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16.05.2022 - External Amiga 500 PiStorm Accelerator - new video from 'Jan Beta'
Jan is checking out the Lazarusstorm external PiStorm adapter for the Amiga 500.

16.05.2022 - 'TrekWar' - game for Commodore PET released and free for download
TrekWar - A Star Trek action game for the Commodore PET. Shoot those pesky Klingon ships, and gather dilithium crystals to drop them at their storage facilities .. all while making sure you don't run out of energy or have your shields breached.

16.05.2022 - C64 game 'Venture64' released and free for download
'Venture64' is a port of the 1981 arcade game Venture for the Commodore 64. It includes elements from the official Atari 2600, Colecovision and Intellivision home versions. You can also print out a j-card for your cassette collection.

16.05.2022 - 'Green Beret' port for Amiga released and free - May 2022 Update
Green Beret, also known as Rush'N Attack, is a Konami game released in 1985 on the arcades and later ported to several home systems. But it was never released for the Amiga back then. Now you can get a playable version as free digital download. Updated May: In Green Beret, a player could stall forever the gameplay, such as staying on top of the first truck in level 1. So the original designers added a "timeout jet" that appears and kills players instantly when they're wasting time. Other fixes: - blue soldiers only fire one shot, some even retreat after this shot. This is following feedback pointing out that some soldiers were firing repeatedly until they succeed in hitting the player. Limiting them to one shot makes the game's difficulty level way more manageable. - cleaned some pixel artifacts in the title screen's background.

16.05.2022 - New C64 game 'Miner 2019er' released
As announced, Miner 2019er for the Commodore 64 is now available for order from Psytronik. Also available as digital download for a bargain. This is a new prequel to the legendary classic release Miner 2049er - a brand-new C64 release by Daniel Avery! Produced with permission and support from the original game author Bill Hogue, the game reproduces the look and feel of the original game. Miner 2019er features 25 levels along with ports of three Colecovision exclusive levels - now available on the C64 for the first time ever! The game also introduces several new elements such as hidden items, bonus levels, speed medals and more!

15.05.2022 - Video: MEGA65 Unboxing
After a long wait, the first 400 MEGA65 units are arriving on the doorsteps of Commodore computer fans.

15.05.2022 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - 'Greaseweazle V4'
Read and write your vintage floppy disks from your PC/Linux/Mac computer. This USB device lets you to connect an old floppy disk drive to your modern computer to read/write floppy disks from any system with Shugart standard drives (Amiga, Atarí, Commodore, Amstrad, Sinclair, PC, CNC machines, musical instruments, etc)

15.05.2022 - Trailer: 'Miner 2019er' for C64 - New 2022 Game Release
Miner 2019er for the Commodore 64. Available at 16 May 2022 from Psytronik. Read more about the game here.

14.05.2022 - And another preview video of 'Devil's Temple' for Amiga
'Devils Temple' is a remastered remake of 'Kung Fu Master' for Amiga (OCS). 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 video shows Levels 1-6, played in a debug build. The game is still in development and there are plenty of annoying bugs still to fix, as the developer states.

13.05.2022 - THEA500 Mini firmware update 1.1.1 available
This Firmware update for THEA500 Mini provides new features and correct issues. Features introduced in version 1.1.1: - Adds ADF (floppy) file support. - Adds Playlist support. - Adds Hot-Crop. - Adds Keyboard control of the user interface. - Allows the Virtual Keyboard to be accessed at all times. - Allows controllers to be physically swapped during play. - Swaps THEJoystick (THEC64 Joystick) fire buttons. - Fixes the Virtual Keyboard Cursor-Right button. - Fixes v1.1.0 Saved Game issues (missing saves and UI freezing). - Fixes v1.1.0 Emulator gui access. - Fixes v1.1.0 speed reduction in some circumstances

13.05.2022 - Demo version for WIP Amiga game 'Farmiga' released
This new 'work in progress' Amiga game (very early version) is a simulator of a farm and you can get the demo version as digital download. There are some restrictions at this point of development, though like polish language and you can only plant or pick vegetables. But you can already harvest corn to feed the cow, so it gives milk and you can harvest wheat for the hen, so it gives you eggs.

11.05.2022 - 'Flood' - game for C16 and VIC-20 released
'Flood' is a game for the C16 and additionally for the VIC-20 (download here). Pick the prizes scattered around the map before the flood drowns you. Each level corresponds to a different scenario. You have to collect all the prizes to move on to the next level. There's 8 levels. If you manage to complete them all, you get your score, and the game ends. It's either joystick or keyboard. Press F1 to pause the game. For the VIC-20 the keys are QAOP for directions and SPC to shoot. Press F3 to turn on/off the music. There's music on levels 1, 3 and 5. For the C16, use cursor keys for directions and SPC to shoot.

11.05.2022 - Amiga game 'Dungeoneer Turbo' released
Ever wanted to play a dungeon crawling action-adventure game similar to Gauntlet, but like really fast (well at least in theory). Well you can here with Dungeoneer Turbo! This is a game made for Retro Platform Jam #4 and was created in about three weeks by yours truly. Runs on any Amiga with 1mb of ram (at least 512k of chip ram + whatever else), should need a joystick. Also works great in Win-UAE. Definitely benefits from faster 68020 and 030 Amigas, doesn't entirely live up to its name on 7 mhz machines (though that is the original intended target). You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

11.05.2022 - Demo version for Amiga game 'Jump!' available
'Jump!' is a port of the famous Atari 8-bit 3D arcade game 'Yoomp!' for Amiga (AGA). The creator Kefir_Union has said there are a number of differences compared to the Atari version of Yoomp. The work is coming to an end. The engine, music and game logic are finished. The graphics, gameplay and level maps are being polished. And now you can even download a demo version.

10.05.2022 - ZX Spectrum 128k core ported to the 'Turbo Chameleon 64'
A port of the MiST ZX Spectrum 128k core for the Turbo Chameleon 64 cartridge was just released. Turbo Chameleon 64 is an extremely user-friendly multipurpose C64 cartridge that can be used without opening the computer. The MiST ZX Spectrum 128k core is an experimental core, 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.