Dark Side
Commodore 64 · 1988
About this game
The game is set on the alien moon Tricuspid orbiting the planet Evath.
Terrorists (the Ketars, the villains of the first game Driller) hijacked the moon's facilities and built Zephyr One, an immense beam weapon on the moon's dark side with the purpose of destroying Evath.
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The player is a government agent, sent secretly to the moon's surface with the mission of deactivating the weapon before it becomes fully charged.
This is accomplished by destroying a power network in the form of ECD (Energy Collection Device) columns, dotted around the moon and connected with power lines all the way to the beam weapon.
An ECD (Energy Collection Device) column.
To destroy the ECD, the player needs to shoot the top part of the column.
To complete the mission, the player has at his disposal an arsenal of beam weapons mounted on a jetpack equipped pressure suit.
The aim is to destroy all ECDs in a specific order and avoid capture and death by the traps left by the terrorists.
ECDs are connected to power lines and can only be destroyed when all preceding ECDs have been deactivated, otherwise they will instantly regenerate.
The player has limited amount of time available to complete the game, based on the energy accumulated in Zephyr One.
When the weapon is fully charged, the beam is fired destroying Evath and the game ends.
As the player destroys ECDs, the charge accumulation rate is reduced, allowing more time for the player to complete the mission.
The game's environment is displayed in first person view with the player seeing the world through the suit's helmet.
A targeting crosshair displayed in the helmet's HUD allowing the player to fire the suit's weapon at specific locations.
The player can move in all directions by walking or activating the jetpack.
The suit is powered by an energy source that gets depleted with every movement and it is allocated between "shields" and "fuel".
When the shields charge is depleted, the player is vulnerable to enemy fire and simply bumping into walls can end the game.
Fuel is vital for horizontal and vertical movement and the game ends as soon as its depleted.
There are a number of "recharge" points (in the form of columns) hidden in the game where the player can replenish the suit's energy supply.
There are also a number of energy conversion devices that allow transforming shield energy to fuel and vice versa.
About Commodore 64
Released in 1982, the Commodore 64 is the best-selling home computer model of all time, with an enormous software library spanning games, productivity tools, and everything in between. C64 game collecting centers on cassette tapes and floppy disks in their original packaging — physical media that's inherently fragile, so complete, working copies from the era are increasingly prized by retro computing collectors.
Gamevaro tracks Dark Side for Commodore 64 with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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Market values by condition
PAL
Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Loose / Item only | PAL | €41.22 |
Rarity & condition
Only a handful of market sales have been tracked for Dark Side, suggesting it doesn't trade hands very often — a sign of relative scarcity compared to more common Commodore 64 titles.
Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Dark Side worth?
Dark Side for Commodore 64 is currently worth €41.22 loose. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.
Is Dark Side rare?
Dark Side has only a handful of tracked market sales, suggesting relative scarcity compared to more common Commodore 64 titles.
What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Dark Side?
Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.
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