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28.08.2022 - PDF Retro magazine REV'n'GE issue #137 for download
REV'n'GE (Retro Emulator Vision and Game) is an Italian and Englishlanguage PDF magazine, not only for Commodore fans, that mainly focus on game REViews.

28.08.2022 - Checkmate 1500 Plus Amiga Desktop Case Review - new video from 'Jan Beta'
Jan is reviewing the Checkmate 1500 Plus case and converting a standard Amiga 500 to an expandable desktop form factor.

27.08.2022 - Exploring 1982's Commodore MAX Machine - new Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
In 1982 Commodore launched a system featuring a 6510 CPU, a VIC-II video chip, and a SID sound chip, and it wasn't a Commodore 64. It was the Commodore MAX, a low-end computer / games system intended to compete with the Atari VCS and Intellivision. While it only officially released in Japan, Commodore was very near to releasing it in the USA, Japan, and Germany too. Join Robin as we look at this obscure system, and compare it to its much more famous (and capable) big brother the Commodore 64.

27.08.2022 - 3/12 Is this $60 pen oscilloscope good enough to fix this C64? (Hantek PSO2020 Review) - new video from 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
Time for another review of an inexpensive oscilloscope. This time we have the Hantek PSO2020 in an interesting and unique for factor. It's cheap but will it work well enough to allow Adrian to figure out what's wrong with this broken Commodore 64?

26.08.2022 - WIP Amiga game 'Minky' - Demo Version (4 Level) released
'Minky' is a very nice looking platformer game for Amiga, which is currently in development. Full game is announced to be coming soon, but right now you are able to download a digital image with demo levels to play. Required: Amiga 500 (512k Chip / 512k Slow).

25.08.2022 - Athanor 2 - Legend of the Birdmen Amiga AGA version trailer
A little gameplay video of Athanor 2 - The legend of the birdmen on Amiga in AGA version, with only very few spoilers. Some physical versions available, don't hesitate to send the developer a mail (see video description) for information or reserve one.

25.08.2022 - Commodore Amiga 1000 Trash to Treasure Part 3 | The Demise and Legacy - new video from 'RMC'
The Amiga 1000 restoration concludes today as we reach the end of the machines lifetime, and the completion of our rebuild, and we ask, what was the legacy of the Amiga 1000?

25.08.2022 - Amiga game 'PuzzleTronAmiga' released
PuzzleTronAmiga, is a classic puzzle type video game for the Amiga. It was made with AMOS Professional 2.0, and the minimum requirement an Amiga 500 and OCS/ECS chipset. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain.

24.08.2022 - 'Games That Weren't 64' (GTW64) August 2022 Update
GTW64 is well and truly back up to speed this month with 6 new entries, and 18 updates overall to various titles. There is the new mystery of a U.S. Gold release that seemingly never was in most parts of Europe, details about early versions of Knuckle Buster, great progress being made with Firebird’s Ice Age, and much more!

24.08.2022 - 'Basic Invaders' for VIC-20 released and free for download
Developer 'Backtothe8bits' tried to see if he could write a space invaders game in BASIC on the VIC-20. The result is just about playable, though has a few bugs still, but he doesn't want to slow the game play down any more. Requires a Vic20 with 3K RAM expansion + Joystick.

24.08.2022 - Knights & Slimes (Commodore 64) Review - new video from 'BastichB 64K'
A rapid fire review for the recently released C64 game Knights & Slimes By Monte Boyd.

22.08.2022 - More footage on Amiga WIP port of 'Karate Champ' - break plank & music demo
There is work in progress going on for an faithful Amiga conversion of the old arcade classic 'Karate Champ'. In this video we can see (and hear) the "break plank" bonus stage, with excellent music from no9, followed by the start of stage 3 (with music from no9 as well).

22.08.2022 - New Firmware (220821) 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 since Firmware 220701: - Switch boot from SD/USB with user button (by retrofun). - ATAPI CDROM support in the IDE module.

21.08.2022 - New footage for WIP Amiga game 'Super Metal Hero' - one of the shooter levels
This video shows more footage of the early prototype demo of the neoretro game 'Super Metal Hero'.

21.08.2022 - New footage for WIP Amiga game 'Hyper Runner' - Static entities, more HUD elements, hard and soft collisions
Hyper Runner, a new sci-fi racing game for the Commodore Amiga, gets more footage showing the Introduction of static entities on the track, more HUD elements, hard and soft collisions.