Davide Bottino
@davesretroforge.bsky.social
🕹️ Retro Gaming Journalist & Creator, passionate about remastering retro gems!
🔥 Currently working on Toki & Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered => https://daves-retro-forge.itch.io/
☕ Buy me a coffee on https://ko-fi.com/davesretroforge
🔥 Currently working on Toki & Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered => https://daves-retro-forge.itch.io/
☕ Buy me a coffee on https://ko-fi.com/davesretroforge
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Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered by Dave's Retro Forge
A graphically enhanced, fan-made version of the C64 game Bubble Bobble (Firebird, 1987)
daves-retro-forge.itch.io
🎉AVAILABLE NOW! Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered 1.0! ⚡️After months of pixel pushing, palette tweaking, and bubble-popping madness, here it is! 👉Download now: daves-retro-forge.itch.io/bubble-bobbl... #c64 #bubblebobble #commodore64 #retrogaming
🥳After 38 years, a brand-new adventure is about to begin on the Commodore 64!👉Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave is finally coming, bringing the full experience to our beloved 8-bit machine #bubblebobble #c64 #commodore64 @freeze64.bsky.social @commodoreblog.uk @freeze64.bsky.social @c64news.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🥳After 38 years, a brand-new adventure is about to begin on the Commodore 64!👉Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave is finally coming, bringing the full experience to our beloved 8-bit machine #bubblebobble #c64 #commodore64 @freeze64.bsky.social @commodoreblog.uk @freeze64.bsky.social @c64news.bsky.social
Been playing Netshacker on C64, it’s brilliant! An authentic terminal, real logic, no shortcuts. Feels like proper hacking! Highly recommended 👉 ottobyte.itch.io/netshacker #c64 #commodore64 #retrogame @freeze64.bsky.social @bastichb64k.bsky.social @everythingc64.itch.io @c64reloaded.bsky.social
netshacker per Commodore 64 by ottobyte
Hacking retrò per Commodore 64!
ottobyte.itch.io
November 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Been playing Netshacker on C64, it’s brilliant! An authentic terminal, real logic, no shortcuts. Feels like proper hacking! Highly recommended 👉 ottobyte.itch.io/netshacker #c64 #commodore64 #retrogame @freeze64.bsky.social @bastichb64k.bsky.social @everythingc64.itch.io @c64reloaded.bsky.social
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Bubble Bobble's Incredible C64 Port Just Got A New Fan Remaster That You Can Play For Free.
Bubble Bobble's Incredible C64 Port Just Got A New Fan Remaster That You Can Play For Free
"Featuring fully redesigned sprites and backgrounds"
www.timeextension.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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🎉AVAILABLE NOW! Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered 1.0! ⚡️After months of pixel pushing, palette tweaking, and bubble-popping madness, here it is! 👉Download now: daves-retro-forge.itch.io/bubble-bobbl... #c64 #bubblebobble #commodore64 #retrogaming
Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered by Dave's Retro Forge
A graphically enhanced, fan-made version of the C64 game Bubble Bobble (Firebird, 1987)
daves-retro-forge.itch.io
October 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🎉AVAILABLE NOW! Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered 1.0! ⚡️After months of pixel pushing, palette tweaking, and bubble-popping madness, here it is! 👉Download now: daves-retro-forge.itch.io/bubble-bobbl... #c64 #bubblebobble #commodore64 #retrogaming
September 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered - WIP 4 - We're getting there! youtu.be/lL8oMrZq_jY #bubblebobble #c64 #taito #commodore64 #remaster
Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered - WIP 4 - We're getting there!
YouTube video by Dave's Retro Forge
youtu.be
July 2, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered - WIP 4 - We're getting there! youtu.be/lL8oMrZq_jY #bubblebobble #c64 #taito #commodore64 #remaster
Watch me remaster an enemy sprite from C64's Altered Beast arcade conversion!
youtu.be/mPTMlAVmiu0?...
#c64 #sega #commodore64 #pixelart #retrogaming
youtu.be/mPTMlAVmiu0?...
#c64 #sega #commodore64 #pixelart #retrogaming
Watch me remaster an enemy sprite from C64's Altered Beast arcade conversion
YouTube video by Dave's Retro Forge
youtu.be
May 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Watch me remaster an enemy sprite from C64's Altered Beast arcade conversion!
youtu.be/mPTMlAVmiu0?...
#c64 #sega #commodore64 #pixelart #retrogaming
youtu.be/mPTMlAVmiu0?...
#c64 #sega #commodore64 #pixelart #retrogaming
Reposted by Davide Bottino
Another fun-packed issue of FREEZE64 is on its way.
Featuring a whole-host of new & exclusive #Commodore64 #C64 content from its dedicated team.
INFEZTATION | BUFFALO ROUNDUP | BATTLE STATIONS | BEACH HEAD 2 | ROBOCOP | GOLF DASH EXTENDED | MISSION MONDAY
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
Featuring a whole-host of new & exclusive #Commodore64 #C64 content from its dedicated team.
INFEZTATION | BUFFALO ROUNDUP | BATTLE STATIONS | BEACH HEAD 2 | ROBOCOP | GOLF DASH EXTENDED | MISSION MONDAY
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
May 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Another fun-packed issue of FREEZE64 is on its way.
Featuring a whole-host of new & exclusive #Commodore64 #C64 content from its dedicated team.
INFEZTATION | BUFFALO ROUNDUP | BATTLE STATIONS | BEACH HEAD 2 | ROBOCOP | GOLF DASH EXTENDED | MISSION MONDAY
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
Featuring a whole-host of new & exclusive #Commodore64 #C64 content from its dedicated team.
INFEZTATION | BUFFALO ROUNDUP | BATTLE STATIONS | BEACH HEAD 2 | ROBOCOP | GOLF DASH EXTENDED | MISSION MONDAY
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
Reposted by Davide Bottino
Rare back issues of FREEZE64 1 to 21 are now back in stock for a limited time.
Once these are gone, I doubt there will be another reprint.
Grab your copies from:
freeze64.com/issues-1-12/
freeze64.com/issues-13-24/
In a few instances, there are only 4 copies left of certain issues!
Once these are gone, I doubt there will be another reprint.
Grab your copies from:
freeze64.com/issues-1-12/
freeze64.com/issues-13-24/
In a few instances, there are only 4 copies left of certain issues!
April 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Rare back issues of FREEZE64 1 to 21 are now back in stock for a limited time.
Once these are gone, I doubt there will be another reprint.
Grab your copies from:
freeze64.com/issues-1-12/
freeze64.com/issues-13-24/
In a few instances, there are only 4 copies left of certain issues!
Once these are gone, I doubt there will be another reprint.
Grab your copies from:
freeze64.com/issues-1-12/
freeze64.com/issues-13-24/
In a few instances, there are only 4 copies left of certain issues!
🍉🍩 Which Bubble Bobble giant bonus is your fave?
The C64 had only 2: Watermelon & Éclair. In our remaster we could swap them! Which 2 would YOU pick?
#bubblebobble #c64 #commodore64 #retrogaming
The C64 had only 2: Watermelon & Éclair. In our remaster we could swap them! Which 2 would YOU pick?
#bubblebobble #c64 #commodore64 #retrogaming
April 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🍉🍩 Which Bubble Bobble giant bonus is your fave?
The C64 had only 2: Watermelon & Éclair. In our remaster we could swap them! Which 2 would YOU pick?
#bubblebobble #c64 #commodore64 #retrogaming
The C64 had only 2: Watermelon & Éclair. In our remaster we could swap them! Which 2 would YOU pick?
#bubblebobble #c64 #commodore64 #retrogaming
Reposted by Davide Bottino
FREEZE64 issue 10, released in August 2017, is now back in stock after an absence of 4 years.
It reveals the early creation of FREEZE64 and how I put each issue together. Plus - part 1 of our Andrew Braybrook interview
Grab a copy from:
freeze64.com/freeze64-issue-10
#C64 #Commodore64
It reveals the early creation of FREEZE64 and how I put each issue together. Plus - part 1 of our Andrew Braybrook interview
Grab a copy from:
freeze64.com/freeze64-issue-10
#C64 #Commodore64
April 20, 2025 at 7:47 AM
FREEZE64 issue 10, released in August 2017, is now back in stock after an absence of 4 years.
It reveals the early creation of FREEZE64 and how I put each issue together. Plus - part 1 of our Andrew Braybrook interview
Grab a copy from:
freeze64.com/freeze64-issue-10
#C64 #Commodore64
It reveals the early creation of FREEZE64 and how I put each issue together. Plus - part 1 of our Andrew Braybrook interview
Grab a copy from:
freeze64.com/freeze64-issue-10
#C64 #Commodore64
Reposted by Davide Bottino
A BIG THANK YOU 😊🙏 to our lovely Subscribers, Readers and the #Commodore64 Community for supporting our humble, little #C64 zine. The two new issues have been a smash hit! Keep on supporting and sharing 😊❤️
FREEZE64.com
FREEZE64.com
April 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
A BIG THANK YOU 😊🙏 to our lovely Subscribers, Readers and the #Commodore64 Community for supporting our humble, little #C64 zine. The two new issues have been a smash hit! Keep on supporting and sharing 😊❤️
FREEZE64.com
FREEZE64.com
💛 The original background was already a solid piece of work for the time — hats off to the original artist! I’ve tried to push things further and bring it closer to the arcade feel, from the perspective of a hardcore fan! #c64 #toki #commodore64 #retrogames
youtu.be/t67LyEPhlnM?...
youtu.be/t67LyEPhlnM?...
Toki C64 Remastered - Level 1 - Before & After (2025)
YouTube video by Dave's Retro Forge
youtu.be
April 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
💛 The original background was already a solid piece of work for the time — hats off to the original artist! I’ve tried to push things further and bring it closer to the arcade feel, from the perspective of a hardcore fan! #c64 #toki #commodore64 #retrogames
youtu.be/t67LyEPhlnM?...
youtu.be/t67LyEPhlnM?...
I'm proud to show the complete remake of #Toki Level 1! From the lush mountain scenery to the iconic ground pattern and vine tangles, everything has been reworked to stay true to the arcade original. #c64 #commodore64 @everythingc64.itch.io @indieretronews.bsky.social @c64reloaded.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I'm proud to show the complete remake of #Toki Level 1! From the lush mountain scenery to the iconic ground pattern and vine tangles, everything has been reworked to stay true to the arcade original. #c64 #commodore64 @everythingc64.itch.io @indieretronews.bsky.social @c64reloaded.bsky.social
Lo and behold, the renewed seabed is now blue just like the arcade! I also finally got to swap in the new bullets Toki spits,nice and round just like the arcade, already look tons better then the weirdly rhomboidal Ocean version. #toki #remaster #c64 #commodore64 #RetroGame
April 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Lo and behold, the renewed seabed is now blue just like the arcade! I also finally got to swap in the new bullets Toki spits,nice and round just like the arcade, already look tons better then the weirdly rhomboidal Ocean version. #toki #remaster #c64 #commodore64 #RetroGame
April 3, 2025 at 8:07 AM
🎉 Toki C64 Remastered - Level 1: Before & After! 🎉 Almost 26 months have passed since the project began, and after countless studies and mockups here's Level 1 finally! It turned out better than I ever hoped! #c64 #commodore64 #toki #retrogaming
@everythingc64.itch.io @indieretronews.bsky.social
@everythingc64.itch.io @indieretronews.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
🎉 Toki C64 Remastered - Level 1: Before & After! 🎉 Almost 26 months have passed since the project began, and after countless studies and mockups here's Level 1 finally! It turned out better than I ever hoped! #c64 #commodore64 #toki #retrogaming
@everythingc64.itch.io @indieretronews.bsky.social
@everythingc64.itch.io @indieretronews.bsky.social
🤞Here's how the SECRET ROOM is going to look like in #bubblebobble remastered for #c64! No room for extra details, like the secret code, unfortunately, as the number of characters has to be the same as the OG! #commodore64 #taito #arcade #RetroGame
March 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
🤞Here's how the SECRET ROOM is going to look like in #bubblebobble remastered for #c64! No room for extra details, like the secret code, unfortunately, as the number of characters has to be the same as the OG! #commodore64 #taito #arcade #RetroGame
Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered: All new sprites + NEW SPRITES COLORS are in the game!
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Credits
Project & Graphics: Davide Bottino
Hacking & Tools: Victor Widell
#BubbleBobble #C64 #commodore64 #taito #RETROGAMING @everythingc64.itch.io @c64news.bsky.social @indieretronews.bsky.social
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Credits
Project & Graphics: Davide Bottino
Hacking & Tools: Victor Widell
#BubbleBobble #C64 #commodore64 #taito #RETROGAMING @everythingc64.itch.io @c64news.bsky.social @indieretronews.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered: All new sprites + NEW SPRITES COLORS are in the game!
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Credits
Project & Graphics: Davide Bottino
Hacking & Tools: Victor Widell
#BubbleBobble #C64 #commodore64 #taito #RETROGAMING @everythingc64.itch.io @c64news.bsky.social @indieretronews.bsky.social
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Credits
Project & Graphics: Davide Bottino
Hacking & Tools: Victor Widell
#BubbleBobble #C64 #commodore64 #taito #RETROGAMING @everythingc64.itch.io @c64news.bsky.social @indieretronews.bsky.social
Reposted by Davide Bottino
Calling all #Commodore64 #C64 Enthusiasts…
We have plenty of FREEZE64 back issues in stock, and so if you feel like treating yourself to a few copies, feel free to drop me a DM or email for a discount on 5 copies or more.
freeze64.com/current-offe...
We have plenty of FREEZE64 back issues in stock, and so if you feel like treating yourself to a few copies, feel free to drop me a DM or email for a discount on 5 copies or more.
freeze64.com/current-offe...
March 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Calling all #Commodore64 #C64 Enthusiasts…
We have plenty of FREEZE64 back issues in stock, and so if you feel like treating yourself to a few copies, feel free to drop me a DM or email for a discount on 5 copies or more.
freeze64.com/current-offe...
We have plenty of FREEZE64 back issues in stock, and so if you feel like treating yourself to a few copies, feel free to drop me a DM or email for a discount on 5 copies or more.
freeze64.com/current-offe...
Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered - WIP Video #03 - New sprites!! First test www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf8r... #c64 #commodore64 #bubblebobble #taito #remaster #retrogaming
Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered - WIP 3 - New sprites! First test
YouTube video by Dave's Retro Forge
www.youtube.com
March 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered - WIP Video #03 - New sprites!! First test www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf8r... #c64 #commodore64 #bubblebobble #taito #remaster #retrogaming
Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered - WIP Video #02 - New level graphics test youtu.be/q48IFdhqrD8 #c64 #commodore64 #bubblebobble #taito #remaster #retrogaming
Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered - WIP 2 - New level graphics test
YouTube video by Dave's Retro Forge
youtu.be
February 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered - WIP Video #02 - New level graphics test youtu.be/q48IFdhqrD8 #c64 #commodore64 #bubblebobble #taito #remaster #retrogaming
🌟Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered – Intro animation! Back then when I was a kid and played BB for the first time ever, on my C64, I thought the character in the bubble looked like a little green alien in a red cape...🤣 #c64
@commodoreblog.uk @everythingc64.itch.io
#bubblebobble #taito #commodore64
@commodoreblog.uk @everythingc64.itch.io
#bubblebobble #taito #commodore64
February 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🌟Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered – Intro animation! Back then when I was a kid and played BB for the first time ever, on my C64, I thought the character in the bubble looked like a little green alien in a red cape...🤣 #c64
@commodoreblog.uk @everythingc64.itch.io
#bubblebobble #taito #commodore64
@commodoreblog.uk @everythingc64.itch.io
#bubblebobble #taito #commodore64