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18.08.2022 - 'Abbey(s) of the Dead' for Amiga - WIP video 5
This video shows more footage of the future expanded port of L'Abbaye des Morts to the Amiga (1MB) using Scorpion Engine.

18.08.2022 - Amiga Future magazine - Issue 158 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 #158: - Show Reports: Amiga 37 Preview, CLASS 2022. - Previews: Playfield. - Reviews: Vanilla Conquer, Duckstroma, EmotiWorld, Boardgame vs. Amiga: Africa / SAGA / Age Of Thieves, Ball Rider, Aminet News , RNOArchive, httphandler, AxRuntime, AmiBlitz, RETURN Special-ISSUE, Terrible Fire 330. - Special: Trevors Soapbox, Have Amiga Will Travel, Amiga 500 replicas, All about us and our own business, 20 Years Hall of Light, Demoscene. - Workshops: Text editor in practice. - Others: Editorial, Contents, News, Imprint, Readers CD content.

16.08.2022 - New footage (28) for WIP Amiga game 'Souverän Soccer'
'Souverän Soccer' is a (wip) Super Formation Soccer (SNES) like game for unaccelerated stock Amiga 1200 / CD32 and compatible machines (Amiga AGA 020, 14 MHz, no Fast RAM, 50 fps). Now it's time to get serious: we got an almost decent CPU player! This and many many missing pieces of the actual gameplay have been added. Also, there were some improvements to the playfield engine once more.

15.08.2022 - Building a beautiful Acrylic Commodore PET - new video from 'The 8-Bit Guy'
In a previous video 'The 8-Bit Guy' has reviewed the Mini PET. And while he did build a keyboard for it, he didn't really had a good way to mount it all together. And one the things he liked to do, was building a case with acrylic. In this video we see, how he achieved it...

13.08.2022 - Can we use REAL floppy disks with THEA500 Mini? Amiga ADFs on USB floppy drive! - new video from 'Retro Recipes'
How to use a real floppy disk drive & 3.5" floppies with THEA500 Mini just like the Commodore Amiga 500 used to do. It even supports savegames!

12.08.2022 - Black Dawn Technomage (Commodore Amiga AGA) - Introductory Showcase - new video from 'RetroGamerNation'
Black Dawn Technomage for AGA Amiga machines. Developed by Z Soft. You can order your boxef Collectors Edition right now from Bitmap Soft.

11.08.2022 - 'Fritz' Card Game Collection' for C64 released
This collection contains Solitaire and Freecell and is playable with both mouse and joystick. You can get it as digital download for free.

11.08.2022 - 'Abbey of the Dead' for Amiga - WIP video 4
Future expanded port of L'Abbaye des Morts to the Amiga (1MB) using Scorpion Engine.

11.08.2022 - Video shows Amiga WIP 'Settle the World'
'Settle the World' is an entry to the Amiga BlitzBasic Jam 2022. It will be a turn-based building and trading game with a focus on local multiplayer (two players on one Amiga computer). You will have to build settlements, build roads, establish trade relations with your fellow player, explore the map and sometimes send soldiers to war. The game is developed for Amiga computers with at least 2 MB RAM, a fast processor and a hard disk.

11.08.2022 - Amiga a500 Mini Firmware Update 1.1.1 - video from 'GRay Defender'
In this video we get demonstrated how to run the firmware update on the Amiga A500 mini from Retrogamez.biz

10.08.2022 - Amiga 500 Saved from the Flood (Part 1) - new video from 'Jan Beta'
Fully restoring an Amiga 500 that was stored in a flooded basement. This video covers the first half of the restoration.

10.08.2022 - I used the "easy button" to fix this broken A2000 - new video from 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
Adrian has featured this A2000 on the channel before, and this machine keeps breaking. In this video, he doesn't feel like doing a "proper" repair on this machine, so he takes the easy road and apply a "creative" fix instead.

10.08.2022 - Sneak preview: 'Karate Champ' for Amiga
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 the current state with a little practice and fight demonstration, though CPU opponent doesn't do anything except taking a hit :-)

10.08.2022 - C64 game 'Mike Mech' released
'Mike Mech', a game from LC-Games, which was previously available as preview version exclusive to subscribers of Zzap64 Micro Action, is now released to the public. The game is set inside a spaceship invaded by alien entities that have deactivated the supply batteries necessary for the propulsion of the rockets. The aim is to guide Mike, the mechanic on board, inside the various power rooms and reactivate the batteries. 'Mike Mech' includes 70 levels in total and is available as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

09.08.2022 - C64 game 'Madzag' released as free download
'Madzag' is a nice little logic game with PETSCII graphics. The task is to tie the dumplings of the same color on a single line so that the forms of different colors do not cross each other. It is important that no lines, that is, neither branches nor loops are allowed. As if we were pearing beads on a string. The lines already connected can be subsequently demolished and repaired.