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30.04.2021 - ZZAP Issue 1 and Arcade Daze unboxing - video from 'Scene World Magazine'
Here's another unboxing video by Merman. This time featuring ZZAP! 64 Micro Action issue 1 and the Arcade Daze cartridge: ZZAP! 64 Micro Action issue 1 - the new 60-page A5 version of ZZAP! is here.

30.04.2021 - Making an EPROM Adapter and Burning Amiga Kickstart ROMs - TL866 MiniPro - video by 'Mark Fixes Stuff'
Today we are going to bring a Commodore Amiga A600 Back to life. It has a broken Kickstart ROM, but my Minipro TL866 doesn't support the 27C400 EPROM devices. We're going to build an adapter, then copy and burn the data to a new EPROM. Finally we'll test to see if the broken Amiga boots!

30.04.2021 - C64 Round Up: May 2021 featuring Arcade Daze, Soulless SE, SIDPlayer+ and Ninja Carnage - video by 'RetroGamerNation'
The May 2021 edition of the RGN Commodore 64 (C64) Round Up featuring the latest game releases, pixel art, demo and add-on items.

30.04.2021 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - 'High Quality Dust Cover for Amiga CD32'
For the Amiga CD32 console. The dust cover has been treated to absorb UV light. Protect your precious CD32 against dust, dirt, splashes and yellowing (please keep in mind that UV is only one of the reasons of yellowing plastic materials). It is resistant to cracks and fractures.

29.04.2021 - Video shows Amiga port of 'Exhumed' (beta version)
Exhumed / PowerSlave is an Egyptian-themed FPS by Lobotomy Software using the Build engine. The console versions were quite popular back in the day, but the DOS one was largely overlooked due to the somewhat awkward controls and issues on faster systems. And now here's an early preview of the Amiga version...

28.04.2021 - Making-of 'Doom' for Amiga 500 - Part 7 - Adding Sound FX...
Episode 07 - the developer was silent, busy fixing silence in the game. And here are the first results with FreeDoom sounds.

28.04.2021 - Kung Fu Flash Cart for the C64 and the Bad Idea Barta Board - new video from 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
Welcome to Mid-Week-Mini-Mail-Call #45! Two interesting things to look at today. Once is a hilarious novelty ISA card from TexElec, the "Bad Idea Barta board." The next is a fantastic open source flash cart for the C64, the Kung Fu Flash.

28.04.2021 - Irving Gould, the Savior and Destroyer of Commodore Computers? - new video from 'Bread Box Commodore Computer Museum'
Controversial businessman, Irving Gould is often credited for the sinking of the global company of Commodore Computers, but was he also responsible for the survival of the company? In this short video we look at Irving Gould's involvement with Commodore Computers. As a backdrop for the video we be using images of the mansion he build in the Bahama's 1 year after the fall of Commodore Computers...

27.04.2021 - PDF Retro magazine REV'n'GE issue #121 for download
REV'n'GE (Retro Emulator Vision and Game) is an Italian and English language PDF magazine, not only for Commodore fans, that mainly focus on game REViews.

27.04.2021 - How Commodore 64 cartridges work + Versa64Cart build - new video from 'retrobits'
Ep 34 : ROM cartridges, bank switching, and memory maps. How they work together to allow the Commodore 64's 6510 CPU to access more than 64KB. Building, programming, and testing the Versa64Cart, an open source multi-ROM project for the C64 and C128.

25.04.2021 - Homebrew Boxed Commodore 64 Cartridge: Trick Shoot-TEN - new Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
Trick Shoot-TEN is a 10-line BASIC game for the Commodore 64 by Jim Happel, entered in the BASIC 10-Liner Competition. As a surprise, David Youd produced a boxed cartridge version of the game, and Robin from '8-Bit Show And Tell' was fortunate enough to get a copy. So we'll take a look at the box, cartridge, play the game, look at Jim's BASIC code, and look at the machine language solution David came up with to get the BASIC program to run from a cartridge.

25.04.2021 - Amiga Forever 9.1 Review and Tutorial - Episode 93 - new video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast (10MARC)'
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast Doug is reviewing the fantastic Amiga Forever collection from our friends at Cloanto. Just a few weeks back they have updated to version 9.1 and added some fun and interesting features we will be chatting about. You just may learn something new, too!

24.04.2021 - 'Kung Fu Flash' Firmware v1.23 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 Super Games cartridge - Add support for Prophet64 cartridge - Fix broken Fun Play/Power Play cartridge support (since v1.16)

24.04.2021 - What's faster for Bitcoin mining on the C64: The SuperCPU or Turbo Chameleon 64? - new video from 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
Yes, you can not mine Bitcoin on the C64 -- and it's slow.... but with the SuperCPU and the Turbo Chameleon 64, you can speed up the mining process dramatically. But which is faster? Watch to find out!

23.04.2021 - 'Kung Fu Maniacs Trilogy' for C64 from Psytronic available as digital download at itch.io
Take control of the MASTER OF AWESOME in a trilogy of action-packed quests riddled with deadly ninjas that are hell-bent on making sure our hero has a very bad day. Collect Scrolls of Awesome Mystic Knowledge along the way to enhance your powers, avoid devious traps and battle your way through various environments to complete your quests. - Features: Three complete games filled with Kung-Fu ACTION! - Slick front-end presentation + in-game enhancements! - Intro and end sequences! - Ninja-tastic soundtracks! - Superb bitmap loading screens! - Oliver Frey artwork! - TheC64 Mini/Maxi compatible!