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20.03.2022 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - '2,5" Buffered IDE interface'
For A1200, A600, and any other hardware with a 2,5" IDE interface. The 2.5" Buffered IDE interface allows to connect to your Amiga up to 2 IDE devices, like hard disks, Compact Flash or SD2IDE adapters. It features a buffer for the 24 data signals to stabilizing data transfers and also fix well knowed issues with the IDE LED of Amiga 1200/600.

20.03.2022 - 'Kultboy.com' issue 3/2022 (german) released - 20 Years Kultboy.com
Kultboy.com has been around for 20 years now. Initially still smiled at, Kultboy.com has now firmly anchored itself in German retro society and it's hard to imagine life without it. To celebrate this anniversary, a special digital magazine was made. Exactly 42 pages is this Kultboy.com issue strong! The layout was intentionally based on the old ASM issues because this is still timeless. In the issue you can find test reports, interviews, sweepstakes, stories and a very worthy obituary of Ulrich Mühl. You can download the complete issue as .pdf.

19.03.2022 - How To Make Amiga Floppies From Your PC - new video from 'Retro Hack Shack'
In this episode, Amiga formatted floppies are made to run on my Amiga 2000 using a Windows PC and a PC floppy drive. Also a custom adaptor is shown that makes this process a lot easier.

19.03.2022 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - 'Brand new Amiga 1200 cases from new Molds'
Re-stock: March 25th. Made of Anti-UV ASA Plastic (ultra resistant plastic which will never get yellowed again) these Amiga 1200 Cases are 100% compatible with all Amiga motherboards revisions, Raspberry Pi (from A to Pi 2 B), and MiST. Available colors: white, black, gray, and translucent.

18.03.2022 - 'Digital Talk' #111 released
The german C64 disk magazine Digital Talk issue 111 was just recently released and can be downloaded for free as digital disk image.

18.03.2022 - C64 game 'Top-hole Golf' V1.6 released
Top-hole golf is a very nice 3D golf game for the Commodore 64 by Matthew Clarke. Sadly the development is abandoned, so this preview version 1.6 is as far as this game (presumably) gets, with one course designed: "Sierre des Alpes, Switzerland". Make sure to select this course from the settings before you "Tee off!" in the main menu.

18.03.2022 - Lykia - The Lost Island (Commodore Plus/4, C16 Expanded) - new video from 'RetroGamerNation'
Game showcase of Lykia - The Lost Island for the Commodore Plus/4 and Commodore 16 Expanded micro computer.

17.03.2022 - New footage on 'Zeta Wing II' for C64
Sarah Jane Avory (Briley Witch Chronicles, Neutron) is currently working on the successor of 'Zeta Wing'. From time to time she shows videos with progress. Here we see some preview on enemy types for stage 3, which looks impressive.

16.03.2022 - Protovision Shop: 'Bobr Cartridge Games' Back In Stock
Protovision has replenished the stock of C64 cartridge games from Bobr Games. Available from our Online Shop are some great titles such as Millie & Molly, Retro Souls Collection and Space Collection. Place your order now as they will sell out quickly!

16.03.2022 - C64 game 'Master of Tiles' released
Master of Tiles is a simple puzzle board game for for the Commodore c64 and 1 player. The game was written by the late Benjamin (Pumpkin) Bommer, back in the early 1990s, but never actually got released until now. Although the game was more or less finished back in the day. Daniel Krajzewicz and Richard Bayliss have teamed up help bring this final production to life. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

14.03.2022 - Video: Using a Retro Joystick on Modern Systems
In this video it is shown how to make an adapter so these common DB9 style joysticks can be connected to a modern PC via USB. Once you understand how it works it is easy to see how you could support lots more features than a few buttons and four directions.

14.03.2022 - C64 game 'Castle CLimber' released
Castl Climber, by Nello Galiano (!NG73) is another new infinite running game for the C64 after the release of Spider Climber. You can get as free digital download.

13.03.2022 - Kung Fu Flash unboxing and gameplay - new video from Scene World
Merman unboxes Kung Fu Flash from The Future Was 8-Bit, and demonstrates the cartridge in use with gameplay from recent titles and previews.

13.03.2022 - Amiga 1000 Expansion and PC Sidecar - new video from 'The 8-Bit Guy'
In the last Amiga episode 'The 8-Bit Guy' promised you to comeback and show you some of the accessories of the Amiga 1000. And so, here they are...

13.03.2022 - Exclusive: THEA500 Mini Prototype Playtest! First full preview - new video from 'Retro Recipes'
In this exclusive preview let’s boot up (& tear down) THEA500 Mini prototype, see what it can do, & how this miniature incarnation of the Commodore Amiga 500 works!