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28.06.2025 - Video: Track'N'Field for Amiga AGA WIP, running!
More footage of a WIP Amiga port of Track & Field, also known as Hyper Olympic, an Olympic-themed sports arcade game by Konami released in 1983. 3 first events of the game. No sound. All 6 events work but it's a tough game and developer couldn't get past the javelin stage this time.

28.06.2025 - Amiga game 'Krogharr – The Beerserker!' released
'Krogharr – The Beerserker!' is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game for Amiga with similarities to 'Golden Axe', made by the makers of horizontal SHMUP 'Inviyya'. It features: - four hand pixeled levels, - amazing six depth layers of parallax and line scrolling, - each level has its own unique enemies and dangers, - Beerzerk mode if you drink too much, - eight mid and end bosses. The game was released as digital version for a fair price, and you can also pre-order a boxed Collectors Edition from poly.play.

28.06.2025 - C64 game 'Space Invaders 2' released - free for download
Taito released the original Space Invaders arcade game in 1978, and as a high school student Satoshi Matsuoka created a masterpiece replica of Space Invaders for the Commodore PET in 1980. 'Space Invaders 2' is an updated version of Professor Matsuoka's original PET game that more closely matches the gameplay of Taito's 1979 updated Part II version. Originally for the PET/CBM Series of computers, and now available on C64 with this port by Milasoft.

28.06.2025 - High Voltage SID Collection (HVSC) #83 released
The High Voltage SID Collection just got bigger and better with 623 new SIDs and 72 improved rips! We now have a total of 59.886 SID files in the archive! Whether you're into classic C64 tunes or fresh chipmusic discoveries, there's plenty to enjoy in this update.

27.06.2025 - C64 Quickload Episode #05 - Latest Commodore 64 news & releases! - video by 'RetroGamerNation'
The C64 Quickload is your concise guide to the latest news and releases for your Commodore 64 delivered in a quick format magazine style presentation.

26.06.2025 - C64 Weekly #38 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Links to all shown games, demos and music in the video description.

25.06.2025 - HDMI from the C64 Cartridge Port with the ISEVIC - video by 'Jan Beta'
Jan is testing the ISEVIC that gets you native HDMI output from the Commodore 64's cartridge port.

24.06.2025 - Can I Write an Amiga Game? Trying Blitz Basic in 2025 - video by 'The Retro Collective'
Writing an Amiga game is something many of us would like to try, but where to start? Especially if we don't have the time to commit to learning assembly language and the inner workings of the hardware? Today Neil of 'The Retro Collective' revisits what always felt like a missed opportunity, and find a surprisingly up-to-date alternative, before embarking on my attempt to write something resembling a game.

24.06.2025 - Video: Track and Field Amiga port (AGA WIP)
In this video you see very early footage of a WIP Amiga port of Track & Field, also known as Hyper Olympic, an Olympic-themed sports arcade game by Konami released in 1983.

23.06.2025 - Firmware version 3.12a for all Platforms of Ultimate 64 and 1541 Ultimate-II (U2, U2+, U2+L, U64 and U64E2) released
This version also includes an update for the WiFi modules (U2+L, U64 and U64E2). It is highly recommended to update your Ultimate 64 Elite-II with this version after receiving it.

23.06.2025 - Amiga game 'AmiSeaFox' - V1.0 released
AmiSeaFox is an explosive tribute to the classic SeaFox! Dive into this reimagined version for the Amiga, where your mission is clear: destroy the entire enemy fleet before you run out of torpedoes or fuel. Runs on an Amiga 500 with 512 KB RAM expansion, though a stock Amiga 1200 is recommended for optimal performance. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

23.06.2025 - Commodore 128D FAIL - Back to School For Me - video from 'The Retro Shack'
Commodore Fix-It Chronicles - Commodore 128D - Part 1.

22.06.2025 - Text adventure 'La Casa DTV' - port for the C64 DTV released - free for download
La Casa is a text/graphic adventure, which were created by Gian Battista Aicardi and first released for the ZX Spectrum in the 47th issue of Load'n Run magazine, published in March 1988. After porting the game to Plus/4 and C64 in 2024, there is now also a version for C64 DTV, the famous single-chip implementation of the Commodore 64 in a joystick case.

21.06.2025 - Protovision Shop: C128D keyboard to C64 adapter
Have you ever wished that you could use the C128D Keyboard with your Commodore 64? Well, we are about to make your day as Protovision has stocked the shop with an adapter that allows you to do this!

20.06.2025 - Video: Wings of Fear V2 - First look at level 2
More footage of the overhauled version of 'Wings of Fear', a Shoot'em'up for Amiga which is recently in the making. You can get a playable demo version in its current state here.