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24 alternatives to Retro Game Dev

Learn to develop games for the Commodore 64

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Retro Game Dev launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1IM
   I made a retro game archive for Polish games▲216

   Hi, As a 8-bit C64 game coder in eaarly 90ties and currently mostly FE-focused dev, decided to give a go to a simple retro game archive. This is purely fun project - so i decided to post it to HN, mayne it'll resonate :)

   2023 · polishpixels.com · its alternatives →

2. 2AR
   A retro video game console I've been working on in my free time▲2,690

   2019 · internalregister.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3IM
   I'm 48 and finally learning how to be a game developer▲985

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4AO
   An Open Retro RPG Game Maker in Python▲215

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The 64▲106

   Re-imagining of the original home computer, the Commodore C6

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Software Library: Amiga▲67

   10,000 free Amiga games, playable in your browser

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Code Arcade▲111

   An arcade game for programmers

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Oneliner64▲74

   Complete arcade action game for Commodore64 in 1 line code

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   c64js▲100

   A commodore 64 emulator

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 109D
    90s.dev – Game maker that runs on the web▲352

    2025 · 90s.dev · its alternatives →

11. 11
    TIC-80▲69

    Create and play games for a retro fantasy computer

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Retro Wave Generator▲168

    Bring back the 80s with this image creator

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Big City▲76

    Build your own Bit City!

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Learn Enough Dev Environment to Be Dangerous▲68

    A tutorial introduction to computer development environments

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Super Nintendo Classic Edition▲168

    The golden age of 16-bit gaming returns

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16DA
    Disassembling a C64 Game from Scratch: Jeff Minter's Gridrunner▲66

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tynker▲95

    Game Worlds for Kids to Learn Programming

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    GAMEPUMP▲68

    A retro gaming subscription service for PC

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Battlecade▲87

    A portable vintage gaming concept for two

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    GameShell▲87

    Open Source Retro Gaming & STEM Portable Console

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Anagram▲84

    A modern take on a classic game.

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22IB
    I built a handheld CHIP-8 game console to teach myself embedded systems▲128

    A while back I wrote a CHIP-8 emulator (which is considered the Hello, World! of emulators and is more accurately a virtual machine since historically CHIP-8 was an interpreted language running on top of the COSMAC VIP to make game programming easier). But a few months ago I got really interested in embedded software, so decided it would be neat to port my emulator to a STM32 MCU and design a console around it as a learning experience, since CHIP-8 never existed as a physical system. I didn't know much about embedded software when I began, and even less about electronics, but I managed to…

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Raspi Boy▲107

    Build your own retro handheld game console

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Retrominder▲119

    Find the names of the best pop culture from the 80's/90's

    2016 · its alternatives →

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