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01.04.2021 - We are being sued: Why we are renaming The 8-Bit Guy's COMMANDER X16 computer - new video from 'Retro Recipes'
'Perifractic' is sharing his Saturday's video a little early as there is some important & timely news about The 8-Bit Guy's dream retro computer, formerly known as Commander X16.

31.03.2021 - C64 Round Up: April 2021 featuring Monstro Giganto - video by 'RetroGamerNation'
The April 2021 edition of the RGN C64 Round Up featuring Monstro Giganto for the Commodore 64 (C64) and much more.

31.03.2021 - 'Monstro Giganto' for C64 available
Developed by Antonio Savona, Lobo and Aldo Chiummo of the Pirates of Zanzibar, Monstro Giganto is a one or two player brawler of epic sized proportions! Featuring relentless arcade style gameplay, huge and highly animated player characters, 101% PETSCII graphics, over 250 words of digitised speech (your Commodore 64 has never been this chatty!), a killer sound track, on-cartridge high score saving, unlockables and full PAL/NTSC compatibility, Monstro Giganto is a game worth fighting over!

31.03.2021 - 'Scene World Podcast' Episode #112 - C64 Keycaps with Jim Drew
Have you been burnt by the 2015 keycaps Indigogo of Phase5 from Austria like us and many others? Jim felt the pain as well and went out creating his own C64 keycaps project. Having a long history in developing hardware for Commodore computers, if there is somebody who can pull this off, then this guy with decades of knowledge in the field! We talk with Jim about the journey of running a successful crowdfunding for C64 keycaps and many other stuff and developments he is involved in.Interview starts at 12:50​ minutes.

31.03.2021 - New C16 Core and new firmware 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 ...

30.03.2021 - Software on Cassette in USA and Canada - PET through Commodore 64- new Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
It seems to be increasingly forgotten that the compact cassette wasn't just used with personal computers in the UK, but was an integral part of the USA (and Canadian) experience for many up until the mid-1980s before disk became the data storage format of choice. Today we look through Robin's collection of North American-released software on tape, and the computers that use it, from the 1977 trinity of TRS-80, Apple II and Commodore PET, through to the Commodore 64, Coleco ADAM and Tomy Tutor.

30.03.2021 - 'It Came from the Grave' for VIC-20 released
'It Came from the Grave' is a pick-up-and-play horror game by Jeffrey Daniels. It is made entirely in BASIC for the unexpanded VIC-20. Use the keyboard or joystick to escape the graveyard. Get it as digital download (name your price).

30.03.2021 - 'Ski' - C64 game to play in your browser
'Ski' is a 4kb ski game for the Commodore 64. There is no need to download, as you can play it in your browser.

30.03.2021 - 'Turbo Chameleon' Core update 9n released
'Chameleon' is an extremely user-friendly multipurpose C64 cartridge that can be used without opening the computer. It is just plugged to the expansion port of the C64. It can also be operated as a stand-alone unit (since it's basically an FPGA computer like the C-One in a C64 cartridge case), replacing the computer, the floppy drive and the heavy power supply. A docking station providing 4 joystick ports and connectors for an Amiga or C-64 keyboard is available. New in this core: Menu System: - added some Monitor features: - The monitor now allows to scroll forward/backward with some commands by using the cursor keys (line by line) or F1/F7 (page by page). - added 'i' command to show/edit memory as screencode. - added 'j' command to show/edit memory as petscii

29.03.2021 - Video footage shows two Amiga games in the making: 'DaemonClaw' and 'MetroSiege'
Here's a progress report for two current projects from BitBeamCannon: 'Metro Siege' is a retro 16-bit pixel art brawler game being built from the ground-up with a custom engine that not only runs on modern systems, but on classic Amiga computers. 'DaemonClaw: Origins of Nnar' is a 16-bit side scrolling arcade-style action game being made using Construct 3. The game adheres to Amiga specs and may eventually have a classic Amiga port as well.

29.03.2021 - RGB to HDMI Review for the Amiga 500 - 10MARC Episode 91 - new video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast (10MARC)'
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast Doug is reviewing the cool new RGB to HDMI interface that so many in the Amiga community are talking about. Will this upscaler live up to it's reputation, or is it a big (pi) zero? Take a look and find out!

29.03.2021 - Audio Interview with Gary Penn
A historic interview with Gary Penn, a video games industry veteran and former games reviewer for Zzap!64. Fun fact: The first Grand Theft Auto game would have been ended up cancelled without his efforts as a creative director at DMA Design (later Rockstar Games).

29.03.2021 - 'King's Valley' for Amiga announced
King’s Valley is a platform game released by Konami for MSX in 1985. Now it's announced to coming for Amiga soon (and for free). Watch the trailer for first impressions. The game plays like Lode Runner, but takes place in Egyptian pyramids. As an intrepid adventurer, the player's goal is to collect various gems, while evading angry mummies and other monsters long enough to find the exit to the next level.

28.03.2021 - New footage for WIP Amiga platformer 'Super Delivery Boy'
'Super Delivery Boy' is a project from NEESO GAMES, that's in the making for quite a while (and was renamed since the last update). New in v0.1h: - New enemies: frog, rolling stone, bird. - New platforms: spring jump, decay. - New interactables: Amiga, fridge, tv. - New house and initial levels. - Tons of visual improvements. - and a lot more for you to discover!

27.03.2021 - 'C64 Graphics Maker' v0.12.1b released
The C64 Graphics Maker (v0.12.1b) is a graphics editor for Windows that can create native C64 graphics. Some of the features: - MDI Application; - Supported characters mode: Standard Character Mode (SCM), Multi Color Mode (MCM), Extended background Color Mode (ECM); - Supported sprites mode: monocolor, multicolor; - Supported bitmap cells (named "Blockset") with mode: monocolor, multicolor (you can also use it to import a full screen bitmap, BUT be aware that there is no proper fullscreen bitmap editor inside the software, the blockset are treated just like characters); - Editing of multiple characters/sprites/blocks displaced in a grid (with ability to mix mono and multicolor characters); - and many more...