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RETURN TV Episode 9: Protovision – with special guest Bernd Buchegger [German]
15.05.2021

A portrait of Protovision as a publisher of new C64 games – that’s the topic of the current edition of RETURN TV!
Showcasing nine exemplary titles from almost 25 years, the two moderators illustrate the evolution of Protovision.
On the occasion of the release of Outrage, they have invited its programmer and graphic designer for a video interview. Bernd Buchegger answers questions about the extraordinary development story of this long lost run ’n‘ gun by Cosmos Designs.
Enjoy this almost one hour long video – with lots of background information and nice anecdotes!




Briley Witch Chronicles – Mixing a Potion
13.05.2021

With her latest Briley Witch Chronicles video, Sarah Jane Avory once more shows her skills in game design, but also as a story teller with a sense of humor.




Monstro Giganto featuring Lobo graphics is available!
01.04.2021


The eagerly anticipated release of Monstro Giganto is available for pre-order from our friends at RGCD. This fun arcade style beat 'em up features large well animated PETSCII graphics by Lobo/Protovision. The game package is beautifully presented with eye-popping cover art and manual illustrations – also from Lobo.

Pre-order cartridge from RGCD Shop!
Digital Download will be available soon at itch.io.




Beyond The Scanlines #53: Soul Force
30.03.2021

In episode 53 of his vlog Beyond The Scanlines hellfire64 took a closer look at our shooter Soul Force.
With creating this video review he did an excellent job! Not only he captured from a real C64. He also did well in explaining what the strengths of this game are.
Watch this episode on YouTube:




Soul Force – Pending Orders Ready For Processing
26.03.2021

Great news for all customers with pending orders of Soul Force. We have received the missing package components from our supplier and will soon start processing these orders as a priority.
We hope to have all orders shipped out over the next couple of weeks.




Soul Force – NTSC update & Outstanding Orders
04.03.2021

We have identified a bug on the Icicka stage of Soul Force that appears only on NTSC machines. This bug has been resolved and you can access the Soul Force update via the original download link supplied to you previously.

For those who are still waiting to receive their physical copies of Soul Force – we have had to pause processing your orders as one of our UK based suppliers is currently not in a position to supply us with some of the package components. The supplier will be able to fulfil our order in the upcoming weeks but in the meantime we apologise for the additional delay in getting your physical copies. We will post an update to confirm when we are in a position to process the outstanding orders.




Outrage: Lotek64 article translated to English
20.02.2021

Earlier this month, an in-depth article about Outrage by Georg Fuchs (Lord Lotek) had been published via Lotek64 Blog. It just had one flaw: Being in German language only, its audience was limited.
We are happy to announce that an English version has recently been published on the Vandalism News website. Georg translated his article himself, while David Simmons (Jazzcat) took care of the proof reading.
Now, more people get the chance to read this fine review, next to an enlightening interview with Bernd Buchegger (Panther).
Outrage: Revenge! Finally.
Enjoy!




Lotek 64: Outrage review and interview [German]
07.02.2021

Our Run and Gun release Outrage was featured by Lotek64 with a detailed review and an interview with programmer Bernd Buchegger. Issue 62 with the report will only be published in summer. However, you can already read this article in the Lotek64-BlogLate Revenge: Outrage (C64).




RGN February Video: Soul Force, Briley Witch Chronicles & Muddy Racers
05.02.2021

Latest Retro Gamer Nation video featuring our recently released Shoot 'em up Soul Force and the upcoming RPG Briley Witch Chronicles – both by Sarah Jane Avory.
Also get a sneak peek at Muddy Racers by our newest member Monte Boyd. This title still is in an early stage of development.




The Outrageous Chronicle launched
30.01.2021


Outrage – the Run and gun hit by Cosmos Designs recently released by Protovision in cooperation with Psytronik – created quite some impact. To cover this, coder Bernd Buchegger aka Panther created the OUTRAGOUES CHRONICLE project. Here he collects all news, awards, articles, reviews, videos etc. about this special game: www.outragegame.com/chronicle.
Enjoy exploring, watching and reading! Have you got a page or video that is not covered by this archive? Please get in touch!




Planet X2.1 US Distribution


After about three months, our bulk delivery of Planet X2.1 finally arrived in North America. Now, US based customers can order this real-time strategy game locally and directly from The 8-Bit Guy, right here: www.the8bitguy.com.
For dedicated fans, he also offers to sign your copy.




Briley Witch Chronicles – Ruins sub-quest (work in progress)
29.01.2021

We know you can’t get enough of following the ongoing development of Briley Witch Chronicles so Sarah has posted another video showing the current progress on one of the sub-quests that will be found in the game.




Soul Force Image Files Updated
28.01.2021

It’s great to see so many people enjoying Soul Force by Sarah Jane Avory. We have once again updated the image files for Soul Force which further improves compatibility with THEC64 (Mini & Maxi). We recommend that you use the updated GS64 version for THEC64 for the best experience. To access the updated file images, customers can simply re-download Soul Force from our respective shop!
Haven’t bought the game yet? Well, you can grab your copy right now from the Protovision Shop or alternatively, our itch.io page!




Soul Force – Digital Download Introductory Price Ending Soon!
25.01.2021

If you have been holding off on purchasing the digital download edition of our latest great release – Soul Force by Sarah Jane Avory, then you better act quick as the introductory discount price of 7.99 Euros is set to expire after January 31. After this date, the cost of the Soul Force digital download will go up to its standard price of 12.99 Euros.




Millie & Molly Cartridge-Edition – jetzt lieferbar

Das preisgekrönte Puzzle-Plattformspiel Millie & Molly ist als Cartridge-Edition von Bobr Games nun wieder vorrätig und kann hier bestellt werden.




Millie & Molly cartridge edition – available now

The Bobr Games cartridge edition of the award winning puzzle platform game – Millie & Molly is now back in stock and can be ordered from here.




ROBBO und Hans Kloss – Collector’s Edition jetzt erhältlich
18.01.2021

ROBBO und Hans Kloss sind zwei polnische Spiele, die ursprünglich für Atari-8-Bit erschienen sind und 1993 auf den C64 umgesetzt wurden. Hol dir die Spiele mit einer englischen Übersetzungskarte – nur bei Protovision.




New game development diary: Robyn Hood
15.01.2021

We are pleased to present Oziphantom’s Development Diary for his new Robyn Hood project. This a series of videos sharing the ongoing development on Robyn Hood, providing lots of interesting insights and showing the frustrations that developers typically experience when tackling large game projects.

The first episode covers Oziphantom’s vision for the game and can be viewed here:




Zeta Wing takes out RGN C64 Gamers’ Choice Award
10.01.2021

We are happy to announce that Zeta Wing by Sarah Jane Avory has been voted by the C64 community as the most popular game for 2020. We are very pleased that Protovision was able to secure 3 places in the top 10 (Zeta Wing, MW Ultra and Outrage). Check out the video presentation by Retro Gamer Nation for full results!




Briley Witch Chronicles Update

Sarah Jane Avory is still adding new items, spells and skills to Briley Witch Chronicles. This is how Smokey recently learned Fishing.
Also, the game has became quite huge in size: 512K cartridge space is already 98% used!




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