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21.03.2024 - Video: JetHuntERS' (JetHunt II) for Amiga game preview
Coagulus has made available an early build preview of his/her work in progress Shoot-em-up for the Amiga called 'JetHuntERS'. A game that the developer says isn't just a sequel to JetHunt, but also a partial tribute to the game Zybex which came out on 8-bit computers in the 1980's. To coincide with this news, there is some new footage of the game as well as some further info posted via the EAB forums, where you can also download the current stage of development.

20.03.2024 - "Lost Cause" Amiga 1200 Refurb - video from 'Jan Beta'
Jan is trying to transform the "lost cause" Amiga 1200 from the previous video into a full computer using spare parts from his stash.

20.03.2024 - Commodore PET game 'Slimed' released - free for download
'Slimed' is a remake of Jim Summer's SLIME game for the Commodore PET 2001. This game works on 8K PET 2001 models. As a result, the menu system was redesigned, there's no sound and the game is only 25 blocks in size.

18.03.2024 - Amiga iBrowse 3.0a Review and Tutorial - video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast'
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast Doug is showing you the new iBrowse 3.0a for the Commodore Amiga Computer. He covers how to download, install and a little bit of the use of this nice software. Best of all, it is currently 30% off!

17.03.2024 - Let's build a SIDKick Pico so our c64's 6581 has a friend to play with! Oh, and is it any good? - video from 'The Retro Shack'
SID Chips for the C64 are getting rarer and rarer - does the SIDKick Pico come up with the goods as a suitable replacement?

16.03.2024 - This C64 gave me visual clues as to which chips were bad - video from 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
Sometimes diagnostic routines lie and give you false readings and that was the case with this broken C64. So let's use our eyes (to look at the symptoms) and some math to figure out which chips are actually causing the issues.

16.03.2024 - C64 game 'Harharagon' released
'Harharagon' is yet another exciting C64 release from ICON 64, released by Psytronik Software. Use all your wits, cunning and blasting skills to escape from the dreaded prison ship Harharagon. Features: - 230 screens to explore. - Detailed hi-res graphics. - Superb backdrops. - Pumping soundtracks. - Pal and NTSC compatible. - TheC64 Mini/Maxi compatible

16.03.2024 - C64 game 'Good Kniight' released
Psytronik Software in association with ICON64 are proud to present Good Kniight! Help Sir Darran in his quest to rescue the fair princess from Embers the dragon. Features: - 40 x screens (+ bonus screens) to negotiate. - Nifty Kniight animation. - Multiple hazards to avoid. - Retro style arcade action. - The C64 Mini / Maxi compatible.

15.03.2024 - C64 Round Up: March 2024 - Great games, news and cool stuff! - video from 'RetroGamerNation'
The March 2024 edition of the RGN Commodore 64 (C64) Round Up featuring the latest game releases, pixel art, demo and add-on items.

15.03.2024 - 'Binary Battle' - Plsus/4 version is out now
Binary Battle is a novel take on the dungeon crawler genre. It was inspired by GEOS and the PC game Folder Dungeon and was already released for C64 in December 2023. Now it is also available as Plus/4 version. You can get the game as digital download (including user manual in English and Spanish) for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

14.03.2024 - Seawolves (Commodore 64) Review - video from 'BastichB 64K'
Review of a new C64 game called Seawolves developed by Kodiak64.

12.03.2024 - '2in1 Junior' game released for VIC-20
2in1 Junior for VIC-20 contains two distinct games that play in succession. 'Lights Out' is a familiar puzzle game and 'Trails', the familiar snake game.

12.03.2024 - Amiga game 'Krogharr' - Demo version for download available
'Krogharr' is a game in development for the Amiga, which was already shown in video footage and is now available as demo version for download. It should work on each model with 512k Chip plus 512k extra RAM from A1000 upwards. The evil Chieftain Pilsator stole the beer from Krogharr's home village, and now Krogharr is on a holy mission to retrieve what was taken, and bestow revenge upon the hordes of enemies Pilsator sends across his way.

12.03.2024 - Penguin Software / Polarware: Adventure Collection SPECIAL - video from 'BastichB 64K'
A look back at 4 Graphic/Text adventure games from the mid '80s by Penguin Software/Polarware on the Commodore 64.

11.03.2024 - Making a C64 Cartridge Dump RUNable, Fixing a 42-Year-Old Typo? LeMans Part 2 - video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
Now that we've got a binary dump of the Lemans game cartridge (see previous video linked below) how do we make it able to simply LOAD and RUN without a bunch of messing around in the machine language monitor? And as a bonus: we fix a 42-year-old typo in the game!