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23.03.2022 - Protovision Shop: FM-YAM cartridge and FM-YAM cable pack
Mix the warmth of the SID chip with the arcade-like sounds of the Yamaha YM chip, with the excellent FM-YAM cartridge. With this device by Xentax your C64 can use up to 12 channels, making it a must-have for any chip tune enthusiast and musician. The FM-YAM cartridge is available from our the Protovision Shop in limited quantities. Most recently, also an optional FM-YAM cable pack was stocked, which may also be purchased separately.

22.03.2022 - 1979 Home Computer Buyer's Guide: Apple II, Commodore PET, TRS-80, and The Very Obscure! - new Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
Let's take a close look at the Home Computer Buyer's Guide that Popular Science published in their March 1979 issue. Their top concerns were: what programming language did each computer ship with, did they have enough RAM (you need more if you're loading the language from cassette or disk rather than running it from ROM!), and did it allow for later add-ons via ports and slots? Computers considered include the well-known "trinity" of Apple II, Commodore PET, and TRS-80, and many more machines that range from rare to completely forgotten: Compucolor, VideoBrain, Sol, Heath, Interact, Bally, Sorcerer, RCA VIP, PeCos One, Challenger. Which one would you purchase?

21.03.2022 - The Mini Amiga 500 has arrived! - new video from 'The 8-Bit Guy'
In the past the 8-Bit Guy has done reviews of the C64 Mini and the full size version.But today he is going to review the A500 Mini!

21.03.2022 - A500 Minis arrived and this is my first impressions - new video from 'Bread Box Commodore Computer Museum'
The A500 Mini is here! Well at least Justin's demo model is here. And what a little beauty! Because he came down sick straight after receiving The A500 Mini, and TODAY is his first day with the ‘land of the living’ this INITIAL video is not a full review but rather his first impressions of Retrogames Ltd’s latest reimagined Commodore Computer, with some interesting information thrown in their to boot.

21.03.2022 - Unboxing Some Awesome Commodore 64 Tapes! - ChickenHead Chronicles - new video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast (10MARC)'
On this Episode of ChickenHead Chronicles, Doug is unboxing a huge load of Commodore 64 Tapes and other goodies from my good friend Paulee Alex Bow. Come on by and take a look at what came in the mail!

20.03.2022 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - '2,5" Buffered IDE interface'
For A1200, A600, and any other hardware with a 2,5" IDE interface. The 2.5" Buffered IDE interface allows to connect to your Amiga up to 2 IDE devices, like hard disks, Compact Flash or SD2IDE adapters. It features a buffer for the 24 data signals to stabilizing data transfers and also fix well knowed issues with the IDE LED of Amiga 1200/600.

20.03.2022 - 'Kultboy.com' issue 3/2022 (german) released - 20 Years Kultboy.com
Kultboy.com has been around for 20 years now. Initially still smiled at, Kultboy.com has now firmly anchored itself in German retro society and it's hard to imagine life without it. To celebrate this anniversary, a special digital magazine was made. Exactly 42 pages is this Kultboy.com issue strong! The layout was intentionally based on the old ASM issues because this is still timeless. In the issue you can find test reports, interviews, sweepstakes, stories and a very worthy obituary of Ulrich Mühl. You can download the complete issue as .pdf.

19.03.2022 - How To Make Amiga Floppies From Your PC - new video from 'Retro Hack Shack'
In this episode, Amiga formatted floppies are made to run on my Amiga 2000 using a Windows PC and a PC floppy drive. Also a custom adaptor is shown that makes this process a lot easier.

19.03.2022 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - 'Brand new Amiga 1200 cases from new Molds'
Re-stock: March 25th. Made of Anti-UV ASA Plastic (ultra resistant plastic which will never get yellowed again) these Amiga 1200 Cases are 100% compatible with all Amiga motherboards revisions, Raspberry Pi (from A to Pi 2 B), and MiST. Available colors: white, black, gray, and translucent.

18.03.2022 - 'Digital Talk' #111 released
The german C64 disk magazine Digital Talk issue 111 was just recently released and can be downloaded for free as digital disk image.

18.03.2022 - C64 game 'Top-hole Golf' V1.6 released
Top-hole golf is a very nice 3D golf game for the Commodore 64 by Matthew Clarke. Sadly the development is abandoned, so this preview version 1.6 is as far as this game (presumably) gets, with one course designed: "Sierre des Alpes, Switzerland". Make sure to select this course from the settings before you "Tee off!" in the main menu.

18.03.2022 - Lykia - The Lost Island (Commodore Plus/4, C16 Expanded) - new video from 'RetroGamerNation'
Game showcase of Lykia - The Lost Island for the Commodore Plus/4 and Commodore 16 Expanded micro computer.

17.03.2022 - New footage on 'Zeta Wing II' for C64
Sarah Jane Avory (Briley Witch Chronicles, Neutron) is currently working on the successor of 'Zeta Wing'. From time to time she shows videos with progress. Here we see some preview on enemy types for stage 3, which looks impressive.

16.03.2022 - Protovision Shop: 'Bobr Cartridge Games' Back In Stock
Protovision has replenished the stock of C64 cartridge games from Bobr Games. Available from our Online Shop are some great titles such as Millie & Molly, Retro Souls Collection and Space Collection. Place your order now as they will sell out quickly!

16.03.2022 - C64 game 'Master of Tiles' released
Master of Tiles is a simple puzzle board game for for the Commodore c64 and 1 player. The game was written by the late Benjamin (Pumpkin) Bommer, back in the early 1990s, but never actually got released until now. Although the game was more or less finished back in the day. Daniel Krajzewicz and Richard Bayliss have teamed up help bring this final production to life. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).