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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We're running Martin Webb's multi-part dev diary in the mag over the next few issues. Even if I say so myself, it's a great read.

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Your priorities are in the right order. ;)

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BastichB64K @bastichb64k.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

My newest #c64 Review + Developer interview for the newly released 'Lemmings Reloaded' . Full review link 👇 youtu.be/afylC40oFDc

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LogrusUK @logrus.uk · 03/09/2026

Calling all #C64 and any other #IndieDevs out there - I have purchased this, I have installed it and booted it - but I have not yet had the time to work out WHAT THE LIVING DEUCE is going on! I am sure there is a proper KnowledgeBase / Tutorial Playlist on YT - there should be - I have zero clues! 😎

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Really interesting vid. I think programming within constraints will have cross generational appeal, but without that historical link, it's hard to see people investing in these machines emotionally. I think we're in the golden age of celebrating the home school micros.

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Still rock out to Changes regularly. :)

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Badger Punch Games @handle.invalid · 14/11/2024

We started a retro 8bit/16bit game dev and demoscene related starter pack! Please help expand this list and let us know if you or anyone else should be on this list <3 Thanks for sharing! 🕹️👾 go.bsky.app/Fsty2vQ #retrogame #retrogamedev #c64 #amiga #sega #atari #demo #demoscene #8bit #16bit

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Scott Hanselman 🌮 @scott.hanselman.com · 12/07/2025

We are back! #C64 www.commodore.net The first official Commodore 64 in over 30 years is here - a faithful recreation of the original motherboard on FPGA hardware. HDMI, WiFi, USB, but compatible with every existing cartridge and peripheral. Not an emulator - a recreation. Same price as my first $299

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Astonishing achievement. The team have really out-done themselves.

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Oh noes! Something still to look forward to. ;)

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

ZZAP! AMIGA leads with Ghosts 'N Goblins AGA, with new mag cover art by Isch. Colin Porch & Andy Roberts are in the hot seat, whilst elsewhere Prototron discusses Final Fight AGA. AmiKit X13 is reviewed and our epic Space Quest lookback continues. fusionretrobooks.com/collections/...

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The new ZZAP! 64 drops soon, leading with Lemmings Reloaded, plus we talk development with Jörg Karwath and John Henderson, and Andreas Escher on his Rainbow Arts days. Nine mega reviews are also jammed in there, covering the great and the (not so) good. fusionretrobooks.com/collections/...

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

We'll make sure the knives at ZZAP! Towers are behind lock and key, haha. 😀

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Well I hope you enjoy it! Busy putting the next one together right now. 😀

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I will give the boss a nudge tomorrow. ;)

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SarahJaneAvory @sarahjaneavory.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

#C64 #Delphian progress: minor update as I've just added the horizon curve at high altitude. Next step is to add a planet in space (and I have a circle draw ready for that). Then comes re-entering orbit, and then return to surface flight. Oh, and did I say I'm having lots of fun with this?😀🥰

A cockpit view of my WIP C64 game Delphian, showing the horizon curving at high altitude.

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

So what we playing whilst avoiding heat death? Red Heat anyone?????

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A couple of ZZAPERS for you! Steel Ranger 2 leads the charge on ZZAP! 64 whilst Return To Blacktooth is the headliner on ZZAP! AMIGA. Both are packed with so much more, including interviews, previews and nostalgia. Thanks for your support. 👍 Sub @ fusionretrobooks.com

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Glad you're liking it, and thanks for the shout out. :)

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Hope everyone had a great time at ZZAP! Live. We'll be doing our usual report in the mag next issue, which apparently I should be working on now!

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Thanks a lot. I think this will be the one stop shop Blue Sky account for all things ZZAP! We've got some exciting plans for ZZAP! Amiga so appreciate the feedback.

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Our exclusive review of it has just gone live! It's a corker.

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Hey, if you'd like to see what we're doing over at ZZAP! Towers these days, please take a look at this short sampler we've put together, and if you'd welcome that sort of thing dropping on your doormat every other month, we'd love to have you with us: Sampler: online.flipbuilder.com/ankhx/ckxq/

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

In ZZAP! 64 this month, we've got the exclusive, 6 page Impossible Mission 3 review lined up. We also interview the team and re-review the first game in the series. It's a packed issue which drops on April 6th! Subscribe at: fusion-retro-books.myshopify.com/.../zzap-64

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Some of these obscure ones often are. If they weren't backed by a license or an arcade conversion they really had to make their mark with the gameplay.

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Thanks so much for this. Always great to see people celebrating that era of mags. I have even better news for your followers, we're actually out bi-monthly these days and work on our monster issue 31 starts next week.

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Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Who remembers 80s/90s video gaming magazines? And do you miss them? 🎮🕹️ ... Having a great time going through this stack of vintage ZZap!64 magazines that my dad bought for me, knowing my retro obsession! 😄 ... Which ones did you buy back in the day, C&VG, Nintendo Power or something else? (cont...)

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Awwwful news. The Demon's Souls remake was so well done. I fear a really talented studio have been canned because they were badly mis-handled. As others have said, if they'd have pivoted to a Bloodborne remake, they'd be printing cash about now.

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Any extra art always helps dude. Just send me a DM when it's out. :)

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

You'll have me reaching for the rich teas next, haha.

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Sometimes all you want is a simple but moreish puzzle mechanic and a banging chip tune. :)

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

That is outrageously charming. 👍 Don't cross the..... SID's?

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Top tier stuff mate. I'm already keen to start carving up those sprites for the review, haha. Seriously though, when the games look this good, you do half my job for me. Looking forward to playing it, loved the first one.

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

A devilish little game! There was always something charming about the Hunchback sprite though and his urgent little walking animation.

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

This was tricky to get started with but when you got a proper sense of the turning, it was very moreish.

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Never has a congratulations screen, seemed so far away, haha.

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SarahJaneAvory @sarahjaneavory.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

#C64 #Kouyate #RPG progress: not been feeling so good about life recently, so progress has been a bit slow. Still, been working on shop interiors for the Dwarven mines, so here's what I have so far. Also added a few secret areas... I'll say no more...

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The Workshop Geek @workshopgeek.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Working on that #c64 palette #gamedev #indiegame

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

ZZAP! 30 is on the way! It's a banner month for C64 games! Some genuinely great releases from Sherwood to Jupiter Fracture, Dantalion and many more! We're also looking at the second part of the SEUCK competition and all your favourites are present and correct. Join us at: bit.ly/4t2Uyy4 Thanks! 👍

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Official Commodore® @commodoreofficial.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Thank you to the community who kept the magic alive and helped bring #Commodore back into the world; this is a victory worth celebrating! Flash Sale for 72 hours only. Use promo code RETROISALLRIGHT for a $20 discount code on a new #C64U. commodore.net

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

As another year winds down, the ZZAP! 64 team want to thank every one of our readers for their support this past year. A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you. Plenty more to come so stay tuned. 👍

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

You love to see it. 😀 Any excuse for another run through of A Pig Quest.

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

So how many of you will have a C64 Ultimate under the tree this year? You could hang the damn thing in the tree and it wouldn't look out of place, haha.

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Timing the woman's jumps used to kill me. 🤣 I'd constantly be off by a pixel or two. Still it was quite moreish. It's one of those games I keep meaning to finish one day!

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ZZAP! 64 Mini @zzap64micro.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Yeah, I enjoyed this one. The character swapping was quite unique back then, plus who could resist the joy of headbutting all the computer monitors?!? 🤣

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