This is a conversion of a fantastic indie game called Super Crate Box released on PC back in 2011 and ported by Paul Koller to the C64 a year later. One thing I like in particular about this game is the asymmetric game play with the two different characters you play as in the 2 player mode, they have different ways to kill the monsters which makes this a very good cooperative game. Go to the next level and try to survive as long as possible. Two player games cooperative games are always so much fun, my obvious choice would be Bubble Bobble but this newly released game deserves a place in the list! Basically all you have to do is kill all the zombies that spawn on the level. This version makes an amazing game even better! (There is a far more superior version released called International Karate Ultimate, read more about this further down in this post!) The player that gets all 12 points of the respective players color is the winner! And the system can get really intense and fun as you “steal” points from each other trying to get all points of one color. Instead the Time Trainer version has a scoring bar with 12 points. But this version that im talking about here is the Time Trainer version released by The Fall Guys giving the game a much better scoring system! The original version had that “best 2 out of 3” scoring system which i never liked. Int Karate is a real classic game for the c64! With a total of 16 moves this game beats all other fighting games on the system! And it have aged well, still looks great and is still so much fun today as it was back in 1986. International Karate – Time Trainer Version (1986) Oh and there is a sequel called Bouncy Cars Revenge which is essentially the same game but with new levels. You really need to be 2 players when playing this game. Yes a drifting game for the c64! And who doesn’t love drifting ? So this game is all about mastering the controls and the drifting technique to get head of your opponent. There are many overhead racers for the c64, like Rally Speedway or the Super Sprint games but one game that i think beats those games in both control, level design and fun factor is Bouncy Cars! The thing that makes this a more fun game is the car handling, this is a drifting game.
In 2015 Jonas Hulten released the converted version of Bruce Lee II for the c64, and he did an amazing job! If you like the original game you really need to go and download Bruce Lee II now! He kept the feeling of the original game but added new sprites, enemies and new challenging levels! I was not alone thinking that this game would have been awesome to have on an original c64. But not so challenging that you cant finish the game, and that is rare for a c64 game ? But im here to talk about the fan made sequel to the original game created by Bruno R Marcos for the pc back in 2013. Bruce Lee is a very fun an challenging game. One of the best games in the platformer genre for the c64 is without a doubt Bruce Lee released in 1984. Jet Set Willy is overrated, this game is not! Play this now! ? Download I cant believe that this game has not gotten a physical release on tape/disc as this wipes most of the new games that gets physical releases today. Great graphics, fun game play, tight and responsive control. And this game is just amazing! Its an open world exploration game with metroidvania mechanics, where you have to revisit old places once you have found different objects and powerups. The original game ( available on steam) also has this retro pixel design so the game converts very nicely to the c64. This is an amazing port of a pc indie game. Ok enough talk, here is some of my favorite games on the Commodore 64 that I think are great and should be in everybody’s collection! Thinking, Would a person who never played a game is his life enjoy this game? I have been looking back on the games I played and put my nostalgic feelings aside and just focused on the games that actually where good on the system, and that people still could enjoy today. Back then you purchased games (mostly based of the very cool cover art) and played them over and over even though the game where poorly designed, frustrating, unforgiving and ugly! Today we know better. The Commodore 64 is an very old system and has sooo many games released, but to be honest. But this list will be a little different then other lists on the net because I will be listing games that are actually still fun to play today! Let me explain. I have previously written about my memories of the wonderful computer that I grew up with, the Commodore 64! In this post I will be listing some of my favorite games for the system that also are some hidden gems.