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01.08.2023 - C64 game 'Lunar City' released - free for download
'Lunar City' by The New Dimension is a fun and challenging space shooting gallery type of game written for the Zzap! 64 Micro Action Covermount. The game was inspired by Atlantis for the ATARI, but Lunar City is slightly different, as you will probably see when you play the game. Lunar City consists of the following: - Nicely presented loading bitmap with loading music. - Front end presentation with Drum 'n Bass style music. - End scene presentation. - Hi score table with saver (if playing in disk mode). - 16 action-packed levels with an increasing level of difficulty. - Arcade style sound effects 4 different landscapes 8 different aliens (where newer aliens will appear after completing every fourth level).

01.08.2023 - Installing a PiStorm32 Lite in your Amiga 1200... - video from 'The Retro Shack'
PiStorm32 - the Raspberry Pi based accelerator card for the Amiga 1200 promises to be plug and play - but is it?

01.08.2023 - 'Airwolf Enhanced' for Plus/4 and C16 released - free for download
Airwolf is a skill game where you have to navigate the well known TV series helicopter through a maze. It was originally made by Richard Ikin for Elite Systems in 1985. Now there is an enhanced version available, that features: - 16 new screens, taking the total to 25. - 5 more scientists to rescue (now 8 in total). - Improved controls. - Improved chars and animation, based on C64 release. - New scoring system. - Respawn death bug removed. - Infinite score bug removed. - Cheat modes built in. - NTSC fixed. - All still crammed into 16K!

31.07.2023 - Amiga CD32 game 'King Arthur: Rise of the Round Table' - demo for download
'King Arthur: Rise of the Round Table' is an action RPG inspired by Moonstone but still very much in the middle of development. It features the use of a 4 button CD32 controller (but also playable using the keyboard for emulation) and 50FPS gory action in glorious AGA. It was released as demo on the AmiGameJam 2022. AI is till being worked on, as are all aspects of the gameplay. There are several major known bugs and graphics are unfinished. Plus it's completely unoptimized (requires an 030 and fast RAM, though the final game should run at 50FPS on a stock CD32). Still you can download and test it for free.

31.07.2023 - Amiga game 'Roguecraft' - demo for download
Roguecraft, which is s currently under development.for Amiga, is a modern turn-based roguelike focused on simplicity and fun. It is a dungeon crawler where each play-through is a unique experience. As you progress in the game you will combat meaner monsters and tougher challenges. Features:- Procedural generated levels. - Unique experience for each play-through. - Quick sessions - most games last 30-40 minutes to completion. - Glorious pixelated graphics. - Lovely music by Sami Louko

31.07.2023 - WIP C64 game 'Rocky & Co' - Video 7 uploaded
More work in progress footage of the coming Icon64 title 'Rocky and Co' for C64.There is now a full cart built, just a few things left to tweak then the game can go to testing.

31.07.2023 - New Dig Dug Revival for the Commodore 64 Review - video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast'
This week on The ChickenHead Chronicles Doug is reviewing the new Dig Dug Revival game for the Commodore 64 from LC Games. How does it stack up to the original? Stop by and find out!

31.07.2023 - Amiga game 'The Last Dungeon' released
'The Last Dungeon' is a top down an action-adventure game in the style of 'The Legend of Zelda' for Amiga 500 ECS 1MB (OCS might be buggy). It was released as submission to the AmiGameJam 2022. This is not a finished game. If people like it enough, the developer will continue to work on it after the Jam in the hope of finishing it properly. You can get the game in current state as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

31.07.2023 - Amiga 1200 game 'Caravandalf' released
'Caravandalf' is a wizardly caravan mode shmup, by Peter & Gordon Mackay and was made for AmiGameJam 2022. The game is available as free digital download.

30.07.2023 - Amiga (OCS) game 'Rogue Declan: Zero' released
'Rogue Declan: Zero' is a challenging, procedurally generated, roguelite twin-stick shooter for Amiga. The wizards have been at it again, and this time they've accidentally opened Hellgates under the castle! Now it's up to you, brave, brave Sir Declan, to search the castle dungeon and find enough magical shards to access and close its gate. 'Rogue Declan: Zero' Features: - 50fps 2D hell-blasting action. - Forty billion procedurally generated dungeons. - Multiple control schemes, including the amazing new Abstraction Games twin-stick controller. - Many enemies to defeat and traps to avoid. - Upgrades to unlock as you progress. - Legendary magical artifacts to recover. - Hapless villagers to save. - Online high score table for the Roguest Declans. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

30.07.2023 - Amiga (AGA) game 'Gothic Vania' - new take
After the attempt with Scorpion Engine, there is now a new take on 'Gothic Vania', a run-and-gun platform game. This time by Amiten Games, made for Amiga 1200 with a HDD. Story: Year 200 AD... The inhabitants of Valencia are suffering from a horde of beings from beyond the grave, evil creatures. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

30.07.2023 - New C64 game 'Lancess Priya' released - free for download
'Lancess Priya' is a new game by Dr. TerrorZ, who also brought us 'Digiloi' and 'Fort Django'. It was released at:Vammala Party 2023. Planet Eartha is under attack from the evil lord Luken Faija and his fleet of Battlestars. Lancess Priya you are our only hope! Proceed through Space Battle, Battlestar Surface, and Battlestar Trench scenes. Avoid enemy fire or deflect them by shooting. Earn wave bonuses by destroying the required number of targets, such as enemy ships, tower tops and bunkers. To destroy the Battlestar you need to hit the reactor core(s) at the end of the trench.

29.07.2023 - Best Ever VIC-20 Cart? Penultimate+2 - video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
One Commodore VIC-20 cartridge to rule them all? Tynemouth Software and The Future Was 8-Bit have teamed up to make the Penultimate+2 cartridge which contains over 200 VIC-20 games spanning from the original games made in Japan by Hal Laboratory in 1980 to modern games made in the present day. In addition it contains useful utilities, programming languages, diagnostic tools, flexible software-controlled RAM upgrades and even more. In this first video we have a look at a fraction of the games available. We'll follow up in another video with a detailed look at all the rest of the cartridge's features.

29.07.2023 - Protovision Shop: 'Bobr Games' restocked
It is time to complete your collection of C64 cartridge games from Bobr Games. The Protovision Shop has restocked supplies of the following titles: Robot Jet Action, Underwater Collection, Knights & Slimes, Millie & Molly, and Double Dino. But don’t wait too long to place your order as these games always sell out real quick.

27.07.2023 - 'Kung Fu Flash' Firmware v1.46 released
'Kung Fu Flash' is a cartridge for the Commodore 64 by Kim Jorgensen that packs a punch. It can emulate different cartridge types, load PRG files and use D64 disk images. Just place your desired CRT, PRG or D64 files on a FAT formatted microSD card and use the built-in launcher to execute them. New in Update 1.46: - Simple text file reader. It is now possible to open small text files from the launcher.