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27.05.2021 - PDF Retro magazine REV'n'GE issue #122 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.
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.
26.05.2021 - New Firmware (210525) for MIST Board available
The MIST board was designed to implement classic 16 bit computers like the Amiga and Atari ST(E) as System-on-a-Chip using modern hardware. But it equally well supports 8 bit systems like the Atari XL, ZX81, ZX Spectrum, C64, Atari VCS, Atari 5200, Colecovision, Apple II, Sega Master System, NES, Odyssey2 and more. New in this major update: - AMIGA_MOD_KEYS option by retrofun. - Better handling of non-bootp capable keyboards (Arduino). - FAT driver replaced with FatFs (http://elm-chan.org/fsw/ff/00index_e.html). - exFAT support, >4GiB file size support (on exFAT formatted cards). - Long name support in Minimig, Atari ST and Archie config files (up to 64 chars)- - PCE-CD support. - Note: Minimig, Atari ST and Archie config files have to be reset and resaved.
The MIST board was designed to implement classic 16 bit computers like the Amiga and Atari ST(E) as System-on-a-Chip using modern hardware. But it equally well supports 8 bit systems like the Atari XL, ZX81, ZX Spectrum, C64, Atari VCS, Atari 5200, Colecovision, Apple II, Sega Master System, NES, Odyssey2 and more. New in this major update: - AMIGA_MOD_KEYS option by retrofun. - Better handling of non-bootp capable keyboards (Arduino). - FAT driver replaced with FatFs (http://elm-chan.org/fsw/ff/00index_e.html). - exFAT support, >4GiB file size support (on exFAT formatted cards). - Long name support in Minimig, Atari ST and Archie config files (up to 64 chars)- - PCE-CD support. - Note: Minimig, Atari ST and Archie config files have to be reset and resaved.
26.05.2021 - Video shows gameplay of coming Amiga game 'Turbo Tomato'
'Turbo Tomato' is a high-explosive arena battle game, coming soon for the Classic Amiga platform from NIVRIG GAMES and BITMAP SOFT. Take control of Turbo and Nitra Tomato in fast, one or two player co-op arcade action across four non-linear worlds packed with power ups, bonus items and increasingly dangerous crazed mutant fruit and vegetables!
'Turbo Tomato' is a high-explosive arena battle game, coming soon for the Classic Amiga platform from NIVRIG GAMES and BITMAP SOFT. Take control of Turbo and Nitra Tomato in fast, one or two player co-op arcade action across four non-linear worlds packed with power ups, bonus items and increasingly dangerous crazed mutant fruit and vegetables!
25.05.2021 - Multiformat adventure 'Hibernated 1 - This Place is Death' released as Director's Cut
Hibernated 1 - This Place is Death (Director's Cut) is an Infocom style interactive fiction game. It's a complete rewrite of the classic, award-winning Hibernated game using Infocom's Z-machine standard, with tons of additional narrative content and riddles. If Infocom had been asked to recreate the classic Hibernated, the Director's Cut would have been the outcome. For C64, C128, Amiga, Mega65, VIC-20, Plus/4, PET and many more retro systems. Get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price). A physical release will come soon by Publisher Poly.Play.
Hibernated 1 - This Place is Death (Director's Cut) is an Infocom style interactive fiction game. It's a complete rewrite of the classic, award-winning Hibernated game using Infocom's Z-machine standard, with tons of additional narrative content and riddles. If Infocom had been asked to recreate the classic Hibernated, the Director's Cut would have been the outcome. For C64, C128, Amiga, Mega65, VIC-20, Plus/4, PET and many more retro systems. Get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price). A physical release will come soon by Publisher Poly.Play.
25.05.2021 - 'Sidelsa' for VIC-20 and C16 released
This is an arcade game for Commodore's 8-bit entry level computers, the VIC 20 and the C16. It is intended to feel like the first level of a spanish arcade game called Draco, made in 1981 by the company Cidelsa. The VIC-20 version requires a 16 KB RAM expansion. It runs in both PAL and NTSC systems. You can get the game at itch.io as digital download for a bargain.
This is an arcade game for Commodore's 8-bit entry level computers, the VIC 20 and the C16. It is intended to feel like the first level of a spanish arcade game called Draco, made in 1981 by the company Cidelsa. The VIC-20 version requires a 16 KB RAM expansion. It runs in both PAL and NTSC systems. You can get the game at itch.io as digital download for a bargain.
24.05.2021 - New C64 game 'Tubes 'n' Balls' free for download
'Tubes 'n' Balls' is a little game where you have to remember and sort balls into three tubes. It and was made for the 'CSDB C64 Fun Compo 2021' and is free for download.
'Tubes 'n' Balls' is a little game where you have to remember and sort balls into three tubes. It and was made for the 'CSDB C64 Fun Compo 2021' and is free for download.
23.05.2021 - More footage of WIP 'Soulless 2' - The Armour of Gods (C64)
'Soulless 2' for the c64 - here's the intro / front end and game now all linked up. Just the end seq and load/save left to do. Code - Georg Rottensteiner.
Art and Design - Trevor Storey. Music - Saul Cross.
'Soulless 2' for the c64 - here's the intro / front end and game now all linked up. Just the end seq and load/save left to do. Code - Georg Rottensteiner.
Art and Design - Trevor Storey. Music - Saul Cross.
23.05.2021 - GTW64 reports: New final release of 'Worron' (C64)
A lovely surprise today, where author of the unreleased Firebird game Worron, Richard Paynter got in touch to provide 'Games that weren't' (GTW) with an upgraded and fixed version of his 34 year old game. After GTW recovered Richard’s work in 2015, it was found that the game wasn’t quite finished in places and there were a number of issues which made it impossible to complete without cheats enabled. It was something that bothered Richard for a few years, so this year he decided to decompile and fix it all...
A lovely surprise today, where author of the unreleased Firebird game Worron, Richard Paynter got in touch to provide 'Games that weren't' (GTW) with an upgraded and fixed version of his 34 year old game. After GTW recovered Richard’s work in 2015, it was found that the game wasn’t quite finished in places and there were a number of issues which made it impossible to complete without cheats enabled. It was something that bothered Richard for a few years, so this year he decided to decompile and fix it all...
21.05.2021 - 'Metal Gear' - Amiga 500 port released and free for download!
Originally released in 1987 for the MSX2, Metal Gear became an instant classic. Designed by the legendary Hideo Kojima, it spawned a huge franchise in stealth gameplay and is considered one of the top games from the platform. While there are ports for the NES, Spectrum and C64 they were missing a lot of the key details from the original game. An Amiga version was once advertised in a magazine but sadly was consigned to myth and legend. That is until now. Based on a full and commented disassembly by Manuel Pazos of the original MSX2 game cartridge, this Amiga port has been built to ensure as near a perfect conversion as possible. Gameplay elements remain intact while additional features have been layered on-top to ensure the fullest experience possible of Metal Gear on the Amiga.
Originally released in 1987 for the MSX2, Metal Gear became an instant classic. Designed by the legendary Hideo Kojima, it spawned a huge franchise in stealth gameplay and is considered one of the top games from the platform. While there are ports for the NES, Spectrum and C64 they were missing a lot of the key details from the original game. An Amiga version was once advertised in a magazine but sadly was consigned to myth and legend. That is until now. Based on a full and commented disassembly by Manuel Pazos of the original MSX2 game cartridge, this Amiga port has been built to ensure as near a perfect conversion as possible. Gameplay elements remain intact while additional features have been layered on-top to ensure the fullest experience possible of Metal Gear on the Amiga.
21.05.2021 - Aldi C64 Blank Screen Repair Part 2 - new video from 'Jan Beta'
Jan finally fixed the Aldi Commdore 64 he started working on in 2019!
Jan finally fixed the Aldi Commdore 64 he started working on in 2019!
20.05.2021 - 'Pieces II' (C64) - The Story continues!
Great news for fans of tile matching style games like Puzznic! Pawel Krol has started working on Pieces II again and is looking to drive development through to completion. Pawel will be looking to the C64 community to help with puzzle designs via a competition that will be run soon. With this new injection of motivation behind the project, we are confident to have more news on the game (and the competition) soon. Stay tuned!
Great news for fans of tile matching style games like Puzznic! Pawel Krol has started working on Pieces II again and is looking to drive development through to completion. Pawel will be looking to the C64 community to help with puzzle designs via a competition that will be run soon. With this new injection of motivation behind the project, we are confident to have more news on the game (and the competition) soon. Stay tuned!
20.05.2021 - HDMI For The Commodore 64 --OR-- Add HDMI To Your Vintage Computers! Part 6 - video from 'Retro Hack Shack'
Here is one way to add HDMI output to the Commodore 64. This project includes a component board from C0pperdragon and the venerable RGBtoHDMI adaptor seen in other videos from'Retro Hack Shack'. Bonus demos at the end of the video.
Here is one way to add HDMI output to the Commodore 64. This project includes a component board from C0pperdragon and the venerable RGBtoHDMI adaptor seen in other videos from'Retro Hack Shack'. Bonus demos at the end of the video.
19.05.2021 - 'SpritePad Pro' V2.90 released
SpritePad is a graphics data editing tool that facilitates the production of graphics data in a format compatible with the legendary Commodore 64 home computer. The program allows you to design sprite sets, tiles, fonts and animations for 2D video games and demos. SpritePad Pro is an evolution of the original SpritePad tool that contains some useful additional features. New for the 2.90 version: - VIC-II Sprite 'expansion' is now possible in tiles. - Tiles can be named and assigned 'tag' values.
SpritePad is a graphics data editing tool that facilitates the production of graphics data in a format compatible with the legendary Commodore 64 home computer. The program allows you to design sprite sets, tiles, fonts and animations for 2D video games and demos. SpritePad Pro is an evolution of the original SpritePad tool that contains some useful additional features. New for the 2.90 version: - VIC-II Sprite 'expansion' is now possible in tiles. - Tiles can be named and assigned 'tag' values.
19.05.2021 - 'Revenge of the Mutant Camels' for C64 got updated more than 36 years after it's original release
'Revenge of the Mutant Camels' was already released on Commodore C64 and PC DOS in 1984. It's possibly one of the most memorable Llamasoft games, with giant a camel blasting through waves of somewhat surreal enemies. Now it got an update by no one else than 'Yak' himself! He fixed collision detection on the C64 version and announced that he may work on it some more. You will find the (updated) game free for download on his website...
'Revenge of the Mutant Camels' was already released on Commodore C64 and PC DOS in 1984. It's possibly one of the most memorable Llamasoft games, with giant a camel blasting through waves of somewhat surreal enemies. Now it got an update by no one else than 'Yak' himself! He fixed collision detection on the C64 version and announced that he may work on it some more. You will find the (updated) game free for download on his website...
18.05.2021 - 'Spred64' - C64 Sprite Editor - V1.372 Beta released
'Spred64' is a Commodore C64 Sprite editor, compositor and animator for Windows, that you can get for little money. New in V1.3.7: - Added the ability to add Address labels by pressing F4. These will also show up in the save file which is handy for C64 studio. Other small fixes. Fixed composite re-referencing when swapping sprites around. (Fixed long loading issue, also issue with x/y stretch not loading, fixed issue with right click on sprites area causing error.).
'Spred64' is a Commodore C64 Sprite editor, compositor and animator for Windows, that you can get for little money. New in V1.3.7: - Added the ability to add Address labels by pressing F4. These will also show up in the save file which is handy for C64 studio. Other small fixes. Fixed composite re-referencing when swapping sprites around. (Fixed long loading issue, also issue with x/y stretch not loading, fixed issue with right click on sprites area causing error.).
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