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10.03.2020 - 'CharPad' Thalamus Edition 2.6.3 for C64 released
This release fixes a bug in the copy/paste between instances feature and adds a few little additional features in the tile editing department. 'CharPad' is a graphics data editing tool. The 'Thalamus Edition' is an evolution of the original (free) CharPad tool that contains some useful additional features, most of which have been commissioned by Thalamus Digital Publishing during the latter half of 2019 to assist in the development of their own games.

10.03.2020 - New Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell' - 11 C64 Games With Easter Eggs or Fun Glitches
This time '8-Bit Show And Tell' is taking a look at 11 Commodore 64 games from his collection: 5 on tape, 6 on disk, that contain easter eggs or fun glitches. He shows how to replicate them all, and shares some related info about the games.

09.03.2020 - Video shows Level 1 of the WIP Amiga game 'Boss Machine'
This Amiga SHMUP was started, while creator Kevin Saunders was working on his projects 'Iridium' and 'Reshoot Proxima III'. The game might won't really get into real progress until his top two games are complete, as the creator stated. However there is something new to show...

08.03.2020 - New footage of the WIP Amiga game 'Inviyya' uploaded
This video shows a full demo of the coming game 'Inviyya', which will be a horizontal SHMUP for the line of classic Commodore Amiga computers. Inviyya will feature 6 levels, couple of special weapons, 3 layer parallax scrolling and nice music and sfx.

07.03.2020 - New C64 game 'Wormhole' available for order
'Wormhole' is a side-scrolling jump 'n shoot game for the legendary Commodore 64. It contains 15 challenging, diversified levels, divided into three different chapters. The game can be played as one- or two player game (alternating, only one active player at a time) using one or two joysticks, optionally. Three different weapon systems (pistol, lasergun and rocket launcher) are available in the game that help to eliminate various types of alien creatures on your way through the dangerous environment of the research facilities and the alien planet.

07.03.2020 - 'Arcade Daze' for C64 - New video shows work in progress
Sneak preview of an coming game called 'Arcade Daze'. It's stated by the makers that the project is 'very early work in progress, lots to fix / add still'. But it already looks very nice and promising. Check it out.

05.03.2020 - The Amiga Future magazine - Issue 143 available for order
The English and German issue 143 (March/April 2020) of the print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed today and can be ordered directly from the editorial office of Amiga Future as well as Amiga dealers that stock the magazine. Topics include the fourth part of the AmigaOS 3.1.4 special (The developers are dishing the dirt), a workshop for synchronising partitions and a review of 'Insanity Fight Construction Set'

05.03.2020 - New footage of the WIP Amiga game 'VergeWorld'
Retro Bones team would like to share some 'VergeWorld: Icarus' work update with you. This footage comes from Amiga 3000 - a ship is added to give you the idea of how the game would feel while playing. I's not sure whether this sprite model will stay or not, cause there are ambitions for something better, but the memory limitation is a real issue now.

04.03.2020 - Ozmoo V3 for C64 released
Ozmoo is a free Z-code/Infocom interpreter for the C64. Compared to Release 2, which came out in June 2019, this release has: Darkmode - a secondary, configurable, colour scheme (Player hits F1 key to toggle) - A configurable splash screen just before the game starts - Support for four new languages. Apart from English, Ozmoo now supports Italian, Danish, Spanish, French, German and Swedish - Many bugfixes.

04.03.2020 - 'The Queen's Footsteps' for C64/C128/Amiga available for pre-order
Text adventure game as collector's edition. Story: Today is August 27th, 1904. Nine months ago, you, Emilia Vittorini, joined the Italian Archeological Expedition in Egypt led by Ernesto Schiaparelli, the director of the Egyptian Museum of Turin. You must catch the train to Turin and check that the treasure - 25 wooden boxes containing Queen Nefertari Meritmut's grave goods - arrived safely. I will be your eyes and ears.

04.03.2020 - C64 game 'J.E.R.O.' V1.2 released
V1.2 with a quick bugfix and to differentiate with the bad cracked copy floating around. 'J.E.R.O.' game description: Jumpman meets H.E.R.O. But now be all-in-one, um.. sort of.

04.03.2020 - C64 game 'Beatnik Bert' V1.2 released
V1.2 with a quick bugfix and to differentiate with the bad cracked copy floating around. 'Beatnik Bert' is a little platformer game. Collect haunted pipes, beware the shadows and killer bongos in Bert's basement. Give Bert a break.

01.03.2020 - New video from 'Adrian Black' - I bought a C64 SID chip from AliExpress!
'Adrian Black' bought a SID chip from AliExpress, shipped from China. WIll it work? In this video: SID testing, SID comparisons and using a NES controller on a C64.

29.02.2020 - C64 game 'Krakens' V2 released
Krakens is a short casual arcade game. You play as a swimmer who has to clear blocks by swimming all around them while avoiding to collide with krakens. New in V2: Added sound effects - Added joystick support - Added title screen - Fixed a bug where music was glitching while saving highscores

29.02.2020 - Bucket Wars 1.2 Dual for C64/C128 released
Another new version with some more fixes and enhancements of this Tactics RPG. New here: Intro story only plays the first time - Help text now shows all the rows - Help text appears faster - Units are no longer left grey sometimes - Attack and move display no longer lag when scrolling while moving a unit - Evade text now updates and doesn't corrupt screen when moving a unit - Attack display no longer remains if you die on player phase attack.