Commodore Plus 4

Commodore Plus 4

The Commodore Plus/4 is a home computer released by Commodore International in 1984. The "Plus/4" name refers to the four-application ROM resident office suite (word processor, spreadsheet, database, and graphing); it was billed as "the productivity...

0 and X

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1986

0 and X is a 3D version of Tic-Tac-Toe or Noughts and Crosses, where you have to make a row of X's in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal line before the computer makes a row. Instead of making a row off three on a 3 x 3 grid you now have to make a row off four on a 4 x 4 grid on four boards so as well as watching for a line on one board, you have to watch out for a row that appears in the same place on all four boards.

1000 Miles

Commodore Plus 4

A card game in text form. Two players compete against each other to reach a distance of 1,000 miles. Each is dealt seven cards, which can be mileage cards to get closer to the goal, positive or negative cards. Negative cards can be played to cause an opponent's tire puncture, crash, run out of fuel or cause other effects. Positive cards can be used to negate the effects of negative cards that an opponent has played on a player.

1010!

Commodore Plus 4 - Homebrew - December 1, 2016

1010! is a homebrewed public domain puzzle game for the Commodore 16 and Plus/4 computers. It was developed by a Canadian developer known as Csabo and released by public domain group "Legion of Doom" on December 1, 2016... Brief Game Description: Fit pieces onto a 10x10 board. Complete rows and columns to clear blocks.

1k-Mini-BDash

Commodore Plus 4

A clone of the Boulder Dash game, fit in 1024 bytes. As in the original, the player's task is to collect a certain number of diamonds and head to the exit. While wandering, avoid moving objects and falling boulders.

2048

Commodore Plus 4 - Homebrew - April 6, 2014

2048 is a puzzle game where the idea is to make the number 2048 appear on a 4 x 4 grid. Starting with two number two's, you must move the numbers to make other number two's appear and when they touch then they double to make four. Moving the numbers make other numbers appear and if the same number touches then they double as well. You have to keep doubling the numbers until you make 2048 without filling the grid and you are unable to move any more numbers. The Commodore 16/Plus4 conversion version was developed by Csabo and published by Legion of Doom on Apr 06, 2014.

2048 Octaluxe

Commodore Plus 4 - ROM Hack - December 30, 2019

2048 Octaluxe is an enhanced version of the 2014 version that was mafe by Csabo. This hacked version was developed by Luca and released by Fantastic Italian Research Enterprise (FIRE) on December 30, 2019.

2048-9L

Commodore Plus 4 - Homebrew - March 2, 2020

2048-9L is an updated version of Csabo's own 2014 version. This version qualifies as an official sequel since it was made by the same developer. Like the original conversion of the popular puzzle game, this too was released by the scene group Legion of Doom. The game was released on March 2, 2020. This version was coded in BASIC for the 2020 BASIC 10 Liners Competition using only 9 lines of code, which is where the 9L portion of the game's title comes from.

21

21

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1986

21 (also known as 21-es) and Roni 21 is a Hungarian language 21/Blackjack game for the Commodore 16 and Plus/4 computers. The game was developed by Unisoft and published by Ápisz in 1986.

3D Car Race

Commodore Plus 4 - 1986

A race against the clock, in which the player must fit to qualify for the next lap. While driving, it is necessary to avoid collisions with other vehicles and with barriers placed on the sides of the route. Each such collision results in the loss of several seconds of valuable time.

3D Color Maze

Commodore Plus 4 - 1985

Within three minutes, the player's task is to find the exit from the maze.

3-D Ghost Chase

Commodore Plus 4

A three-dimensional version of Pac-Man with a first-person view. On the left side you can see a picture of the action and on the right a map of the maze. The player's task is to collect all the dots on the board. Larger dots, when taken, trigger a sound that slows down the enemy ghost. In successive boards, the elements visible on the map are reduced.

3-D Glooper

3-D Glooper

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

3-D Glooper is a version of Pac-Man where you must move about a maze-like city eating blue blocks while trying to avoid the baddies called Gloopers that roam it. You can only escape once all the blocks are gone. Occasionally a red block will appear which for a short time allows you to eat the Gloopers. The game is viewed from a first person perspective. As well as the main playing area the number of lives, High Score, Score, and a timer can be seen at the top of the screen. Pressing F1 also brings up a map showing the location of any Gloopers and blue blocks left to eat at the top of the screen.

3D Grand Master

Commodore Plus 4

A classic chess game shown in an isometric view.

3D Maze

3D Maze

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1987

A version of 3D "Pac-Man" released only as part of the compilation pack "Four Great Games" from Tyneseoft Computing Software in 1987.

3D Pool

Commodore Plus 4 - Unlicensed - 1991

3D pool for C64, unofficially ported to C16/Plus 4 by Pigmy in 1991.

3D Quasars

3D Quasars

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1986

After the Proxima War was won in the far reaches of space, Federation members have now gone back to their planets to defend them. You planet is now under attack from the enemy after they used nuclear photons to break through the Quasar Defence System. In your Taranula C1 Patrol Ship, you must fly over the surface of your planet and destroy the enemy crafts. The game is viewed from a 3rd person perspective behind your craft flying into the screen. You are able to move left or right and blast the various waves of enemy with your gun. If you touch an enemy craft then you lose one of four lives.

3D Time Trek

3D Time Trek

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

You are a survivor of the planet Corillian after space pirates launched a devastating raid. You now seek revenge on those responsible, to destroy them and their galactic tyranny. You are searching for them in your super powerful starship with computers and sensors to seek those murderous pirates. You search the galaxy using a map. Once on part of your map you can send out a sensor. The results will tell you if there are aliens or planets out there. Finish searching that area, bring up your map and search elsewhere. Moving to another part puts you in warp speed. You can check on your battle computer, move energy into your shields and bring up any damage you have. 3D Time Trek is a 1st person perspective 3D space game. You look out of your cockpit into the dark depths of space. If you come across an alien, a crosshair appears allowing you to aim and fire on it. As well as viewing out your cockpit you can also see your energy levels, shield levels and your condition.

3D-Irrgarten

Commodore Plus 4 - Homebrew

An early 3D maze game. You'll first see a map and then proceed to navigate through the maze in first-person perspective without said map.

3D-Master Piece

Commodore Plus 4

A puzzle game similar to the game of tic-tac-toe. The player's task is to arrange four blocks of one color next to each other horizontally, vertically or diagonally not only on the plane but also upwards by overlapping the blocks.

7UP Spot

Commodore Plus 4 - 1990

In this game you have to occupy with your tokens as many fields on the board as possible. The tokens can be duplicated by placing them next to each other or by swapping the opponent's tokens lying in the immediate vicinity of the token located in the current player's turn. In the options you can set the time limit of the game and a single turn, as well as the layout of the board with objects blocking different fields.

A Farao Sirja

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1986

The player's task is to collect all the objects in the maze while avoiding collisions with the walls. The task would be simple if it weren't for the fact that our little hero can't stop.

A Ket Zsivany

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 2022

The player controls two characters, a boy and a girl, who must collect all the coins appearing on the board and go to the exit. Your quest is hampered by pesky guards who sometimes hide in the dark, which you can use to your advantage. Some boards use electronic locks that can be opened by standing one of the characters on the tile with the appropriate sign. You can switch between characters by pressing the spacebar.

A Voros Baron

Commodore Plus 4 - Released

In this simple game, you must avoid oncoming obstacles. The plane can only be steered left and right.

A-07

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1987

A-07 is a clone of Mission Impossible. The direct human connection to the Ethanak 500 computer has failed. The player's task is to destroy the machine within 45 minutes. To do this, find, by searching the furniture, scattered around the floppy disk base, while avoiding numerous mechanical obstacles. Ethanak can be used as a helper once the login password is discovered, as long as the appropriate information is provided.

Aardvark

Aardvark

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1986

Based on the arcade game Anteater, you are an anteater and you must bury your long snout in the anthill and collect the ant larvae to proceed to the next anthill. Eat ants that walk across the screen before they damage your snout resulting in the loss of one of your lives. Attack the queen ant to destroy all ants, and sneak up behind worms to eat them. When the sun goes down, a spider will appear and follow where the snout leads to you

Abilene Killerkidd

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1986

The player takes on the role of a sheriff protecting a town from hoodlums. All the action takes place on five screens, with flashing arrows pointing in the direction of where the enemy is. Shooting consists of targeting the enemy and pressing the button at the right moment.

ACE 2

ACE 2

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1987

A follow-up to ACE. Similar to its predecessor, ACE 2 is an oldie head-to-head air combat flight sim set in modern days of aviation. The game has a very strong arcade feel, as all the missions you fly are nondescript or generic. Your plane is also a generic, hypothetical modern fighter, and the goal is to fly different sorties to kill enemy aircraft. Very similar to ACE, except that you can now play a 2-player hotseat game, or solo competition against the computer, in split-screen mode.

ACE: Air Combat Emulator

ACE: Air Combat Emulator

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - October 1, 1985

A huge enemy fleet has invaded the southern shore of the U.S. Dozens of tanks and helicopter gun-ships are rolling over Tampa, Florida and through Atlanta, Georgia. Squadrons of enemy fighters are swarming through the air over South Carolina and are heading for Washington, D.C. For the first time in more than 100 years, a foreign power is invading our proud land! You are the only remaining fighter pilot, and you have the last three ACE Mark 2.1 Multi-Role All-Weather-All-Terain (AWAT) combat aircraft. Each is housed in one of our three remaining air bases. You must fly sorties from our bases, and attack and destroy the numerically superior enemy air and ground forces. Only then can you attempt to destroy their nearly invincible navy. Good Luck! The future of the free world hangs in the balance...

Aces Up

Commodore Plus 4 - Homebrew

Aces Up is a freeware/public domain solitaire card variant for the Commodore Pus/4. It was developed by BushRat and published by the scene group Thunderbirds. The exact year of release, is not currently known. Because the game is 64K, it can only run on the Plus/4, and not the C16.

Acidball

Commodore Plus 4 - 1995

A puzzle game in which the player's task is to pass all the watches on the board in the shortest possible time. Some blocks have different properties, e.g. they speed up, slow down, take energy, change direction, etc. Losing energy and staying too long on the board costs one of three lives.

Acidflipp

Commodore Plus 4 - 1991

The player's task with a tennis racket is to bounce the ball and score points by hitting balls with numbers. In doing so, one should be careful that the ball does not fall outside the boundaries of the board.

Ack-Ack

Ack-Ack

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1988

A zapping arcade game, that will put you in the hot seat. Defend your station with a new PHOTON defence gun from the alien bombs.

Adventure Park

Commodore Plus 4 - 2019

The player takes on the role of a friendly creature whose task is to collect all the crystals found in a large complex full of hostile creatures.

Adventures in Time

Adventures in Time

Commodore Plus 4 - Homebrew - 2020

During a walk in the woods one day our hero, a curious yellow snorkel-shaking bouncy thing, discovered some ancient ruins. Inside the ruins he found something rather unexpected - an ultra-super modern TIME SCRAMBLING MACHINE. Being a curious little fellow our hero reached out to touch a tantalizing red button on the control panel ... A bright flash - and so begins his ADVENTURES IN TIME!

Aerial

Commodore Plus 4 - 2021

A simple shooter in which the player pilots a combat aircraft equipped with weapons that destroy air and ground targets. During the flight, you can shoot at an angle as you lower or raise the aircraft's ceiling. The aim of the game is to avoid hits and destroy as many enemy units as possible. At the end of each stage you have to fight a zeppelin battle. From some of the shot down rockets that are in motion, extra lives fall out. With further stages, the number of enemy units and zeppelins to destroy increases.

Aeroblitz

Aeroblitz

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1984

Italian take on the blitz genre. An airplane flies across the screen above a city. When the plane reaches the far end of the screen, it reappears on the other end, but at a lower altitude since it is running out of fuel. The objective is to drop bombs on the city to destroy all buildings so that the plane may land on level ground. The game strongly resembles Ground Force Zero for Spectrum.

Affen Wurf

Commodore Plus 4 - 1986

The player's task is to catch objects dropped by the monkey into the basket. The difficulty level increases as the player progresses in catching.

Air Attack!

Commodore Plus 4 - 2020

A one-key action game in which the player's task is to completely destroy all skyscrapers with the help of dropped bombs. The plane moves from the left to the right side of the screen, dropping slightly each time it appears back on the left. You can only drop one bomb at a time, so be sure to destroy the tallest buildings to avoid collisions during subsequent flights. The level is complete when all the buildings are cleared.

Air Wolf

Commodore Plus 4 - 1985

In this version, the player's task is to get the helicopter to the fuel tank with the word FUEL. To destroy obstacles the helicopter has rockets and bombs.

Air-Fire

Commodore Plus 4

The player controls a cannon on the left side of the screen and shoots at a cannon that appears randomly on the right side of the screen. The player receives 10 points for each hit. The game is over when the player's cannon is hit.

Airwolf

Airwolf

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

The game of the TV show is viewed from the side and puts you in command of an attack helicopter. Your task is to rescue 5 scientists from an underground lair by destroying its layer of protection and then getting to the core. Moving onto a screen at a time you must shoot out anything and everything in your path, including lots of regenerating static targets. Realistic gravity takes effect, so you can't simply hover in a set position.

Airwolf 2

Airwolf 2

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1989

Airwolf II is a direct sequel to Airwolf, however this side-scrolling shooter's story has even less in common with the popular TV series, as now Stringfellow Hawke has to pilot his ultra-modern helicopter to combat alien invasion, finding new weapons (lasers, missiles) on the way.

Aknamezo

Commodore Plus 4

The player's task is to guide the soldier through the minefield and get him to the funnel-like object. The soldier is equipped with a mine detector that indicates only those that are right in front of him. To make things more interesting, the minefield is bombed from time to time and stepping into the blast hole is also deadly.

Aladin

Commodore Plus 4 - 1987

The player's task is to find the key and reach the exit on the right with it before time runs out. There is total darkness on the board and when the candle is found, for a very short time, the other objects on the board will be shown. Contact with the wandering ghost should be avoided at all costs.

Alien

Commodore Plus 4

An Eccentric Billionaire wants a piece of a flying saucer and is willing to pay one million dollars for it. It's a challenge that as famed astronomer Jason Stargazzer can't refuse ... And besides you need the money. Now racing across the Arizona Desert hot on the trail of the latest UFO sighting, your car is bathed in a mass of coloured lights...The engine goes dead. Alien is a text adventure with graphics in which your end goal is to leave the desert alive and with proof of the UFO.

Alien Attack

Alien Attack

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

Alien Attack is based on the arcade game Galaxian where you move a spacecraft left or right at the bottom of the screen, blasting aliens in formation above. You must avoid the bombs that they drop as well as avoid any aliens that swoop downwards or you lose one of three lives if you touch an alien or its bombs. Once you clear the screen, you face another wave of aliens.

Aliens: The Computer Game

Aliens: The Computer Game

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1987

Aliens: The Computer Game ======================= Electric Dreams' game based on the 1986 film Aliens is a first-person strategy game somewhat similar to Space Hulk. The player controls six characters from a remote terminal, guiding them through a 255-room complex in search of the Alien Queen. Each character has a helmet camera and a smart gun, each controlled by the player acting in the role of overall operational commander. The player can switch to any character at any time, and must consider coordinating their movements and finding a safe location before switching to the next character. Characters occupy one room at a time, and can pan their view a full 360-degrees inside each room. Doors can be locked to halt Alien progress, or blasted open to get through (at the cost of permanently destroying the door). Alien bio-mass must also be destroyed before it spawns facehuggers, and the Aliens themselves leave lethal puddles of acid when killed (and so shouldn't be killed in front of doors!). Aliens prowl the complex and are attracted to gunfire. They will home in on nearby characters and attack, requiring the player to aim that character's gun to defend against the rushing Alien (a headshot kills instantly, while three to the body do the same). If an Alien attacks a character the player is not controlling, they will "capture" that character (indicated by a yellow status light). The player must guide another character to the position of the hostage and kill the guarding Alien to rescue them. If not, the captured character will be lost. Ammunition for all characters is limited, and refilled only by making a trip to the complex's armory. Similarly, a medical bay can replenish any damage. Characters also have limited stamina, used up with every move made. When stamina is low, the player must find a safe spot for that character to rest up. The complex also houses a generator controlling the lights, which the Aliens can destroy, or the Marines can then repair.

Alpharay

Alpharay

Commodore Plus 4 - Homebrew - 2019

The team that brought you the stunning scrolling platformer Pets Rescue are BACK with yet another incredible release for the expanded C16 and standard Plus/4 computers. Alpharay is visually incredible shoot 'em up that features six graphically gorgeous levels to battle through. Power-up your Alpharay fighter and destroy the enemy robot fleet that is invading your home system. * Requires 64K RAM expansion to work on a C16. ** STORY ** For ages the people of Archeron are living in fear. Robots from far away star systems are wreaking havok in the Archeron sector. The people of Archeron created the interstellar ship "Alpharay" to defend their system from the robot threat. The first test flight in a nearby star system ended in a skirmish where the Alpharay outclassed hordes of enemy robots. You have been selected as its pilot and fly out today. The future of the Archeron people is on your shoulders. Failure is not an option. GOOD LUCK! Alpharay ** FEATURES ** · 2019 Evoke winner! (#1 in interactive category). · Six beautifully designed levels to blast through. · Power-up the systems on your ship. · Superb soundtracks. · Gigantic final boss battle. · End sequence.

Apollo Rescue

Apollo Rescue

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

Apollo 16 has crashed and scattered into 16 pieces on the moon and it is your mission to retrieve all the pieces in the right order to rebuild it. Once you have succeeded to rebuild Apollo 16, you must collect Satellites over the surface so you can return home to Earth. The first part of the game is a platform game with the screen scrolling left or right when you move to collect the pieces and you can move up to the higher platforms using your Jet-Pack. As you search, you will encounter many aliens and these need avoiding or shooting with your laser because if you touch one then you lose one of three lives. All movements also decrease your energy which is shown by a gauge at the bottom of the screen. The second part of the game has you viewing your Shuttle from the side and you must control an arm to collect the Satellites.

Arena 3000

Arena 3000

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1984

Fight for your life (and highscore) against endless waves of killer robots cornering you on the futuristic Galactic Arena of the year 3000. When you clear the level, the next wave gets faster and tougher, luckily you get 3 lives and extra one every 20 000 points. This top-down shooter offers optional dual joystick control (movement/shooting).

Arkanoid

Commodore Plus 4 - Homebrew - October 8, 2021

Arkanoid is a freeware homebrewed conversion of the Taito arcade classic of the same name for the Commodore Plus/4. A collab of the two scene groups Legion of Doom, and Assassins released on October 8, 2021. Game Description: The original Breakout concept involves controlling a bat at the bottom of the screen and using it to catch and direct a ball so as to hit all the bricks which are arranged at the top of the screen. It was unpopular for over a decade, before Taito revived it with some new ideas in this arcade game. The game's plot redefines the bat as a Vaus spaceship, the ball as an energy bolt, and the bricks form a mysterious wall stopping the ship from progressing to safety. By the mid-80s, power-ups were popular in most types of arcade games, and Arkanoid features them. They are caught by positioning the bat below them as they fall (meaning that you risk missing the ball if you go for them at the wrong time). The power-ups include lasers (which are mounted to each side of the ship and allow you to shoot out the blocks), a catching device (so as to be able to fire the ball off at a different angle every time you hit it) and one that slows the bolt down.

Arrow of Death

Arrow of Death

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

Brian Howarth's second Mysterious Adventure follows on from your success in retrieving the Golden Baton. Peace was initially ensured, but the baton has subsequently become tarnished, and now radiates evil. Crop failures and illness are now rampant throughout the land. The only solution is to find the Arrow of Death (in this game) and assemble it. Armour, an orb and an eagle are among the helpful objects in completing your quest. The game is largely one of exploration and object manipulation, with little combat. These games used the Scott Adams adventure engine, and thus also have the same features - a basic 2-word parser, small vocabulary, and brief descriptions. They were similar to other adventures of the time.

Arthur Noid

Arthur Noid

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1988

Arthur Noid ======== Arthur noid is a bat and ball game with 32 levels (including bonus levels). The game is based on the arcade game Arkanoid and sees you controlling a bat on the bottom of the screen, bouncing a ball upwards to remove blocks above. As you remove the blocks, a barrel will appear and fall downwards and if collected will give you a power-up and these include large bat, shoot blocks, 3 balls, slow ball and an extra bat. Occasionally a Floboid moves across the screen and if hit with the ball will give you bonus points. If you let the ball go past the bat then you lose one of six lives and you have to clear all the blocks to move to the next level.

Astro Plumber

Astro Plumber

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1987

You play the game as a repair man equipped with a jetpack and an upwards firing plasma laser. Your mission is to repair all the leaking air pipes which supply the Colony research station on the surface of the Moon. Sounds simple enough, but now the caverns are inhabited by a number of alien lifeforms which will kill you if they touch you. Finally you must keep an eye on your ever decreasing air supply. You can refill from one of the big air tanks on the surface but it means breaking off your repairs. Your space suit tank can only hold so much air. Overfilling is deadly!

Atlantis

Atlantis

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

You are a treasure hunting diver called Skip and you are about to explore various Kingdoms belonging to Neptune to find treasures and rescue sailors and spongey creatures. The game is a maze game with the screen split into four sections and is viewed from the side with gaps in various places to move up or down the sections. The length of the mazes are a few screen lengths and the screen scrolls constantly when you move in that direction but there is a radar on the top showing the location of the creatures to avoid. Moving along the sections are various creatures like sharks, octopi, fish, crabs and other creatures to avoid or shoot and if you touch one then you lose one of three lives. Neptune himself makes the occasional appearance and he needs six shots with your harpoon gun to remove him. The game has various levels and to complete a level you have to rescue a cute spongey creature and a sailor before your air runs out, shown by a gauge at the bottom of the screen. Mermaids and a Pearl can also be collected for bonus points.

Atomic Mission

Atomic Mission

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1984

This is adventure #3 in Scott Adam's text adventure series. It takes place in a nuclear power plant. You must race against time to fulfill your mission or the reactor may be doomed. You use one or two word commands to move around and manipulate objects.

Auf Wiedersehen Monty

Auf Wiedersehen Monty

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1987

This is Monty's fourth game, and the structure is similar to the previous three. It's platform and ladders based, with 80 screens each representing some area of Europe - the Eiffel Tower and the Leaning Tower of Pisa are among the identifiable landmarks. There are different ways of travelling through the levels - some bouncy platforms coupled with a new super-leap move allow for big progress to be made, while Monty can also suspend from the ceilings and dodge his way across. Monty can now fall without being hurt, although landing on water can cause multiple lives to be lost in quick succession. There are many items to collect - the most important are Eurocheques for money and airplane tickets. Once on a plane you must fight off the encroaching Intermole planes for extra points.

Auriga

Auriga

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1986

To join Earth's new Space Fighter Squadron, pilots are tested to the limit by going through uncharted systems to blast the aliens within them. You are a rookie pilot hoping to join the ranks of Starfleet in your Auriga class ship and you must survive 16 waves of aliens to be successful. You sit on the bottom of a single screen and a set of alien ships move around the screen in various patterns dropping bombs and if you hit a bomb or a ship then you lose one of four lives. Once the whole screen has been cleared then you have to dock with a larger ship (not on the C16) avoiding meteors coming down the screen and once docked you then face another wave of aliens. Two players can play and each player takes it in turns to play when the other player is killed.

Auto Zone

Auto Zone

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1987

Auto Zone ======== You are trapped on a supposedly dead moon and your only means of escape is to drive your small highly versatile surface buggy across the many treacherous sectors of the Auto Zone. This is a horizontally scrolling platformer game, where the screen keeps scrolling automatically to the left as your vehicle (called the XL-Procon) is progressing forward. You have to guide the vehicle by making it jump over gaps and onto higher platforms to avoid collision with walls or fall into the water. There are two speeds you can travel with, so you can adjust your jumps to the appropriate situation. The game features 16 levels and colorful graphics comparable to Atari 8-bit standards.

Autobahn

Autobahn

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

Autobahn is a car racing game. Keyboard or joystick control as well as track B, A and E can be chosen at the beginning. You can drive over 170 on a very wide street. The faster you drive, the farther to the left on the screen you are. Avoiding hitting other cars gets more difficult that way. The most important utility at your disposal is the very small radar screen at the top of the screen. Most of the time you spend looking at the radar to see when cars are about to hit you, so you can slow down and avoid them.

Baby Berks

Baby Berks

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

Your mission is to move around a single screen in a craft blasting all the Baby Berks over 16 levels. Most of the Berks are in an egg and you have to wait for them to hatch before you can blast them. Using your weapon though loses you energy shown by a gauge on the bottom of the screen. Big Berks move around as well but these can't be killed, just stunned. If you touch a Baby Berk, Big Berk, egg or run out of energy then you lose one of five lives. There are five skill levels to choose from and they are Duffer, Novice, Normal, Expert and Master.

Baker

Commodore Plus 4 - Homebrew

Baker is a homebrew conversion of the solitaire card game Baker's Dozen for the Commodore Plus/4 computer. It was developed by BushRat and released into the public domain. The actual year of release is not currently known.

Bandits at Zero

Bandits at Zero

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1986

Bandits at Zero is a side view horizontal scrolling shooter. Your mission is to find and destroy an aircraft carrier somewhere out at sea over the course of a few days. The screen scrolls left or right constantly in the direction you are traveling. You must fly over the sea and survive every day and night until it is found while avoiding and shooting enemy planes. At the bottom of the screen is a radar which shows you the position of the enemy planes and as you fight the day slowly turns to night and back again. Flying decreases a fuel gauge slowly but once night turns back to day you have a chance to re-fuel with another plane by flying behind it. If you are shot by a plane or touch one, then you lose one of seven shields and if they run out or your fuel then it is game over.

Battle

Battle

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1987

Battle is a strategy war game set in the icy waters of the North Sea and has two oil drilling companies fighting over the last remaining deposits of oil. Played against another player or the computer, each player has to destroy the other players ships, aircrafts and oil rigs by moving their ships and aircraft around a top view single screen. Each player is equipped with four ships, two submarines, a helicopter and plane to defend four oil rigs and attempt to destroy the other players crafts. The game is split into two phases, Input Phase and Action Phase with each player taking it in turns to input their commands. Each player cycles through their various icons depicting their crafts and the player can move them around the screen, dive and surface (submarines), land and take-off (aircraft) and fire their various weapons. If a craft hits an oil rig then both are destroyed. Once both players have given their commands then the Action Phase consists of a small pause before the screen shows all the new positions.

Battlestar

Battlestar

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1987

While on routine patrol over the planet Nuljai you spot the huge construction of a ring around the planet by the evil Cyfrots to syphon the water and transport it to their home planet. You decide that you will fly over the length of the ring and destroy the Pulse Mines and their marauding bombs. Battlestar is based on the game Uridium where you view your craft from above and you scroll horizontally left or right constantly in the direction you travel. As you blast the mines you must also avoid the encasements sticking up as well as bombs moving across the screen. Hitting an object loses you some shields but the faster you travel the less shields you will lose. Once you lose five shields then you lose one of five lives.

Beach-Head

Beach-Head

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

A dictator took the control of a fortress on the island of Kuhn-Lin. The player's mission is to storm the island and recapture it. This takes place over the course of six different sequences. The first sequence is Aerial Reconnaissance, where the fleet must be moved directly past the enemy or into a hidden passage to trigger another, optional stage. In this Hidden Passage sequence, the player will have to maneuver around mines and torpedoes. Successfully completing it gives a surprise advantage in the following General Quarters sequence, where the player controls anti-aircraft guns shooting down enemy aircraft. The next sequence is named Battle Stations and the player must aim and fire heavy guns to hit enemy ships before they inflict too much damage and eventually sink the player's own vessels. Following this battle, the fleet must be maneuvered to the beach. Upon reaching the Beach-Head level, tanks roll out and the player must keep these safe from enemy fire and obstacles while driving. In the Final Battle sequence, the Dictator is holed up in the fortress of Kuhn-Lin and 10 different targets on the fortress must be fired upon to destroy it. The port for C16 and Plus/4 computers only contains the General Quarters, Battle Stations and Final Battle sequences.

Berks

Berks

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

Your mission is to clear 32 single screens by destroying a set amount of Berks to move to the next one. As you move around the screen blasting Berks in your Terror Tank you must avoid Drones which cannot be destroyed but can be stunned. Firing your weapon though loses you energy shown by a gauge on the bottom of the screen and if you lose your energy, or touch a Berk or Drone then you lose one of five lives. There are five skill levels to choose from and these are Duffer, Novice, Normal, Expert or Master.

Berks 3: They're Angry!

Berks 3: They're Angry!

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

The reason the Berks became angry and attacked before being destroyed was because someone infiltrated their city and stole their treasure, the source of their powers. You take control of the person responsible as you move around the flick-screen maze in your Terror Tank collecting keys to get deeper into the city. Your first task is to collect 21 keys to enter the Inner Sanctum, then collect four keys to enter the Heart of the Inner Sanctum, before you have to collect ten keys to enter the Sacred Treasure Chamber. The keys are protected by protective blocks and these need blasting to remove them. As you explore the city you will encounter Berks and Drones, the Berks can be destroyed with your laser but the Drones can only be stunned. If you touch a Berk, Drone or a protective block then you lose one of five lives. There are five skill levels to choose from and they are Duffer, Novice, Normal, Expert and Master.

Blagger

Blagger

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

In this game, players control Rodger the Dodger (aka: Blagger), a burglar whose task is to collect a series of keys in a certain location, then use them to open the safe. There are 30 levels to be completed. Blagger must perform these tasks under a time limit while avoiding hazards such as cacti, cars, aliens, mad hatters, giant mouths, and chinamen. Blagger has no weapon to shoot these, but must rely on his jumping skills. He loses a life if he comes into contact with a hazard or falls long distances, or if he runs out of time. As usual, the game ends when all lives are lost. If Blagger successfully grabs the keys and makes his way to the safe, he proceeds to the next location.

Blaze

Blaze

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

The ultimate test for any Space-Cadet of the Fleet is to fly through the Blaze Zone in the Andromeda System. The zone is packed full of defences and aliens that need shooting to hopefully emerge on the other side. The game is a shooter where you move a spacecraft on the bottom of the single screen left or right, and the aim is to shoot the various items and aliens that appear on the screen. You have to shoot everything on the screen to move to the next one. If you touch anything then you lose one of five lives. The game's tape has versions for both the C64 and C16/Plus4 on it

Blockbusters

Blockbusters

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1986

Bob Holness hosted this fondly-remembered quiz show, in which students competed to answer enough questions correctly to complete a run of answers across the board. This was the latest and most sophisticated computer version of the concept. The exact mechanics of the game have been customized slightly. You start by choosing a question, which are all represented by the first letter of the answer. You must 'buzz in' by pressing your letter to input the answer (don't worry about exact spelling). If you get the question wrong, the computer chooses a square (seemingly with no strategy). In two player games each player has their own buzzer, and a correct answer sees you choose the next question. A digitized version of Bob's face reads out the questions - just be careful if you get any where the answer is 'organism'...

Blockbusters: Gold Run

Blockbusters: Gold Run

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1986

After winning a best-of-three match against an opponent, competitors in the TV quiz Blockbusters faced a Gold Run for prizes. Like the main game, this took place on a 5x4 grid of interlocked hexagons, each representing a question. Correct answers turn the hexagon to your colour, and incorrect answers turn it to the opposition colour (in this case, black, blocking your path). The big difference is that the questions are multi-word, with GEM perhaps representing Green Eyed Monster. In the early days players could go on to face 5 Gold Runs; in the later years it became 3 (probably because players who'd won so many standard games were more likely to win the big prizes). This home version is built around the same structure, and has 9 skill levels, dictating how much time you have.

BMX Racers

BMX Racers

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

There you are having a nice ride through the park when suddenly you can't stop peddling and your brakes stop working. All you can do is avoid all obstacles and hope for the best as you get faster and faster. The game is viewed from a overhead view as you cycle up the winding path. There are bridges to cross rivers, lakes, trees and bushes, fences and even car parks full of cars to avoid. After each level you get a small rest before once again your propelled forward, but this time much faster and the obstacles become more and more. While all this is going on your score keeps getting bigger until you crash. You only have one life before you start all over again to get further and beat your last score.

BMX Simulator

BMX Simulator

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1986

This is an overhead-viewed racing game similar in style to Super Sprint. There are 7 courses of increasing difficulty, incorporating ramps and bumps which significantly affect the bike's handling. Each course has a time limit you must complete 3 laps of the course within, or it's game over. The further inside the time limit you are, the more points you score. There's a computer opponent, but the scoring isn't affected by whether you beat him just so long as you qualify. There is a two-player mode. A unique feature at the time is the action replay, which can be viewed in slow motion.

Bomb Jack

Bomb Jack

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1986

In Bomb Jack, the player controls Jack, who must collect all the bombs in order to complete the current round and go onto the next one. This sounds easy, right? Wrong! Making Jack's task difficult are numerous enemies such as birds, mummies, turtles, and orbs. In each round, collecting a number of bombs results in a bonus coin appearing, and collecting this coin will make the player's score increase 2 to 4 times. More often than not, the "power ball" appears, and when you collect this, you can defeat enemies and have more time to collect all the bombs. There is also the "E" coin, which gives Jack one additional life, but rarely does this coin appear. The more you progress through the game, the more difficult it becomes, as enemies travel more quickly to get you.

Bongo

Bongo

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1986

Bongo is a single screen platform game much in a similar vein as Popeye. You control Bongo the rat as he moves about the screen attempting to collect gems while avoiding the bad guy after him. You can teleport Bongo to various parts of the screen by positioning yourself on top of the letters in his name (B O N G O) and pressing the fire button. The screens contain ladders that can be traversed up and down, slides that will slide Bongo to the bottom and conveyor belts that can impede his movement or make him move faster. Only one gem is visible at a time. After five gems have been collected, Bongo rescues his girlfriend and moves on to the next screen. Bonus letters spelling out Bongo can also be collected.

Booty

Booty

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1986

Like any good pirate ship, the old vessel upon which Booty is set is overloading with treasure and so the player takes the role of Jim the Cabin Boy as he tries to collect as much of it as he can. The ship is viewed side-on in a platform-type perspective, and contains 20 holds, each of which is split across 8 screens of treasure. Once the player has cleared each one they have 45 seconds to escape the hold and prepare for the next one. The levels all feature lots of doors, each of which has its own key to open it - these are numbered. As only one key can be held at a time (pick another up and the first one returns to its original location), and many of the enemies are located behind doors, a great deal of strategy as to which order the keys are collected is required.

Bridgehead

Bridgehead

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1986

After your success in Legionnaire, your new mission is now to secure a Bridgehead before making your way to the Enemy Headquarters over various levels. Inspired by the arcade game Green Beret, your marine is viewed from the side and you run along to the right killing as many of the enemies with your knife as you can. There are occasional platforms that appear which can be climbed by ladders and mines can appear on the floor blocking your route. The mines can be removed by throwing a limited amount of grenades but more can be collected on the way. Once you reach the end of a level you have to kill a certain amount of soldiers to move to the next level.

Bubble Trouble

Bubble Trouble

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1987

In Bubble Trouble the player controls a bubble in the bath who longs for freedom. The problem: only big bubbles float away so the goal is to increase in size while avoiding all sorts of deadly obstacles. The bath is viewed from the side and the player's bubble is controlled with the joystick. Smaller bubbles rise up from the ground, nine of which must be eaten within a time limit of 60 seconds to advance to the next level. Besides some nasties already present in the bath, from time to time some bathroom accessories like nail brushes or shampoo will fall down and must be avoided. Only the soap can also be eaten for bonus points.

Cave Fighter

Cave Fighter

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

Cave Fighter is a flick screen platform game where you have to escape eight levels before a timer runs out. You can walk left or right but to jump you have to hold the fire button down and the longer you hold it the higher and further you will jump. Careful use of this is needed as you can only land on the ground or the top of a platform, if you touch the sides of a platform, wall or touch an obstacle like water or spikes then you lose one of nine lives. As you get deeper into a cave you will encounter various creatures but you have a gun that fires in four directions and will send a creature back to it's original starting position when shot. If you touch a creature then you lose a life as well. Ropes can be used to climb and to get across gaps between platforms. Before you start a game you can select whether to start on the last level you were on or start from level one.

Championship Wrestling

Championship Wrestling

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1987

Arcade-style game about wrestling, featuring 8 different characters, like K.C. Colossus or Prince Vicious, and 25 different moves, like leg drops, spin kicks, body slams, rope bouncing, flying drop kicks and the so-called "infamous" atomic drop. You can even throw your opponent off the ring. Scoring is based on the complexity of your moves. The Plus4/C16 version only has two player vs. mode (no single player). It was also exclusively released in Europe by U.S. Gold and ported by Octasoft.

Circus

Circus

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

The seventh in the Mysterious Adventure series of illustrated text adventures by Brian Howarth. Your car has broken down, miles from anywhere. Heading off in search of a gas station, 3 miles down the road you come upon what appears to be a Circus tent, nestled in a small valley. Sounds and music come from inside. As you reach the gate, suddenly there is complete silence. You walk fearfully towards the entrance of the tent, wondering what exactly is going on here. Maybe if you are lucky, you can find some gas here...

Climb-It

Climb-It

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1984

Climb-It is based on the arcade game Donkey Kong. As in the original game, the player controls a young man trying to rescue his girlfriend from a giant gorilla. The game consists of three different screens, with the goal in each being simply to reach the top. The levels are based only loosely on the original game. They consist of platforms, ladders and lifts to help the player upwards. There are various hazards on the route including rolling barrels and invisible fireballs that must be jumped over or avoided - there is no hammer to destroy them as in Donkey Kong. Items can be collected on the way for bonus points. Unlike in other versions, the villainous gorilla is never actually seen.

Commando

Commando

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1986

Several levels await your super-tough Commando in this vertical scrolling game. Armed with only a standard rifle and a few grenades you must take on hordes of Nazis. Some are wandering around in the open, while others have picked out hiding places, which you must approach from certain angles. Trees, rivers and bridges create a varied combat-like terrain and must be incorporated into your thinking. Extra grenades can be collected, and will definitely be required, as they allow you to kill from distance and thus avoid some enemy shots.

Cops n' Robbers

Cops n' Robbers

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1986

You are a robber whose target is the Acme Diamond Co. and the old mine, both which are full of jewels. Once collected, the jewels need to be returned to your getaway vehicle. Making your job hard are cops who are very smart, choppers who are dangerously low to the ground, and ghosts that can kill you if you come in contact with them. You have one weapon to deal with these enemies, but it has limited ammo. If you get killed by cops or ghosts, you can enter the jail and release one of your captured men.

Crazy Golf

Crazy Golf

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1984

Nine holes of chaotic top-viewed ricochets and hazards make up this early Crazy Golf game. They can be skipped for a score of 12 if you get stuck. There are no moving hazards, so gameplay is essentially a golf-themed precise positioning puzzle. Furthering this aspect, it does not matter what pace the ball is at when it reaches the hole (it never rebounds out of it) and that rebounds are always at precise 90-degree angles without taking pace out of the ball. Sixteen shot angles and sixteen shot paces are available. The first hole is simply a row of vertically-placed barriers with only small gaps at each end, but later holes include randomly-placed ball-sized blocks, curved barriers almost enclosing the hole, and square blockades leaving only narrow corridors to play (bounce, more effectively) the ball through. The final hole combines all these for a par-12 challenge.

Crillion

Crillion

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1989

Crillion is similar to Breakout except there is no paddle and the player controls the ball directly. The ball always bounces up and down and the player only controls its horizontal movement. When the ball hits a block of the same color it will dissolve. The ball can change color when hitting a color changer blocks, marked with an asterisk. The object of the game is to clear all blocks while avoiding the skull blocks. When the player hits a skull block, a life is lost and the level restarts, resetting any progress made so far in that level. There also are unbreakable walls and slider blocks. The slider blocks can only be moved around when the ball has the same color.

Cuthbert Enters the Tombs of Doom

Cuthbert Enters the Tombs of Doom

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1984

In the year 6502 BC, Jesmon Hys from the city of Nodlon discovered the ancient Tombs of Ledromica in the rich pastures of Tatseclus. Over the years of exploring the Tombs, Jesmon has discovered apart from treasures, that somewhere deep in the Tombs is a Temple dedicated to the worship of Rah. Too old to search for the Temple, Jesmon has written down his findings for the person who discovers them to continue his search for the Temple. You play the role of Cuthbert who has discovered the writings of Jesmon and has decided to enter the Tombs to find treasure as well as the Temple. The game is a flick-screen maze game where you must search the various screens collecting treasure and bonuses while avoiding the monsters. You are armed and one shot is only needed to remove the monsters who appear after a few seconds after you enter a screen. Touching a monster loses you a life and you can only fire sideways. There are also doors that need opening with keys but you can only carry one key at a time.

Cuthbert in Space

Cuthbert in Space

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

Cuthbert in Space ============ You must collect the fuel pods & return them individually to the mothership at the bottom of the screen. Shoot any enemies you encounter on the way. Once all the pods are collected you can go on a looting mission for extra points. After the looting mission you depart for another planet but sometimes your ship malfunctions and you must go for vital spares before the bomb detonates. There are 10 levels to complete, After level 10, level 1 repeats.

Cuthbert in the Cooler

Cuthbert in the Cooler

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

Bearing only a superficial likeness to the Dragon 32 version, Cuthbert in the Cooler for the Commodore 16 has none of the prison camp theme, instead being a totally independent development that Microdeal saw as sufficiently similar to put the same label on. Gone are the barracks and the prison guards, and instead you run around picking up apples, keys and other items, while laying bombs in labyrinths guarded by skulls, mummies and fires, resulting in a game that is a bit of Oh Mummy and a bit of Mr. Do, while being so simplified that it doesn't equal either.

Cutthroats

Cutthroats

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1984

You live on a small seaport island called Hardscrabble -- hardly the hip place to be. Working as a professional scuba diver, you have the chance to salvage a sunken treasure from one of four shipwrecks, earn the respect of all the old farts and become wealthy beyond all imagination.

Cyborg

Cyborg

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

A shooting extravaganza with a different twist. Two directional movement limits your chance to escape, increasing your need for skill.

Daley Thompson's Star Events

Daley Thompson's Star Events

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

Star Events is a typical sports collection of the time. Hypersports, Decathlon and others work the same way. You have to wriggle the joystick from left to right and press the button at the right time to jump over hurdles, make a far jump and others.

Danger Zone

Danger Zone

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1986

After 112 years of design and building by The Galactic Patrol, a prototype of the fighter/reconnaissance ship XT/99 has been completed. After extensive testing with computer simulations, the ship is passing all the tests but to really know it's capabilities it has to be flown for real in a combat zone. You have been chosen to take the ship for a test flight by flying into the combat zone and trying to get it out in one piece. Danger Zone is a side view shooter where you control the ship on the left of the screen, moving it up or down, while various spacecraft and small asteroids fly across the screen from right to left. You must blast or avoid the crafts but the asteroids cannot be destroyed and if you are hit by a craft or asteroid then you lose part of your shield and when it is gone then you lose one of three lives. As you use your lasers then your energy will drain and when this is empty you lose a life but when you don't fire then it will increase.

Death or Glory

Death or Glory

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1988

New Stratford is under attack from a huge fleet of alien craft, and it is your job to shoot them down and save your planet. You fly around a top-view arrangement, flying into enemy craft in the hope of destroying them. You must use the fire button to destroy the mothership bases which appear in each section. Controls work on a rotational basis, and you have limited fuel.

Dedalus 3D

Dedalus 3D

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

An Italian release of the Commodore Labyrinth code, aka a clone release of Hard Maze 3D.

Demolition

Demolition

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1987

Demolition is inspired by the arcade game Breakout where you control a bat to remove all the bricks on the screen over various levels. Instead of hitting a ball upwards, Demolition sees you hitting the ball across the screen from left to right, moving the bat up or down. On each screen are various blocks and these need removing with some blocks taking multiple hits to remove and some blocks that can't be removed. There are also letters and these affect your game when collected and they affect your bat, speed of the ball or just bonus points. If the ball goes past your bat then you lose one of four lives. Two players can also play and both players can either take it in turns to clear each screen when the other player dies or play on the same screen. Each player's bat is on either end of the screen and the players must clear the bricks while avoiding letting the ball go past their bat with both players sharing four lives. Before the start of the game, the speed of the ball can be selected (1-6) with one being the fastest.

Denis Through the Drinking Glass

Commodore Plus 4 - Homebrew - March 13, 2021

Denis Through the Drinking Glass is an unofficial homebrew conversion of the classic ZX Spectrum text adventure of the same name for the Commodore Plus/4. It was developed by KiCHY and released into the public domain on March 13, 2021. Game description: Margaret Thatcher's late husband Denis was known to like a drop of gin, a fact frequently exploited by satirical magazine Private Eye. As such, this text adventure stars you as Denis, on his quest to escape Number 10 Downing Street (and Maggie) to get to the Gravedigger's Arms pub. Denis must get a drink within 10 moves, or else it is game over. The location descriptions are written in an unusual style, set to rhyme and featuring wry observations about the drudgery of political life from Denis' unique position. Similarly, the Help feature often gives terse, sarcastic and less-than-helpful responses. As you progress through the game, mock headlines from The Sun newspaper appear to comment on your situations. The game is written in Quill, a popular adventure creation package from Gilsoft themselves.

Diamond Mine

Diamond Mine

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1985

Diamond Mine is a single screen maze game where the aim is to collect all the diamonds over various levels. You sit at the top of the screen and you must extend a pipe and steer it around the maze avoiding the walls to reach the diamonds. You have a certain length of pipe that can be used and this decreases everytime you extend your pipe. Also moving around the maze are bugs and if you touch one of these or touch the walls then your pipe length allowance decreases even more and your pipe goes back to you at the top of the screen. When you reach a diamond then your pipe goes back to you and you then start extending it for another diamond. When you pipe length reaches zero it is game over.

Dingbat

Dingbat

Commodore Plus 4 - Released - 1988

Dingbat is a side view single screen shooter where you must fly around the screen with your jet-pack blasting the enemy over various levels. You can move left or right, but to go up or down you must use your boosters and gravity. After so many destroyed enemy they drop an item and you must collect a certain number to move to the next level. Touching an enemy or using your boosters decreases your energy and if it runs out or you hit the ground then you lose one of five lives. A destroyed enemy will also drop a B which increases your energy.

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