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24.11.2022 - Commodore SX-64 repair and trivia - new Video from 'The 8-Bit Guy'
Finally 'The 8-Bit Guy' received a Commodore SX-64 as donation, but as it was not working, it needed some repairs. And besides restoration, there is also some trivia to tell about the SX-64.

24.11.2022 - Amiga game 'Wonderboy 1200' V1.1 released
This is a port of SEGA's Wonderboy' and was created with Erik Hogan's Scorpion Engine and you can get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price). Requirements: An Amiga with 2MB Chip (020 cpu or better & fast ram highly recommend). Changes:  v1.1: - Tweaks to bosses, improved collision detection and minor change to animations. - Tweaks to enemy and obsticle collision detection. - Tweak to egg collision, does not bump quite as far. - Fixed ESC bonus activating after continue screen. - Added confirmation before QUIT. - Added extra lives at 30k, 100k, 170k & 240k

23.11.2022 - A C64 Game Cartridge that never existed - Usagi Yojimbo Samurai Warrior - video from 'Mark Fixes Stuff'
In this video we take a c64 game from Mark's childhood and make it into an instantly loading cartridge. This game was never released in cartridge format so this board, created by C64iStanbul, uses the original PRG file, converted to a Magic Desk image using the great work of Marko ŠolajiÄ

23.11.2022 - New Firmware (221122) for MIST Board available
The MIST board was designed to implement classic computers like Amiga and C64 (and other 16 or 8 bis systems) as System-on-a-Chip using modern hardware. New in Firmware 221122:- Fix ASIX USB network adapter detection. - Fix crash when Minimig is loaded from a subdirectory. - Some OSD drawing code optimizations. - Load a default ARC file when the FPGA is initialized from JTAG. - Give time to initialize the FPGA when loaded from JTAG

22.11.2022 - Plus/4 game 'Tron 8 WOJ' released
'Tron 8 WOJ' aka Tron 8 WheelOfJoy, is an 8-players' hack of Tron 6 which works with all the joystick's ports of the WheelOfJoy hardware, which is is an Open Hardware 8-player joystick adapter for the Commodore 16 and Plus/4.

21.11.2022 - 'Eye of the Beholder' for C64 finally released and free for download
Eye of the Beholder is a dungeon crawler and role-playing game developed by Westwood Associates. It was published in 199 by Strategic Simulations, Inc. for the MS-DOS operating system and later ported to the Amiga, Sega CD and SNES. For 16 years 'JackAsser' of Booze Design had been working on a port for the C64 and C128, which could have been considered an impossible mission. But now it is actually finished and it has become a masterpiece, with features that even surpass the original. Anyway, V1.00 is out now and can be downloaded for free.

21.11.2022 - Amiga game 'Connect' - Box-Version released
Connect is a classic logic game. The game is inspired by Hashiwokakero logic puzzles. Chips are placed on a circuit board and the player has to place connections between them. As announced, the boxed version is now available for sale in addition to the download version.

21.11.2022 - C64 Round Up: November 2022 - New Games, Pixels, Demos! - new video from 'RetroGamerNation'
The November 2022 edition of the RGN Commodore 64 (C64) Round Up featuring the latest game releases, pixel art, demo and add-on items.

21.11.2022 - Christchurch Commodore Computer Caper - new video from 'Bread Box Commodore Computer Museum'
A weekend trip to Christchurch (NZ) uncovered some nice Commodore Computer finds...there's more to the story as you will see.

21.11.2022 - Gold Quest 6 (Commodore 64) Review - new video from 'BastichB 64K'
A rapid fire review for the recently released C64 game Gold Quest 6.

20.11.2022 - GottaGoFazt3r 256 MB ZORRO 3 RAM Card Review - And the Amiga RAD: Drive - new video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast (10MARC)'
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast Doug is reviewing the GottaGoFazt3r 256 MB RAM Card From Matt Harlum (LIV2) - This fancy-pants ZORRO3 card adds 128MB or 256MB to your Amiga 3000 or Amiga 4000 machine. Join him as he shows you the card and demonstrate what fun things you can do with all that RAM!

20.11.2022 - Amiga game 'Chaos Arena' released
Welcome to Chaos Arena! Pit yourself against seasoned warriors in the most frantic duel to date! Every warrior looks the same, so your first challenge is to figure out who's who. The only way to defeat others is to push them out of arena with your attacks, but beware - your fierceful strikes may also push you into abyss. Also, the arena constantly crumbles, so no hiding around! The last man standing wins. Game features: - Chaotic and fierceful duel between 12 warriors. - Simultaneous 6-player versus mode. - 3 chaotic arenas. - You've lost too early? Strike remaining players with thunders! Amiga 500 with 512KB of CHIP memory, 512KB of other memory and KS1.3. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price)..

19.11.2022 - Season special of 'Super Delivery Boy' for Amiga gets an update
SDB - The Holiday Shift, which was already released 2021, is a family friendly festive minigame, spin-off of Super Delivery Boy, a platform game in development, made using Scorpion Engine for Amiga OCS/ECS/AGA (1Mb Ram). Help SDB deliver as many presents as possible so he doesn't get fired! You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price). Update v2022.1 lists the following improvements and fixes: - Persistent highscore. - Improved menu screen. - Fixed copper background issues. - Performance improvements. - Various bug fixes.

18.11.2022 - This Commodore 1541 hides a terrible secret. - new video from 'retrobits'
Ticking time bombs: 1541 floppy disk drives with Newtronics mechanisms. How to identify them and test for a failed read/write head!

17.11.2022 - 'RetroMagazine World #16' - November 2022 issue released
Retromagazine World is an Italian/English retro computer magazine that is made by enthusiasts. And the best thing: it's free for download! This issue covers (besides many, many other topics): - Commodore 64, 40 years and counting… - ZX Spectrum, a fantastic 40-year-old. - The modern heirs: MEGA 65. - Oldies but goodies: books for the C64. - C64 Emulator, a surprising emulator… - TASWORD - Word Processing for C64 and ZX Spectrum. - Interview with Leonard Tramiel. - Interview with Gregory Nacu, C64 OS author. - Modern-day C64 & ZX Spectrum. - Gold Quest 6 - Extended Edition (C64). - Lykia - The Lost Island (C64).