 64 game called ' Spider Maze 2 ' which was created by The New Dimension in co-op with Blazon. This game developed using Kick Assembler, CBMPRGStudio V4.7.0 and Exomizer V3.1.2 , is a brand new arcade maze experience in which you play as a yellow faced character and must collect all the diamonds to move onto the next ever harder level!

SEUCK Compo 2025 Prize Pack released by The New Dimension for the C64

Throughout this year I've been writing about many of the games that were announced and entered into the SEUCK competition provided by The New Dimension. Games such as Star Skimmer, Spy Kombat and Poltergeist Hellschool. Well fast forward to today however, and with the competition over. The New Dimension has released the SEUCK Compo 2025 prize package. A package that contains all the entries from the competition, as well as enhanced versions of some of the games for you to play right now. In light of this news, Saberman has shown off one of the games called 'Hyper Hive'. A quality shoot 'em up using the SEUCK Redux and the ACME cross-assembler by Richard/TND, Blazon and Martin Piper.

Spy Kombat - Another side scrolling shooter entry in the SEUCK Compo 2025 for the C64!

I was scrolling through the TND SEUCK Compo 2025 entries to see if there's anything decent worth mentioning, and I've come across a new entry in the SEUCK compo called 'Spy Kombat' by Pinov Vox. A game in which you play as Shancky, a secret agent, and must put a stop to Mr. X and his evil henchmen to retrieve the "Shadow" organization's defense plans. To coincide with this news, Saberman has sent us some gameplay footage which can be viewed below.

Poltergeist Hellschool - Another C64 SEUCK Compo 2025 entry, and in this one you throw books at ghosts!

Looking through the latest TND SEUCK Compo 2025 entries to see if there's anything new to play, and we've just found out, that Rodrigo Yeowtch, who is a newcomer to the SEUCK competition, has entered his new Commodore 64 game of 'Poltergeist Hellschool'. A game in which playing as Toshiba, you must take out ghosts and bullies that have been possessed by evil, with only your books in hand! To coincide with this news, provided below is the latest gameplay footage and brief game description from the website.

Thunder Bird - A Western themed action shooter by Eleanor Burns for the C64

When it comes to games developed using the SEUCK engine, they are usually Shoot 'em ups that vary in quality, with some feeling a bit boring and rather samey. Thankfully 'Thunder Bird' by Eleanor Burns is an exception. As not only is it a Western themed action six shooter platformer, but you'll have fun blasting different enemies with gun in hand such as snakes and nasty miners. To coincide with this news, we've got the full details and gameplay footage below.

Lunar City - An action blaster by TND released for the Commodore 64 [Final Version Update]

It's time for the Commodore 64 community to get a retro gaming news heads up, as earlier today we were informed by our good friend and Youtubber Saberman, that TND has released a new game for the C64 called 'Lunar City'; A challenging space shooting gallery type of game that's available to download or play online via itch io! To coincide with this news, Saberman has also done a video showing the game in action.

VIOS - Enhanced Edition by Carl Mason for the Commodore 64

Trawling through the latest The New Dimension entries looking for a decent C64 game to play, and one that stood out in the crowd was Carl Mason's updated and enhanced Commodore 64 Shoot em up of ' VIOS '. This game according to The New Dimension, is an updated version of the game which now features special enhancements such as a new front end, a hi score table, as well as other bits described in the information below the gameplay video provided by Per Ola Eriksson and Saberman.

Diamond - A C64 vertical scrolling Shoot 'Em Up makes an appearance via Pinov Vox

Yet another game for you to enjoy, as we've recently been informed by Per Ola Eriksson, Saberman and The New Dimension, that if you're looking for a cool Shoot 'em up to play right now, then make sure to check out Pinov Vox's Commodore 64 game of 'Diamond''; A fun arcade blaster in which piloting your Space Craft Diamond, you must fly your spaceship into the deep void of space blasting through many waves of deadly alien invaders. To coincide with this news, Saberman has done a new gameplay video which can be as always viewed below.

Cruiser-X 79 - In dev C64 shoot 'em up via The New Dimension looks awesome! (+Demo)

Another upcoming game to add to a long list of C64 designed shoot 'em ups, as we've recently been told by a good friend of ours via Facebook, that The New Dimension has released a brand new playable demo of the upcoming Commodore 64 game of ' Cruisder-X 79 '. This game developed by Richard Bayliss and Saul Cross, pits your fighter against an alien force, as you must escape from an Alien Base on a mission to reach an earth like planet called ' Earth-X '.

Cruiser-X 79 - An upcoming C64 shoot 'em up via The New Dimension gets a 1 level demo!

Another upcoming game to add to a long list of C64 designed shoot 'em ups, as we've recently been told by a good friend of ours via Facebook, that The New Dimension has released a 1 level playable demo of an upcoming game called ' Cruisder-X 79 '. This game developed by Richard Bayliss and Saul Cross, pits your fighter against an alien force, as you must escape from an Alien Base on a mission to reach an earth like planet called ' Earth-X '.

Ray Fish Deluxe - A brand new vertical scrolling underwater shoot 'em up released for the C64

The C64 news just keeps on coming, as if Pillars and PETSCII Portal wasn't enough to whet your appetite, then you might be interested to learn as thanks to a heads up from a good friend of ours, we've just found out that if you head on over to the itch page linked below, you can now download the latest C64 game of Ray Fish Deluxe; a brand new vertical scrolling underwater shoot 'em up from Martin Piper, Richard Bayliss, Alf Yngve and Hugues (Ax!s) Poisseroux published by The New Dimension!

Ray Fish Deluxe - A brand new vertical scrolling underwater shoot 'em up announced for the C64

The C64 news just keeps on coming, as if Cosmic Combat DX wasn't enough to whet your appetite, then you might be interested to learn as thanks to a heads up from our good friend Per Ola, that as from 3rd December, you'll be able to play the latest C64 game of Ray Fish Deluxe; a brand new vertical scrolling underwater shoot 'em up from Martin Piper, Richard Bayliss, Alf Yngve and Hugues (Ax!s) Poisseroux published by The New Dimension!

Cruiser-X 79 - C64 shoot em up preview teased by The New Dimension

Another game to add to a long list of C64 designed shoot em ups, as we've recently been told by a good friend of ours that The New Dimension has released an early preview of an upcoming game called ' Cruisder-X 79 '. This game developed by Richard Bayliss and Saul Cross, pits your fighter against an alien force, as you must escape from an Alien Base on a mission to reach an earth like planet called ' Earth-X '.

Starfysh Remix - Wicked blaster released for the C64 by TND with a musical update!

Super Galax-I-Birds isn't the only game worth talking about this week, as The New Dimension has released a rather lovely C64 Shoot 'em up called ' Starfysh Remix', which was programmed and music by Richard Bayliss and graphics by Shaun Pearson. Now if you love the classic game Delta, then this game is the game for you as not only does it look like a clone of that game, but it has varied enemies, different enemy wave patterns, multiple levels and the need to blast everything in your path for a decent score!

Super Toboggan Challenge - A Richard Bayliss C64 game using a new Assemble IT Update

We now look towards the C64 for our retro kicks, as this week Richard Bayliss through The New Dimension has released the fast scrolling sports game ' Super Toboggan Challenge ' for the C64! This game developed using the new Assemble IT Update, was developed as a fun example game to show off the smooth upwards and downwards scrolling that can be created using the new IT update.

Rogue Ninja V1.1 - Challenging Arcade game for the C64 released by The New Dimension

Previews and early developments are not the only thing worth mentioning today as we've recently learnt of a new game by The New Dimension called ' Rogue Ninja ', which has been released for the C64 as version 1.1. If you like your games to be a constant challenge while having to deal with an ever increasing amount of Ninja's on a single level, then read on, as Rogue Ninja will have your adrenaline pumping for that top high score.

C64 Weekly Roundup - Exiting new projects, more amazing sound tricks and more!

Welcome to roundup #8.  This week has seen more amazing project announcements, also FM-YAM a new sound device built into a C64 cartridge, and Hokuto Force have worked their magic on a few forgotten gems.  I will also shamelessly plug my own channel, as I am making a brand new C64 SEUCK game for The New Dimension's 2018 SEUCK compo, in collaboration with my viewers, live on TwitchTV.

C64 Roundup Weekly - New games, and early game pics, just another week on the C64

Welcome to a slightly late weekly roundup.  The good news is the extra delay has allowed us to announce the awesome new cartridge release of MAH (RGCD).  Also we've seen 2 brand new C64 game releases from The New Dimension and Picaro Games.  Reset's Craptastic games competition gets under way, and we've spotted a couple of early teaser graphics from future C64 games.

C64 Roundup Weekly - All the latest from the current world of the biggest and best 8 bit machine.

Hi and welcome to the second instalment of my C64 weekly roundup.  All the latest C64 news compiled into one weekly article of news.  This week we've got new game announcements, new game releases, new C64 music and utilities.  There is so much going on on the C64 right now, we might have to start doing these daily!