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19.10.2022 - Port of 'Temptations' for Amiga CD32 - First demo available
'Temptations' is a platform game originally made for MSX by Topo Soft in 1989. Now developer S0Y, who is working on a CD32 port by using Redpill, has released a first demo, which you can download and play.

19.10.2022 - Amiga game 'Minky' V1.2 released
'Minky' is a very nice looking platformer game for Amiga and was released some days ago. You can get the game as digital version for little money. And if you like to test it first, you can get a demo version here. Meanwhile the game got an update. V1.2 features some fixes like: - Sound not playing with some ACA Turbocards fixed. - Some more codeglitches removed. Whilst in V1.1 there were already the following fixes: - Fixed a levelmap glitch in Level 4. - Fixed endpicture not showing due to a wrong filename.

19.10.2022 - Protovision Shop: 'ARMSID / ARM2SID' and lots of Chips & Circuits back in stock
Protovision has restocked a lot of nice items, liek the ARMSID. If your C64 SID chip is not sounding too good these days then you need to order yourself the ARMSID. It is a drop-in replacement of the SID chip, which you just insert it into the SID socket instead of the original SID chip and you’re done! ARM2SID is the bigger brother of ARMSID and gives plenty of additional audio features, such as emulating up to 3 SID chips at once. Also restocked are SaRuMan-TED, SaRuMan-VDC, cleoRAM 4MB and PLAnkton. Order yours now before they quickly sell out again!

18.10.2022 - 'Project - Quest : Chapter III' for Amiga - The third level of the game is ready to play
'Project - Quest' is an 8-way scrolling top down fantasy shooter game for Commodore Amiga, made with Project Horizon engine. System requirements: - HDD - ECS or AGA - 2.0Mb chipRam (at least 1.5 free). You can download the game here. This video shows level III, featuring: - huge map. - 6 new enemies +(a beholder who can summon helpers). - Vampire version is not for Vampire cards, but perhaps you need one. Extra rain and shadow effects on some areas.

18.10.2022 - Video: 'Robocop' for Amiga (AGA) - Update #10
Progress update #10 of an Amiga AGA implementation of the RoboCop arcade game. Changes from last version: - Implementation of what I call the 'Runner Goon'. - Added spawn points from the arcade for the Runner Goon. - Rudimentary collision detection system added to test the Runner Goon. - Huge, humongous, gargantuan, massive upgrade to the double buffering system. I'm surprised it even worked at all!

18.10.2022 - Gameplay video: 'Aquabyss' - finally released Amiga game
'Aquabyss' is a stratetic simulation game for Amiga that was in development since 2018 by AgedCoder. Now it was presented at 'Amiga37'. A digital download version for purchase (and later probably also a boxed version) can be obtained here. The minimum hardware required to run the game is an Amiga 68000, 2 MB Chip, 8 MB Fast RAM, and 15 MB of free hard drive space. More info see here.

17.10.2022 - C64 game 'The Konia Project' released
The Konia project is a game for C64 where you can play 3 games "inside" a Nok... ehm, an old "Konia" cellphone, while funny text messages entertain. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

15.10.2022 - My "Introduction to the MEGA65" video for the MEGA65 Webpage - video from 'retroCombs'
Learn about the MEGA65 in the brief introductory video describing the beginnings of the MEGA65, the hardware, what you can do now, and what you'll be able to later. At the end, learn about additional MEGA65 resources and how to order or reserve your own.

15.10.2022 - C64 game 'Outpost' released
Outpost is a short entry for the Retro Platform Jam #5. You can play the game online or get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price). Story: You wake up in your bunk and try to find out what's up. It's a short game, no big surprises. Press Up to search/use (the active item), Down to kneel, Space to toggle the active item.

14.10.2022 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - 'ArcadeR Joystick'
Compatible with all Classic Amiga computers: A500, A500+, A600, A1200, A1500, A2000, A2500, A3000, A4000, A4000T and CD32. Also compatible with the MiST, MiSTer, Commodore C64/C128, Atari ST, Atari XL, Atari 2600, Amstrad CPC, and MSX computers.

13.10.2022 - We Must Save These Amiga 500 Hard Disks | Trash to Treasure- new video from 'RMC'
Commodore Amiga Hard Disk time today. Unobtainable upgrades on budget back in the day for everyone. But now they have three examples in the cave in varying conditions that deserve attention. Let's see how they are tested before a restoration is considered.

12.10.2022 - C64 game 'Minotrace' released
'Minotrace' is an 3D maze game from Dr.Mortal Wombat (Ball and Chain, Gates of the Ancient, Plekthora). Race against the clock to escape from the convoluted dungeons of the rainbow zebra. This little snack game was build to showcase a grid based ray-casting routine written with the Oscar C compiler. Eight different labyrinth creating routines provide 27 levels of increasing size and complexity. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

12.10.2022 - The Commander X16 has finally arrived! - new video from 'The 8-Bit Guy'
Believe it or not, it's been 3 years since the last update on the Commander X16 project. A lot of people might have thought, the project was dead or just had forgotten about it. But now The 8-Bit Guy has received the final prototype, which is basically the production board. See in this video, what the Commander X16 has to offer in this stage.

12.10.2022 - Video: QUOD INIT EXIT IIo for C64 - preview #6
QUOD INIT EXIT IIo, the loosely-related big-size sequel of QUOD INIT EXIT, is a platformer with original mechanics, a few puzzle elements and an unprecedented graphical engine. The development continues - and again the list of changes since the previous preview is quite long. I you feel like giving the game a go, download the playable preview from here.

10.10.2022 - Video & Audio Capture Tutorial for the Commodore Amiga - Episode 136 - new video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast (10MARC)'
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast Doug is sharing my methods for video and audio capture from my Amiga computers. Join him as he shows you how to get HDMI output and HDMI capture for yourself.