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15.11.2020 - TheC64 "Maxi" Excellent Update: Cart Freeze, Soft Reset, Tape Controls, and New Games - new Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
TheC64 "Maxi" is available in the USA now through Amazon.com, and a new firmware update has been released with additional games and some fantastic extra features including soft reset, freeze support, and virtual cassette tape controls.

15.11.2020 - Amiga 1000 Adventures - The Apollo Vampire 500 V2 in an Amiga 1000 - new video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast (10MARC)'
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast, Doug from 10MARC is having more fun with my Amiga 1000 by installing an Apollo Vampire 500 V2 inside! The Vampire 500 V2 will work in any Amiga with a standard 68000 Chip, but the A1000 needs a special adapter from our friend Edu Arnana to fit it in. So how does it perform with the Vampire? Well, watch it and find out!

15.11.2020 - C64 Round Up: November 2020 - video by 'RetroGamerNation'
The November 2020 edition of C64 Round Up takes a look at some of the latest new releases, news items and game announcements for the Commodore 64.

14.11.2020 - Making a C64/C65 compatible computer - MEGAphone PCB Changes
Things have been a bit quiet on the blog, as Paul Gardner-Stephen has been pretty flat out with work, and starting to plan to move back to the city after nearly a year in the Outback. The work on getting the MEGA65 DevKits shipped has been going along steadily over the last few weeks as well, but with less bloggable moments from his side. What has also being going on, is the work on the next milestone of the MEGAphone grant from the NLnet Foundation. For those who aren't familiar with this, this is a grant to move the MEGAphone project forward to having a PCB design that is mature enough that can be made a bunch for the community to get hold of, and to innovate on as a platform for resilient and secure communications. [read on]

14.11.2020 - Commodore Amiga A500 Repairs Part 8 (Another poor rev 3) - new video from 'GadgetUK164'
Yet another A500 repair! This one is a rev 3 board and it was in a pretty sorry state.

12.11.2020 - Rare Commodore Systems Found at Electronics Recycler - new video from 'The 8-Bit Guy'
Welcome back to the 'The 8-Bit Guy'. This episode starts with a road trip. 'The 8-Bit Guy' got a phone call from a guy in Oklahoma City, who runs a electronic recycling shop there and he picked up some things that should be quite interesting...

12.11.2020 - 'Dungeon of the Rogue Daemon' - a Multiplayer Dungeon Crawler for C64!
'Dungeon of the Rogue Daemon' is a multiplayer dungeon crawler for the Commodore 64 with RR-Net/64NIC+ or (new!) Ultimate 64, and 1541 Ultimate II+. You can also play it in a modern web browser (Chrome recommended) or on mobile (may still need some work). Features: - The game is auto-updating, you will always have the latest version. - Once you're in the game, press F1 for the help screen. Joystick in Port 2, or keyboard. - Setup instructions are on the linked page. If you've played any of my past C64 network games, you should be good to go. - There is a Discord Voice Chat Channel for talking with other players.

12.11.2020 - Protovision Shop: Big Restock Event!
The Protovision Shop has just received a massive shipment of restock items! The cynthCART, 1541 Diagnostic cart, Epyx Fastload cart, WiFi64, dubCRT, Lumafix, 1541/1571 Ramboard, Trackdisplay, pi1541, TFC3+, GeoRAM, U36 C128 expansion ROMs, and OVP64 are now all available again in the store.

11.11.2020 - Video shows WIP Amiga game 'Super Pumpkin Bros'
This game preview was recently uploaded on pouët.net. It's WIP and said to be in alpha status. It works on Amiga1200 and will be released as freeware.

11.11.2020 - Waiting 35 years for a BASIC C64 program, Introducing Rammy, Apple II SD Card and fixing my PAL C128 - new video from 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
Welcome to Adrian Black's Mid-Week-Mini-Mail-Call #23! In this video he takes a look at a cool Apple II card giving it the ability to boot from a SD card, he uses a donated C128 PAL VICIIE to fix his German Commodore 128 and he runs a C64 Basic program from an old issue of MAD Magazine to see what it does!

11.11.2020 - Protovision Shop: New Hardware - 'BeamRacer'
Also new in stock at Protovision is 'BeamRacer', a groundbreaking expansion video coprocessor for the C64 enables precise control of the VIC-II graphics chip, allowing for a host of novel visual effects and freeing the main CPU for other tasks, all while retaining full compatibility with existing programs.

11.11.2020 - Protovision Shop: New Hardware - 'YPbPr Component VideoMod'
This clever modification provides a crystal clear digital video signal from within the C64 that can be outputted as a YPbPr (component video), making it compatible with many modern day televisions without the need for an external upscaler or converter. It even provides an upscaled picture for HDTVs and is practically lag-free.

11.11.2020 - Commodore 64 - New 2020 game "Showdown" Review '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast (10MARC)'
This is a special review of the new Commodore 64 game 'Showdown' by Ricki Sickenger, Graphics by Henning Ludvigsen and music and sound effects by Sami Louko.

10.11.2020 - C64 game 'Juanje Juega in Sinverland' released
'Juanje Juega in Sinverland' is a fun little platformer game by Picaro Games with unusual gameplay and ideas. And best of all: you can download it for free.

08.11.2020 - Video shows WIP Amiga game 'Duckstroma'
This footage shows work in progress. The game is built using Scorpion Engine. It should work on a stock Amiga 500, when it's finished.