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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.

01.09.2020 - 'City Crusher Arcade System' for VIC-20 +3K released
You can select 5 different City Crusher versions: 1. City Crusher Arcade, 2. Super City Crusher, 3. Super City Crusher DX, 4. City Crusher Arcade DX (new release! - Namco Coin-Op 80's style.), 5. City Crusher 1st version 1983.

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!