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24.07.2025 - Amiga game 'Master of Minefields' - final version released
Master of Minefields is ultimate remake of Minesweeper game for Amiga (AGA). The game brings not only classic gameplay but also unique and challenging variants in total 10 game modes. Over 350 level are waiting for you and if you would like to enjoy the game with your friend there is also two players VERSUS mode. You can get the game as digital download for a fair price to support the developer.

23.07.2025 - Plus/4 version of 'Dragon Wars' recovered
Dragon Wars is a fantasy role-playing video game published by Interplay Productions in 1989 for several systems including C64 and Amiga. This game was only rumoured to exist for Plus/4 until July 2025, when it was recovered from old disks. It's incomplete but playable.

23.07.2025 - Video: Quasimodo's Halloween Horror (C64) Preview 4b - Adding Sounds, improving collisions and
Welcome to Preview 4b of Quasimodo's Halloween Horror. A minor update with some discussion on the additions since the last preview. Sounds for weapons and Quasimodo jumping have now been added. Collision routines for weapons on background platforms has been implemented. Quasimodo's collision routine when jumping/falling onto platforms also got improved.

22.07.2025 - C64 game 'Randoom Ancient Stones' released
'Randoom Ancient Stones' is a platformer / puzzler game for C64, where your objective is to absorb the spirit of all the Sentinels that appear throughout the 10 sacred temples. Each temple consists of 3 screens that share the same stage but differ in the configuration of their platforms. Each Sentinel has a unique color, and must be captured in a specific order. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

21.07.2025 - C64 Weekly #41 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Links to all shown games, demos and music in the video description.

20.07.2025 - C64 game 'Pixel Prose' released
'Pixel Prose' is a text adventure written in BASIC and machine code for the C64. No parser libraries. No modern frameworks. Just memory, moss, and myth, woven into 40 columns. Solve puzzles. Eat ghosts. Free the Architect. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

20.07.2025 - Plus/4 game 'Donkey Kong' - free for download
'Donkey Kong' for Plus/4 is a great port of the classic arcade game, which Nintendo released in 1981. The port is also the winner of the Arok Party 2025 Game Dev Compo.

20.07.2025 - Plus/4 game 'Phil's Adventure' released - free for download
Phil's Adventure is a an awesome looking new platformer for Plus/4. The game took part in the Arok Party 2025 Game Dev Compo and reached the 2nd place.

20.07.2025 - Plus/4 game 'International Karate' - preview for download
This is another C64 classic game, that got converted to Plus/4. The game preview took part in the Arok Party 2025 Game Dev Compo.

20.07.2025 - Plus/4 game 'Jobbatro' released - free for download
'Jobbatro' is a roguelike deck-building game based on the rules of poker. The game took part in the Arok Party 2025 Game Dev Compo.

20.07.2025 - Amiga game 'Track'N'Field' - demo version for download
'Track'N'Field' for Amga (AGA) is a port of Track & Field, also known as Hyper Olympic[, an Olympic-themed sports video game developed by Konami and released in the arcades in 1983. You can get the game in current state as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

19.07.2025 - Commodore VIC-20 CR NTSC Repair - video by 'Jan Beta'
Jan is trying to repair a badly broken and incomplete NTSC Commodore VIC-20 board.

18.07.2025 - Amiga game 'Whispers of the Woods' - Prototype released
'Whispers of the Woods' is a new action RPG / adventure for Amiga (OCS / ECS compatible) with visual similarities to 'The Legend of Zelda'. You can get the protortype game in current state as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

17.07.2025 - 'OutRun: Amiga Edition' released
'OutRun: Amiga Edition' is an optimized port of SEGA's 1986 arcade game OutRun, utilizing the original 68000 assembly code, to mid-spec Amiga (AGA) computers. Whilst small compromises have been made to accommodate differences between the arcade hardware and the Amiga - this looks and plays almost identical to the original. This is not an emulator. Nor is it based on Cannonball, MAME, or any existing project. It is a ground up rewrite in assembler, with a focus on performance.This game requires the original graphics and audio data from the arcade ROMs. These are not included, and you must source them yourself. You can get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

17.07.2025 - Amiga game 'Gyruss' released
The development of the Amiga game port of Gyruss, the famous arcade shoot 'em up by Yoshiki Okamoto (released by Konami in 1983), is now finished. The game is ready for download. Minimum requirements: - OCS amiga with 1MB of memory, - fastram (recommended, but the game runs without, with degraded display). You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.