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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.

20.06.2025 - Top 5 Commodore 64 Pinball Games - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Here's the favorite 5 C64 Pinball games of 'BastichB 64K'. Probably not the best of all time just simply the ones he enjoyed the most + 4 honorable mentions.

18.06.2025 - C64 game 'The Catacombs of Cherubim' released
The Catacombs of Cherubim is an underground jump & run like 'Spelunker', the famous platform game published by Broderbund in 1983. Have fun in exploring four huge cave systems. You can get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

18.06.2025 - Video: Space Patrol - New Amiga Game 2025
'Space Patrol ' is more than just a retro throwback; it’s a celebration of what made classic games great, reimagined for a new generation of Amiga fans. Whether you’re a veteran of the golden age of gaming or a newcomer drawn by the allure of pixel art and laser battles, this is a journey across the stars you won’t want to miss. Space Patrol proves that the Commodore Amiga still has new frontiers to explore—and Jojo073 is the perfect pilot for the mission

17.06.2025 - Hardware Computer Flash Cards - Quiz Game by Edu-Cards - video by '8-Bit Show And Tell'
In 1983 the company Edu-Cards released a deck of educational flash cards to help learn the names of different parts of computer hardware. Join Robin as he takes a look through them and tries to play along, showing how little he really knows about computers, especially hard drives. And of course there's some time spent pointing out typos and being pedantic about words and definitions, with a few laughs along the way.

16.06.2025 - C64 Weekly #37 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Links to all shown games, demos and music in the video description.

11.06.2025 - Amiga game 'Robot Jet Action 2' - demo version released
Robot Jet Action 2 is the official sequel to the beloved C64 game - now making its debut on the Commodore Amiga! This is first tech demo of RJA2. Now there is a demo version gives you a first look at the new and enhanced gameplay, first look at pixel art, and retro charm of the next Robot Jet adventure. You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

09.06.2025 - C64 Weekly #36 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Links to all shown games, demos and music in the video description.

08.06.2025 - Video: Echo Fighter WIP v0.7 - Amiga Game Development - A500 - Early test footage #7
More early test footage of a Shoot'em'up game that is in the making for Amiga OCS/ECS.

08.06.2025 - Programming Up my Latest Amiga-Powered Invention/Game! - video by 'RobSmithDev'
In the last video Rob showed the initial hardware build of a crazy whack-a-mole floppy disk style game. In this video, we'll wire everything up, write the code for the THREE Arduinos contained inside, and finally create the AMOS powered Amiga game that will actually run this madness!

08.06.2025 - Video: Quasimodo's Halloween Horror (C64) Preview 3b - Ghost Busting..
A very brief update - but with a small dilema, should this game turn into a Run and Gun? It may just work. There's quite a bit of reworking of the main Quasimodo sprite, but instead of having throwing object animation frames (as originally intended), he can now shoot, which is a lot easier to animate.