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26.07.2023 - 'Games That Weren't 64' (GTW64) - July 2023 updates
The months are flying fast, and now its time for our July 2023 update for the GTW64 archives with two new additions, including an unnamed Andrew Braybrook game and a potential title where music was composed by Tim/Geoff Follin. GTW64 also has 16 pre-existing entries which have been updated too.

26.07.2023 - Amiga game 'Wonderboy 1200' V1.2 released
This is a port of SEGA's Wonderboy' and was created with Erik Hogan's Scorpion Engine and you can get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price). Requirements: An Amiga with 2MB Chip (020 cpu or better & fast ram highly recommend). Changes: v1.2: - Tweaks to frog leaping mechanic (run straight at them!). - Fixed several minor bugs. - Improved loading speeds. - Added highscore saves

26.07.2023 - 'Kung Fu Flash' Firmware v1.45 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 1.45: - Support generic cartridge ROM/BIN files. - Display error message if there are problems communicating with the cartridge. Note that only generic C64/C128 cartridges are supported as ROM/BIN files. Other cartridge types must be loaded as a CRT file

25.07.2023 - 'Wonderboy III - Monster Lair' por for Amiga (Early WIP)
There is a video showing very early work in progress of SEGA's Wonderboy III for AMIGA computers (AGA only). Created with Scorpion Engine by Acidbottle, music by JMD. Demo available soon.

25.07.2023 - PDF Retro magazine REV'n'GE issue #148 for download
REV'n'GE (Retro Emulator Vision and Game) is an Italian and English language PDF magazine, not only for Commodore fans, that mainly focus on game REViews.

25.07.2023 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - 'RGB2HDMI Amiga 500 Angled'
RGB2HDMI Angled interface for A500/500+ is an adapter which uses a Raspberry Pi to covert the RGB signal of your Amiga 500 and 500+ to digital HDMI. This solution adds pixel-perfect HDMI output to Amiga computer and lets you connect monitors and TVs with an HDMI input. RGB2HDMI software is supplied into the optional SD card. The necessary Raspberry Zero board is available as a product option.

24.07.2023 - Dig Dug Revival for C64 - video from 'GRay Defender'
There's a new Dig Dug in town! Let's take a look at Dig Dig Revival for the Commodore 64 by LC Games.

24.07.2023 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - 'BFG9060'
BFG9060 is a Processor card for Amiga 4000D/4000T and 3000D/3000T computers. Developed by Matthias Heinrichs, the BFG 9060 implements 128MB of DMA Fast RAM and a socket for a Motorola 68060 processor. Optionally, it can be purchased with one of these 2 processors: an MC68LC060 rev4 (with MMU and without FPU) clocked at 50Mhz, or an MC68060RC50 Rev6 (with MMU and FPU) which can be clocked at 50, 75, or 100Mhz

23.07.2023 - Alive and Kick[start]ing: eBay Amiga 1000 Revived? - video from 'retrobits'
This shipping-damaged Commodore Amiga deserves better. Let’s try and save it! (Part 2).

23.07.2023 - Amiga game 'Jack In The Pit' - early demo version for download
Jack In The Pit is a platformer that combines a short length with a sharply increasing difficulty curve. It also features a wide variety of vertical parallax effects to create a sense of 3D depth. For any Amiga with 1MB (512k chip/512k other). Made in 48 hours for KiwiJam 2023 and AmiGameJam 2022 by Ary, Erik and William. Music by JMD.

22.07.2023 - C64 game 'Chaluul's Curse' released - free for download
"Chaluul's Curse" is a C64 port of a PC adventure that was on the cover CD of issue 11/95 of the German computer games magazine "PC Spiel". The C64 version was created by Sönke Wolfgramm using the D42 Adventure System by Stephan Lesch and Tobias Erbsland. The game is also available as German version.

22.07.2023 - C64 game 'Dig Dug Revival' released - free for download
This game is a homage to Dig Dug, an arcade game developed by Namco in 1982. In this version, the playfields are generated randomly. The game works perfectly on both PAL and NTSC models.

19.07.2023 - K&A Plus Magazine #23 released and ready to be ordered
Komoda & Amiga Plus, or K & A+ for short, is a paper magazine dedicated to Commodore's range of home computer systems produced between 1977 and 1994. 82 pages (A4) on chalk matt paper offer in issue #23: Ninja, Terrestrial, Zeta wing 2, GP Cars, Targ, PET Panic!, Missle Defence, Muddy Racers, Lester, Tai Chi Tortoise, GameDev Story, Gallery X’2023, XC=BASIC tutorial vol. 4, SpritePad, Balls lika a Frog, We beat on C64, Interview Alf Yngve, Review of fighting games for Amiga, Street Fighter from the inside, Way of the 16-bit Warrior, Mortal Kombat. Secret blows, 4D Sports Boxing, Agonman Geo Quest 2, Franko, and more...

19.07.2023 - German 'ASM Magazin' is back
ASM returns - The ASM (Aktueller Software Markt), a popular computer magazine in the late 1980s, is still revered in retro circles today. It has recently made a comeback after a 28-year hiatus. The new issue, 3/23, aims to provide an overview of the current 8-bit and 16-bit software market, just like it did in the past. However, the new ASM is more than just a software magazine. It also pays tribute to the old ASM editions from the 1980s. There are plenty of interviews with former editors, which offer interesting insights into the daily work of software journalists at that time.

17.07.2023 - Plus/4 port of Lemmings released - free for download
emmings is a puzzle-strategy video game originally developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis for the Amiga in 1991. There are ports for several systems, including C64, now there is also a version for Plus/4, rebuilt from scratch. It was made by TCFS, who also brought us 'Wizard Of Wor Classic!' for Plus/4 and was released at Árok Party 2023.