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16.01.2023 - The Fully Networked Amiga: SMB 2&3, Email, Web Browsing, Social Media and Music Streaming! - video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast'
This week on 10 Minute Amiga retro Cast Doug is getting his Amiga 4000 all hooked up to the Interwebs with his Indivision X-surf 100 networking card.

15.01.2023 - WIP Amiga game 'Creeping Me Out: Hex Night' - Demo 1.4 released
'Creeping Me Out: Hex Night' is going to be an action platformer in the vein of Turrican & Castlevania, made in Scorpion Engine. Demo 1.4 is now available! It's not a big update in terms of content, it's mostly quality of life improvements and performance ones. There are a few tiny new things here and there.. (particle effects, so many bug fixes, improved boss fights, ability to run it without fast-ram etc.)

14.01.2023 - C64 game 'Penny Postie' released and free for download
'Penny Postie' is an arcade style game for one or two players. Story: Penny and Peter are Package delivering posties. their time is very limited so they have to be quick and efficient. They can shovel snow out of their way but this takes time. using already cleaned paths is much faster. In two-player mode, Penny competes with Peter. Whoever finishes their deliveries first wins round.

14.01.2023 - Fixing and improving one of the best monitors of all time (Commodore 1702) - video from 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
Adrian loves CRTs! And he is going to call the Commodore 1702 monitor one of the best consumer composite monitors ever. That doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement.

14.01.2023 - 'The Dragnet Case Re-Release' - A Sam Boon adventure for C64 and Plus/4 released
You play the role of Sam Boon, an L.A. Private Detective. Ask anyone around here and they will have heard of you, however, most of them will question if you are still in business. Times have been hard the last 10 years, cases are fewer, pay less, and mostly involve finding lost cats.  There are two version for the C64, one is full screen text only, the second is half screen and uses high res graphics in key locations. The Plus/4 release is only available as graphic version. The game, which is furthermore available for several other systems such as Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST and DOS, can be obtained as digital download for small money (name your own price).

13.01.2023 - Commdore 64 Round Up: January 2023 - So Many Games!!- video from 'RetroGamerNation'
The January 2023 edition of the RGN Commodore 64 (C64) Round Up featuring the latest game releases, pixel art, demo and add-on items.

13.01.2023 - What’s the Commodore 64/128’s maximum transfer rate? - video from 'retrobits'
High speed downloads on the C64 and C128 using period-correct hardware and software. Turbo232, REU RamDisk, bottlenecks, and benchmarks.

13.01.2023 - 'Artillery Duel Deluxe' for C64 released - free for download and ready for online gaming
'Artillery Duel Deluxe' is an edited version of the old original from Bally, which was ported to C64 in 1983 by Jerry Brinson and released by Xonox. This new edition features a lot of interesting modifications: - 1-player mode. - 2-player online mode incl. message function (with WiC64 or kernal64 emulator). - online spectator (live and replay function) (with WiC64 or kernal64 emulator). - online ranking (with WiC64 or kernal64 emulator). - ingame manual. - PAL/NTSC (speed) adapted. - start menu graphic. - graphical revisions (charset, sprites etc.). - improved random routine. - optimized use of joysticks in port 1 and 2 + protopad support. - acceleration resp. abort possibilities of different processes for a more comfortable gameplay. - countless smaller optical and technical adjustments and optimizations

13.01.2023 - An Official Amiga Product in 2023? Simulant Mechanical USB Keyboard | Tech Nibble - video from 'RMC'
This time in the cave we see unboxing, using and comparing the Simulant Amiga Keyboard, plus some history on the product.

12.01.2023 - Plus/4 game 'Wizard Of Wor Classic!' released
TCFS is back with another classic game port: Wizard Of Wor Classic! If that name plus game combination rings a bell, no wonder: he has ported this game before, back in 1990. However, that port is not very faithful to the C64 original. This one however, is. Great care has been taken to ensure the game looks, plays and sounds just right. The cherry on top is a cool new intro by Murphy and a hand-pixelled title screen from Unreal.

10.01.2023 - Protovision Shop: 'PS/2 mouse adapter Micromys V5'
Looking for an easier way to play e.g. Eye of the Beholder with a mouse on your real C64? Then the Protovsion Shop has you covered. They have restocked their supply of the PS/2 mouse adapter Micromys V5. This handy adapter allows you to use a more modern mouse device to emulate a 1351 mouse. As an added bonus, the Micromys V5 is also compatible with the Amiga, VIC-20, 8 bit Atari and Atari ST machines.

09.01.2023 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - 'Turbo 2000 Super Wireless Gamepad'
Wireless joypad for computers and classic consoles with a DB9 port for joysticks (Atari standard). It is available in two different sticker designs: Amiga and Commodore C64.

09.01.2023 - Indivision MK3 Upscaler/Deinterlacer for the Amiga - Review and Tutorial - video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast (10MARC)'
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast, Doug is reviewing the really nice Indivision MK3 Deinterlaer/Upscaler board. This is available for the Amiga 1200, CD32, Amiga 4000D and 4000T. Join him as he explains installation, setup and a tutorial on setting up the unique Amiga screen modes like 800 x 600, 1280 x 720 and 1280 x 1024 in gorgeous HAM8 mode.

09.01.2023 - C64 game 'Ad Astra' released
'Ad Astra' for C64 is a slow paced 2D space game for single player or two player co-op (pilot + gunner). You are a star ranger deployed for long range reconnaissance mission in Rimward asteroid belt where Megacorp has eight Verge stations for asteroid mining. You can get the game as digital download for free.

08.01.2023 - Lester (Commodore 64) Review - video from 'BastichB 64K'
A rapid fire review for the recently released C64 game (January 2023) named Lester.