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13.10.2024 - C64 Charity Auction Repair and Restoration - video by 'retrobits'
Fixing up a dead C64 for a good cause!

12.10.2024 - C64 game 'Pupu' released - free for download
'Pupu' is a logic puzzle game with 100 levels for C64, made with the BASIC extension TSB (Tuned Simons' Basic). The game is available as free digital download, including instructions in English and German.

12.10.2024 - Amiga game 'Tiny Pixel Adventure' (WIP) - demo version released
'Tiny Pixel Adventure' is a classic platformer game for Amiga, which is currently in the making. The game is still in an early stage of development, but you can already get a playable test version for download (don't forget to drop some coins to support the developer). There may still be bugs and there will be many more levels.

12.10.2024 - Video: The Gate - New Amiga game, progress report
Here is a video of an Amiga game that is currently work in progress called 'The Gate'. It shows part of the first map so that you can have an idea of the type of game.

11.10.2024 - Commodore 64 is Boss: Datassette Motor and Location $01 - video by '8-Bit Show And Tell'
When you fast-forward, rewind, play or record your tapes with your Datassette on your Commodore 64, there's actually more going on than you might think. It's actually up to software, whether the KERNAL ROM code, or the game you're playing, or your own program you wrote, to allow the cassette deck to be powered and actually move the tape. We look at several examples, both commercial games, and our own user-written BASIC programs to help demonstrate this, and even take a peek at the C64 system interrupt code.

11.10.2024 - Sir Arthur Pendragon Quadrilogy (SPECIAL) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
A mini documentary looking back at Ultimate Play the Games exclusive Sir Arthur Pendragon adventure games on the Commodore 64. Including Staff of Karnath , Entombed , Blackwyche and DragonSkulle + a brief history of Ultimate itself.

10.10.2024 - Robot Jet Action 2 for Commodore Amiga - Dev Update #3
This is development update #3 of Robot Jet Action 2 game for Amiga, which is currently in development. Development blog at: retronavigator.com.

10.10.2024 - Amiga game 'Vigilante' (WIP) - demo version released
'Vigilante' is a 1988 beat 'em up arcade video game. It is considered as a spiritual sequel to Irem's earlier Kung-Fu Master. Now there is work going on to port the Sega Master System version to Amiga and there is already a playable demo version for download. Don't forget to drop some coins for the developer Neeso Games to get him going.

10.10.2024 - Amiga game 'ArtPazz' released
ArtPazz is a puzzle game where the player has to piece together the tiles an image has been split into. The size and the shape of the tiles can be adjusted, which allows to set the difficulty to anything from to tremendously easy to brain-wracking. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

09.10.2024 - Commodore Amiga Arcade Machine? | Arcadia Systems Trash to Treasure - video by 'RMC'
In 1987 Mastertronic hatched a plan to create an Amiga 500 based arcade. After many years of hunting Neil / RMC managed to find one, and in this series we'll restore it and tell the story of the Arcadia Super Select System.

09.10.2024 - Amiga game 'Tale Of Evil' released
'Tale Of Evil' for Amiga (ECS) is an unofficial sequel of 'Tower Of Evil', which was released recently. System Requirements: minimum ECS 1Mb ChipRam A500, but A1200 recommended (the HDD version contains extra graphics & music). You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

07.10.2024 - C64 game 'Tiburoncy' released
Tiburoncy must rescue his friends who were trapped by the fishing boats. You must touch the enemies from above to eliminate them and get extra points. The eagle is touched from below. The game, which was released at the FlashParty 2024, can be obtained as digital download for little money to support the developer.

07.10.2024 - C64 game 'Manbiki Shounen' released - free for download
This game is a Commodore 64 port of the Commodore PET version made by Hiroshi Suzuki in 1979. It is widely credited as the first ever stealth game.

07.10.2024 - C64 Weekly #6 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Links to all shown games, demos and music in the video description.

06.10.2024 - Amiga game 'GoGoGo' released
'GoGoGo' is an endless-runner game for Amiga. The graphics are mono, but if you press the keys "C"+"O"+"L" at once, the game will be colored. You can get the game as digital download for little money to support the developer.