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01.05.2022 - The Commodore 64: 40th Anniversary Special - new video from 'BastichB 64K'
This is the full length Documentary for the 40th Anniversary of the Commodore 64 in 2022 from BastichB 64K.

01.05.2022 - Crystal Clear Amiga 500 Replacement Case Review - new video from 'Jan Beta'
Jan is taking a look at the new limited edition crystal clear replacement case bundle for the Amiga 500(+) from A1200net!

01.05.2022 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - 'A1200/600 CF-IDE Adapter' (buffered)
For A1200 and A600. The A1200/600 CF-IDE buffered adapter allows to connect a CF card and an additonal IDE device to your Amiga 1200 or Amiga 600. It features one CF card slot, one 44pin IDE connector, a buffer for 24 IDE signals to stabilize data transfers, and also a coverter to fix well knowed issues with the IDE LED of Amiga 1200/600.

30.04.2022 - New C64 port of 'Pacman' released and free for download
Arlasoft, who is responsible for a long list of nice C64 ports, now took over for a new interpretation of the famous Pac-Man arcade by Namco. Arlasoft was in his own words inspired to attempt to create a really accurate port of Pacman after reading The Pacman Dossier by Jamey Pittman. There have been some good ports and clones on the C64, and of course there is the definitive Ms Pacman conversion in the shape of Lady Pac, but the level of detail in the dossier gave him everything he needed to get as close as possible to the original arcade game.

29.04.2022 - C64 WIP port of 'New Rally-X' - demo version (v032b220428) for download
New Rally-X is a maze and driving arcade game that was released by Namco in 1981. In 2021 jake79 stated on lemon64 forum, that is working on a new conversion for the C64. Now there is a beta version ready for testing, which should run on both PAL and NTSC.

29.04.2022 - Protovision Shop: 'OVP64 - Over Voltage Protector' Back in Stock
Use the OVP64 to keep your precious C64 machine safe from critical damage caused by a faulty power supply unit. The OVP64 is easy to use as it simply connects between your power supply unit and your C64. This handy little item is now back in stock.

28.04.2022 - New C64 game 'Orbital Rescue' released and free for download
'Orbital Rescue' is a C64 game inspired by Choplifter and Jupiter Lander. Rescue your stranded crew mates and return them to base before fuel runs out. Destroy the turrets before they destroys you. 20 Levels with increasing difficulty and gravity. The physics have a realistic feel.

28.04.2022 - Protovision Shop: 'TOLB PAL clock generator' restocked
How does a C64 know its processing speed? Through its clock generator. Unfortunately, it sometimes fails. But you can replace it with one of our PAL TOLBs! Tested to be fully compatible and energy efficient. Now available again in the Protovision Shop.

28.04.2022 - PDF Retro magazine REV'n'GE issue #133 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.

27.04.2022 - The New MiniPET 4080D, reviewed! - new video from 'The 8-Bit Guy'
In a previous episode 'The 8-Bit Guy' reviewed the miniPET by Tynemouth Software. Now they sent him an updated version of the MiniPET, the New MiniPET 4080D...

27.04.2022 - Ten Great Commodore 128 BASIC Improvements Over The C64 - new Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
As great as the Commodore 64 is, there were a lot of complaints about the lack of features in its built-in BASIC 2. The Commodore 128's BASIC 7 improved upon it in many ways, and today we'll take a look at some of the best.

27.04.2022 - Protovision Shop: C128 expansion ROM U36 - Super 81 Utilities restocked
The expansion ROM U36 is a wonderful upgrade for your Commodore 128 which you can install without any soldering. Among the various ROMs you can choose from, Protovision restocked the Super 81 Utilities.

25.04.2022 - Amiga game 'Flappadiddle' released
Help Flappy flap his way across the screen. Along the way there'll be platforms to land on, balls of flame to dodge, and Spikes that you should absolutely dislike. Written for the Amiga, armed only with a stock A600 (with a 1Mb expansion!) and a copy of BlitzBasic. (Source included, but messy!). You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price)

25.04.2022 - Amiga 600 - A630 Accelerator Review - Episode 123 - new video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast (10MARC)'
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast Doug is reviewing the new Accelerator for the Amiga 600 - The A630. This nice 68030/50 Mhz card has 64 MB of RAM and is fully compatible with the PCMCIA Slot and works with all of the CF and SD cards he tried it with! Do we have competition for the Furia here?

25.04.2022 - 'Vanilla Conquer' - Amiga port of Command & Conquer Version 0.99a released
Vanilla Conquer is a port of Command & Conquer (a.k.a. Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn or simply C&C/C&C1) for Amigas equipped with Apollo/Vampire V4 PiStorm/Emu-68 accelerators. New in Version 0.99a: - Avoid black screen on v2/v4 in the menu. - Fixed movies playback on v2/v4