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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CEDAR PARK, Texas – April 11, 2025 – The beloved computer magazine Compute!’s Gazette, a cornerstone publication for Commodore 64 users throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, is set to make a landmark return. COMPUTE! Media Company, a new Texas-based venture launched this week, announced today it will publish the first new…
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Evolving DRM and the future for gamers explained. For many gamers the value of a video game lies beyond the graphics, glitz, and polish of the gameplay itself. Sure, the game content itself is the primary reason to buy a game – and it should be. But what if you’re not really buying the game?…
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More Than Just Quarters: Why Your Local Retro Arcade Needs Your Support The roar of the crowd, the flicker of the CRT monitor, the satisfying click of buttons – there’s a magic to the retro arcade that simply can’t be replicated. But in a world increasingly dominated by mobile gaming and online experiences, these nostalgic…
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Dust Off Your Joysticks! Compute!’s Gazette Wants YOUR 8-Bit Game Idea! Remember the thrill of loading a cassette tape, the pixelated wonder of 8-bit graphics, and the simple, addictive gameplay that kept you glued to your screen? Compute!’s Gazette is turning back the clock, and we want YOU to join us! We’re launching an exciting…
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SUMMARY – Yes it was a thing, but primarily in European countries. Not prevalent in the United States due to differing audio formats. I recently saw a flurry of memes on the regular socials stating that people in the 80s downloaded video games over the radio by recording the transmission onto audio cassette and then…
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Some of my earliest memories in life involve setting in the floor in front of my family’s television set with my trusty Commodore 64 breadbox setting in my lap, typing in programs listed in Compute!’s Gazette magazine. This computer had belonged to my older brother John who had just gotten a PC clone and handed…
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Fresh New Games for Classic Hardware Juan J. Martinez is an independent video game developer with a focus on making new games for retro systems. His website usebox.net boasts an impressive diverse portfolio of 35 video games created for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, PC, Web, and ZX Spectrum systems. He is a…
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When compiling content for the first reboot issue of Compute!’s Gazette, I knew one of the things that I wanted to feature was newly developed video games for our beloved classic hardware. I also wanted to feature nostalgic advertisements similar to how big box games used to be advertised in magazines: Full pages of glorious…
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If you take a look around at many of the retro tech websites or publications today, you’ll find that many are focused on primarily one thing: Video Games. And for good reason, our machines of yesteryear were powerhouse game machines, offering the best gaming experience of their time. But what happens if you want to…
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In the annals of early home computing, amidst the pixelated landscapes and bleeping soundtracks, a platformer emerged that captured the imaginations of a generation: Jumpman. More than just a simple climb-and-collect game, Jumpman represented a leap forward in gameplay and complexity, setting the stage for the platforming giants that would follow. But its story, like…