An interesting, if blocky take on one of the most iconic Dragonlance images from the 80s. Depicted is Lord Ariakas the "Emperor of Ansalon" and his unamed red dragon. Missing from the original picture is an unknown female, kneeling in front of Ariakas. The watcher from the side is, uh, meant to be Tasselhoff Burrfoot. They could of at least TRIED to give him a topknot..!

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Dragons of Flame

As a massive fan of #Dragonlance and all things therein, the HotL and DoF games were a giant disappointment on all platforms, not least the #C64. Possibly trying to ape Psygnosis' "Barbarian", the game falls short on every level, always missing each genre'd mark. Sad.

A hi-res Speccy-looking loading screen for the C64 for URIDIUM. Still looks great.

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Uridium

Now, I don't recall there being a #C64 loading screen for this classic blaster BITD, but there is this on the cart version I have for VICE. I will have to boot the original... AEB's seminal shooter was never really replicated - the bar is set pretty high. And boy, it's TOUGH!

A fairly middling-to-fair attempt at the Dragon Wars cover art. A dragon and Warrior and Valyrie in yellow from Gauntlet and some smoke.

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Dragon Wars

Another #C64 game I had never played and now, I have played it a little bit. But I will play more! Also, I have downloaded the manual, so I at least had some clue as to what was going on. One Giant Spider is enough to kill your starting party! The spiritual #BardsTaleIV..?

A grid. A sphere and an explosion. IN SPAAAAAAAAAAAAACE!

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P.O.D.

Shaun Southern made a few cracking games for the #C64 and a few howlers, but, well, I made zero, so - good on him and shut myself up. Proof Of Destruction is a great, frantic blaster that oozes charm and playability. £2 and 1987 couldn't be better. Minter? Schminter! Top drawer!

Colourful comic book-like loading screen for HotGT on the C64. A monkey-faced man is punching a bald bad guy and saying "wise guy, eh!" He looks like a P.I. Fire.

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Hero of the Golden Talisman

I always enjoyed the cassette artwork for HotGT on the #C64, and indeed, on any other of the 8-Bits - the inlay was almost exactly the same. The game was less interesting to me, but, that didn't stop me loading it up once in a while to see if it got better.

The Dig Dug Revival loading screen on the C64. And it looks great. Mud. A shovel, a pump, you in your miner's hat, a Pooka, I believe... And the blue sky and white clouds above ground. Love it.

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Dig Dug Revival

The original #C64 arcade conversion back in 1985 was a bit squished in the GFX deparment, well, in every dept, actually. LC Games has done a cracking job on "Revival" & for an early arcade pop 'em up - it's really very accomplished. Plenty options. High Production. YES.

A massive-headed Michael Knight, not in KITT, is in an underground base with Elvin Atombender. It looks like War Games and M.A.S.K. had a baby. Above ground, on Coronation Street, sans cobble, a human skelington lies in the road. Gnarly.

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The Last V8

"V8 - return to base. Immediately!" The digitised speech tells you at the start of every go, delaying things, as you start every 10 seconds. What could have been one of the best games on the #C64 ends up being one of the worst, as it is simply unplayable. TUNE!

Epyx logo. SUPER CYCLE in big metallic letters and a fast motorcycle leaning into a sinister turn, knee touching the oddly chequered line on the floor... I guess...

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Super Cycle

Blimey. I was not expecting one of the fastest #C64 racing games to be made in 1986. This is mad fast and also both the speedo and rev counter dials are exceptionally well animated. I only had time to play two races this morning, but - they were both thoroughly enjoyable!

A purple spacecraft, potentially known as "Sanxion" is flying towards us on a dexter diagonal, blasting lazers and being chased by a TIE-Fighter, it would seem! SANXION logo, THALAMUS logo. It is crackerjack good.

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Sanxion

I have the music on as I type this - do YOU have the music on in your own BRIAN? #C64 loading screens and loading tunes do not get much better than this. The game is an interesting shooter, but where it excels in style, it falls flat on the insane difficulty level.

It's Arnie. Top off.

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Predator

The movie tie-in you totally forgot about! You know what - this is actually quite a decent #C64 game. I had never played it until this morning and it has a big ol' "Platoon" feel to it, but, this is pretty polished! I need to read the rule book... Check it out.

A red space car flies over a space city in SPAAAAAAAAAAAACE!

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LED Storm

I heard this playing as background music in one part of @bastichb64k.bsky.social's excellent #C64U video - check it out on his feed, it's really interesting. Another fast-paced and excellent #C64 racer. Amazing music, fast scrolling and just all round YES PLEASE!

It's like a pub sign, but an American one, fine, that says Tapper. Bubbles. The Tapper loading screen C64.

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Tapper

By all accounts a "classic" game for any system, but particularly on the #C64. I have never played it. Until now. It's alright. It's hugely dated, but taken for what it is, there is a good amount of arcade fun and deft poystick and buttoning to be had. Henry Spragens, eh? Woof.

The iconic LETC title screen on the C64. It's the Lotus badge. But nice, like.

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Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge

Racing games on the #C64 were actually pretty few and far between, the good ones, anyway - there's likely a list of about ten that would be easy to name. LETC is one of them - it's a cracking game. High production values, just gorgeous. Top work.

The classic golden ELITE "flying eagle" logo and the Cobra Mk III in spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace!

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Elite

When you talk about classic games, within not too long a time, Elite will crop up. It really is that important a game. Written on the BBC Micro, ported everywhere, the #C64 version is a cracking game and the more recent "Flicker Free" version by Mark Moxon is... Elite!

It's not great artwork, but it does the job. Thankfully the game is stunningly good! Buggy Boy loading screen done by a child it would seem in MS Paint, which likely did not even exist. Frankly - the whole thing is a marvel, when you think about it...

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Buggy Boy

I don't *need* to redo BB as an LL64, but there has been radio chatter about it across many profiles this week, so why not join in & showcase one of the best racers on the #C64? Exactly. No reason not to. So here we are. Every single thing about this game is magic.

A rather nifty-looking C64 loading screen for BttF II. Lightnight is striking, the Delorean is flying, the movie logo is here - it's all rather lovely.

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Back to the Future II

I think given a little time and effort one could come to enjoy BttF2 on the #C64. Out of the box, tape, disk or cart, it looks and sounds great, but the first part of the first level is mega tricksy. It's a shame, as the later levels look much more interesting!

Nice animated version of the Dark Castle loading screen. A dark castle can be seen, as we stand in a forest. A raven perches on a limb and there is a river, clouds and a bright, white moon.

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Dark Castle

It was somehow... inevitably, ladies & german measels that I would choose to focus upon the #C64 version of DC. A game, I have never played and still have not played, as I cannot seem to find a working copy. Does such a thing exist..? We will find out...

Seemingly simple, but this loading screen to Dragon's Lair II on the Commodore 64 is glorious. Just look at it. Purple-robed lizard king Singe is holding a sceptre, as Dirk the Daring enters through a dark-lit stone entrance, fortified and held up with thick, wooden beams.. It just looks amazing.

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Dragon's Lair II - Escape from Singe's Castle

Wow. I had forgotten just how good this game is. Bloody Nora sitting in an eggcup. This is proper decent arcade adventure on the #C64. A series of mini games, with specific (usually timed) joystick inputs required. Glorious sound. Just ACE!

A cool, faux-digitised loading screen for WINGS OF FURY for the C64. The classic shark-nosed "Flying Tiger" P-40 is flying directly at us on a backdrop of FIRE. Cool medal-style "Wings of Fury" logo.

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Wings of Fury

Matin! I fondly remember salivating over WoF in CF back in late 1990 and I couldn't understand why the game only reviewed at the (albeit the best) mid-seventies on the #C64. Firing it up now, it seems like a lovely game! Just take your time with the controls!

A fantastic, albeit minimalist cover from the box off the Ultimate game "Underwurlde" for the C64. Some little Tengu thing with wings and a tail. A small tall demon, if you will.

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Underwurlde

Sticking with #UltimatePlayTheGame we have another Speccy conversion to the #C64 and again, seemingly, swathes of people have much love for UW, I just think it's a bouncing mess of annoyance. What's your take..?

A grey castle juts out from a cliffside promontory against a dark sky with forked lightning flashing. It's The Staff of Karnath on the C64.

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Staff of Karnath, The

Arcade adventures on the #C64 never been so blocky, nor so brown. Man. This game. Sir Arthur Pendragon, I believe, with a handful of spells and a perpetually draining energy level, he is in a maze of brown, blocky hell. RUN AWAY! The Nostalgia Feels, but jeez...

The Sexy AF Turbocharge intro. A red lambo is looking at us in a futuristic hydraulic garage ramp. The lights open and dazzle us. Glory!

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Turbocharge

Whatta game. Racing games don't come much better on the ol' #C64 - TC really is a stonking achievement and a real testement of what can be done on the Breadbin with a little (a lot?) of care and attention. The intro is epic. The game is cool and the cut scenes yo!

The cool loading screen for "Locomotion" on the C64. A future city-scape and two train engines, looking like the Red Car and the Blue Car what done had a race. All Red wanted to do was stuff his face...

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Locomotion

Ahhhh, who doesn't love a puzzler on the ol' #C64? Plenty. That aside, this little gem from 1992 is an ace take on the old track junction switcheroo vibe and there is a lot going on. Not least, as you can make your own levels. Plenty going on and its all wrapped up nice too!

Pretty cool-looking loading screen for "Deliverance" on the C64. Stormlord II, no less. His hiking-esque helmet, single-blade axe and sheathed sword adorn a ruined landascape in... BROWN Matneee - it is in BROWNS!

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Deliverance: Stormlord II

I think I bought the original Stormlord and played it a bit, slightly disappointed that it didn't play anywhere near as good as it looking on the #C64. Its follow up, is almost exactly the same, which, for the time, was still a good platform / arcade adventure.

The "Grey" variant of the Kung-Fu Master C64 loading screen. Not much going on bu tht emain sprite standing on the game logo.

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Kung-Fu Master

A classic arcade game BITD, KFM of course made its way to the home micros and the #C64 version is, as was almost always the case, the superior version. It still ain't great, but that's more an indictment of a poor game, than a bad conversion. Heavy Nostalgia Vibes. POW!

Rick is back and he's as Dangerous as ever! Rick Dangerous II title screen for the C64. Rick is on his flying doobery and dodging incoming explosions!

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Rick Dangerous II

Unsurprisingly the follow up to RD1, RD2 takes it to eleven. 5 levels. Multiload, but allowing you to start from 1-4 if you like, saving the finalé for, well, last. Rightly so. #C64 platformers don't come much more well-made than this. It is a gorgeous, glorious game.

Nice dark blue football pitch you have there... Nice Subbuteo logo and a football pitch. And Subbuteo players, obvs. C64 loading screen.

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Subbuteo

I never played this BITD and I have just spent a happy 15 minutes playing it - once you get the controls sorted, this is actually quite an amount of fun! #C64 Subbuteo is a thing! If you are under the age of XX and don't know what "Subbuteo" is - Google it. That was quite fun!

The COMIC BAKERY loading screen in imagine blue... The lighter blue IMAGINE diagonal 3D logo is present and a baker, being knocked over inexplicably by a brown fox, dropping his loaves... It's. Uh..? C64 Loader!

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Comic Bakery

You can all probably hear the Martin Galway SID already... An early/mid release fo the #C64, this arcade game is an interesting affair (for a little while), as you guide the hapless baker about the bakery trying to keep things moving. It kinda looks good and sounds jolly...

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Dylan Dog (The Murderers)

ANyone else ever herard of, or played this 1992 #C64 game? I read about it, in the newly-delivered physical copy of CF 22 that arrived via eBay yesterday. What you can't see (or hear) from this loading pic, is the cool amimation and the moody SID music. Excite!

Aegon Targaryen looks around his living room on acid and sees more than meets the eye. Inexplicably, the egg-shaped cunt is wearing boxing gloves.

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Dizzy

Back we go, good morning sweet reader, back we go to the beginning of time. Dizzy Time, that is. Back we go to 1988 and Ian Gray has been tasked with converting a #Speccy game to the #C64. Arguably, the result is superior. As arcade adventures went, well... 1/2 >>>