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Hey, Atari fans and retro-coders! The back-to-school season has us feeling nostalgic and inspired. We remember thumbing through COMPUTE!’s Gazette for the latest type-in programs, dreaming of what our machines could do. Today, that potential has expanded in ways we could only imagine in 1983, thanks to incredible modern hardware like the FujiNet platform. FujiNet…
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Do you have the vision to push the Commodore 64 beyond its limits? COMPUTE! is thrilled to announce the Ultimate Challenge, a programming contest for developers ready to harness the enhanced power of the Commodore 64 Ultimate! We’re calling all coders to create the next generation of games, utilities, and applications that could only exist…
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COMPUTE!’s Gazette Issue #1 Arrives, Heralding the Rebirth of Commodore! A new dawn for retro computing is upon us. (Cedar Park, TX – July 12, 2025) – The wait is finally over. Today, with an electrifying sense of history in the making, we are thrilled to announce that Issue #1 of the revived COMPUTE!’s Gazette…
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Independent Web Developer Consultant Are You a Code Maverick Ready to Power Up the Next Stage of a Retro Computing Legend? COMPUTE!’s Gazette, the iconic magazine that fueled the imaginations of a generation of 8-bit computer users, is back! We’re relaunching with a new mission: to celebrate the entire spectrum of retro computing, from the…
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July Issue is Locked, August is Taking Shape, and the Clock is Ticking! AUSTIN, TX (June 12, 2025) – The energy here at COMPUTE!’s Gazette headquarters is electric! We’re thrilled to announce that the content for our landmark July reboot issue is officially complete! On July 1st, the files will be sent to the printers…
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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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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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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…