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Davide Bottino | Dave's Retro Forge @davesretroforge.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I came up with Space Bash back in 2005 (over 20 years ago already?! 🤯). One of its signature features was the Shrink Ray, partly inspired by the legendary Chuck Rock on the Amiga. Here’s an early shrinking animation WIP for the #MSX version! 👽 #retrodev

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Davide Bottino | Dave's Retro Forge @davesretroforge.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

😃🤟We’re hard at work on the full version of Space Bash for MSX, and Ayla is getting new special powers! Can you guess whats does this new move animation do?🤔🤓 #msx #retrogaming #rodland #arcade

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IndieRetroNews @indieretronews.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Indie Retro News: Space Bash: Contact!! - A spiritual sci-fi sequel to Jaleco’s classic RodLand for the MSX! www.indieretronews.com/2026/03/spac... #retrogaming #msx

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Davide Bottino | Dave's Retro Forge @davesretroforge.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Space Bash: Contact!! for MSX is now available from: daves-retro-forge.itch.io/space-bash-c.... Feel free to buy us a coffee ko-fi.com/davesretrofo... Thank you for playing and supporting us! @indieretronews.bsky.social #msx #retrogaming #rodland

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Davide Bottino | Dave's Retro Forge @davesretroforge.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

🕹️Show us your Bubble setup! Where are you playing Bubble Bobble Lost Cave & Remastered? Real C64 or emulation? Desk, retro corner, full collection or minimal setup — let’s see it! 📸 (mine is in the picture 😄) #BubbleBobble #LostCave #C64 #Retrogaming #Commodore64

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IndieRetroNews @indieretronews.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Indie Retro News: Bubble Bobble Lost Cave - A true spiritual sequel to Bubble Bobble via Dave's Retro Forge for the C64! www.indieretronews.com/2026/01/bubb... #retrogaming #gaming #games #c64

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Davide Bottino | Dave's Retro Forge @davesretroforge.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

🥳After 38 years, a brand-new adventure is about to begin on the Commodore 64!👉Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave is finally coming, bringing the full experience to our beloved 8-bit machine #bubblebobble #c64 #commodore64 @freeze64.bsky.social @commodoreblog.uk @freeze64.bsky.social @c64news.bsky.social

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Davide Bottino | Dave's Retro Forge @davesretroforge.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

🎉AVAILABLE NOW! Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered 1.0! ⚡️After months of pixel pushing, palette tweaking, and bubble-popping madness, here it is! 👉Download now: daves-retro-forge.itch.io/bubble-bobbl... #c64 #bubblebobble #commodore64 #retrogaming

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Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered by Dave's Retro Forge

A graphically enhanced, fan-made version of the C64 game Bubble Bobble (Firebird, 1987)

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Vinny Mainolfi | FREEZE64.com | Commodore 64 @freeze64.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

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Vinny Mainolfi | FREEZE64.com | Commodore 64 @freeze64.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Rare back issues of FREEZE64 1 to 21 are now back in stock for a limited time. Once these are gone, I doubt there will be another reprint. Grab your copies from: freeze64.com/issues-1-12/ freeze64.com/issues-13-24/ In a few instances, there are only 4 copies left of certain issues!

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Davide Bottino | Dave's Retro Forge @davesretroforge.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

🍉🍩 Which Bubble Bobble giant bonus is your fave? The C64 had only 2: Watermelon & Éclair. In our remaster we could swap them! Which 2 would YOU pick? #bubblebobble #c64 #commodore64 #retrogaming

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Vinny Mainolfi | FREEZE64.com | Commodore 64 @freeze64.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

FREEZE64 issue 10, released in August 2017, is now back in stock after an absence of 4 years. It reveals the early creation of FREEZE64 and how I put each issue together. Plus - part 1 of our Andrew Braybrook interview Grab a copy from: freeze64.com/freeze64-issue-10 #C64 #Commodore64

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Vinny Mainolfi | FREEZE64.com | Commodore 64 @freeze64.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

A BIG THANK YOU 😊🙏 to our lovely Subscribers, Readers and the #Commodore64 Community for supporting our humble, little #C64 zine. The two new issues have been a smash hit! Keep on supporting and sharing 😊❤️ FREEZE64.com

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Davide Bottino | Dave's Retro Forge @davesretroforge.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

💛 The original background was already a solid piece of work for the time — hats off to the original artist! I’ve tried to push things further and bring it closer to the arcade feel, from the perspective of a hardcore fan! #c64 #toki #commodore64 #retrogames youtu.be/t67LyEPhlnM?...

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Toki C64 Remastered - Level 1 - Before & After (2025)

YouTube video by Dave's Retro Forge

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Davide Bottino | Dave's Retro Forge @davesretroforge.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I'm proud to show the complete remake of #Toki Level 1! From the lush mountain scenery to the iconic ground pattern and vine tangles, everything has been reworked to stay true to the arcade original. #c64 #commodore64 @everythingc64.itch.io @indieretronews.bsky.social @c64reloaded.bsky.social

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Davide Bottino | Dave's Retro Forge @davesretroforge.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Lo and behold, the renewed seabed is now blue just like the arcade! I also finally got to swap in the new bullets Toki spits,nice and round just like the arcade, already look tons better then the weirdly rhomboidal Ocean version. #toki #remaster #c64 #commodore64 #RetroGame

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Davide Bottino | Dave's Retro Forge @davesretroforge.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

🎉 Toki C64 Remastered - Level 1: Before & After! 🎉 Almost 26 months have passed since the project began, and after countless studies and mockups here's Level 1 finally! It turned out better than I ever hoped! #c64 #commodore64 #toki #retrogaming @everythingc64.itch.io @indieretronews.bsky.social

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Davide Bottino | Dave's Retro Forge @davesretroforge.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

🤞Here's how the SECRET ROOM is going to look like in #bubblebobble remastered for #c64! No room for extra details, like the secret code, unfortunately, as the number of characters has to be the same as the OG! #commodore64 #taito #arcade #RetroGame

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Davide Bottino | Dave's Retro Forge @davesretroforge.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered: All new sprites + NEW SPRITES COLORS are in the game! --- Credits Project & Graphics: Davide Bottino Hacking & Tools: Victor Widell #BubbleBobble #C64 #commodore64 #taito #RETROGAMING @everythingc64.itch.io @c64news.bsky.social @indieretronews.bsky.social

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Vinny Mainolfi | FREEZE64.com | Commodore 64 @freeze64.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Calling all #Commodore64 #C64 Enthusiasts… We have plenty of FREEZE64 back issues in stock, and so if you feel like treating yourself to a few copies, feel free to drop me a DM or email for a discount on 5 copies or more. freeze64.com/current-offe...

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Davide Bottino | Dave's Retro Forge @davesretroforge.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

🌟Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered – Intro animation! Back then when I was a kid and played BB for the first time ever, on my C64, I thought the character in the bubble looked like a little green alien in a red cape...🤣 #c64 @commodoreblog.uk @everythingc64.itch.io #bubblebobble #taito #commodore64

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