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17.06.2021 - First Look at the Checkmate A1500 Mini Desktop Case - new video from 'RMC'
ITX PC Cases are plentiful, but are they as stylish as this? A desktop case for ITX motherboards, Raspberry Pi's, FPGA devices and more thanks to Stephen Jones Checkmate A1500 mini case. Today we get the very first look at the case in the wild and I install my Vampire V4 standalone in it. Let's take a look!

17.06.2021 - "Advanced" Programming Tutorial, I Am The C-64: Volumes 4-6 - new Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
This is the "I Am The C-64" advanced tutorial software, volumes 4-6, which covers more of the abilities of the Commodore 64: Advanced BASIC programming techniques, sprite graphics, and music and sound effects with the SID.

16.06.2021 - C64 game 'Lost Realms of Murkasada Episode 1' released and free for dwonload
'The Lost Realms of Murkasada' is a series of games by Arkanix Labs. Acting as a companion to their main CRPG 'Crimson Twilight', this game is an action adventure/RPG-lite set in the same world and will take place over a series of 'episodes', released periodically in the build up to the release of Crimson Twilight. These short episodes are designed to be both short, fun little adventures to be completed in one evening and an introduction of sorts to CRPG's to those people who may not necessarily have played CRPG style games before.

16.06.2021 - See some more scenes of WIP C64 RPG 'Briley Witch Chronicles'
In this short teaser video: Briley on her own, messing about with an amulet... What could possibly go wrong? The C64 RPG 'Briley Witch Chronicles' from Sarah Jane Avory (Neutron, Santron, Zeta Wing and the soon to be released Soul Force) is progressing steadily. Sarah just recently uploaded the newest WIP video.

16.06.2021 - The making of an upcoming C64 Repair-a-thon - new video from 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
Welcome to Mid-Week-Mini-Mail-Call #52! A generous viewer of Adrian sent in several Commodore 64 motherboard that are in need of repair. Let's watch as he takes the first step at doing a quick diagnosis on all of them.

16.06.2021 - New footage of WIP 'Super Cars 2' (AGA) for Amiga
This is the original Super Cars 2 Source Code rebuilt & adapted to AGA screens ripped from Supercars International (a 1996 DOS game) by jotd. Video shows gameplay of Beta v0.82.

16.06.2021 - C64 game 'Kong' released and free for download
'Kong' is a recreation or conversion of one of the classics of the Game & Watch title 'Donkey Kong Jr.' If in the original Donkey Kong it was Kong himself who kidnapped Pauline so that Mario would go to rescue her, this time it is Mario who takes revenge for stealing his girlfriend, tying him to chains. Our role, as Donkey Kong Jr. will be to free him by opening each of the 4 locks that keep him prisoner.

15.06.2021 - Amiga 600 RGBtoHDMI Installation - new video from 'Jan Beta'
In this video, Jan is installing a very elegant solution for the RGBtoHDMI mod into his Amiga 600.

14.06.2021 - More footage for WIP Amiga game 'Creeping Me Out: Hex Night'
'Creeping Me Out: Hex Night' is going to be an action platformer in the vein of Turrican & Castlevania, made in Scorpion Engine.

14.06.2021 - Video shows WIP Amiga game 'Maria Renard's Revenge'
'Maria Renard's Revenge' is currently a demo of a possible platfomer game. It was made with Scorpion Engine and contains parallax scrolling, nice backdrops and animations.

14.06.2021 - What is the mysterious Commodore VIC-42 Chip?! - new video from 'Retro Recipes'
Does the mysterious MOS / CBM chip that appeared on eBay this week hold the meaning of life? Nobody seems to know what it is! Can we hitchhike closer to solving the riddle?

13.06.2021 - C16/Plus4 game 'PHOENIX-Recovered' final version released
'PHOENIX-recovered' is conversion of the space shooter arcade 'PHOENIX' for C16 and Plus4. It uses 3:4 display (sideways view) and needs 64k RAM. This now released version is meant to be last development stage, though the developer might touch it again at least for bug fixing. A C64 version is also planned, btw...;-)

13.06.2021 - 'The Mad Scientist' (C64) - game that never was released
This game was never released. It was send to several major software houses and KELE LINE showed interest, but within short KELE LINE went bancrupt. Thanks to Jens C. Thomsen, this is now finally released. Lead the helicopter through the cavern and destroy the bomb of the mad scientiest.

13.06.2021 - I Am The C-64: Tutorial Series, Volumes 1-3 - new Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
We take a look at the "I Am The C-64" tutorial software, volumes 1-3, which covers some of the abilities of the Commodore 64, and gives an introduction to the use of the keyboard and to the BASIC programming language. It was created by the Palhokes back in 1983, and published by Creative Software in 1984, who claimed it was their #1 bestseller for over 18 months.

13.06.2021 - Protovision Shop: 'FM-YAM' open for pre-orders!
The FM-YAM is a Sound Expander clone that can reproduce 12 (!) voices on your C64. Protovision is teaming up with XeNTaX again to produce a new batch of this fabulous cartridge. You can secure a unit by placing your pre-order via the Protovision Shop right now!