Homecomputer (DE)
Homecomputer was a German multi-format magazine published by Roeske (1983-85) and Tronic-Verlag (1985-86). It started as a monthly magazine in Mar 1983, and turned bi-monthly with the Feb/Mar 1985 issue. The final issue was published in Aug/Sep 1986, after which it was incorporated into Computronic magazine.
Download all programs from this magazine on two disks:
 Homecomp1.d64 (1983) |
Homecomp2.d64 (1984) |
Homecomp3.d64 (1985-86) |
50 programs
| Program | Author | Requirements | Files | Info |
HC - Der Zeichen-Generator Mar 1983, Pages 42-46. Apr 1983, Page 56. |
? | 16K expansion | zeichen-gen-16k.t64 Screenshot |
Character editor, make your own user defined graphics. Controls: I (up), M (down), J (left), K (right), Q (set pixel), W (clear pixel). See magazine for further info. |
Disassembler Mar 1983, Pages 47-48. |
? | 8K expansion | disassembler-8k.prg Screenshot |
Machine code disassembler. Controls: Enter the address you want to disassemble followed by an L (for List). For example, to disassemble $F016 you type "$F016L" |
Slalom Mar 1983, Pages 50-51. Apr 1983, Page 9. May 1983, Page 2. |
? | 8K expansion | slalom-8k.t64 Screenshot |
Vertically scrolling ski game. High scores can be saved on cassette, and there are three highscore tables: Ewigen (eternal, all scores ever achieved), Tagesbestenliste (daily best scores, all the scores from the current day), and Personlichen (personal, the best score of everybody who has ever played). Controls: Z (left), / (right). To start a new game, press N (neues spiel) in the menu, use + and - to select your name from the list, or press Return on a blank line and type your name. |
Robot Mar 1983, Page 52. Apr 1983, Page 9. |
Lutzian Widuch | 8K expansion | robot-8k.prg Screenshot |
Shoot the robots using two guns. The first gun moves horizontally across the bottom of the screen, press Space to set the position. The second gun then moves vertically up the side of the screen, again press Space to set the position. Your shot will be fired where both guns intersect. Controls: Space (stop each gun). |
3D Labyrinth Apr 1983, Pages 45-47. Jun 1983, Page 64. |
? | 16K expansion | 3d-labyrint-16k.prg Screenshot |
You are trapped inside a 3D maze. Can you find the exit before you run out of oxygen? An unexpanded version of this game was published in May 1983. Controls: L (turn left), R (turn right), O (turn 180 degrees), G (move forward), M (view map), P (printout). |
| Spukhaus (Haunted House)  Apr 1983, Pages 49-53. |
Gregor Widuch | 16K expansion | spukhaus-16k.t64 Screenshot |
Graphic adventure. You must rescue Jane, who has been kidnapped by Dracula and taken to his haunted house. The game starts at 2pm, twilight begins at 6pm, and it will get completely dark at 8pm if you have not found the candle & matches. If the computer tells you to eat, then you MUST eat within 2 hours of play (2 minutes in real time). Dracula can only be killed between 8am and 5pm because he is not in the coffin at night. Controls: Use two-word commands e.g. GEH TUER (go door) or SIEH FENSTER (see window). |
| Editor fuer 6502-Systeme (Editor for 6502 Systems)  Apr 1983, Pages 57-58. May 1983, Pages 25-29. |
? | 16K expansion | editor6502-16k.d64 Screenshot |
Editor, assembler and disassembler for writing machine code programs. Controls: Follow on-screem prompts. |
HC-Invaders May 1983, Pages 14-23. Jun 1983, Page 65. |
? | 8K expansion | invaders-8k.d64 Screenshot |
Space Invaders game written in machine code, with smooth scrolling graphics. Shoot the aliens before the reach the bottom of the screen. Controls: Z (left), / (right), Space (fire). |
Labyrinth May 1983, Pages 30-31. |
? | Unexpanded | labyrinth.prg Screenshot |
3D maze. Try to find the exit. This is an unexpanded version of the game from Apr 1983. Controls: L (turn left), R (turn right), G (move forward), M (view map). |
Car Crash May 1983, Pages 35-36. |
Georg Foltin | 8K expansion | car-crash-8k.t64 Screenshot |
Dodgems game for 1 or 2 players. Drive around the maze collecting the dots, but do not hit the other car. Controls: Player 1: , (left), . (right). Player 2: Shift (left), Commodore (right). |
Skipping Ball Oct 1983, Pages 46-47. |
M Quinke & A Schmitz | Unexpanded | skipping-ball.prg Screenshot |
Deflex game. Drop paddles to deflect the ball into the hole. Controls: N (left paddle), M (right paddle). |
| Einsiedler (Hermit)  Oct 1983, Page 48. |
? | Unexpanded | einsiedler.prg Screenshot |
Peg solitaire game. Try to remove all the pegs and finish with the last peg in the central position. Pegs are removed by jumping over them and landing in an empty space. There are three modes: watch the computer solve the puzzle, play the standard game, or create a custom layout. Controls: Cursor keys (move), Space (select position), ArrowLeft (end game), Shift+Q & Shift+W (place pins on custom layout). |
Programmreservoir Nov 1983, Pages 46-48. |
Volker Muecke | 8K expansion | prgreservoir-8k.prg Screenshot |
Database for storing program listings. Enter the name of each program, where it was published, and its status (not typed in, not working, or working). Records are added to the listing as DATA statements. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
Demon Attack Nov 1983, Pages 49-51. |
S Bagdonat | 16K expansion | demon-attck-16k.t64 Screenshot |
Shoot all the demons before they reach your base. You cannot move so you must time your shots carefully. Controls: V (fire). |
Roulette Jan 1984, Pages 48-49. |
Thomas Kessler | Unexpanded | roulette.prg Screenshot |
Roulette game for 1-9 players, with several betting options. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
Computer Blues, Mad Boogy & Cool Rock Jan 1984, Pages 50-52. |
Holger Gehrmann | Unexpanded | computer-blues.t64 Screenshot |
Three music programs, each plays a different tune. Mad Boogy sounds like In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry. Controls: None. |
| Nager (Rodent)  Feb 1984, Pages 18-19. |
Bernd Andraschko & Oliver Bardenheier | Unexpanded | nager.t64 Screenshot |
Nibblers game. Monsters are attacking your tower to steal your oranges. Stop them by launching planes and dropping bombs on them. Controls: Left-arrow (hold to launch left plane, release to fire), F1 (hold to launch right plane, release to fire). |
| Seeschlacht (Sea Battle)  Feb 1984, Pages 20-27. |
D Formhals | 16K expansion | seeschlacht-16k.prg Screenshot |
Naval strategy game. You are the captain of a submarine fleet. Your mission is to destroy the enemy ships and return to headquarters. Controls: Return (list commands), 0 (driving), 1 (sonar), 2 (torpedo), 3 (missile), 4 (raise/lower), 5 (report), 6 (docking), 7 (sabotage), 8 (convert energy), 9 (give up). |
Star Wars Feb 1984, Pages 28-30. Apr 1984, Page 68. |
Thomas Elmer | 8K expansion | star-wars-8k.t64 Screenshot |
3D space shooter. TIE fighters are flying towards your ship. Move them into your sights and destroy them before they get too close. Controls: Joystick or A (up), Z (down), , (left), . (right), Space (fire). |
Blue Monster Mar 1984, Pages 36-40. |
Erich Skorbier | 3K expansion | blue-munster-3k.t64 Screenshot |
Donkey Kong platform game. Climb ladders and jump over barrels to rescue the lady. Controls: Joystick. Press fire to jump. |
Fishing Mar 1984, Pages 42-43. |
Martin Kiesswetter | Unexpanded | fishing.prg Screenshot |
Fishing game. Catch the fish with your hook, while avoiding the bird. Controls: Joystick. |
| Monsterjagd (Monster Hunt)  Mar 1984, Pages 44-45. |
Carsten Endewardt & Joerg Feldbinder | Unexpanded | monsterjagd.prg Screenshot |
Pac-Man game. Collect all the dots within five minutes, while avoiding the monsters. Controls: I (up), M (down), J (left), K (right). |
UFO Attack May 1984, Pages 15-16. |
? | Unexpanded | ufo-attack.prg Screenshot |
Vertically scrolling space shooter. Shoot as many aliens as you can in 90 seconds. Controls: J (left), K (right), D (fire). |
Pingi May 1984, Pages 17-19. |
Stefan Reusch | 3K expansion | pingi-3k.t64 Screenshot |
Move across the landscape jumping over craters and other hazards. Controls: Joystick. |
| Rasenmäher (Lawn Mower)  Jun 1984, Pages 38-39. |
Axel Heisler | Unexpanded | rasenmaeher.t64 Screenshot |
Lawn mowing game. You have three minutes to mow the garden. Do not hit the rocks, dogs, hose pipes or trees, and you must also avoid the pool. Controls: W (up), Z (down), A (left), S (right). |
| Das Zerbrochene Schwert (The Broken Sword)  Jun 1984, Pages 44-47. |
M Liebe | 8K expansion | zerbrochene-8k.t64 Screenshot |
Maze game. Collect dots until the key appears, then go to the exit. Do not touch the monsters. You must complete all six rooms to successfully recover the six parts of the broken sword. Controls: Joystick or I (up), M (down), J (left), K (right). |
Double Man Aug 1984, Page 27. |
Stefan Isbrecht | Unexpanded | double-man.prg Screenshot |
You control two men who move simultaneously. Collect all the blue mushrooms without touching the red mushrooms. An extra life is awarded at 15000 points. Controls: Joystick or U (up), N (down), H (left), J (right). |
Planetoid Aug 1984, Pages 38-39. |
P Eckbauer | Unexpanded | planetoid.prg Screenshot |
Defend your energy station from parasites. The turbo energy vacuum shows the landscape in front of you, and the radar displays the location of any parasites (+). Rotate until the parasites come into view and shoot them when they enter your crosshairs. Controls: , (rotate left), . (rotate right), ArrowLeft (fire), F1 (start game). |
| Feuerwehr (Fire Brigade)  Aug 1984, Pages 42-44. |
Ellen & Martin Bormann | 3K expansion | feuerwehr-3k.t64 Screenshot |
Drive the fire engine to each fire so that you can extinguish it. Sometimes the shortest route is blocked, and you must also avoid crashing. There are 10 fires to extinguish. Controls: Cursor keys (move). |
| Diamantenmine (Diamond Mine)  Sep 1984, Pages 22-25. |
Ramin Irannejad | Unexpanded | diamantenmine.t64 Screenshot |
Maze game. Collect the hidden treasures (X) from the diamond mine, while avoiding the rocks (green circles) and robot guards. If you score more than 500 points in three minutes then you will be given a bonus minute to collect more treasure. Controls: Joystick. After loading the game, push the joystick up to change levels then press fire to begin. |
Adventureland Sep 1984, Pages 33-35. |
Markus Wolf | 3K expansion | adventurelnd-3k.t64 Solution Screenshot |
Graphic adventure with two screens. Manipulate objects in the correct order to reach the hidden treasure. Be careful because touching the walls is deadly. Controls: Joystick. |
| Geldsammler (Money Collector)  Jan 1985, Page 56. |
Andre Koelsch | 3K expansion | geldsamml-3k.prg Screenshot |
Maze game. Collect 20 moneybags within 40 seconds, then go to the grate to advance to the next level. Controls: Joystick. |
Zyklo Jan 1985, Page 58. |
Johann Strauss | Unexpanded | zyklo.t64 Screenshot |
Maze game. Collect the purple treasure from the middle of the screen. If you collect one of the fruits from the edge of the screen, then you can use it to blast a hole in the wall by pressing : followed by a direction. Controls: P (up), L (left), ; (right), Space (down), : (fire fruit). |
| Punkte-Fresser (Points Eater)  Feb-Mar 1985, Pages 57-58. |
? | Unexpanded | punktefresse.prg Screenshot |
Pac-Man game with a random maze. Eat all the dots and avoid the monsters. Controls: Joystick. |
Star Wars Feb-Mar 1985, Pages 59-61. |
Lutz Blomberg | Unexpanded | star-wars.t64 Screenshot |
Vertically scrolling space shooter. Shoot the TIE fighters while avoiding the rocks and mines. Controls: O (left), P (right), F (fire). |
Mister Jump Apr-May 1985, Page 8. |
Oliver Schwarz | Unexpanded | mister-jump.t64 Screenshot |
Platform game. Collect the moneybags and then get the key. Watch out for the 30-second time limit. Controls: Joystick. |
Catch the Fish Apr-May 1985, Page 11. |
Andreas Holy | Unexpanded | catchthefish.prg Screenshot |
Eat as many small fish as possible in two minutes, and avoid the sharks. Controls: Joystick. |
Ghosts' Eggs Jun-Jul 1985, Pages 57-59. |
? | Unexpanded | ghosts-eggs.t64 ghosts-eggs.d64 Screenshot |
Platform game. Collect all the eggs while navigating the trampolines, ladders, beam-platforms, lifts (horizontal and vertical), power-pills and stoppers. Beware of the ghosts, disappearing walls and moving platforms. Includes a level editor. The disk version has 8 extra levels. Controls: Joystick. |
Fox Hunt Jun-Jul 1985, Pages 60-62. Aug-Sep 1985, Page 67. |
Lutz Blomberg | Unexpanded | fox-hunt.t64 Screenshot |
Shoot as many foxes as you can, but beware of the beaver. When the beaver appears, push the joystick down to create a beaver trap. Controls: Joystick. Note: it might be necessary to detach the tape for the joystick controls to work. |
Collector Aug-Sep 1985, Pages 35-38. |
? | 3K expansion | collector-3k.t64 Screenshot |
Collect 10 yellow items, then get a key and go to the door. There are four levels to choose from. In level 2 avoid the monster, in level 3 you have a limited number of steps, and in level 4 you must keep track of both. Controls: Joystick. |
Breakout Aug-Sep 1985, Pages 66-67. |
Michael Kraus | Unexpanded | breakout.prg Screenshot |
Breakout game. Use your bat & ball to destroy the coloured bricks. Controls: S (left), F (right). |
Q-Bert Oct-Nov 1985, Pages 53-57. |
Oliver R Sohinger | 3K expansion | q-bert-3k.t64 Screenshot |
Q-Bert game. Jump on each block to change its colour, while avoiding the snake. In this version, the snake always moves horizonally from the bottom-left corner, working upwards to the top. Controls: Joystick. |
Salvage Crew Oct-Nov 1985, Pages 57-61. |
? | Unexpanded | salvage-crew.t64 Screenshot |
Choplifter game. Fly your helicopter to rescue the men from the mines. Note: When loading from tape, wait for the message 'Press stop on tape' to appear and then detach the tape. Controls: Joystick. |
Dog-Fight Dec 1985-Jan 1986, Pages 27-29. |
Lutz Blomberg | Unexpanded | dog-fight.t64 Screenshot |
Intellivision Biplanes game, for two players. Two planes are locked in a battle to the death - will you defeat your opponent? Note: When loading from tape, wait for the message 'Stop!' to appear and then detach the tape. Controls: Player 1: Joystick. Player 2: P (push down), L (pull up), F (fire). |
| Schwitzbad (Steam Bath)  Dec 1985-Jan 1986, Pages 31-33. |
J McCarroll | Unexpanded | schwitzbad.t64 Screenshot |
Protect the customers of a sauna from overheating. Controls: Joystick. Note: it might be necessary to detach the tape for the joystick controls to work. |
Earth Rescue Feb-Mar 1986, Pages 47-50. |
O Gumtau | 3K expansion | earth-rescue-3k.t64 Screenshot |
Beam all eight astronauts back to Earth by moving your crosshairs over them. If you beam three green-headed Martians then Earth will be overrun. Controls: Joystick. |
Tank Apr-May 1986, Pages 53-56. |
Michael Steinheimer | 3K expansion | tank-3k.t64 Screenshot |
Use your tanks to shoot the missile as it flies up the left side of the screen. Controls: F1 (fire top tank), F7 (fire bottom tank), P (pause). |
Terra 2 Jun-Jul 1986, Pages 36-38. |
Andreas Spindler | Unexpanded | terra-2.t64 Screenshot |
Collect the plutonium containers with your helicopter, while avoiding the rocks and cavern walls. Controls: Joystick. Press F1 to advance to the next level. Note: it might be necessary to detach the tape for the joystick controls to work. |
Pac-Ball Jun-Jul 1986, Pages 38-41. |
O Sohinger | 3K expansion | pac-ball-3k.t64 Screenshot |
Pinball/Pac-Man game. Use the pinball flippers to move the ball onto the target, then use the flipper keys to direct Pac Man through the maze. Controls: 1 (left flipper), Clr/Home (right flipper). |
Economy Aug-Sep 1986, Pages 40-42. |
? | Unexpanded | economy.t64 Screenshot |
Business simulation for 2-6 players. You are an ice-cream-salesman and have to buy ice-cream, mind the weather, do commercials and compete against the other players. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
