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26.02.2023 - PDF Retro magazine REV'n'GE issue #143 for download
REV'n'GE (Retro Emulator Vision and Game) is an Italian and English language PDF magazine, not only for Commodore fans, that mainly focus on game REViews.

26.02.2023 - C64 game 'Accuse' released
After the minimal Cloak of Darkness demo game, developer Marco Giorgini decided to reimplement another "classic" little IF game, using his storytllr64, a WIP C64 graphic text adventure engine. This time he has selected Accuse, by David A. Wheeler, a 2007 (vaguely) Cluedo-like replayable game, released under GPL 2 or later license. A murder, in a mansion, with three suspects, three potential murder weapons, and five locations, and you, a detective with "powers", able to understand if a specific accusation is correct or not. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

25.02.2023 - Redux version of 'Sir Knight' released for Plus/4 and C16
Sir Knight is your noble knight who has been asked by King Arthur to rescue the beautiful Princess Ethel imprisoned in Black Skull Castle. Original game written by Chris Robbins for Tynesoft Computer Software. This redux version now fits into 16K and will run on a stock Commodore 16 (the original was 32K) and is available as free digital download. It also includes the following new features: - Screen flicker/raster fix. - All new music and sfx. - Overlapping soft sprites. - Number of levels extended from 14 to 30. - Level names and numbers. - Checkpoint at level 16. - New, extended hi score table and screen. - NTSC fixed. - Cheat modes included. - Joystick control and choice of keys. - New graphics and end screen. - Reason for death shown. - Extra life every 20,000 points

24.02.2023 - C64 game mod 'Seawolf II' released and free for download
Sea Wolf is a shooter arcade game manufactured by Midway, originally released for arcades in 1976, ported to C64 and released under the name 'Seawolf'.by Commodore in 1982. 'Seawolf II' is a modded version of it by Oziphantom/Protovision. So what is added/changed: - Ugly sprite clipping in the borders replaced with smooth scroll. - Animated waves like in the arcade. - Joystick/paddle selection. - Removed flicker for software sprites. - Added 3 more ships from the arcade (C64 original had just 3). - Changed torpedoes to resemble those of the arcade (as far as technical limitations allowed...). - Updated sound effects. - and much more other stuff...

24.02.2023 - ChatGPT Tells Me 50 Facts About Commodore Computers - How Accurate? - video from 'Commodore Computer Museum'
Everyone is talking about ChatGPT and now It tells me 50 facts about Commodore Computers...how accurate will it be? Will we learn something new about our favourite brand of Computers? Let's check out the 50 facts ChatGPT AI came up with.

24.02.2023 - Retro Remakes #3 (Eye Of The Beholder (C64) + Eye Of The Beholder (DOS) ) - video from 'BastichB 64K'
A look back at the original Eye of the Beholder game on MSDOS System and a look at the newly released Commodore 64 version.

23.02.2023 - C64 Scout The Stray Gameplay - video from 'GRay Defender'
Let's take a look at the new game by Luca Carminati, 'Scout the Stray'.

23.02.2023 - The Forgotten Commodore 900, we look at a rare prototype - video from 'RMC'
Neil has got a Commodore 900 prototype in The Cave today and it's a rare beast indeed. One of only 50 known to have been made and we don't know how many of those still exist. Today we're going to learn all about it and have a look inside

22.02.2023 - 'Quasimodo's Jungle Adventure' - New C64 game - Preview 2
Welcome to the 2nd preview of Quasimodo's Jungle Adventure, a brand new C64 game being developed by Robert Wilson. This game will be the third spin-off game to Hunchback Redux (currently in development) featuring Quasimodo. For those who may not have guessed, this game is going to be my re-imagining of the Atari VCS classic Pitfall! by David Crane.

22.02.2023 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - 'AmigaOS 3.2.1 CF card'
Pre-configured CF card with AmigaOS 3.2.1 installed for all Amiga models. Stickers are professionally printed (no handmade). You only can order this product if you have a genuine license. Extra Kickstart ROMs are also available for purchase on the AMIGAStore.eu website.

21.02.2023 - C64 game 'Flodder' released and free for download
Flooder is a logical game where the goal is to colour(flood) the whole grid in the same colour. Starting point is the upper left corner and you spread the flood by choosing the colours of adjacent tiles.

21.02.2023 - Protovision Shop: 'C64 shaped USB sticks' back in stock
Looking for something cool? How about a USB stick in the shape of a Commodore 64 breadbin? Be the envy of your C64 friends with this high quality 16GB storage device. You know you want one, so have a closer look at the Protovision Shop and place your order.

20.02.2023 - Amiga game 'Geo's Quest - In Search of Queen Lorraine' released
'Geo's Quest -In Search of Queen Lorraine' is a point and click adventure for Amiga and released as free digital download. The developer started to work on the game in December 2000, but real life put the project on rest until it was finished some 20 years later and released now.

20.02.2023 - C64OS Part 2: Install, Update, Explore - video from 'GRay Defender'
This is the second video covering the C64OS. This one covers the installation & update process. Then we take a look around!

19.02.2023 - My New Favourite C64 One-Liner? - video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
Programmer Ian Witham created a short Commodore 64 BASIC program that procedurally generates a very interesting 3D landscape. We examine how it works, and then focus our efforts on optimizing the program so it can fit in a single 80-column line of code.