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05.01.2020 - New Amiga game 'Rotator' available for pre-order
Coming on 18th January - Psytronik Software is proud to present 'Rotator', a previously unreleased arcade game for the Commodore Amiga. Take control of your 'Rotator' craft and carefully manoeuvre it through the varied challenging landscapes collecting diamonds whilst trying to stay above the ever-rising flood level!

05.01.2020 - Arcade classic 'Bagman' released for Amiga
Bagman is a GPL remake of the excellent Valadon Automation arcade game. The remake offers a full 3-screen mode and a faithful 1 screen only mode. Guard animations have been slightly upgraded (falls). Available (besides other platforms) for: Amiga OS 68k with GFX board (kinda slow except on emulated machines...) - Amiga OS 68k with only 2MB memory (50 fps, arcade perfect speed)

05.01.2020 - GGLabs Terminal – A VT100 terminal emulator for the Commodore 64
Gabriele Gorla from GGLabs has released a new terminal application for the Commodore 64. GGLabs Terminal v0.18 emulates a VT100 terminal displaying 80 columns on a Commodore 64. It requires a UART cartridge with the 6551 chip, like GGLab's own GLINK232T and the GLINK232 UART cartridges.

03.01.2020 - THEC64 firmware update v1.3.2 available
A new firmware upgrade for THEC64 and THEC64 Mini is now available. This quick upgrade resolves a few issues with the way files on a USB stick are displayed, and issues relating to the use of spaces and dots/periods/full stops in USB program filenames when saved states are created.

02.01.2020 - GeoDesk64 V1.0 has been released!
GeoDesk64 is a new DeskTop replacement for DESKTOPv2, TopDesk or DualTop of the GEOS/MegaPatch64 OS for C64. The program requires MegaPatch V3.x and needs at least 256Kb free memory (With MegaPatch this requires at least a 512Kb REU... 1Mb is recommended for extra RAM drives). GeoDesk64 supports all CMD drives and SD2IEC devices (if the standard firmware from http://sd2iec.de is used).

30.12.2019 - Another sneak preview of the forthcomming C64 port of 'Eye of the Beholder'
There is a new video showing levels 1-3 with few steps into level 4 of this desperate awaited conversion. Eye of the Beholder for C64 will surely hit like a bomb, when it's finished. Just take a look yourself...

30.12.2019 - New Video: TheC64 'Maxi' Q&A, VIC-20 Mode, Programming & More
Another video from '8-Bit Show And Tell' about the TheC64 Maxi, where he takes another in-depth look at the new full-sized C64 rebuild, answering questions, comparing the compatibility, trying VIC-20 mode, and running a modern PAL demo on both The C64 and a real PAL Commodore 64.

27.12.2019 - The Games-Coffer update (12/27/19)
5 Amiga Games have been added to the collection, they are: Adventures, Chopper II, Escape from Tharkan, General Election and PDS Games 1.

27.12.2019 - Amiga diskmag 'Versus' issue #9 released
Versus #9 by Nukleus and Void is filled with about 40 articles with Amiga and demoscene news, reports, reports from Japan to the USA and of course our Amiga charts with 12 maps.

27.12.2019 - New C64 cartridge called 'Kung Fu Flash' released (Open Source)
Kung Fu Flash can emulate different cartridge types and load PRG files and single-load files from D64 images. Just place your desired CRT, PRG or D64 files on a FAT formatted microSD card and use the built-in launcher to execute them.

27.12.2019 - New text adventure 'Unhallowed' for C64 as free download
The highly regarded text adventure, 'Unhallowed' by Blerkotron, has been converted to the C64 by Stefan Vogt of Puddlesoft. I's Halloween and you're on your way home from work, tired and hungry and wanting nothing more than to put your feet up in front of the TV. But something dark and evil lurks within your home, waiting for you to return... 'Unhallowed' is a classic text-adventure game with a few twists to make it more palatable for modern players.

27.12.2019 - 'Merry Night Shift' - Free text adventure game for the C64
Seasonal mini-text adventure for download: Christmas Eve is tonight and Santa Claus is off to work... As every year, you have volunteered to be the Christmas Elf-on-duty and stay at Santa's toy workshop to deal with any problem that might arise with the delivered toys during this magical night. No shift can possibly be more exciting and rewarding than this one!

27.12.2019 - King's Valley - Konami's platformer finally released on the C64
'King's Valley', which is a port of the MSX version first released in 1985 and also as an appearance via MS-DOS in the 80's (and furthermore as an unofficial port in 2009 on the ZX Spectrum by RetroWorks), has finally been released on the C64 thanks to Mario Morra, Francesco Ugga, STE and in association with RE.BIT Magazine!

26.12.2019 - New C64 game 'Amazon Tales (2019 edition)' available as free download
You are Gemma, a highly trained vet, who is loved by a caring tribe. They have asked you to vaccinate a sick elephant. Unfortunately, the elephant was terrified, it stampeded out into the Amazon jungle. The tribe wasn't very pleased. They send you on a dangerous quest, which is to retrieve the sick elephant, who is at the riverside at the other side of the jungle. Can you retrieve the elephant back to the tribe, or will death be your fate?

26.12.2019 - Digital Talk #107 released
The german C64 disk magazine Digital Talk issue 107 was just recently released and can be downloaded for free. Also on disk are some games like: SplatThem64, Stopper, Space Orbs, 4 A Win