Creatures by Thalamus This has got to have been the most hyped C64 game of all time with the programming diary of the Rowland brothers in Zzap 64 magazine for months before the game was released. It's a basic horizontal scroller platform but the graphics are really excellent and the game is very polished. It showed that the C64 could still cut it. Rating 90% - Get the game here creaturesfile.d64 Click on either image to view full size

Ghostbusters by Activision Another very playable game. You start off the game with a loan from the bank which allows you to buy a car, traps and other goodies. The main game involves driving around in your car and trapping ghosts in building which flash red. All the time building up money to repay the bank. A really excellent game and surprising good for a movie licence. Rating 86% - Get the game here ghostbfile.t64 Click on either image to view full size

Hover Bovver by Llamasoft The mad Jeff Minter strikes again. This is a really old game (around 1983) but it's still quite playable. You decide to mow your lawn and "borrow" you mates mower so the game involves trying to mow the lawn while your mate is chasing you, your dog is trying to attack the mower and the Gardener is chasing you (watch out for his flowers!). Rating 70% - Get the game here hovbovfile.t64 Click on either image to view full size

The Last Ninja by System 3 This is as good as 3-D got on the C64 and it does it very well. This game is an action adventure with you wandering around collecting weapons and items to use later, while "defending" yourself against attackers. I think I actually completed this game although it took ages. The graphics and playability are top notch. Look out for LN2. Rating 90% - Get the game here lstninjafilea.d64 and also here lstninjafileb.d64 Click on either image to view full size

Monty on the Run by Gremlin Graphics Probably one of my most played games of all time. Another platformer with Monty Mole on the run from jail. He's going through screens trying to find gold and also find a way out. The game has simple graphics and simple gameplay but it's a fine example of a classic platformer and the Rob Hubbard tunes have to be heard! Rating88% - Get the game here montyrunfile.t64 Click on either image to view full size

Paperboy by Elite Hey, I remember buying this during a school trip to Chester in England! A great conversion of the coin-op which puts you in the seat of a paperboy who has to deliver his papers while avoiding everything that's out to get him. There's also a ramp park at the end of each level. Good graphics, great game. Rating 77% - Get the game here papboyfile.t64 Click on either image to view full size

Power Drift by Activision And I remember buying this after working my first day in my first part time job! Memories. Anyway this game is one of the best racing games ever on the C64, it's obviously pretty different then the arcade version but it's runs really fast and has good quality graphics wizzing by. The only downside is that it's too easy to play. Rating 90% - Get the game here pwrdriftfile.t64 Click on either image to view full size

Rainbow Islands by Ocean One of Ocean's better games (they were notrious for bad, movie tie-in platform games). It's a fateful representation of the arcade game with nice colourful graphics (well as colourful as you can get with 16 colours!) and fine playability. I didn't play this much myself but a friend thrashed through a fair bit of it. Good platformer. Rating 87% - Get the game here rainislfile.d64 Click on either image to view full size