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09.01.2023 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - 'Turbo 2000 Super Wireless Gamepad'
Wireless joypad for computers and classic consoles with a DB9 port for joysticks (Atari standard). It is available in two different sticker designs: Amiga and Commodore C64.

09.01.2023 - Indivision MK3 Upscaler/Deinterlacer for the Amiga - Review and Tutorial - video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast (10MARC)'
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast, Doug is reviewing the really nice Indivision MK3 Deinterlaer/Upscaler board. This is available for the Amiga 1200, CD32, Amiga 4000D and 4000T. Join him as he explains installation, setup and a tutorial on setting up the unique Amiga screen modes like 800 x 600, 1280 x 720 and 1280 x 1024 in gorgeous HAM8 mode.

09.01.2023 - Fixing the early Rev 3 Amiga 500 - video from 'Jan Beta'
Jan is attempting to repair the early revision 3 Amiga 500 from the previous video.

09.01.2023 - C64 game 'Ad Astra' released
'Ad Astra' for C64 is a slow paced 2D space game for single player or two player co-op (pilot + gunner). You are a star ranger deployed for long range reconnaissance mission in Rimward asteroid belt where Megacorp has eight Verge stations for asteroid mining. You can get the game as digital download for free.

08.01.2023 - Lester (Commodore 64) Review - video from 'BastichB 64K'
A rapid fire review for the recently released C64 game (January 2023) named Lester.

07.01.2023 - C64 game 'Lester' released
This game takes inspiration from modern MSX metroidvanias like 'Ghost / Minighost' and the old Konami's productions like 'The maze of Galious'. You are the android L-3573-R, the first of a new generation of guardian droids independent from a central AI. Given your strenghts, you are the only hope to stop a threat for earth and figure out what happened to the station. Features: - An entire space station to explore. - 60+ rooms full of metroidvania action. - Upgradable weapon, special powers, map and inventory. - 11 tracks OST. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

07.01.2023 - The "self healing" Amiga 500 - video from 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
This broken Amiga 500 seemed to "fix itself" while Adrian was trying to work on it. He has had this happen a few times in the past, but it baffles him every time.

07.01.2023 - Amiga game 'Kulki' released
'Kulki' is a simple puzzle game, where players have to create a line of 5 or more balls. Lines can be created horizontally, vertically and diagonally. To move a ball, ball must have access to target field. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

06.01.2023 - Amiga CD32 game 'Santa Claus Xmas Season 2022' released
'Santa Claus Xmas Season 2022' by Amiten Games is a fixed shooter video game in the vein of 'Orc Attack'. You can get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

05.01.2023 - How to Identify a Low Serial Number Commodore Amiga 500 - video from 'Commodore Computer Museum'
We see alot of Amiga 500 on ebay for sale, could it be a potential low serial number machine? This video shows possibly the lowest serial number Amiga 500 still in existence and what to look for...and other early Amiga 500 facts.

05.01.2023 - C64 game 'Quasimodo's Christmas Caper' released
Quasimodo's Christmas Caper is a new arcade-style Christmas themed platform game for the C64. It's the first of 3 spin-off games featuring the Quasimodo character from the currently in development game Hunchback Redux. The objective is to guide Quasimodo through 12 Christmas-themed levels clearing all the snowballs and collecting precious stars and collectables which will appear throughout, whilst avoiding the many obstacles and Happy Little Elves. The game is available as digital download for little money.

03.01.2023 - Protovision Shop: '4 Player Adapter' and Cartridge Cases in stock again
Protovison has restocked their popular 4 player adapters. A wide range of C64 games are available that make use of it, including Protovision's latest hit Muddy Racers. Also restocked are C64 cartridge cases in different colors.

02.01.2023 - Plus/4 game 'T-Rex Run' released
This is another take on the Dinosaur T-Rex Easter Egg Game, which is hidden in Google's Chrome. This time for Plus/4, equipped with nice graphics. The game is available as digital download for free.

02.01.2023 - Plus/4 emulator YAPE 1.2.2 released
YAPE is a decent no-nonsense Plus/4 emulator thats being developed for 10+ years. It is available in Windows as well as multiplatform editions. After more than a year of hiatus, there is now a new release. These are the most important new features and bugfixes that made it into it: - SID card mouse emulation (in DirectInput mode). - manufacturer dependent RAM powerup patterns. - copy emulator window to the clipboard as a bitmap. - the 32-bit build has now an opcode track window. - quotation mark printing bug (MPS-803). - drive VIA emulation accuracy improvements

02.01.2023 - C64 game 'Synthia 2 - Revenge of the ID' released
'Synthia 2 - Revenge of the ID' is a stunning (SEUCK produced) arcade adventure, which is part of the Reset64 #15 cover disk. You can get the game additionally with the magazine, both in digital format, for very little money (name your own price).