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10.06.2021 - Video shows preview of new WIP Amiga game called 'Primal Blade'
'Primal Blade' is what might become a new hack 'n slash game. It's based on the Scorpion Engine. Besides backdrops, parallax scrolling and main sprite, there are now animated enemy bat attacks and druid's magic fireball attacks. Also a working life bar at bottom was added and now the dev is working on a title screen, calling PRIMAL BLADE (at end of clip).
'Primal Blade' is what might become a new hack 'n slash game. It's based on the Scorpion Engine. Besides backdrops, parallax scrolling and main sprite, there are now animated enemy bat attacks and druid's magic fireball attacks. Also a working life bar at bottom was added and now the dev is working on a title screen, calling PRIMAL BLADE (at end of clip).
10.06.2021 - Amiga game creator 'Redpill' V0.8.10 released
Redpill, the Amiga game creator, is a tool to empower people to create many games for Amiga without programming knowledge. It allows people to create 2D games with the true Amiga feeling. Supports both ECS and AGA Amigas, it is free and it is still in development. List of changes in 0.8.10: - Start button added to Play the game not from the current level but from the
initial game level. - Level background menu is now in Properties tab in the Level Editor. - New action trigger Change Icon to change an object icon. - When editing an object with parent, parent object is now displayed. - After a new project is created paths are initialized and point to the project folder.
-BlockBreaker example has been added. - FIX: Not enabled objects are not visible anymore in the level editor screen. - FIX: When setting the frame manually in Animation screen. - FIX: Tile On Screen trigger was not working properly.
Redpill, the Amiga game creator, is a tool to empower people to create many games for Amiga without programming knowledge. It allows people to create 2D games with the true Amiga feeling. Supports both ECS and AGA Amigas, it is free and it is still in development. List of changes in 0.8.10: - Start button added to Play the game not from the current level but from the
initial game level. - Level background menu is now in Properties tab in the Level Editor. - New action trigger Change Icon to change an object icon. - When editing an object with parent, parent object is now displayed. - After a new project is created paths are initialized and point to the project folder.
-BlockBreaker example has been added. - FIX: Not enabled objects are not visible anymore in the level editor screen. - FIX: When setting the frame manually in Animation screen. - FIX: Tile On Screen trigger was not working properly.
09.06.2021 - SIPP RAM for the Hummingboard, a working "TheC64" Mini, and some super sharp probes - new video from 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
Welcome to Mid-Week-Mini-Mail-Call #51 in 'Adrian's Digital Basement'! On today's episode, a few fun random things. Two are things which are a bit of a re-visit from previous episodes.
Welcome to Mid-Week-Mini-Mail-Call #51 in 'Adrian's Digital Basement'! On today's episode, a few fun random things. Two are things which are a bit of a re-visit from previous episodes.
09.06.2021 - Protovision Shop: Back in stock - 'Kerberos' and Dr. Wuro Games
The Kerberos, a popular MIDI and file transfer interface, is one of the hottest items that the Protovision Shop is offering and it always sells out quickly. They now have a limited number of these great devices back in stock. Also available: titles from Dr. Wuro Industries - Shadow Switcher, Frogs and Shotgun. These individual games are available to order as a disk edition with game manual. Also in stock is the Frogs and Shotgun 4 Player Cartridge that not only includes two fun games but also includes an integrated 4 player adapter. These are all sure to be great additions to your C64 games collection.
The Kerberos, a popular MIDI and file transfer interface, is one of the hottest items that the Protovision Shop is offering and it always sells out quickly. They now have a limited number of these great devices back in stock. Also available: titles from Dr. Wuro Industries - Shadow Switcher, Frogs and Shotgun. These individual games are available to order as a disk edition with game manual. Also in stock is the Frogs and Shotgun 4 Player Cartridge that not only includes two fun games but also includes an integrated 4 player adapter. These are all sure to be great additions to your C64 games collection.
09.06.2021 - 'Don't Break The Balls' for C64 available for order
'Don't Break The Balls' (DBTB) is an action / puzzle game for 1 or 2 players in co-operation or duel! Controlling a fan, you need to blow the bubbles up and prevent them from bursting! Of course, the fan needs energy to work and needs to be recharged often by moving it to the sides of the screen. Pre-order the your boxed edition on floppy, cartridge or tape while there are some left, as this will only be a limited production!
'Don't Break The Balls' (DBTB) is an action / puzzle game for 1 or 2 players in co-operation or duel! Controlling a fan, you need to blow the bubbles up and prevent them from bursting! Of course, the fan needs energy to work and needs to be recharged often by moving it to the sides of the screen. Pre-order the your boxed edition on floppy, cartridge or tape while there are some left, as this will only be a limited production!
07.06.2021 - AmigaOS 3.2 Upgrade Installation and new features - Episode 98 - new video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast (10MARC)'
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast, Doug is upgrading his Amiga 1000 with his Apollo Vampire V2 from AmigaOS 3.1.4 to AmigaOS 3.2 - Join him as he shows you how to both use a GoTek and the .ISO file from the CD to upgrade your machine. He discovers a few little issues, but nothing we could not overcome. He also covers some of the cool new features like the interactive bootup and ADF file mounting. This is great stuff!
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast, Doug is upgrading his Amiga 1000 with his Apollo Vampire V2 from AmigaOS 3.1.4 to AmigaOS 3.2 - Join him as he shows you how to both use a GoTek and the .ISO file from the CD to upgrade your machine. He discovers a few little issues, but nothing we could not overcome. He also covers some of the cool new features like the interactive bootup and ADF file mounting. This is great stuff!
07.06.2021 - 'Nixy The Glade Sprite' for C64 released
Psytronik Software in association with BUBBLESOFT proudly present 'Nixy The Glade Sprite' - A gorgeous new arcade adventure for your C64! Guide Nixy on her quest to cleanse the Gaia stone in order to restore peace to the land. Features: - Gorgeous hi-res graphics. - Smooth scrolling play area. - Stunning detailed backgrounds. - Atmospheric soundtracks. - TheC64 Mini + Maxi compatible
Psytronik Software in association with BUBBLESOFT proudly present 'Nixy The Glade Sprite' - A gorgeous new arcade adventure for your C64! Guide Nixy on her quest to cleanse the Gaia stone in order to restore peace to the land. Features: - Gorgeous hi-res graphics. - Smooth scrolling play area. - Stunning detailed backgrounds. - Atmospheric soundtracks. - TheC64 Mini + Maxi compatible
06.06.2021 - Multi format text adventure 'Silk Dust' released
'Silk Dust' will be the third chapter of the adventures of Emilia Vittorini, after 'Two Days to the Race' and 'The Queen's Footsteps'. Silk Dust is available for the following computers: C64, VIC20+32K, C128, Plus/4, PET models with at least 32K of RAM, Amiga, CPC 664 or CPC6128, MSX, ZX Spectrum 48K, MS-DOS, Macintosh 68k, CP/M, Olivetti M20, RC2014, Atari 800, Apple II, Atari ST. Download is completely free.
'Silk Dust' will be the third chapter of the adventures of Emilia Vittorini, after 'Two Days to the Race' and 'The Queen's Footsteps'. Silk Dust is available for the following computers: C64, VIC20+32K, C128, Plus/4, PET models with at least 32K of RAM, Amiga, CPC 664 or CPC6128, MSX, ZX Spectrum 48K, MS-DOS, Macintosh 68k, CP/M, Olivetti M20, RC2014, Atari 800, Apple II, Atari ST. Download is completely free.
06.06.2021 - Porting Dungeon from Commodore PET to C64 - new Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
Robin's all-time favourite Commodore PET game is Dungeon by Brian Sawyer, from 1979 - one of the very first "Rogue-likes", made even before Rogue itself! He learned that the Commodore 64 doesn't have a working version of Dungeon, so he decided to modify the PET original to run on the C64.
Robin's all-time favourite Commodore PET game is Dungeon by Brian Sawyer, from 1979 - one of the very first "Rogue-likes", made even before Rogue itself! He learned that the Commodore 64 doesn't have a working version of Dungeon, so he decided to modify the PET original to run on the C64.
05.06.2021 - Announced: 'Judge Dredd and the House of Death' for Commodore 64
An new game called: 'Judge Dredd in the House of Death' is coming to the C64 this Summer 2021. Lobo, one of the developers describes it: "The game is based on a 1986 pen & paper/dice rolling game of the same name published back then by 2000AD as usual. The concept is pretty simple, not CYOA but more of a following the story (advancing with 'SPACE") and when you have multiple choice, choose one and see what happens next until you come to the battle in which case the dice is rolled (again by pressing SPACE, most used key in the game really) and either you or the enemy wins and you get the better score by defeating the enemy from the first throw..."
An new game called: 'Judge Dredd in the House of Death' is coming to the C64 this Summer 2021. Lobo, one of the developers describes it: "The game is based on a 1986 pen & paper/dice rolling game of the same name published back then by 2000AD as usual. The concept is pretty simple, not CYOA but more of a following the story (advancing with 'SPACE") and when you have multiple choice, choose one and see what happens next until you come to the battle in which case the dice is rolled (again by pressing SPACE, most used key in the game really) and either you or the enemy wins and you get the better score by defeating the enemy from the first throw..."
05.06.2021 - Plundered Hearts: What I like about Infocom... - video by 'GRay Defender'
In this video 'GRay Defender' examines the contents of Plundered Hearts for the Commodore 64 and briefly talks about Infocom games.
In this video 'GRay Defender' examines the contents of Plundered Hearts for the Commodore 64 and briefly talks about Infocom games.
03.06.2021 - Commodore Amiga Floppy breakthrough for all Emulation fans - new video from 'RMC'
The Commodore Amiga has always had a compatability problem with floppy disks on other platforms, we just can't read them easily. Emulation fans are used to the ADF format and we can rip disks within the Amiga OS ourselves on real hardware or by using additional hardware on a modern PC. But ripping disks isn't the same as just popping them in the drive and running them. Thanks to the hard work of Rob Smith that gap has now been bridged.
The Commodore Amiga has always had a compatability problem with floppy disks on other platforms, we just can't read them easily. Emulation fans are used to the ADF format and we can rip disks within the Amiga OS ourselves on real hardware or by using additional hardware on a modern PC. But ripping disks isn't the same as just popping them in the drive and running them. Thanks to the hard work of Rob Smith that gap has now been bridged.
03.06.2021 - 'AMIGA Art Contest 2021' Announcement Video
This is the official 2021 Amiga Art Contest promo video, kindly done by Kevin Saunders. Details if the new #AmigaArtContest2021 will arrive shortly!
This is the official 2021 Amiga Art Contest promo video, kindly done by Kevin Saunders. Details if the new #AmigaArtContest2021 will arrive shortly!
01.06.2021 - C64 May 2021 Coding Challenge by Shallan50k on Twitch - video by 'GRay Defender'
Join 'GRay Defender' today as he discusses Shallan50Ks May 2021 Commodore 64 Coding Challenge!
Join 'GRay Defender' today as he discusses Shallan50Ks May 2021 Commodore 64 Coding Challenge!
31.05.2021 - New Firmware (210530) 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 update:- PCE-CD: fix a BCD->binary conversion in PCECD_COMM_GETDIRINFO. - PCE-CD: slow down sector reads for HuVideo. - Enhance max. kickstart file name to 79 (sorry, need to reset and resave Minimig configs again). - Support LBA28 mode for IDE (>8GiB image support for Minimig, up to 137 GiB on exFAT). - Display a warning if HDF indexing fails (and continue with reduced performance). - Fix one char extension selection (affects ZX81, TI99/4A)
Re-uploaded! - Fixed MODE1/2048 track type parsing
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 update:- PCE-CD: fix a BCD->binary conversion in PCECD_COMM_GETDIRINFO. - PCE-CD: slow down sector reads for HuVideo. - Enhance max. kickstart file name to 79 (sorry, need to reset and resave Minimig configs again). - Support LBA28 mode for IDE (>8GiB image support for Minimig, up to 137 GiB on exFAT). - Display a warning if HDF indexing fails (and continue with reduced performance). - Fix one char extension selection (affects ZX81, TI99/4A)
Re-uploaded! - Fixed MODE1/2048 track type parsing
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