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12.09.2020 - More restocked hardware in the Protovision Shop
The Protovision Shop has restocked its supplies of a number of popular items for your C64 including: - 1541 Diagnostic Cartridge, - TFC3+ (an enhanced version of The Final Cartridge freezer/fast loader), - OVP64 (over voltage protector), - LumaFix64, - Trackdisplay (assembly set), - 1571 RAMBoard. These items will sell out quickly so be sure to place your orders while you can.

12.09.2020 - Tiny WORKING keyboard for a Commodore Educator 64 Mini! | Raspberry Pi PET - new video from 'Retro Recipes'
Is it possible to design a teeny WORKING keyboard for the Commodore 64-like Commodore PET / Educator 64 Mini? Will this Raspberry Pi project work without tiny hands? Can furry paws solder one?!

11.09.2020 - 'Freaky Fish DX' V1.1 for C64 released
This update fixes an issue with one of the bonus levels and adds high score saving and a "resume best game" feature. 'Freaky Fish' was originally our entry for the 2018 Reset64 4k Craptastic competition. The initial concept was a cross between Bubble Bobble and Kaboom set underwater. For the deluxe version of the game we have completely rewritten the game engine, added new graphics, bonus levels, original music and more!

11.09.2020 - Enhance your C128 without soldering - ROM U36 restocked in Protovision Shop
The U36 expansion ROM is a great addition to the Commodore 128. It plugs directly into your C128 without any trickery. You can select between different ROM contents from our shop. Stocks of this handy item have been replenished.

11.09.2020 - cynthCART and the dubCRT back in stock at the Protovision Shop
If you want to explore the creative side of personal computing using your Commodore 64 then you will want to grab the cynthCART and the dubCRT cartridges. Both items are now back in stock at the Protovision Shop and are ready to surprise you with the sounds and light show that will be coming from your favourite machine.

10.09.2020 - Games That Weren't 64' update for September 2020
New update at GTW64, namely 2 new entries: Elite 2, The Spelling Bee plus additionally 31 updates added.

09.09.2020 - A mysterious keyboard from 1978, an external SCSI2SD, a cool book and a safe way to open packages - new video from 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
Time for another Mid Week Mini Mail Call! Topics: PDX Open Source Stickers, Book: On The Edge, The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore, Mystery 1978 Keytronic Keyboard (Dasher?), Slice Retractable Pen Cutter, SCSI2SD adapter

08.09.2020 - 'Eye of the Beholder' for C64 in Beta testing stage
In this ultra long video, which was originally broadcasted live on Twitch, you can see developer Andreas Larsson (Jackasser), while he is play testing the long awaited port of 'Eye of the Beholder'.

07.09.2020 - Comming soon: 'Miner 2019er' for Commodore 64
Psytronik Software is proud to present a fantastic new prequel to the legendary classic release Miner 2049er - a brand-new C64 release by Daniel Avery! Produced with permission and support from the original game author Bill Hogue the game reproduces the look and feel of the original game. Miner 2019er features 14 all-new levels along with ports of three Colecovision exclusive levels - now available on the C64 for the first time ever! The game also introduces several new elements such as hidden items, bonus levels, speed medals and more!

07.09.2020 - New C64 game 'Aliens NeoPlasma' WIP
The development of Aliens Neoplasma C64 is currently be finished. The game will require a C64 accelerator (Ultimate64, Turbo Chameleon 64, SuperCPU) as it makes extensive use of the hires bitmap mode. Only the hero is made of hardware sprites, all the enemies are bitmap BOBs (blitted objects=software sprites). Objects are also horizontally flipped in real time. It was impossible for me to make it using only hardware sprites, as they were too many sprites on a single row sometimes (the aliens are very big ya know). It will be a cartridge release.

06.09.2020 - Amiga A2088 Bridgeboard Review - 10MARC Episode 77 - new video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast (MARC)'
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast I am reviewing the Commodore Amiga A2088 Bridgeboard, and possibly briefly mentioning the superiority of the Amiga over the PC...

05.09.2020 - Making a C64/C65 compatible computer - Fixing the remaining ethernet RX bugs
For a while now there has been an intermittent problem with receiving ethernet frames: The occasional byte of a received packet is corrupted. The CRC of the received packets is checked fine, so I am assuming it is read/write contention on the receive buffer dual-port memories: Basically if you try to read from a dual-port memory when it is being written to, you can end up reading rubbish. Read on...

05.09.2020 - 1541 Micro: THEC64 floppy drive ANYONE can make & use! Even on your phone! No 3D printer required! - new video from 'Retro Recipes'
Create THEC64 floppies on your cellphone? Make a 1541 without a 3D printer? 'Perifractic' has got you covered! For THEC64 or THEC64 Mini.

05.09.2020 - Book Club: Commodore 64 Programmer's Reference Guide - new Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
Let's take a deeply nerdy look at the Commodore 64 Programmer's Reference Guide, an excellent book that was released shortly after the C-64 itself was launched.

03.09.2020 - Amiga Mini Reveal and Ami-Hybrid | Show and Tell - video from RetroManCave
Stephen Jones returns to The Cave this week to share his latest projects with us and give us a demonstration of his Ami-Hybrid system.