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01.09.2020 - Build a Megadrive/Genesis to Commodore 64/Amiga Joypad Adapter! Safe for C64! - video by 'Mark Fixes Stuff'
Using a Sega Megadrive (Genesis) controller on a Commodore 64 puts a lot of strain on the CIA chip and can cause it to fail. So how can you use a Sega Megadrive Joypad on a C64? Join Mark as he builds a simple adapter that will safely convert your Sega joypad's output into voltage levels that the C64's internals can handle without a problem. It also works with Amiga machines and has some great features like button switching and mapping UP to a button.

31.08.2020 - Video shows first insights of WIP C64 game 'Gold Rush'
Scrolling test for the upcoming Commodore 64 version of 'Gold Rush', by Dan Kitchen. Code: Antonio Savona, Gfx: Steven Day, Sound: Saul Cross

30.08.2020 - Video shows preview of 'Don't Break The Balls' for C64
This video by 'RetroGamerNation' shows a preview of 'Don't Break The Balls' for the Commodore 64 , which will be released by Double Sided Games.

29.08.2020 - Trying to revive a dead Amiga 2000 - new video from 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
In this video, Adrian is working on an Amiga 2000 that was donated to the channel. It had suffered the usual NiCD battery damage which killed it. Can he bring this machine back to life?

29.08.2020 - Were tiny creatures REALLY living in 80s computers?! How were they all unique? LCP! - new video from 'Retro Recipes'
How did legendary coder David Crane make every copy of this mass produced disk unique? Are Little Computer People REAL?! He reveals the secrets here!

29.08.2020 - GoADF! 3.1 released
The shareware programm (7 Euro) GoADF! can read and write ADF files and, among others, can mount them as virtual drives. New features: new config window added to select language, turkisch catalog (by Oguzhan Oguz) added, several bug-fixes

28.08.2020 - 'Freaky Fish DX' for C64 released
'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 the engine was completely rewritten, new graphics, bonus levels, original music and more were added! 'Freaky Fish' can be purchased for bargain as digital version (.d64).

28.08.2020 - New C64 game 'Planet Balls' released
'Planet Balls' is a puzzle/arcade game for the C64! It was inhabited by peaceful balls that lived under the guidance of their King. But one bad day the evil Dark Cube made them all prisoners! Save King Ball and his subjects and restore peace on the planet! The game is offered as free download.

28.08.2020 - Gotek Disk Drive Emulator Upgrades - new video from 'Jan Beta'
'Jan Beta' is upgrading his Gotek drive with the FlashFloppy firmware, an OLED display and a rotary encoder.

27.08.2020 - WIP Amiga game 'Reshoot Proxima III' - gamescom 2020 trailer
'Reshoot Proxima III' - a new Amiga game by Richard Löwenstein (Projectlead, Design, Coding), Kevin Saunders (Pixels, Design) and Martin "Altraz" Ahman, Bernd "Dascon" Hoffmann, Jochen "Virgill" Feldkötter (Music, SFX).

26.08.2020 - A Pre-Rogue-Like: Fixing 1979's DUNGEON for the Commodore PET - new Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
Dungeon for the Commodore PET is a Rogue-like released in 1979, before Rogue from 1980! It also has some bugs preventing it from being enjoyed on newer PETs, so let's fix it.

26.08.2020 - PDF Retro magazine REV'n'GE issue #113 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.

26.08.2020 - New WIP C64 game 'Dragon Soul'
Video shows 'Work in Progress' of 'Dragon Soul' - a game for the Commodore 64/TheC64/C64 Emulator.

25.08.2020 - Mini PET - Build a Commodore PET from all new parts! - new video from 'The 8-Bit Guy'
'The 8-Bit Guy' assembles his Mini PET...

24.08.2020 - The Reaper UK C64 Game pack on Cartridge Image
6 Game's on 128kb Cartridge Image for TheC64Maxi/Vice Emulator. The games are namely: 1941 and a Half, 1942 and a Half, Dome Base 64 Alien Edition, F1-Dodge, Keiko's Adventure HardCore, Metal Blob Bill.