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John Harris<p>So, I've been kind of put in charge of the archives of the classic <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore64</span></a> disk magazine <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/Loadstar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Loadstar</span></a>. 13 years and 680MB of disk images and related things for $15, here: <a href="https://rodneylives.itch.io/loadstar" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">rodneylives.itch.io/loadstar</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I'm still trying to figure out how to make it more browseable. I have some ideas.</p>
Loadstar CE<p>Hello, Mastodon! LoadstarCE.com is a community for vintage <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> &amp; other computers with a mission of preserving the iconic <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Loadstar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Loadstar</span></a> Magazine and resources!</p><p>Work is just starting as we slowly build out the new site so please don't mind the "Under Construction" signs. 🚧</p><p>We look forward to interacting with everybody. 🙂</p>
SetSideB<p>What I’m Working On: Dungeon DX<br>A few weeks back I mentioned Dungeon, a Commodore 64 CRPG system created by David Caruso II and published in 1990 on the disk magazine Loadstar. We've made it available through emulation on itch.io for $5. It's here, and it's awesome. It's not just a way<br><a href="https://setsideb.com/what-im-working-on-dungeon-dx/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">setsideb.com/what-im-working-o</span><span class="invisible">n-dungeon-dx/</span></a><br><a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/indies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indies</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/niche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niche</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore64</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/crpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crpg</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/davidcarusoii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>davidcarusoii</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/dungeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dungeon</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/dungeondx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dungeondx</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/fontstruct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fontstruct</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/indie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indie</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/loadstar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>loadstar</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/niche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niche</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/personalproject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personalproject</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/pygame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pygame</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/rpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rpg</span></a></p>
SetSideB<p>A 30+ Year Old RPG System for the Commodore 64<br>It's been months now since I announced my plans to release some project involving LOADSTAR, a 17-year computer magazine on disk, either here or on itch.io, or both.<br><a href="https://setsideb.com/a-40-page-pdf-about-a-30-year-old-rpg-system-made-by-me/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">setsideb.com/a-40-page-pdf-abo</span><span class="invisible">ut-a-30-year-old-rpg-system-made-by-me/</span></a><br><a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/indies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indies</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/niche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niche</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore64</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/constructionset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>constructionset</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/crpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crpg</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/davidcarusoii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>davidcarusoii</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/dungeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dungeon</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/dungeoncrawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dungeoncrawl</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/emulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emulation</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/fendertucker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fendertucker</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/indie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indie</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/itchio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>itchio</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/jeffjones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jeffjones</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/jonmattson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jonmattson</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/loadstar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>loadstar</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/niche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niche</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/rpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rpg</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/vice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vice</span></a></p>
John Harris<p>Second repost, for people in other time zones:</p><p>I've gone ahead and pushed <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/Dungeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dungeon</span></a> out the door for people to buy and play. It's just $5: <a href="https://rodneylives.itch.io/c64-dungeon" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rodneylives.itch.io/c64-dungeo</span><span class="invisible">n</span></a></p><p>It's a "complete game system," for old-school style fantasy <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/RPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RPG</span></a> adventures, for the <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore64</span></a>. You use the Dungeon Guild to create a character, then put it through adventure modules other people have created. Five of them are included with the game, to play and to use their monsters and items in your own scenarios.</p><p>It was created back in the 80s by David Caruso II and published in 1990 on <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/LOADSTAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LOADSTAR</span></a> issue 74. It's presented by permission of the rights holder, Fender Tucker. It's set up and configured to play in <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/VICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VICE</span></a>!</p>
John Harris<p>I've gone ahead and pushed <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/Dungeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dungeon</span></a> out the door for people to buy and play. It's just $5: <a href="https://rodneylives.itch.io/c64-dungeon" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rodneylives.itch.io/c64-dungeo</span><span class="invisible">n</span></a></p><p>It's a "complete game system," for old-school style fantasy <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/RPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RPG</span></a> adventures, for the <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore64</span></a>. You use the Dungeon Guild to create a character, then put it through adventure modules other people have created. Five of them are included with the game, to play and to use their monsters and items in your own scenarios.</p><p>It was created back in the 80s by David Caruso II and published in 1990 on <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/LOADSTAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LOADSTAR</span></a> issue 74. It's presented by permission of the rights holder, Fender Tucker. It's set up and configured to play in <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/VICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VICE</span></a>!</p>