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19.07.2025 - Commodore VIC-20 CR NTSC Repair - video by 'Jan Beta'
Jan is trying to repair a badly broken and incomplete NTSC Commodore VIC-20 board.

18.07.2025 - Amiga game 'Whispers of the Woods' - Prototype released
'Whispers of the Woods' is a new action RPG / adventure for Amiga (OCS / ECS compatible) with visual similarities to 'The Legend of Zelda'. You can get the protortype game in current state as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

17.07.2025 - 'OutRun: Amiga Edition' released
'OutRun: Amiga Edition' is an optimized port of SEGA's 1986 arcade game OutRun, utilizing the original 68000 assembly code, to mid-spec Amiga (AGA) computers. Whilst small compromises have been made to accommodate differences between the arcade hardware and the Amiga - this looks and plays almost identical to the original. This is not an emulator. Nor is it based on Cannonball, MAME, or any existing project. It is a ground up rewrite in assembler, with a focus on performance.This game requires the original graphics and audio data from the arcade ROMs. These are not included, and you must source them yourself. You can get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

17.07.2025 - Amiga game 'Gyruss' released
The development of the Amiga game port of Gyruss, the famous arcade shoot 'em up by Yoshiki Okamoto (released by Konami in 1983), is now finished. The game is ready for download. Minimum requirements: - OCS amiga with 1MB of memory, - fastram (recommended, but the game runs without, with degraded display). You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

16.07.2025 - C64 Weekly #40 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Links to all shown games, demos and music in the video description.

15.07.2025 - Fixing two broken VIC-20s! - video by ' Sayaka's Digital Attic'
Sayaka got two VIC-20s from a subscriber that had been sitting in their basement for a long time. And the humidity definitely took its toll! One of them showed clear signs of corrosion. Luckily, the second one was an easy repair...

15.07.2025 - Commodore 64 : Deep Cuts #9 (Millenium Warriors & Security Alert /C64) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
In this 9th episode we take a look at two forgotten C64 First Star Software releases called "Millenium Warriors" and "Security Alert".

14.07.2025 - 'Schlangenwurm' - game for C64 / C128 / C16 / PET released - free for download
'Schlangenwurm' is a modern twist on the classic snake formula - simple to learn, endlessly addictive, and brutally unforgiving. Take control of a growing serpent in this fast-paced arcade challenge.

12.07.2025 - Video: HyperSports Amiga AGA port WIP
Footage of 'HyperSports' a WIP Amiga port of Hyper Sports, also known as Hyper Olympic, an Olympic-themed sports arcade game by Konami released in 1984. It is the sequel to 1983's Track & Field and features seven new Olympic events. The game is running in demo mode, no sound, plus small part playing (swimming section).

11.07.2025 - Video: Wings of Fear V2 - sneak peak of level 3 - Snow Level
More footage of the overhauled version of 'Wings of Fear', a Shoot'em'up for Amiga which is recently in the making, showing level 3, the so called Snow Level (without enemies). You can get a playable demo version in its current state here.

10.07.2025 - Amiga game 'A100' released
A100 is a puzzle game, heavily inspired by the mobile game „1010!“ by Gram Games. It should run on any PAL-Amiga with at least 512kb chip RAM. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

08.07.2025 - Truchet Tiles in PETSCII: Commodore 64 - video by '8-Bit Show And Tell'
Robin has been re-reading the 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10 book thanks to a suggestion from Mr. Doornbos, and this time paid more attention to the section on Truchet tiling. He wondered if it would be possible to implement these on the Commodore 64 and when he realized PETSCII essentially incorporates the original Truchet tiles, he went ahead and coded the original 30 tile patterns described in the 1704 memoir by French Domican priest Sébastien Truchet (Father Sébastian) entitled "Mémoire sur les combinaisons". We examine the 30 patterns as implemented in C64 assembly language; full code walkthrough coming in a future video.

08.07.2025 - Amiga game 'ZorkLand' - Demo version for download
ZorkLand is a classic-style arcade shooter developed for the Amiga (minimum 1MB Chip RAM and 14 MHz CPU). Originally created in 2013, this project has been revived and polished in 2025 to finally see the light. Built to harness the unique power of the Extra Half-Brite (EHB) mode, ZorkLand pushes the Amiga to display up to 64 colors simultaneously - a visual treat for retro fans. You can get the demo version as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

07.07.2025 - C64 Weekly #39 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Links to all shown games, demos and music in the video description.

06.07.2025 - Chat64 Instant Chatroom Cartridge (for C64, Atari & Speccy!) - video by 'Jan Beta'
Jan is testing the Chat64 cartridge which gives you a plug & play instant chatroom on your vintage home computer.