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18.10.2023 - Converting PC Disk Drives to Amiga - video from 'Jan Beta'
Jan is talking about modifying PC standard floppy disk drives to work with Amigas and other systems that use Shugart drives.

16.10.2023 - The Enormous Electronic Arts Logo Easter Egg Hunt 1983-1992 - video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
After sharing some VCFMW and Electronic Arts history, David Youd and Robin discuss EA's original logo which is (despite many schoolyard arguments) a cube, sphere, and tetrahedron and definitely probably not the letters E, O (or C), and A. They then start looking at the cover art for Electronic Arts releases from 1983 to 1992, and find that those very symbols (or their 2d equivalents of square, circle, and triangle) are hidden in many games.

15.10.2023 - Amiga game 'Rogue Declan' V1.1.0 released
The Rogue Declan Big Post-Jam Update is here. And it's a big one. It's practically a new game and you can get it for little money.to support the developer. New in this one: - Over 100 changes since the jam version. - Four new play modes. - Improved in game music and effects including a brand new track. - Lair Rooms: face only dragons, snakes or tanks! - Two more ranks to aim for. - Hard difficulty. - Fixed seed mode and/or enter your own seed. - Balance improvements in the normal game. - Numerous bugs fixed and rough edges smoothed. - Easter Eggs!

12.10.2023 - Test and try: How many broken breadbins do we have today? - video from 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
On today's Test and Try episode, we have three mystery Commodore machines (C64 and VIC-20) which were given to me. Let's test them out to see which will need repairs and which work? Adrian went into this assuming that all 3 machines were dead...

12.10.2023 - Amiga game 'Bagman500' released
Bagman for Amiga was a GPL remake of the excellent Valadon Automation arcade game made in 2020. Now the real game code was transcoded to 68000 and should run now on a stock A500. The remake offers a full 3-screen mode and a faithful 1 screen only mode. Guard animations have been slightly upgraded (falls). You can get the game as digital download for a bargain to support the developer.

11.10.2023 - WIP Amiga game 'Grind' - Darkenward East - V0.3 showcase
Introducing 'Grind' - a first person shooter for Amiga 500, made with the amazing Dread-Engine!

10.10.2023 - 'Stinger' - new game for C64, Plus/4 and VIC-20 released
Stinger is a Shoot'em by Fabrizio Caruso up built using Cross-Lib which potentially covers 200 systems, with 70+ of those binaries already compiled. The game is free for download. The link above is for the Plus/4 version, the C64 version can be obtained here, and the VIC-20 here.

10.10.2023 - Vision Basic - Generate Randoms with SID chip - video from 'GRay Defender'
In this video 'GRay Defender' explores how to generate random numbers with the C64 SID chip while, of course, using Vision Basic.

09.10.2023 - ReShoot Proxima 3 for AGA Amigas Review - video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast'
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast (10MARC) Doug is reviewing the awesome new Amiga AGA game "ReShoot Proxima 3" for AGA Amiga computers. Join him as he talks about the game itself and play through a few levels!

09.10.2023 - C64 game 'The Prisoner EX' released - free for download
The Prisoner is a text/graphic adventure (first released back in 2013), which now got a new version, that is fixed, expanded, with graphics and music in-game. In addition, the documentation was added in the same file. There is also an Spanish and Catalan version available. You can get the game as free digital download in two formats, D64 disk and CRT cartridge.

07.10.2023 - Amiga game 'Reshoot Proxima 3' released
Reshoot Proxima 3 is a classic shoot'em'up, custom-made for Amiga AGA-hardware. Dive into the heart of classic gaming nostalgia with this top-down retro pixel art shooter. Traverse 5 stages with adaptive attack wave design that makes full use of AGA-chipset: 24 bit color pixel art - Steady 50 fps framerate. The game is available on CD-ROM boxed, USB and digital

06.10.2023 - The Commodore 64 Assembler With A Deliberate Bug: Zeus64 - video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
The Zeus 64 6510 machine language assembler package for the Commodore 64 has a bug lurking in it. Like, an actual digital bee or fly type thing that will buzz around your screen if you happen to send a particular instruction. Join Robin as he uncovers this insect, and take a tour around its home, examining the features of this assembler and machine language monitor operating system.

02.10.2023 - Plus/4 game 'Blob Fox' released - free for download
'Blob Fox' is an action game with puzzle elements for Plus/4 that is a bit like the old arcade Q*bert but without isometric playfield. Change every pattern to a target color by moving the character over it while avoiding obstacles and enemies.

02.10.2023 - C64 game 'Tony - Born for Adventure' - demo version for download
Embark on a pixelated journey inspired by Tony Halik, the real-life Polish explorer and filmmaker whose adventures spanned continents and decades. He was exploring ancient civilisations for NBC, Tony's love of discovery knew no bounds. Now it's your turn to step into Tony's digital shoes and unravel the mysteries of Montezuma's Castle in this nostalgic 8-bit homage.

01.10.2023 - C64 game 'Meteor Shower' released
Meteor Shower is a simple little game for the C64. Repel as many meteors as possible, without breaching the hull. Once the time is up, hurry inside for a breather. And then it’s onto the next barrage! You can get the game as digital download for a bargain to support the developer.