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28.04.2026 - Amiga game 'Iron Rails' released - free for download
'Iron Rails' is a railway strategy game exclusively for the Commodore Amiga, inspired by the classic board game genre of route-building and destination racing. Take command of your railway empire across a sprawling map of North America. Collect train cards, claim routes between cities, and secretly complete destination tickets before your rivals do. Features:2–5 players with fully playable CPU opponents at Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulty - Complete North America map with 36 cities and over 100 routes - Three CPU difficulty levels with strategic AI that plans ticket routes, blocks opponents, and adapts its play style - Destination ticket system with 30 unique routes across the continent - Longest route bonus scoring - Full end-game scoring breakdown with per-player detail screens - Route map showing all claimed routes at game end - Free to play and share!

28.04.2026 - Amiga game 'Railblaze' released - free for download
'Railblaze' is an arcade game for Amiga developed in AmiBlitz3. Your ship has been captured by the evil Damidi empire, and imprisoned in the depths of their grid network. Collect blue orbs on each floor while dodging enemy fire and hazards to reveal the exit to the next floor.

27.04.2026 - C64 game 'Rob-Ball' released
Rob is back! After the success of Rob-Man, the journey continues with Rob-Ball, a high-octane brick-breaker for your C64. Experience Arkanoid-reimagining, featuring smooth parallax scrolling, 24 randomized stages, and a unique "Coffee Break" help system. You can get the game as digital download for a fair price to support the developer.

27.04.2026 - Evil Spirit (Commodore 64) Review - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Game review for the 2026 released new C64 game 'Evil Spirit!' by Windigo Productions.

25.04.2026 - C64 games '4Goal League' and '4Goal GK' released
'4Goal League', the final chapter of the 4GOAL series for the C64. This definitive version expands the mechanics of 4GOAL 4P to a whole new level, featuring a full roster of 16 unique teams. Players can now organize their own competitions by creating custom leagues of up to 12 teams, supporting up to 4 human players for the ultimate multiplayer experience. In '4Goal GK' it is time for the goalkeepers to shine! Your challenge is to step into the keeper's box and prevent goals with as many saves as possible. It’s everyone against the goalie. You can get both games as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

24.04.2026 - C64 game 'Mech Wars' released
'Mech Wars' is an action shooter for C64 featuring 10 levels of mech combat on a scrolling battlefield. You have 3 mech types to choose from, offering 4 weapons: Plasma, Rocket, Laser, Mine. Collect health, ammo, armor and weapon upgrades on your way, while enemy mechs, tanks, gun turrets and ghost drones hunt you down. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

23.04.2026 - C64 Weekly #70 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Weekly updates from the Commodore 64 Scene Including new music, demos and games. Links to all shown content in the video description.

21.04.2026 - Video: Double Dragon Amiga AGA WIP (4)
Developer jotd666, who already delivered a lot of great arcade ports like Track'N'Field, Bad Dudes vs Dragonninja, Gyruss and more is currently working on Double Dragon for Amiga with 128 colors, sfx & awesome music from no9. Current status: There are a few flickering bugs, but apart from that it's 100%. jotd666 decided to let go of the treadmill sound, even in the original it corrupts the sounds.

20.04.2026 - Amiga game 'Loony Ledges' - demo version released
'Loony Ledges' is an 8-bit style platform game for the Amiga (OCS/ECS). The now released demo is 10 levels but the full game has a whopping 75 fun packed levels featuring crazy new sprites, new music, new gameplay features, (Ice, Sand, Trampolines, etc.), game options menus, redefinable keyboard controls, and additional polish. You can get the demo version digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

20.04.2026 - Amiga 3000T Restoration Part 6: More Capacitors & More Audio Problems - video by 'Jan Beta'
Jan is recapping the Amiga 3000T mainboard and trying to resolve the audio issues.

20.04.2026 - Commodore Max Machine : Special - video by 'BastichB 64K'
A look back at Commodore's Japanese history with the release of the Max Machine computer and all 18 games released for the system.

19.04.2026 - WIP Amiga game 'Moon Cresta' - V2 Alpha released
'Moon Cresta' for the Commodore Amiga 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 in its current state as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

19.04.2026 - C64 game 'Mazinger Rescue' released
'Mazinger Rescue' is an another arcade action game for C64 by KabutoCoder, playing in the Mazinger Z univers. After the events at the laboratory, kabuto and his friends managed to expel Dr. Hell and his troops from the lab, escaping to the island of Rhodes. However, a contingent remained outside, captured Mazinger Z, and threatens to blow it to pieces in 10 minutes. Pilot the Hover Pilder to carry dynamite charges and blow up the metal scaffolding supporting the super robot. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

19.04.2026 - Amiga game 'Germz Survivor' released
'Germz Survivor' is a horde shooter for Amiga (OCS/ECS). The Germz have won, the world is ending, all the cities have plunged to chaos and humanity is reduced to a mindless horde. You are the last one to resist the call, but you're cornered in the middle of the desert. Make a last stand, shoot through countless zombies and learn a perk or two in the process. Pick some power-ups to aid your cause. Before you die, take as many with you as possible! You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

19.04.2026 - The Vaxine II - Useful Protection, or Complete Garbage? - video by 'RobSmithDev'
In this video Rob takes a look at another of these virus blocking devices. This one, called the Vaxine II, connects between your Amiga and the external floppy drive aiming to provide protection for both. It also features the ability to make a sound when writing occurs allowing you to respond if you weren't expecting it. But does it work!?