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24.03.2022 - PDF Retro magazine REV'n'GE issue #132 for download
REV'n'GE (Retro Emulator Vision and Game) is an Italian and English language PDF magazine, not only for Commodore fans, that mainly focus on game REViews.

24.03.2022 - 'Metro Siege' playthrough, boss reveal, and update for March 24th 2022
'Metro Siege' is a retro 16-bit pixel art brawler game by BitBeamCannon being built from the ground-up with a custom engine that not only runs on modern systems, but on classic Amiga computers. Join Corey and Mike as they co-op play through the latest build of Metro Siege and finally reveal the level 1 boss fight and more to the general public!

23.03.2022 - 'Games That Weren't 64' (GTW64) March 2022 update
How is it March already? Here is yet another GTW64 update for 2022 with a bunch of new entries, including 8 new entries to the archive, namely Arrivo, Ball-Job, Blob, Brain Death, Cityfighter, Mat Mania, Operation Ironhawk, Paradroid V1, and a bunch of updates for 29 titles in all.

23.03.2022 - 'Green Beret' port for Amiga released and free for download - Updated March 23, 2022
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 March 20, 2022:- Enemies in attack position (shooting) now dying instantly when hit by flamethrower (no delay in showing the animation). - better adjusted position of projectile coming out of enemy bazookas. Updated March 23, 2022:- alternate ADF release that plays the original arcade music (a military march) instead of the NES soundtrack included in the other releases.

23.03.2022 - Let's talk: The awesome Commodore 1084 monitor - new video from 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
On today's video, Adrian is taking a look at a Commodore 1084 that was saved from e-waste. Let's talk about how great this monitor is and why.

23.03.2022 - New retro book Kickstarter campaign - 'The Commodore 64 Collectors Guide to Mastertronic'
Introducing the new book - "The Commodore 64 Collectors Guide to Mastertronic". The final book now has over 500 pages, with input from staff at the company, over 800 new game screenshots and a collector's checklist. If you are a C64 owner or fan, and love the Mastertronic games that were a part of your youth, this book will sit nicely on your bookshelf.

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.