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23.08.2021 - Tetris clone for Amiga 'Crazy Columns' Version 1.02 released
Jochen Heffer's 'Crazy Columns' is a clone of the classic Sega-Genesis game Columns for one or two players, which can be played with joystick or keyboard. V1.02 is now available in German or English as free download. Here are a few small features: - Best list as well as settings are loaded/saved. - Online key generation for the online highscore. -Personalized backgrounds can be used. - Animations and sound FX for more gameplay.

23.08.2021 - 'Willow Pattern Adventure (Jolie Edition) 2021' - C64 redux/remix game released
'Willow Pattern' was originally released by Greg Duddle in 1986 on the Mr Micro and Firebird labels. The 'Jolie Edition' (inspired by retro Twitch streamer theJolieJones) includes gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and a few special bonus items. Changes in this new edition include: - Diagonal movement (joystick/emulated joystick only). - New ending screens. - It is now possible to score 100%. - Secret bonus items. - Tweaks to samurai positions. - Music 'softened' by dmx (rebelandroid). - Cheat options - Birds flying over the bridge. - Exit bridge from either side. - Switch music on/off. - Other minor tweaks and bug fixes

22.08.2021 - C64Studio 6.9 released
C64 Studio is an assembly development environment which is dependent on VICE. You can write assembly code and test this with the VICE emulator. Recent changes are a vast list of adds and fixes...

22.08.2021 - Joysticks In The Form of Trackballs: The Wico Command Control and the Roklan Un-Roller Controller - new Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
The Wico Command Control and the Roklan Un-Roller Controller are both Atari & Commodore-compatible joystick substitutes in the form of a trackball; one is an actual trackball with extra logic to simulate a joystick, while the other is more of a giant d-pad in the form of a trackball! Robin puts them to the test with a couple rounds of GORF on the Commodore 64, and then we take a look inside to see how they work, and view my typical clumsy efforts at maintenance and repair on them.

22.08.2021 - 'Station64 V2.6' released - C64 midi controlled synth
Station64 - Real hardware synth controlled by MIDI. Good old C64 and some sort of midi interface is all you only need to full control over SID chip in realtime with amazing C64 arps too! It's works with the followoiung midi interfaces: - DATEL, - PASSPORT, - SEQUENTAL, - KERBEROS, - HERMIDI, - NAMESOFT, - VESSEL

21.08.2021 - I've never seen Amiga video looks this good! - new video from 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
It's my turn to cover this cool accessory for the Amiga 2000 and 3000 that gives you very inexpensive pixel perfect HDMI output. (And an update on the 286 bridgeboard)

21.08.2021 - Amiga Future magazine - Issue 152 available for pre-order
The Amiga Future is available as either a single issue or by subscription, either with or without a cover CD in german or english language. Content for #152: - Reviews: Dark Angel, Follix, Silk Dust, Bean versus the Animator - Reloaded, Achim Kern's game collection part 2 , Board games: Tankattack - Kaiser - Wild West World, Ishar - Legend of the Fortress, Grafitti Man, Turbo Tomato,Hollywood 9, A/Nes, AmigaOS 3.2, Aminet News, Freeway – USB-Card Zorro II, "Dicke Olga". Special: - Trevors Soapbox, Ambermoon - Open Source Remake. - Workshops: Lego management. - Others: Editorial, Content, News, Imprint, Letters to the Editor, Content CoverCD.

21.08.2021 - 'Deniser' - Open Source Amiga Denise FPGA chip replacement released
Deniser is a drop-in replacement for the Amiga computer Denise chip. This repository contains board design files, FPGA logic source code and synthesis scripts. The idea is to make the material available for anyone to build and program the board for use as a Denise chip replacement. Denise is the Amiga custom chip responsible for most of the graphic related tasks such as bitplane display, palette registers, smooth scrolling, hardware sprites, flexible screen object priority, collision detection and more. In the Amiga, Denise operates in concert with the Agnus (DMA, blitter, copper) and Paula (I/O, interrupt controller). The chipset was released in 1985.

20.08.2021 - Video shows 'Hexed' - a new C64 game in the making
'Hexed' is a WIP game by Paul Nicholls (Syntax Error Software), that is obviously in the vain of the old classic Q*Bert. The development seems to be quite far...

20.08.2021 - The A500 Mini - Part 2: A Closer Look RetroGames Ltd's New Machine - Video by 'Bread Box Commodore Computer Museum'
2022 The A500 Mini, RetroGames Ltd's mini Commodore Amiga 500 will be released, and in this video we'll take a closer look at the Packaging, The Accessories and the Prototype.

20.08.2021 - New C64 game 'Shock Raid' by TND released as free download
The New Dimension is proud to present a small fast-paced shoot 'em up for the Commodore 64 made for Reset's Mix-I-Disk back in March 2021, but due to the delay of the magazine it has been agreed that the game can be released. Shock Raid consists of the following features: - Full loading screen and title screen presentation. - 4 fast-paced levels of pure alien blasting action. - PAL/NTSC compatible. - A cool presentation with a choice of in game sound effects or music. - Thrilling end screen. - Compatible with theC64, SDIEC and Ultimate 64. - Plus much more.

20.08.2021 - Amiga 600 Adventures: Part 1 - The Unboxing. Episode 106 - new video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast (10MARC)'
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast we are unboxing a brand new (to me) Amiga 600 Doug purchased by his good friend Tim Drew AKA Sanxion in Jolly Old England. We are also unboxing some cool new upgrades from Amigastore.eu - Join him in part 1 of this multi part Amiga Adventure!

19.08.2021 - Building a VIC-20 in 2021 - new video from 'Jan Beta'
Jan is building a Commodore VIC-20 replica based on the Vicky Twenty PCB.

18.08.2021 - 'Kung Fu Flash' Firmware v1.25 released
'Kung Fu Flash' is a cartridge for the Commodore 64 by Kim Jorgensen that packs a punch. It can emulate different cartridge types, load PRG files and use D64 disk images. Just place your desired CRT, PRG or D64 files on a FAT formatted microSD card and use the built-in launcher to execute them. New in this update: - Add support for C128 normal cartridge.

18.08.2021 - Retro Game Dev Volume 2 Walkthrough for C64 - video by 'GRay Defender'
This is a walk through of the Retro Game Dev Volume 2 Book by Derek Morris.