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05.04.2022 - Promo video: Checkmate Displays 1089s and 1087s run through before Kickstarter launch
This video informs you about an upcoming kickstarter campaign for Checkmate's latest project: Monitors that can do justice to the passion of all retro fans about old computers and consoles as the existing CRT’s gradually die.
This video informs you about an upcoming kickstarter campaign for Checkmate's latest project: Monitors that can do justice to the passion of all retro fans about old computers and consoles as the existing CRT’s gradually die.
05.04.2022 - 'Wonderboy 1200' - SEGA's Wonderboy for Amiga computers - all new 5 level demo for download
This port of 'Wonderboy' was created with Erik Hogan's Scorpion Engine. Now Alpha ver 0.4 is ready for download and testing. Please note this will currently run best on any Amiga with 2mb chip & fast ram, along with a faster cpu, such as an 020 or above. A further optimised version for lower spec Amigas is planned
This port of 'Wonderboy' was created with Erik Hogan's Scorpion Engine. Now Alpha ver 0.4 is ready for download and testing. Please note this will currently run best on any Amiga with 2mb chip & fast ram, along with a faster cpu, such as an 020 or above. A further optimised version for lower spec Amigas is planned
05.04.2022 - Promo video: 'Devils Temple' - New Upcoming Game for the Amiga OCS / ECS /AGA / A500 Mini
'Devils Temple' is a remastered remake of 'Kung Fu Master' for Amiga. Set in 1987 you'll fight your way to the Devil's Temple to rescue Lena who's been taken and held hostage by X in revenge for his defeat to your father 3 years ago. The game features 10 stages with intense arcade Kung Fu action based on the classic Irem games of Kung Fu Master and Vigilante. Over 300 frames of animation have been packed into the game and every cycle of performance has been used on the Amiga A500. The game will adapt to expansions so extra chip ram will result in better music, AGA will provide extra colours and increased enemy variety in-game.
'Devils Temple' is a remastered remake of 'Kung Fu Master' for Amiga. Set in 1987 you'll fight your way to the Devil's Temple to rescue Lena who's been taken and held hostage by X in revenge for his defeat to your father 3 years ago. The game features 10 stages with intense arcade Kung Fu action based on the classic Irem games of Kung Fu Master and Vigilante. Over 300 frames of animation have been packed into the game and every cycle of performance has been used on the Amiga A500. The game will adapt to expansions so extra chip ram will result in better music, AGA will provide extra colours and increased enemy variety in-game.
04.04.2022 - Printing Binary in BASIC and Assembly on Commodore 64 - new Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
Robin wanted to print binary numbers on the Commodore 64 from BASIC. When he didn't find a ready-made solution, he made his own in BASIC. Then he tried to optimize it for speed. Then he coded it in 6510 assembly language. But will it benchmark faster?
Robin wanted to print binary numbers on the Commodore 64 from BASIC. When he didn't find a ready-made solution, he made his own in BASIC. Then he tried to optimize it for speed. Then he coded it in 6510 assembly language. But will it benchmark faster?
04.04.2022 - 'The Nightland' - New game for C64 and Plus/4 released
'The Nightland' is a text "board & video" game for C64 amd Plus/4 inspired
by the works of William Hope Hodgson and Otto Wlazlo's chiptune dungeon-synth album released by Heimat der Katastrophe. The game is created by using Ozmoo 9.13, published by BOBR Games.You'll need 6-sided dice and pawns (not included) to play. The pawns start from outside the board and advance rolling the die. You control your character while the CPU brings to life your opponent and the desolate land with all its strange creatures. Experience the events on the board and discover new threats hidden within the 8-bit code. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).
'The Nightland' is a text "board & video" game for C64 amd Plus/4 inspired
by the works of William Hope Hodgson and Otto Wlazlo's chiptune dungeon-synth album released by Heimat der Katastrophe. The game is created by using Ozmoo 9.13, published by BOBR Games.You'll need 6-sided dice and pawns (not included) to play. The pawns start from outside the board and advance rolling the die. You control your character while the CPU brings to life your opponent and the desolate land with all its strange creatures. Experience the events on the board and discover new threats hidden within the 8-bit code. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).
04.04.2022 - Amstrad CPC464/6128 core ported to the 'Turbo Chameleon 64'
A port of the MiST Amstrad_alt core to the Turbo Chameleon 64 cartridge was just released. This is an experimental core, and while I do my utmost to make sure it works for everyone and while the developer will do his utmost to make sure it works for everyone and will try to help solve any problems that arise, you run this core entirely at your own risk.
A port of the MiST Amstrad_alt core to the Turbo Chameleon 64 cartridge was just released. This is an experimental core, and while I do my utmost to make sure it works for everyone and while the developer will do his utmost to make sure it works for everyone and will try to help solve any problems that arise, you run this core entirely at your own risk.
04.04.2022 - VIC-20 game 'Rigel Attack' released
This is a shoot-em-up for the 8K expanded Commodore VIC-20. PAL or NTSC.
Joystick only. You can get the game as digital download for free.
This is a shoot-em-up for the 8K expanded Commodore VIC-20. PAL or NTSC.
Joystick only. You can get the game as digital download for free.
03.04.2022 - C64 game 'RodMän Jr' released
RodMän Jr is a Reset64 4KB Craptastic game competition entry by Misfit. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price). Story: Rodmän and Rodwina have an offspring. The dirty bastard called Junior.
He must avoid annoying and stupid monster twins Nic and Dave and collect colourful pills. And there are bombs too. Junior can destroy enemies or doors. The main problem is a scrolled world which means that Junior does not have too much time to make complicated plans.
RodMän Jr is a Reset64 4KB Craptastic game competition entry by Misfit. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price). Story: Rodmän and Rodwina have an offspring. The dirty bastard called Junior.
He must avoid annoying and stupid monster twins Nic and Dave and collect colourful pills. And there are bombs too. Junior can destroy enemies or doors. The main problem is a scrolled world which means that Junior does not have too much time to make complicated plans.
03.04.2022 - TheA500 Mini How to Load WHDLoad Games - Quick Tutorial - new video from 'Bread Box Commodore Computer Museum'
Getting TheA500 Mini to play games using WHDLoad might be tricky at first time. These are the steps to make it work. Hopefully this step by step video will help others to avoid the frustration I experienced.
Getting TheA500 Mini to play games using WHDLoad might be tricky at first time. These are the steps to make it work. Hopefully this step by step video will help others to avoid the frustration I experienced.
02.04.2022 - C64 game 'Sever The Wicked!' released
Sever The Wicked! is a small fast-paced "coffee-break" action game. Destroy as many enemies as you can in 24 seconds! The further the enemy, the more points earned. Bosses grant extra points. Bonus points are given at the end of each round based on the number of enemies killed. Try to get an unbroken combo going, combos are the key to getting higher scores. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).
Sever The Wicked! is a small fast-paced "coffee-break" action game. Destroy as many enemies as you can in 24 seconds! The further the enemy, the more points earned. Bosses grant extra points. Bonus points are given at the end of each round based on the number of enemies killed. Try to get an unbroken combo going, combos are the key to getting higher scores. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).
02.04.2022 - Amiga game 'Scramble 500' - playable version for download released
Scramble 500 is a (successful) attempt by jotd to create a 1:1 port of the famous arcade game on Amiga 500 using 100% 68k assembly. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price). Requires: - any 68k CPU, - Kickstart 1.3, 1MB memory, - Kickstart 2.0, 1MB memory. Features: - original portrait layout, visual & sounds. - faithful enemy behaviour & speed & increasing difficulty. - 50 frames per second (PAL) even on a 68000 A500. - all levels. - joystick/joypad controlled (port 1) or keyboard controls (arrows + ctrl + alt), P pauses. - 2 player mode (still using joystick in port 1). - 2/3 button joystick and CD32 joypad support. - can run directly from shell or from whdload (fast machines/high-end configurations).
Scramble 500 is a (successful) attempt by jotd to create a 1:1 port of the famous arcade game on Amiga 500 using 100% 68k assembly. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price). Requires: - any 68k CPU, - Kickstart 1.3, 1MB memory, - Kickstart 2.0, 1MB memory. Features: - original portrait layout, visual & sounds. - faithful enemy behaviour & speed & increasing difficulty. - 50 frames per second (PAL) even on a 68000 A500. - all levels. - joystick/joypad controlled (port 1) or keyboard controls (arrows + ctrl + alt), P pauses. - 2 player mode (still using joystick in port 1). - 2/3 button joystick and CD32 joypad support. - can run directly from shell or from whdload (fast machines/high-end configurations).
02.04.2022 - C64 game 'Amaurote Isometric 1.0' released and free for download
Amaurote is a classic title that many of you would remember from ZX Spectrum or Atari 800. The C64 version was a different looking game, not using the isometric view and roughly based on the Amaurote concept.
Krzysztof Dabrowski (Brush/Elysium) visited an Atari forum in 2014 and read a thread about the Jakub Husak accelerating the game for the Atari 8-bit platforms and became intrigued in a potential C64 rendition that was faithful to the original execution. After years of on-off development, team Elysium made a breakthrough in 2022 by finally addressing all of the remaining bugs of the C64 edition. This game is free to download and play.
Amaurote is a classic title that many of you would remember from ZX Spectrum or Atari 800. The C64 version was a different looking game, not using the isometric view and roughly based on the Amaurote concept.
Krzysztof Dabrowski (Brush/Elysium) visited an Atari forum in 2014 and read a thread about the Jakub Husak accelerating the game for the Atari 8-bit platforms and became intrigued in a potential C64 rendition that was faithful to the original execution. After years of on-off development, team Elysium made a breakthrough in 2022 by finally addressing all of the remaining bugs of the C64 edition. This game is free to download and play.
02.04.2022 - Protovision Shop: Complete your Sam’s Journey Bundle with the Audio CD
Did you forget to include the option to add the soundtrack CD when you originally ordered your copy of Sam’s Journey? Or did you get into the groove in the meantime? Well, here is the chance to complete your collector’s bundle by placing an order for the Sam’s Journey Audio CD - containing all 19 awesome SID tunes found within the game.
Did you forget to include the option to add the soundtrack CD when you originally ordered your copy of Sam’s Journey? Or did you get into the groove in the meantime? Well, here is the chance to complete your collector’s bundle by placing an order for the Sam’s Journey Audio CD - containing all 19 awesome SID tunes found within the game.
01.04.2022 - C64 game 'Tutankham Returns' released
This game for Commodore 64 is a tribute to Tutankham, an arcade game developed by Konami in 1982. This version is made up of 7 completely new stages. The game works perfectly on both PAL and NTSC models. However, for game speeds similar to the original arcade game, it is suggested using an NTSC model. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).
This game for Commodore 64 is a tribute to Tutankham, an arcade game developed by Konami in 1982. This version is made up of 7 completely new stages. The game works perfectly on both PAL and NTSC models. However, for game speeds similar to the original arcade game, it is suggested using an NTSC model. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).
01.04.2022 - THEA500 Mini The Complete User Manual (Timestamp Chapters) - new video from 'Bread Box Commodore Computer Museum'
Now you have your Retrogames Ltd TheA500 Mini how do you use it, set it up and optimise it? This is TheA500 Mini User Manual Video (UNOFFICIAL VIDEO). Use the time stamps to jump to any 'page' of the User Manual.
Now you have your Retrogames Ltd TheA500 Mini how do you use it, set it up and optimise it? This is TheA500 Mini User Manual Video (UNOFFICIAL VIDEO). Use the time stamps to jump to any 'page' of the User Manual.
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