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22.02.2025 - Pairing a Commodore 1541 disk drive with an Apple II - video by 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
No disk drives were harmed in the making of this video. What you see in the thumbnail is real - and it is a fun little project.

22.02.2025 - New retro book Kickstarter campaign - '?REDO FROM START - Volume I'
This Hardback Book (English Edition) with 350 full-colour pages is a monumental work about the pioneering days of computer game design, starting with the significance of the Commodore 64 in 1982 to 1985. Numerous C64 heroes, some better known than others, answer a plethora of pressing questions about their formative years as game makers, providing a total of 64 interviews with a focus on the USA and Japan (volume 1) and with the second book in Canada and Europe (volume 2).

21.02.2025 - C64 BASIC Bouncing Pixel Inside Bouncing Sprite Optimization Challenge - video by '8-Bit Show And Tell'
We've optimized the C64 BASIC bouncing ball program before, but how about optimizing a bouncing pixel ball within a sprite frame that also bounces around the screen? That's TWO things happening at once.

21.02.2025 - C64 Weekly #22 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Links to all shown games, demos and music in the video description.

20.02.2025 - Amiga game 'BDTZ' - demo version available
'BDTZ' is WIP shooter game for classic Amiga (needs 1 MB Ram), where you have to take down zombies. To do this you will find various weapons but be careful, ammunition is limited. However, you will find crates containing ammo around the city. Remember though, zombies are attracted to noise. You can get the game in current state as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

20.02.2025 - Amiga game 'Run Barbarian Run' released - free for download
'Run Barbarian Run' is an endless runner game by Amiten for Amiga, based on the old characters by Palace Software.

19.02.2025 - Protovision Shop: A Pig Quest carts available for shipping!
Great news, the physical cartridge edition of A Pig Quest for C64 is no longer on pre-order, which means that any orders placed for this great game from now on will be shipped out within 1 to 3 weeks of placing your order.

19.02.2025 - Amiga X-Copy: The Full Story! including an interview with former Cachet employee - video by 'RobSmithDev'
If you had (or have) an Amiga, then it's almost 100% guaranteed that you've come across X-Copy at some point, whether to make legitimate backups of games and software, or to "share" copies with friends. This video takes a deep dive into the product, it's history, how it works, other software that came with it and then we investigate Cyclone, and how the hardware dongles work including a rare Amiga 2000 prototype dongle.

18.02.2025 - The Unconverted : Volume 8 (Akalabeth : World of Doom /Ultima : Escape from Mt. Drash /Commodore 64) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
A look at a couple of newer conversions of games that were unavailable on the Commodore 64 until now. 'BastichB 64K' checks out Akalabeth World of Doom & Ultima Escape from Mt. Drash + their original versions.

18.02.2025 - Amiga game 'Boom!' released
Boom is a platformer for Amiga and was made as a tribute and gesture of appreciation for AmigaBill's amazing contribution to the Amiga community. In a world almost devoid of floppy disks, an evil overlord has been hoarding the last of these precious floppies! Lead the hero on a daring quest to reclaim the remaining floppy disks. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

17.02.2025 - Video: Bad Dudes vs DragonNinja Amiga 1200 - level 6 WIP
'Bad Dudes' is a side-scrolling cooperative beat 'em up developed and released by Data East as an arcade video game in 1988. Now there is work in progress going on to port the game to Amiga (AGA). This video shows fully level 6 with parallax background and awesome no9 rendition of the first in-game tune.

17.02.2025 - RogueCraft for the Amiga Unboxing and Review - video by '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast'
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast ‪(10MARC‬) Doug is unboxing and reviewing the awesome new game from Thalmus Digital and Badger Punch Games, Roguecraft. Join as he unboxes the goodies and walk thru some of the game!

17.02.2025 - C64 game 'Pirates of the Black Seas' released
Pirates of the Black Seas is a text adventure game created with Loadstar's Quest Writer (Published on Loadstar #77 – created by Jon Mattson). The game takes place in the year 1668, and casts you as a young man who is serving as a cabin boy on a voyage that is seeking to rout those bad boys of the ocean, the Pirates of the Black Seas. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

16.02.2025 - Video: Bad Dudes vs Dragoninja Amiga 1200 port WIP - level 4
'Bad Dudes' is a side-scrolling cooperative beat 'em up developed and released by Data East as an arcade video game in 1988. Now there is work in progress going on to port the game to Amiga (AGA). This video shows fully playable level 4 with extra background layer.

16.02.2025 - Video: WIP 5 of a new C64 RPG called 'Kouyate' by Sarah Jane Avory
Ever since the 80s Sarah, who already brought us C64 hits like Briley Witch Chronicles, Zeta Wing and Neutron, always wanted to create an Ultima-style RPG for the C64, so she started creating one! This is the 5th video clip, and shows the WIP pirate's town, plus a bit of sailing (after acquiring a ship).