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26.10.2022 - Protovision Shop: 'Nightland' - Board and Computer Game
If you are looking for a unique gaming experience with your C64 then you got to try out Nightland. Providing a mixture between board game and computer game within a fantasy setting, Nightland will provide plenty of entertainment for you and your friends and family. Order from the Protovision Shop quickly as they only have limited stock.

25.10.2022 - 'Amiga Addict Magazine Issue 16' ready for pre-order
Amiga Addict is a digital and printed Amiga magazine shipping worldwide. Isseu 16 will be in stock from 3rd November 2022 and features: - We feature the masters of adventure point-and-click games, Lucasfilm Games in our six-page cover special. - A new Amiga laptop solution for taking miggy software out and about! - Ben Vost was one of Amiga Format's most passionate and dedicated editors - he was also the last! We catch up with Ben in an exclusive interview. - 3D Amiga rendering artist Paul Kitching captures our hearts with his amazing scenes and backstory. - Classic Amiga gaming with reviews and articles on DreamWeb, Sink Or Swim, Stardust and Lemmings 2 The Tribes. - Hollywood v9 programming language and suite of development tools is reviewed. - Get your WHDLoad game emulation rig working properly with our setup tutorial. - Blackpool Play Expo show report. - AmigaRemix joins us to discuss his passion for mods and remixing chiptune music. - One of the best image processing systems on the Amiga is put through its paces as we test ImageFX. - Amiga Addict regulars including user groups, news, readers letters and Stoo Cambridge of Sensible Software fame. - Plus lots lots more..!

24.10.2022 - Protovision Shop: Grab your C128 mini keychain now!
What better way than to show off your love for your Commodore 128 by ordering one of our C128 miniature model keychains. The keychains are highly detailed and look simply awesome. Order yours now!

24.10.2022 - 'Kung Fu Flash' Firmware v1.44 released
'Kung Fu Flash' is a cartridge for the Commodore 64 by Kim Jorgensen that packs a punch. It can emulate different cartridge types, load PRG files and use D64 disk images. Just place your desired CRT, PRG or D64 files on a FAT formatted microSD card and use the built-in launcher to execute them. New in Update 1.44: - General performance optimizations. - Tool for adjusting timing.

24.10.2022 - Amiag game 'Snaky - The Mysterious World' - Demo version available
'Snaky - The Mysterious World' for AGA Amiga is an action adventure in arcade style game, that is currently in development. You can get an early access demo version, which was set up to help the development and production of the Studio's video game. By buying the demo version, you help the development of the various productions of Studio Yoz Montana.

23.10.2022 - Video: The Commodordion
Lft / Kyro did it again, building an ingenious Commodore based music instrument: This time it's a fully functional 8-bit accordion with bellows made out of floppy disks.

23.10.2022 - Protovision Shop: Preorder 'Muddy Racers' now
Start your engines and race on over to the Protovision Shop as they open up pre-orders for the standard edition of Muddy Racers. Don’t miss out on some great single-screen arcade racing as you bump and bounce your car across 18 wicked tracks. Do you have what it takes to finish at the top of the leaderboard?

23.10.2022 - Protovision Shop: Bobr Games cartridges back in stock
Protovision has replenished their stock of C64 cartridge games from Bobr Games. Available from the Online Shop are some great titles such as Monster Catcher, Millie & Molly, and a new production run of Space Collection. These carts sell out quick, so don’t wait too long to place your order!

23.10.2022 - MEGA playtest! Is the MEGA 65 worth $666? - new video from 'Retro Recipes'
A deep dive into MEGA 65 with a full play test of every feature you can think of, even whether C64 OS works.

23.10.2022 - Amiga Future magazine - Issue 159 available for pre-order
The Amiga Future magazine is available as either a single issue or by subscription, either with or without a cover CD in german or english language. Content for #159: - Show Reports: Passione Amiga Day 2022. - Previews: Playfield, Farmiga, Settle the World. - Reviews: Riamel - Black Prophecy, Boardgame vs Amiga - The Lords of The Rings, Dynatech 30th Anniversary Edition, M.A.C.E. Tower Defense 1.1, Aminet News, Amiga Test Kit, RNOEffects, Pagestream, Freeway USB Clockport Card. - Special: Trevors Soapbox, 30 Years Amiga 1200, Amiga P 96, Demoscene. - Workshops: Block Tetris. - Others: Editorial, Contents, News, Imprint, Readers CD content.

22.10.2022 - WIP C64 game 'Grey' - engine demo 5
Grey is an FPS for C64 in development. This new video shows some new features of the game, like: - Performance improvements. - Updated music & sound effects. - Enemies are still presented using placeholder sprites (the final set of sprites is being prepared).

22.10.2022 - Protovision Shop: 'Lykia' Gold Cartridge – Preorder open now!
Protovision hast just revealed, that Lykia – The Lost Island has been selected as their 2022 gold cartridge release! If you are a supporter of Protovision at Patreon or Tipeee or have ordered a lot in the past 365 days, you can preorder the gold cart edition of this wonderful and vast interactive Zelda-like open world adventure. Lykia comes on a specially developed cartridge as the game is so huge! The standard edition of Lykia will be available for order at a later point in time.

21.10.2022 - Commodore VIC-20 Games Round Up 2022 - new video from 'RetroGamerNation'
This is an overview of some of the best new games for the Commodore VIC-20 computer released in 2022.

21.10.2022 - 'Raid over Moscow' port for Plus/4 released and free for download
'Raid over Moscow' is a C64 classic made by Bruce Carver/Access Software in 1984. Now it got ported to Plus/4 and looks and play beautiful. Launched during the Cold War, the game is an action game in which the player must try to repel three Soviet Union attacks on North America and then destroy Moscow's nuclear arsenal.

21.10.2022 - Amiga game 'Devil's Temple' finally released
Devil's Temple - Son of the Kung-Fu Master, a Spin-Off of the 1984 genre defining arcade game - Kung Fu Master for the Commodore Amiga computer, is finally available. Requirements are only an A500 with 0.5mb slow ram (Minimum Configuration). Features: - 10 challenging stages with bosses. - 3 Bonus stages. - Weapon pickups and Easter eggs. - Full 50 frames per second action. - Enhanced graphics with the AGA chipset. - Awesome pixel art with over 500 frames of character animation.