28th October 2023
Darkland 2 - Launched

The New Dimension in co-op with Alf Yngve and Martin Piper is very proud to announce a Halloween-themed non commercial game creation for the C64. It is called "Darkland 2". This is a free to download run and gun game for your Commodore 64. You are a bounty hunter who enters a dark world. Lurking in pure darkness are tentacle monsters. Your quest is to reach the other side of the dark world, and enter the light. However, freaky tentacle monsters are out get anyone that gets in their way. To make matters worse, they also release a poisonous gas. Guide your hunter through all stages of the dark world and see how far you can get to the light. Darkland 2 features front end presentation with spooky music, supersized sprites, and much more. All of which is guaranteed to freak you out this season. The game is alse a free digital download;. (Works on PAL only. Not compatible with NTSC).



Grab Darkland 2 from Psytronik's itch.io site

19th August 2023
Scene World #33 Released

The long awaited issue of Scene World #33 has been released. In this issue's diskmag we take a look at programming a simple PETSCII intro, di-secting Snake vs Bomb. Also there is an exclusive interview by Nordischsound. There's also a report on the Revision 2023 party, and much more.



Scene World issue 33


SEUCK School update: NTSC SEUCK Games to PAL and Final score rendering

If you remember finding some old SEUCK games on Public Domain disks, and found that those games did not work. The reason could be because they were built for NTSC C64s instead of PAL. Today's update consists of some simple tips and tricks on how to fix NTSC games to work on PAL - and these don't require any programming skills either. Just an Action Replay cartridge (or any other freezer cartridge) or similar. The second tip for today is finishing off the score panel rendering suitable for two players. The tutorial is based on moving the score panel to a central point, and also some final tips after that to give you ideas on where everything goes.

 

SEUCK School

The next update hopes to be re-structuring the SEUCK School page, by splitting chapters into separate chapters.

10th August 2023
Lunar City - Replaced

You may have remembered on 1st August 2023, I launched Lunar City. Unfortunately I accidentally launched an old private BETA test version of my game instead of the correct version of the game. The crack on CSDB is the correct version. The BETA version had a few bugs in the game in which included a counter value bug. Also the game was supposed to be over when the bullet count is one value lower than the number of aliens to be destroyed. The correct version of the game has been uploaded onto the TND games page. I hope you have fun and challenges playing this updated version. Have fun blasting those aliens.



Lunar City
(Correct version as featured in Zzap! 64 Micro Action #15)

6th August 2023
Some utility news updates

Although my main focus is based on C64 games. There are a few utilities in which are under production. The first utility is simply a small upgrade to the SEUCK Title Screen Maker V1.5+ - but as an additional support program since there is no need for any more upgrades in the main title screen editor. If you are 100% bored with your standard SEUCK  score panel and want to jazz it up with a new one. This utility might help support it instead of the AR Run tool. Talking of SEUCK, if you want to code enhancements as indicated in SEUCK school, but are limited with code. There is good news that the KickAssembler SEUCK Framework V5 is now currently under production. It aims to make enhancing SEUCK games a lot more easier. V5 will have only one source file in which you can insert your filenames for your features. Also there is going to be an option in which you can make custom score panels, suited to the player games. Finally, there is Tape Master Pro V5. The most popular tape mastering tool will be back. There have been some suggestions on what people would like to see in the newer version of the tape mastering tool. I heard responses that with V4 the game loaded faster not giving music enough chance to play long enough on small game productions. Also some of you would like to see support for hires bitmaps as well as multicolour bitmaps and the pictures load in the style of the Ocean loader. We'll have to wait and see what happens there. Keep an eye out for further updates about these.

1st August 2023
New C64 game: Lunar City by TND Games

Lunar City is a fun space themed shooting gallery game, inspired by Atlantis for the ATARI 2600. The game was also submitted for issue 15 of Zzap! 64 Micro Action's covermount as an exclusive first release. It features full presentation with arcade style sound effects and atmospheric music. The game also consists of four stunning locations, and 16 levels. Unlike Atlantis, there are some differences. This game also requires good skill and tactics. Picture this! Your home planet is under threat of invasion by an evil blue alien mother ship. Your defenses have been activated, but the defenses are too weak to keep the aliens away. The only best defense Lunaris has is YOU!. Your mission is to fire shots from your three sentinels and destroy a set target amount of aliens to clear each wave.  Some aliens will just roam past, but there are rogue aliens that want to blast away your nuclear reactors (The red/green pods based on top of the city structures). Your shots are very limited, and Lunaris will be deemed weaker if your shot count is below the alien target amount. The result for less shots available, no sentinels or no reactor pods results to instant destruction of Lunaris. So don't think think this an easy game :)



Lunar City

9th April 2023 - A new C64 game
Snake vs Bomb 2 by TND Games

Here's something that has just hatched out of your Easter Egg. Not an Easter chick, or bunny. In fact it is something completely different but still a whole lot of fun. It is the slimy green Snake vs Bomb 2. An amazing sequel to its successor, Snake vs Bomb. Your snake leaves the steep cave for a very long journey along the cavern. A lorry has dumped scrumptious fruit, which the snake loves, but also deadly bombs which some evil sod has placed at random :o)  Snake vs Bomb has your snake eating apples, bananas, cherries and strawberries. However, it must avoid eating or touching bombs. It is purely canyon chaos. Also a fun entry for the Snake Jam, run by Retro Programmers Inside (RPI) and Phaze101. Have fun playing this crazy game, but always remember to eat five a day, but of course don't eat anything explosive :o)



Snake vs Bomb 2
Are you ready for some fun racing? Well, The New Dimension and Blazon games division are very proud to present a full game which participated in the Retro Programmers Inside (RPI) and Phaze101 Retro Racing Cars jam. Then later was submitted to Zzap! 64 Micro Action issue 13's cover mount. Although proposed release date for the public release is supposed to be on 7th April, but had to be moved backwards to today instead. For Speed We Need 3 is the series finale. It features a nice loading screen made by Freeze/Blazon, full on presentation with up tempo music (which I composed using EMS V7.03 for a change).  There is also a whole single track in which your red car must complete 24 laps in the RB Le Mans in order to become a winner. However opponent cars are heading towards (I wonder why that is the case). You must avoid crashing into them and the hazardous obstacles. Pick up tools and fuel barrels as these will help. Avoid running out of time, fuel and lives otherwise you will lose the game. If you cannot complete 24 laps, try to beat your previous high score. Most important of them all, have fun racing, while you wait for the TND Easter release of something else THIS SUNDAY.


Race over to For Speed We Need 3

 
Many years ago, Carl wrote a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up (Using the Shoot Em Up Construction Kit) called "V.I.O.S". TND released two versions of the game. Now we have a very special enhanced version of VIOS. Although it is the same game, this new version features special enhancements such as a new front end with hi score table, get ready and game over scenes. There is also a new status panel, and also some really smart background animation trickery made speically made for the water stage. The game still features the title and in game music which was made for VIOS 2011. Guide your two VIOS fighters and do battle against the evil Rynax empire, which threatens to take over your world. During your battle, your squadron will encounter deadly bosses, they may be indestructible, but don't worry - help is at hand. Pickup power ups to boost your score, as these will be vital to gain extra lives.



VIOS - 30th Anniversary Enhanced Edition
 

Did you you enjoy Synthia 2 last month? Well, this month we do have yet another fun contributor's game for you to enjoy. It is yet another game developed using the Shoot Em Up Construction Kit. But this time, written by Gib Ranx. Yauzeras is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up inspired by games such as Side Arms Hyperdyne, Forgotten Worlds, etc. This game also features a new front end with hi score table and also some cool music and a brand new score panel. All of that courtesy with TND Games (voluntarily for free as always). Your home world is under threat of destruction, thanks to an evil tentacled alien ruler. You slip on your space suit, jet pack and set off into the depths of the underworld in a brave attempt to seek out and destroy the evil beast. However, you will have to take a long journey through each zone, and blast many aliens as possible. Can you stop your world from being destroyed by the beast? Good luck.


Yauzeras