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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).

16.11.2022 - Amiga game 'Wonderboy 1200' V1.0 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).. Brave deep dark forests. Cross endless oceans. Endure arid deserts. All the while, fending off nasty creatures and natural disasters. Until you find her. Until you rescue your girlfriend, Tanya, from the clutches of a brutish king. Requirements: An Amiga with 2MB Chip (020 cpu or better & fast ram highly recommend).

14.11.2022 - C64 Lulu Programmers Reference Guide Reprint - video from 'GRay Defender'
Guide to reprint the C64 Reference Guide using Lulu.com.

14.11.2022 - Protovision Shop: 'Pieces II' Release & Compo Results
Pieces II is a tile matching puzzle game where the aim is to move pieces of the same kind together in order to clear them from the level. This new release of Pieces II bases on levels from the community and can be downloaded for free - from the community, for the community!

13.11.2022 - New footage for WIP Amiga game 'Super Metal Hero' - New sentinel enemy for world 4 base levels
A new video shows more footage of the early prototype demo of the neoretro game 'Super Metal Hero'.

13.11.2022 - Amiga game 'Devil's Temple' V3.5 released
Devil's Temple - Son of the Kung-Fu Master is a Spin-Off of the 1984 genre defining arcade game - Kung Fu Master for the Amiga (OCS), that is even enhanced to the original it's based on, featuring 10 stages with cool colorful graphics and nice gameplay. V3.5 has the following fixes: - When using the ADF's, Level 9 now loads (mcgeezer), Stage 10 files moved to disk 2 to fix. I'm amazed nobody picked this up sooner and just shows floppies/adfs are not in fashion. - End of game bug fixed where the game would not end if the player moves immediately right when X appears. Fixed by spawning Lena before X, now Lena will always be in the chair.

12.11.2022 - Preview of WIP C64 game 'Quasimodo's Christmas Caper'
There is new footage showing another preview of Quasimodo's Christmas Caper, a brand new C64 game being developed by Robert Wilson. This game is one of three spin-off games to Hunchback Redux (currently in development) featuring Quasimodo. The game is planned to be released in December 2022.