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30.07.2026 - Amiga game 'Mort & Phil' released
The new adventure of Mortadelo and Filemón arrives on our AGA Amigas, 'Mort & Phil' a clever mix of adventure, strategy, disguises, and a dose of humor. The game pays tribute to the late master Francisco Ibañez Talavera (1936-2023) and is an adaptation of the mobile game released in 2006 by M-solutions and B.R.B. Internacional, based on the characters created by Francisco Ibáñez and distributed in more than fifty countries across five continents. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

29.07.2026 - Amiga game 'Vulgus' released
'Vulgus' is a 1984 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. Now it got ported to AGA Amiga by developer jotd666, who already delivered a lot of great arcade ports like Ghosts'n'Goblins, Track'N'Field, Bad Dudes vs Dragonninja, Gyruss and more. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

22.07.2026 - Amiga game 'Moon Cresta' - V1.0 released
'Moon Cresta' for the Commodore Amiga (OCS 512KB + 512KB) is a a faithful recreation oof the 1980 fixed shooter video game developed by Nichibutsu for arcades, developed entirely from scratch by Johnny Acevedo. This is not a port: no original source code was converted. Instead, the game was handcrafted, built piece by piece, based on a deep understanding of the original arcade mechanics, with graphics extracted from MAME ROMs (Thanks to 125Scracht) and converted for the Amiga. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

20.07.2026 - C64 game 'Dune 2 - The C64 Demake - Arok Edition' released - free for download
'Dune 2 - The C64 Demake - Arok Edition' is a WIP C64 port of 'Dune II – Battle for Arrakis', a real-time strategy game by Westwood Studios, released for Amiga in 1992. This demake version was exclusively released on Arok Party 2026 and features: 64 units, buildings, any number of units on screen, multicolor graphics, 4 direction scrolling battlefield, build bases, produce units, enemy AI that manages its own economy, builds and produces units, defends its base, counter-attacks when provoked and shows no mercy.

19.07.2026 - Video: Vulgus AGA amiga port WIP (2)
More footage of a playable Vulgus Amiga (AGA) port by developer jotd666, who already delivered a lot of great arcade ports like Ghosts'n'Goblins, Track'N'Field, Bad Dudes vs Dragonninja, Gyruss and more. Current status: almost complete with sfx and (repetitive) music.

19.07.2026 - Video: Camelot Warriors AGA (WIP-5)
More footage of 'Camelot Warriors' for Amiga (AGA), based on the PC version. Current status: Final Level 5 95% complete. The devs have finally managed to implement the stair railings, adjusting their depth as needed. This feature isn’t present in the PC version, but it is in all the original 8-bit versions. Ending screens for both the normal and alternate endings have been created. All the music for each level has been composed by JosSs, with the exception of Level 2.

18.07.2026 - Amiga game 'Freestyle - Tales Of Itch' - demo version for download
'Freestyle - Tales Of Itch' is a WIP platformer game for Amiga made with Scorpion engine. Final game will include 40+ levels as well as 20 hand drawn comic pages to tell the story throughout the game. It will include issue 7 of the Freestyle comic in pdf format as a prelude to the games story and game manual in pdf format. The demo version for download offers the first world of the game. The demo itself is a basic platformer fare to ease the player into the gameplay and setting. Later levels change things up considerably with genre changes and many more surprises! You can get the demo version of the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

18.07.2026 - Video: Vulgus amiga AGA port [WIP]
Early footage of a playable Vulgus Amiga port by developer jotd666, who already delivered a lot of great arcade ports like Ghosts'n'Goblins, Track'N'Field, Bad Dudes vs Dragonninja, Gyruss and more. From an old (but complete) RE from tcdev, ported with jotd666's z80 2 68k converter in an evening, ripped the graphics (some black is missing). No9 did the small tune but there are still some sound issues right now, so the video is muted for now.

10.07.2026 - 'The Secret of Barron Wood' - adventure for C64 and Amiga released - free for download
'The Secret of Barron Wood' is a supernatural short story in the form of a text adventure. Venture into the deep wood and explore its darkest recesses, where a century-old secret awaits your discovery. This game is made with DAAD and was designed to have a retro feel, harking back to the heyday of adventuring in the 1980s. Besides a version for C64 and Amiga, there are also versions for Amstrad, Atari ST, Spectrum, MSX and PC-DOS.

04.07.2026 - Video: Amiga Street Fighter 1 - July 2026 Update
More footage of Street Fighter 1 for Amiga, made with Scorpion engine, which is currently in development. This time we see new 2 player mode.

04.07.2026 - New Amiga Games from June 2026 - video by 'Retro Gaming Dino'
Presentation of new games for Commodore Amiga released in June 2026, with gameplay footage, lots of information about the games and download links in the video description.

25.06.2026 - Video: Commando AGA Amiga port WIP
Developer jotd666, who already delivered a lot of great arcade ports like Ghosts'n'Goblins, Track'N'Field, Bad Dudes vs Dragonninja, Gyruss and more is currently working on another port of Commando, the famous arcade game made by Capcom in 1985. The 1989 ECS version from Elite is good, but jotd666 wanted to resume the Z80 porting spree and to perfect his Z80 to 68000 converter. Still lots of glitches and serious issues but you get the idea.

21.06.2026 - Amiga game 'Ramizes' - demo version released
'Ramizes' is a platformer game for Amiga (OCS PAL only) inspired by Tutankham, a 1982 arcade video game developed and released by Konami. The game combines a maze shoot 'em up with light puzzle-solving elements. You can get a demo of the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

19.06.2026 - Amiga game 'Mission Alien' demo version for download
'Mission Alien' is a WIP run and gun game in the style of Turrican for Amiga coming in 2026. Now there is a 1 Level demo version available for download.

15.06.2026 - Membrane Insanity - My Amiga 600's Keyboard is a Problem - video by 'RobSmithDev'
Rob has recently started having a lot of issues with the keyboard in my Amiga 600, so in this quick video we'll look at a great solution that doesn't require an entire keyboard replacement.