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10.11.2021 - A standalone Motorola 68000 CPU tester - new video from 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
Welcome to SMMC 0011! This donation allow you to quickly test 68000 CPUs to see if they are working and not fakes.

07.11.2021 - Enter...The GreaseWeazle. Creating ADF files and Amiga Disks on your PC. Episode 112- new video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast (10MARC)'
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast Doug is reviewing the fantastic GreaseWeazle Version 4 from Kiers Fraser and assembled and sold by AmigaKit. This wonderful device allows us to use a PC Floppy drive to read and write Amiga 880 KB floppies and create ADF files. And now we can use it in WinUAE as a real Amiga Floppy! Nifty! Join me in reviewing this product and learning how it works.

07.11.2021 - Part 4: Commodore 64 BASIC One Liner Movie Inspired Scene - Video from 'Bread Box Commodore Computer Museum'
Using one line of BASIC on a Commodore 64 could you imitate a classic movie scene? In today's video we try...

07.11.2021 - 'Supremacy aka Overlord' - Supremacy redux version for C64 released
'Supremacy', released as Overlord in the United States, is a strategy video game by Probe Software. It was initially released for the Amiga and Atari ST computers in the beginning of 1990 and later in the same year it was ported to the Commodore 64. Now about 30 years later, we get a n enhanced version for the C64, including mouse support, a lot of graphics and animations and a general improvement of the look and feel.

06.11.2021 - Part 3: Commodore 64 BASIC One Line Natural Disaster - Video from 'Bread Box Commodore Computer Museum'
Using one line of BASIC on a Commodore 64 could you make a natural disaster? Sounds like a super villain! Well the answer is YES! Not being a super villain, but to the C64 BASIC Natural Disaster one liner program :)

04.11.2021 - New VIC-20 game 'Vegetables Deluxe' finally released
As announced in October: 'Vegetables Deluxe' for VIC-20 is out now. This is a port of the C64, Amiga and Spectrum puzzle game Vegetables by Mike Richmond for the VIC-20. It was converted over a year ago with the aim of a physical release, however as that has stalled we have decided to release it for free with the option of making a donation if you wish, to be shared between Mike and the author.

04.11.2021 - Black Screen VIC-20 Repair (And Start Sequence Exploration) - new video from 'Noel's Retro Lab'
Today's goal is to repair a VIC-20 with a black screen. Along the way Noel makes some incorrect assumptions that take him off track for a bit. But eventually he corrects course and double-check those assumptions.

04.11.2021 - Beta Testing the VIC-II Kawari C64 Graphics Chip Replacement - new video from 'Jan Beta'
Jan is beta testing the new VIC-II Kawari Commodore 64 graphics chip replacement. It has HDMI output!

04.11.2021 - Protovision Shop: Boards Games Now Available
Looking for that extra special gift to give to yourself or your closest retro gaming friends? The Protovision Shop now stocks retro-gaming themed board games. There are currently three different board games available - Joust, Pac-Man and M.U.L.E. Order yours now before they are soled out!

03.11.2021 - Book Club: Raeto Collin West's Programming The Commodore 64: The Definitive Guide: Part Two - new video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
Continuing on with the "8-Bit Book Club" series, it's Part Two of Raeto Collin West's "Programming The C64: The Definitive Guide". This time we cover chapters 7 & 8. What an epic book! Thanks to Dane for donating this extra-rare second edition of the book. This video was originally the patron-exclusive video for February 2021; thanks to my patrons for their generous support.

03.11.2021 - Part 2: Arcade Game Using 1 Line of BASIC? Let's Check it Out! - Video from 'Bread Box Commodore Computer Museum'
Using one line of BASIC on a Commodore 64 could you make an arcade game? It turns out yes!!! In this daily series of Commodore 64 videos we will look at fun 1 Liner Programs.

02.11.2021 - Commodore 64 One Liners Part 1: Making Random SID Hit Song? - Video from 'Bread Box Commodore Computer Museum'
Now "Hit Song" is kind of kidding. This one line program makes random sounds out of the Commodore 64 SID Chip. There's alot of buzzes and beeps so I thought, "Why not pair it with an instrumental and PSYCHEDELIC imagery and see what happens.

02.11.2021 - Amiga port of 'Jackal' is on its way - third demo version available and ready for download and play
Jackal, also distributed under the title of Top Gunner, is an overhead run'n gun-style shoot-'em-up video game by Konami released for the arcades in 1986. A third demo version is now available. A lot has changed since v2: - fully working menu including intro with music (wait 7 seconds to see the intro). - updated credits. - 2 mission complete screens (depends on the powerup you have at the end of the level). - mission results screen. - loading indicator. - updated music. In Game: -fixed collisions with rocks. - tileset dept (can drive behind palms or walls). - animated shooting turrets. - all powerups implemented. - deploy pows to copter. - complete basic boss fight (still a bit buggy but fully playable). - a lot of optimizations and bug fixes

01.11.2021 - Commodore Amiga Round Up: November 2021 featuring Shadows of Sergoth - new video from 'RetroGamerNation'
The November 2021 edition of the RGN Commodore Amiga Round Up featuring the latest game releases, pixel art, demo and add-on items.

01.11.2021 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - 'Inviyya Collector's Edition'
Horizontal shooter game for classic Commodore Amiga computers. Compatible with Amiga OCS/ECS with 1MB of RAM and Kickstart 1.2+. Collector's Edition includes Cardboard box, 3,5 diskette or CD-ROM, microSD card with bonus material, woven mission patch to iron on, 24-page booklet, 8-page manual, DIN A2 poster, sticker, and shrink-wrapped.