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09.12.2024 - C64 Weekly #14 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Links to all shown games, demos and music in the video description.

08.12.2024 - Video: New Amiga game 'Sybil: Halloween Defender'
'Sybil: Halloween Defender' is inspired from the classic game Defender, but with a Halloween theme, developed in AMOS Basic Pro. Download link in the video description.

07.12.2024 - C64 game 'Weights and Crates Deluxe' released - free for download
'Weights and Crates Deluxe' is the complete full version of the 2024 Reset64 4kb 'Craptastic' Game Compo compo entry, Weights and Crates. Unlike the 4K version, this is the completely brand new enhanced version of the game.

07.12.2024 - C64 game 'Santa's Workout 4' released
'Santa’s Workout 4' is a puzzle game with two objectives in each level: rescue Santa and save a certain number of elves. Navigate and build paths through various exciting and colorful puzzles. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

07.12.2024 - C64 game 'Soiled Iron' released
'Soiled Iron' is a classic two-opponent sword fighting game by Dr. Mortal Wombat, who already brought us great games like Metal Mayhem, Roguebot, Minotrace, Ball and Chain, Gates of the Ancient, Plekthora. 'Soiled Iron' offers a quest mode and a one-on-one fighting experience. It is compatible with PAL and NTSC, and should work with all hardware and emulation C64 variants. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

07.12.2024 - C64 game 'Huck on the Mississippi' released
'Huck on the Mississippi' is an arcade action game for C64 by Frank Abbing with 10 levels and a "final boss". You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

07.12.2024 - Amiga game 'Morning Panic' released
'Morning Panic' is a small and simple text adventure for Amiga with Workbench 2.0 or above. Your mission is to find your key and wallet before leaving the house for work. Check every room of your house. Collect the key and wallet. Make it to work on time. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

06.12.2024 - A C64 Sprite Multiplexer - in BASIC!? - video by '8-Bit Show And Tell'
The Commodore 64's VIC-II video chip allows sprite multiplexing: dynamically re-using the sprites (or MOBs: Movable Object Blocks) to display more than the natural limit of 8. Normally sprite multiplexing requires the use of fast machine language code, but in 2008 programmer S.E.S. of Genesis Project managed the feat with a BASIC program: no assembly code required. But it's no ordinary use of BASIC either, and might actually be more complicated than the machine code version. Today we'll take a deep look at how this BASIC sprite demo works.

04.12.2024 - Colour version of 'Tony' for C64 is out!
With the power of additional colour RAM and extra 4 bits on the data bus of the VIC-II, the highly praised platform puzzle game Tony: Montezuma's Gold is now offered in an updated, colourful version 2.1. You can get it as digital download for small money, for owners of the game, this update is free.

04.12.2024 - Amiga game 'bHangman' released
Final 'bHangman' is a Commodore AMIGA computer version of the popular word game called Hangman. The look of the game is inspired by the AMIGA version of the famous CAPCOM game Final Fight, particularly by its unique "continue" screen. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

04.12.2024 - C64 Weekly #13 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Links to all shown games, demos and music in the video description.

03.12.2024 - Amiga game 'Last Battle 2' - Demo version for download
'Last Battle 2' is a WIP Kung Fu Master type game, which is curently in the making. A1 level demo was released for AmiGameJam 2024 and is now ready for public download and testing. It should work on OCS 1MB chip Amiga.

02.12.2024 - Video: Pooyan Amiga port WIP (2)
More footage of WIP Amiga OCS port of Pooyan, a fixed shooter arcade video game released by Konami in Japan in 1982. We now see a playable version of Pooyan Amiga. Missing sounds & stuff, but fully playable.

02.12.2024 - Amiga game 'Hyper Wings' - V1.50 for download
Hyper Wings is a fast space shooter, influenced by Spacewar (B. Seiler) and other space shooter games like Asteroids. The game is for Amiga (1MB RAM). It is developed completely in assembly language and was optimized for Amiga 500 (OCS), but also runs on other Amigas (1200,3000,4000).

02.12.2024 - Video: WIP 2 of a new C64 RPG 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 2nd video clip to show some combat, showing melee weapons, ranged weapons, and a few spells.