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06.05.2021 - C64 game 'Top-hole Golf' V1.5.2 released
Top-hole golf is a very nice 3D golf game for the Commodore 64 by Matthew Clarke, who has just released a new updated version 1.5.2. Putting now has a 'slow' mode (activated by pushing up on the joystick) - power arc fills up at half-speed making it easier to time the shorter putts. Also some visual feedback re. speed - hole is drawn in red while the ball is travelling too fast for a successful putt. You also now have a 'punch' shot (as in 'World Class Leaderboard'), activated by pressing 'P' on the keyboard (unless you're teeing off or in the sand).

06.05.2021 - 'Amiga Addict' Issue #5 out now
Amiga Addict is a new digital and printed Amiga magazine shipping worldwide. Issue 5 will include: - UFO: Enemy Unknown & the X-COM game series. - Our first Amiga Addict downloadable coverdisk. - Amiga Addict competition to win a signed Danny Flynn UFO limited edition giclée print! - News of our exclusive Antstream Supercars 2 gaming tournament, plus exclusive chat with Barry Leitch. - Slayers of High Toro reviewed. - Smarty and the Nasty Gluttons reviewed. - The story of OctaMED with Teijo Kinnunen. - SWAG usergroup feature. - Plus lots lots more..!

06.05.2021 - Video shows trailer of 'Destiny Hunter' (WIP) for C64
'Destiny Hunter' is a port from the Commodore PET to C64. A story adventure action RPG tribute to the original 8-bit personal computer! Features: - Animated challenges, - Resource management (health, stamina, arrows), - Watch your step, secrets abound!, - Find the orb and defeat the hydra! Announced to be available August 2021.

06.05.2021 - Amiga port of 8-bit classic 'Henry's House' announced
A video shows a preview of the WIP conversion of 'Henry's House' (first room) for the Amiga by MC Studio.

06.05.2021 - New viode on 'Exhumed - PowerSlave' - Amiga 1200 AGA/RTG port by BSzili
This is video and audio captured from a real Amiga A1200 with Vampire V1200. RTG output. 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. This is the Amiga BETA-port from the game, which is still work in progress.

05.05.2021 - Amiga game creator 'Redpill' V0.8.9 released
Redpill, the Amiga game creator, is a tool to empower people to create many games for Amiga without programming knowledge. It allows people to create 2D games with the true Amiga feeling. Supports both ECS and AGA Amigas, it is free and it is still in development. List of changes in 0.8.9: - Profiler menu is here to help to find out any peformance problem in your games. - Profiler data can be seen after playing a game, it only takes into account what happened during the playing time. - Sounds can loop if that option is selected in the Audio menu. - OS version is displayed in settings menu. - In Settings menu you can choose if you want the profiler screen to be shown after each Play. - In Settings menu you can disable Network to test multiplayer games without the need of a network connection. - Keyboard read routines have been reworked. - Fix for the keyboard image display in Input Screen. - Fix in export triggers to text, some triggers were incorrectly exported.

04.05.2021 - Frogger clone 'Ranatan' for C64 released
In the game you play as the frog Demetan while he is intent on saving Ranatan, who finds himself mired on the other side of the screen, with many dangers in the middle of the road. You can get the game for a bargain as digital download. Features: - "God mode": invulnerability activable in title screen. - 4 levels of increasing difficulty. - Energy bar that decreases with each contact with a hazard. It is slightly increased as you level up. - Double jump: essential to go from one log to another without falling into the water.

04.05.2021 - New version for WIP Amiga platformer 'Super Delivery Boy' released
'Super Delivery Boy' is a project from NEESO GAMES, made with Scorpion Engine. You can download the ADF file and play it through emulators (WinUAE, FSUAE..) or, if you have the possibility, play it on a real Amiga! New in v0.1k: - Tons of gfx changes (new title screen, copper skies and general improvements). - New type of enemy that can be killed from above (the blue one). - Added checkpoints and stability fixes to transitions. - Added a secret area, up to you to find out where ;). - Fairy can give you another box if you lost it. Jump on the green bird! - and a lot more under the hood, really!

04.05.2021 - Video shows 'PiStorm' - Turbo Boost Amiga 500 With Raspberry Pi
The PiStorm is an incredible new way to give your old Amiga a huge upgrade, with a CPU accelerator, 128mb of RAM, RTG support, virtual SCSI and lots more!

03.05.2021 - My First Paid Game Dev: Code Walkthrough of Frogs And Flies on the Commodore 64 - new Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
Today we'll take an in-depth look at the first commercial(ish) game Robin made, Frogs and Flies for the Commodore 64, published by Loadstar in 1997. He plays the game, explain some of the history/story behind it, and then do a full walkthrough of his 24-year-old code!

03.05.2021 - New C64 adventure 'Buccaneer's Cache' released and free for download
In this text adventure, you face big challenges and follow the tracks of a great pirate to discover his cache. Made with PunyInform, the Inform 6 compiler, and Ozmoo.

03.05.2021 - Turbo Sprint (Amiga AGA): New 2021 Racing Game - video by 'RetroGamerNation'
Video game showcase for Turbo Sprint for the Commodore Amiga (AGA). This is an enhanced conversion of Super Sprint designed to run on stock A1200, A4000 and CD32 systems with peripherals disabled. Turbo Sprint will be released on 7 May 2021 and will be available from itch.io.

03.05.2021 - A quick look at the ZZap 64 Annual 2021 Book - video by 'GRay Defender'
Unboxing video of Zzap64 Annual 2021 Kickstarter campaign.

03.05.2021 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - 'SDBox'
SDBox is a small device that plugs on the Amiga's parallel port and lets you use standard SD-Cards. SD cards shows as any other device or partition in Amiga, letting you read and save files from your Workbench desktop in a easy way. SDBox uses the FAT32 file system, so this is a great choice to transfer files between your Amiga and other devices, like PC or Mac computers.

02.05.2021 - AmigaKit 8MB RAM & Flash ROM card for the A1200 Review - Episode 94 - new video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast (10MARC)'
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast Doug is reviewing the nifty Amiga 1200 add on, the "8 MB RAM and Flash" card from out friends at Amigakit.com - join him as he covers the neat features of this expansion card and goes over how it works and what you can do with it.