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25.08.2023 - Amiga port of 'Ooze: The Escape' released
Like the C64 version before, 'Ooze: The Escape' was ported from Spectrum now to Amiga. Help Ooze navigate through various corridors and laboratories, using its gravity-reversing powers to overcome obstacles and avoid the robotic guards in an attempt to escape from this dangerous subterranean complex. Collect keys and insert them in the computer terminal to gain access to further areas. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

24.08.2023 - 'Terrible Fire' - Evolution of an Amiga Accelerator with Stephen Leary - Legends in The Cave - video from 'RMC'
Terrible Fire accelerators for Amiga computers have become a staple part of any modern amigans diet. From A500 to CD32, Stephen Leary has been designing these boards to make our lives easier for some years now, so Neil from RMC thought it was an ideal time to learn all about the evolution of his project from inception to the present day.

22.08.2023 - Plus/4 port of 'Stunt Car Racer' released - free for download
'Stunt Car Racer' for Commodore Plus/4 was adapted by cobbpg, title screen TEDified by Unreal. This is a port of the C64 version, and the manual for the original game mostly applies here as well. The gameplay works exactly the same way as the original, but the menu has been slightly changed: So there's a new manage menu that houses all the non-racing actions, notably Hall of Fame, Load/Save and Restart. Furthermore there are some altered game save mechanisms.

22.08.2023 - Amiga game 'Roguecraft' - WIP demo (v0.4.3) for download
Roguecraft 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. You can get a playable demo of the latest stage of the game as digital download for little money (name your own price).

21.08.2023 - Amiga game 'Holiday' (V1.05b) released
'Holiday' is a Point 'n click adventure with photos for Amiga (OCS/ECS). You arrive at your Spanish resort in 1988 and unpack. The weather here is hot and humid; with the air smelling sweet like ripe bananas. Your task during the next 11 days is simply to survive. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

20.08.2023 - Video shows lost Plus/4 game project 'Wipeout' - preview version for download available
Here we have an attempt of a plus/4 version of a Wipeout (PSX) like game. The developer deleted all the sources, but at least the executable (prg) versions survived and can be downloaded (see video description).

19.08.2023 - Amiga game 'Frogger500' Beta 1 released - free for download
As the name suggests 'Frogger500' is a 1:1 arcade port of the game 'Frogger' by 'Konami' from 1981 for the Amiga 500. The game is written in 68k assembler, based on the original Z80 code.

18.08.2023 - C64 game 'Kielbasa Empire' - demo version available
Kielbasa Empire is a C64 game, in development since about September 2021. It is supposed to be about farming crops, feeding pigs and turning them into sausage. You can get a playable demo as digital download.

18.08.2023 - Video shows Amiga game 'Tony' - demo version 1.2 available
TONY is a platform Puzzle game in monochrome colours. You can get the playable demo as digital download here.

17.08.2023 - Amiga game 'Boxx 3 Remake V0.2' released - free for download
Like it's predecessor, Boxx 3 Remake is a platform game for the Amiga (Minimum system: A500/1MB). The original game from 2017 is now now remade with Scorpion Engine and has upgraded graphics. Programming/level design/gfx: Lemming880. Graphics update: Koyot1222

15.08.2023 - VIC-20 Penultimate+2: Programming, Games, Utilities, RAM Expansion and More - video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
Another hour+ video packed with everything else the Penultimate+2 can do for your Commodore VIC-20. We demonstrate using the file browser and auto-detect RAM expansion capabilities to play games from an SD2IEC drive that require 0K, 3K, and 35K expansions. We demonstrate use of ALL the utilities built-in: VICMON machine language monitor, VICKIT assembler, Super Expander BASIC enhancement, BASIC 4 disk commands, CBM Command disk manager, VIC Forth, VICTERM (special appearance by Michael Doornbos of imapenguin.com with his KIM-1 clone), diagnostic tools and even more. We wrap up with my latest thoughts on VIC-20 RAM expansion and why it came to be this way. I've also collected a huge number of links while researching this episode which can be found below.

14.08.2023 - Ultimate64 and Ultimate 2+L Firmware update 3.10j - video from 'GRay Defender'
In this video 'GRay Defender' performs the Firmware update on the Ultimate 64 and Ultimate 2+L hardware boards.

14.08.2023 - Commodore PET game 'PETaxian' released - free for download
'PETaxian' is a Galaga game in the style of the old C64 version for Commodore PET. The game is currently in "a sort of finished state" (i.e has a workable game loop) but may never end up completely polished. It could have fit into the 16k PET with some trimming of the code, but the developer didn't wanted to remove too much. It plays well on 3032 and 4032 machines.

14.08.2023 - Tiki Project - New C64 game - Preview 4
The fourth preview of the re-imagining of the Tiki character from The New Zealand Story in a brand new C64 game being developed by Robert Wilson. In summary, background graphics, collision detection, introduction of new game mechanics, extra enemy on screen amongst other things are touched on in this video.

13.08.2023 - Commodore 64 Breadbin Saved from the Flood - video from 'Jan Beta'
Jan is trying to restore a Commodore 64 that was stored in a flooded basement.