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26.07.2020 - Amiga 3000 Adventures: Commodores best Amiga is the A3000. Change my mind. - new video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast (MARC)'
This week on '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast (MARC)': I am presenting another Amiga Adventures video - This one on the beautiful Amiga 3000 computer. In my humble opinion, this is the finest machine ever produced by Commodore. It was designed to fix all the shortcomings of the Amiga 2000 computer and combine it with the beauty and style of the original Amiga 1000 machine. And I would say it succeeded! Join me as we go over the features of the Amiga 3000 and learn more about its history.

25.07.2020 - Video: The Smokerdore 64 - Crafting A Commodore 64 Meat Smoker Controller
"The old Masterbuilt smoker wasn't working anymore, the controller circuit board that came with it had been corroded by the elements. Couldn't find the controller for purchase online. No worries, we made our own controller using a Commodore 64!"

25.07.2020 - Footage of WIP C64 game 'stick'
This video shows a little teaser of a new C64 platformer game called 'stick', which is currently in the making.

25.07.2020 - Spray painting a computer case - a short HOW-TO
Sometimes it is impossible to bring back a computer case to its former glory without using a spray paint, e.g. whenever your retr0brighting skills fail. That's why 'Drygol' from retrohax.net offers you a well documented 'how-to' on spray painting a computer case.

25.07.2020 - Can we make REAL Floppy Disks work with THEC64? 1541 Mini! - new video from 'Retro Recipes'
"Honey, I shrunk the floppy!" Ever wondered if the new THEC64 could get more nostalgic with a REAL floppy disk drive? Let's find out...

24.07.2020 - C64 game 'Cruising on Broadway' free for download
'Cruising on Broadway' is a conversion of a classic ZX Spectrum game for the Commodore 64. Not a straight port but using a lives based system with score displayed at all times. No special loading routines so fully compatible with SD2IEC devices.

23.07.2020 - MW Ultra - New 'AAA' 2020 Game Release for C64 - video by 'RetroGamerNation'
RGN Quick Play video of MW Ultra for the Commodore 64 (C64). This reboot of the original Metal Warrior game is one of the strongest titles to come onto the C64 since Sam's Journey.

22.07.2020 - 33 Year-Old Commodore 64 Easter Egg Hidden In A Printer Interface - new Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
There's an easter egg hidden in the Super Graphix Gold printer interface for Commodore computers. In fact, there's a few of them, but it's a bit of a journey to see them, mostly due to printers.

22.07.2020 - New Amiga game 'Super Wormy' free for download
Here is Super Wormy the Worm-Like Snake for Amiga. Albeit only slightly beefier ones. The game can be downloaded as .adf/dms, an level editor is also included. This is version 1.0. It should work on PAL and NTSC, but it currently only seems to work on 68020+ and likes 2MB Chip Ram.

21.07.2020 - C64 Joust by Atarisoft Two Player Gameplay - video by 'GRay Defender'
And another... Two player mode game of the recently discovered Commodore 64 Atarisoft conversion of Joust, with companie. Games were played in "Skilled" difficulty setting.

21.07.2020 - C64 Joust by Atarisoft Single Player - video by 'GRay Defender'
A quick single player game of the recently discovered Commodore 64 Atarisoft conversion of Joust. Game was played in "Skilled" difficulty setting.

19.07.2020 - Mega Vintage Computer Sale - My Commodore Computer Purchases - Video by ' Bread Box Commodore Computer Museum'
Last week New Zealand had it's biggest Vintage Computer sale in history! These are the Commodore Computer purchases from that sale!!! If you want to watch the MEGA VINTAGE COMPUTER SALE tour, click here.

18.07.2020 - Retro Tea Break - The fall of Commodore with David Pleasance - video from RetroManCave
In this interview David Pleasance shares his story of the fall of Commodore from his position on the inside of the company, soon to be published in his new book "From Vultures to Vampires".

18.07.2020 - DoubleJoy!? PCB + 3D Printed Case Design and Build - new video from 'Retro Recipes'
This time from 'Perifractic': Can we finally control 2 computers with 1 joystick with this new gadget?! It's 1 joystick to rule then all! And let's 3D print a case, ready to find the perfect ported game!

18.07.2020 - Great range of Chips, Circuits and Utility Carts back in stock at the Protovision Shop
There is a number of items from the Chips & Circuits category and a couple of utility cart items back in stock at the Protovision Shop. Available to order again are the Trackdisplay (assembly set), the 1541 RAMBoard, the 1571 RAMBoard, the LumaFix64, the cynthCART and the 1541 Diagnostic Cartridge.