Loadstar Magazine for the Commodore 64 began in 1984 as a monthly disk-magazine - and continued to 2008 - publishing 250 issues packed to the BAM (Block Access Manager) with games, applications, articles, entertainments, and tutorials. We have here a number of issues for your enjoyment, available in *.D81 file format. These files work just like a 1581 disk on a VICE emulator .
The Loadstar Compleat archive is still available for purchase and download from Fender Tucker! It includes disk issues 1-199 for C64/128 and disk issues 1-42 for C128 in both D64 & D81 disk images.
You can place your order to download the entire collection for $15 USD here , and please tell Fender LoadstarCE sent you!
2008
Mondo Wordo II, Ringside Boxing, and Battleship
Issue 250
2007
Pirate adventure, 4-Doku, Star Video Poker, and a Pick-Ur-Path Story
Issue 249
Puzzles, Music, Games, and a New Basic Extension
Issue 248
2006
Classic Utilities, Clever Games, Entertainments
Issue 247
Graphics, Puzzles, Games, Articles
Issue 246
Unique puzzles, Lots of Game, and Pictures from Scotland
Issue 245
Several Games, A couple of puzzles, and two Photo Impressionistic Entertainments
Issue 244
2005 in the News, Articles, Games, and Utilities
Issue 243
2005
Demos, Puzzles, Sounds, and my favorite Assembler
Issue 242
Contains a couple of Photo Impressionistic entertainments, plus C64 news from around the world and a major game.
Issue 241
Enjoy Games and Puzzles that are clever and fun, plus music and graphic art
Issue 240
News, Tutorials, Utilities, and Major Fun
Issue 239
Chock full o' International News, Tutorials, and some Brand New Games and Puzzles
Issue 238
Martian Chess, Cybercop, Programming Tutorial, and C64 Music Ware
Issue 237
2004
Quips, Quiz, Conquest, and Quandaries
Issue 236
Classic interviews with Commodore Pioneers, nifty Games, and the final part of a History of Computers
Issue 235
Classic Games, Computer History, and Golum (like Lemmings)
Issue 234
CG Movie, CHORDcentration, International News, Computer History, and some Funware
Issue 233
New Game, International News, and Funny Ware
Issue 232
News from the Lucki Expo, a New Language, and 3-D Breakout
Issue 231
International SID music, Arkanoid and MOOD (Doom for the C64)
Issue 230
Impossible Mission, Euro Demo, and International News
Issue 229
2003
New and Classic Games, Music, and Graphic Arts
Issue 228
Metal Warrior 4 (huge game) and International News
Issue 227
Midwest Graphics, Old Timey Music, Neural Network Model, and a Bunch of Games
Issue 226
Chock full of remarkable games in a tiny space - I Kilobyte or less! Do that on a PC!
Issue 225
Mr. Do's Castle and other Games and Puzzles, plus Music and Articles
Issue 224
Zix, Qix, Gloobers, and High Noon - plus Team Patrol, Puzzles, and Music
Issue 223
Demos, Classic Games, and Lots of Mandelbrot
Issue 222
Quizzes, Adventure, Classic Fun, and Media Wares
Issue 221
Schotz (like Candy Crunch), Sampled Sounds, and More
Issue 220
2002
Puzzles, International News, and exciting Multi-Media Presentations
Issue 219
Jam packed with Programs, Art, and Puzzles for the Christmas/Winterfest Season
Issue 218
Photo Impressionistic tribute to 9/11, a Hyper-Book, and even Mario Brothers
Issue 217
Wizard's Doom, Puzzles, Puns, and Quibble
Issue 216
Puzzles, Poker, Ponies, and Pee Wee Hockey
Issue 215
Balls Bouncing Up and Down, Baseball, Blockhead, and Reverso
Issue 214
Cybercop, a Multi-Media Mystery, Puzzle Page, and Executrivia
Issue 213
Brain Ware, Arcade Games, and Escher Graphics
Issue 212
Stunning Maze Adventure, Who Wants to Waste an Afternoon (Final Answer?), and Horror-Scope
Issue 211
2001
Western Ware, Egyptian Ware, and Good Ol' Fashion Fun Ware
Issue 210
Games written in 2048 bytes or 512 bytes! TetrAttack is an amazing fly-through, accomplished in exactly 512 bytes. But it is just one of a bunch of them. Then play a game of Bridge, or take a couple of Lunar Adventures - or so much more!
Issue 209
Quizzes and Puzzles, Classy Games, and a Warner Bros. Jukebox
Issue 208
Ant Wars, Kamikazi Duck, and Media Ware Tribute to the U.S. of A.
Issue 207
Ant Wars, Kamikazi Duck, and Media Ware Tribute to the U.S. of A.
Issue 206
Talking Eliza, Doris, and Graphic Classics
Issue 205
Tangler, Fire Fighter, and Classic Down, Down, Down.
Issue 204
Night Mission, Knightsbridge, and Who Wants to Waste an Afternoon?
Issue 203
Qbix, Conquest (Risk), and Mahjong
Issue 202
Dave Moorman's First Issue Michael's Puzzle, Mate in Two, Logic Puzzles, Pinball, and Lotto LunacyIssue 201
Emulators FrodoFree, portable Commodore 64 emulator that runs on a variety of platforms with a focus on graphics.
