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21.03.2020 - New on Kickstarter - 'Blast Annual 2020: Volume 1'
And another crowdfunding campaign for retro computer lovers: 'Blast Annual 2020: Volume 1', will be a new A4, print only, multi format retro gaming publication, that will cover lots of topics around retro gaming on machines like Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Commodore Plus 4, Commodore 64, MSX, NES, SMS, ZX Spectrum, ZX SPECTRUM NEXT and a whole lot more.

21.03.2020 - And another video in the series from 'Retro Recipes' - Finalé! Can we become ELITE? C64 Longplay Part 3
Perifractic still plays 'Elite' on C64, tying to become a space ace. This is the third and last video in this special 'Elite' longplay series and it's time to wake from stasis for the fun finale; you won't want to miss how this ends!

21.03.2020 - New video from 'Adrian Black' - Does the $3 GAL-PLA work with Epyx FastLoad? (Bonus fastload comparisons)
This video will answer the still open question, if the $3 GAL-PLA will also work with the EPYX Fastload Cartridge (see previous video from Adrian, where he builds the GAL-PLA in case you haven't seen it)? Thanks to viewer Isaac for a donation of one of these carts, let's test it! Also, some bonus Fastload speed comparisons!

21.03.2020 - A second run of re-released Amiga games from Mutation Software announced
You might remember the news about the return of Mutation Software... well, the games launched a few weeks ago as planned and all 3 games sold out in a matter of hours. Now Mutation Software is hard at work doing a second run that will be ready early next month.

21.03.2020 - New crowdfunding campaing - AMIGA 2020 - A documentary film by Steven Fletcher
'AMIGA 2020' is a new Kickstarter campaign: The year is 2020 and the Amiga computer is 35 years old and going strong. WavemStudios is looking at new developments and interview Amigans worldwide.

20.03.2020 - 'C64-WiFi-Modem-User-Port' by Sven Petersen as Rev. 2 released on GitHub
'C64-WiFi-Modem-User-Port', as the name suggests, is a user port add-on for an 8-bit Commodore 64 home computer that enables you to connect your retro machine to BBS. It is based on the ESP8266 (NodeMCU v3) and contains level shifters to translate between the NodeMCU 3.3V level and the User Port 5V level. This prevents stressing the User Port due to a level mismatch.

20.03.2020 - C64 Studio 6.4 released
C64 Studio is a .NET based IDE. The program supports project based C64 assembly or Basic V2. The internal assembler is using the ACME syntax. C64 Studio allows you to compile to raw binary, .prg, .t64, .d64 or cartridge format (.bin and .crt for 8k, 16k, MagicDesk). Additionally to this C64 Studio comes with a charset, sprite and media editor (tape and disk).

20.03.2020 - Free games for C64 and VIC-20 at 'Double Sided Games'
In times like these, one also could need (besides TP :-) some game fodder for our beloved retro machines to overcome boredom during quarantine. For this reason 'Double Sided Games' gives out free digital copies of their games 'L'Abbaye des morts' (C64), 'Vegetables Deluxe' (C64) and 'Fire' (VIC-20).

19.03.2020 - Next video from 'Retro Recipes' - Peri Plays ELITE! - Part 2 - Commodore 64 Longplay
It's time to wake from hypersleep for an even more fun journey into deep space as we get closer to becoming ELITE! This is part 2 of Commander Gavyn Sykes' try to become an 8-bit space ace...

19.03.2020 - Sneak Preview - 'QUOD INIT EXIT IIo' for C64
QUOD INIT EXIT IIo is a Commodore 64 platformer. It is the sequel of QUOD INIT EXIT and the big brother of QUOD INIT EXIT IIm. Its development is progressing slowly, but hopefully one day it will be finished. This video shows the state the game is currently in.

18.03.2020 - DIR PLUS V3.0 for Commodore 64 and Plus/4 released
DIR PLUS is a SD2IEC browser, program starter and file manager solution for your Commodore 64 and Plus/4. The goal with the file management functionality has been, that you never should have to put your SD card in a modern computer for file managing.

18.03.2020 - New video from 'Retro Recipes' - Let's journey into deep space with Elite! C64 Longplay - Part 1
Don't stay home, join 'Perifractic' on a journey into deep space... because he has never played ELITE! 'Perifractic' is temporarily moving to more frequent videos to support the community.

15.03.2020 - New video from 'Retro Recipes' - Fixing Commodore 64 Colour + Rescue on Fractalus!
In this video 'Perifractic' is serving us the following: "On today's menu let's explore (and try to fix) an idiosyncrasy of Commodore electronics caused by PAL/NTSC conversions, and take a journey to Fractalus!"

15.03.2020 - New Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell': Estimating Pi With Commodore 64 Logo
For Pi Day Robin from '8-Bit Show And Tell' brushes the 35-year-old rust off his Logo skills and attempt to implement a Monte Carlo method estimation of Pi. He also demonstrates a much more accurate Pi calculator for the C64 that's available for other vintage computers too.

14.03.2020 - New C64 game 'Atic Atac' released and available as free download
'Atic Atac' for C64, originally released for the ZX Spectrum and the BBC Micro, is finally finished, released and available as free download! 'Atic Atac' is an arcade-adventure developed and published by Ultimate Play the Game. The game takes place within a castle in which the player must seek out the 'Golden Key of ACG' by unlocking doors and avoiding enemies.