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11.09.2023 - Plus/4 game 'Colodrio' released - free for download
'Colodrio' is a puzzle game where you sort tiles by colours and brightness. It was released in the Function 2023 Game Development Competition.

10.09.2023 - C64 game 'Doomed PETSCII Pacman' released
Descend into a realm where classic Pacman meets perilous twists! Dare to play this PETSCII game with its wickedly new rules. The game is available as digital download for free.

09.09.2023 - C64 game 'Super 8 Football' released - free for download
'Super 8 Football' is an American football game for C64 using real NFL teams and players. There are 8 playoff teams from last season made up of 16 players with 8 on both offense and defense. The game requires two players, but the developer hopes to have a one-player version available in the future.

09.09.2023 - C64 Round Up: September 2023 - Latest News, Gfx and Games! - video from 'RetroGamerNation'
The September 2023 edition of the RGN Commodore 64 (C64) Round Up featuring the latest game releases, pixel art, demo and add-on items.

08.09.2023 - Jim Butterfield's 1986 Computer Diary - Commodore Reference Diary - video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
We take a look at Jim Butterfield's Diary - not his personal diary, but his Commodore Reference Diary which was published in the UK so Commodore fans could have a combination day planner and Commodore reference book with them at all times.

07.09.2023 - 'Light Cycles Duel' - C64 demo game released
The classic Light Cycles game for the Commodore 64. This game is currently in development. Currently, the game is fully playable using either keyboard or joysticks. Graphics & sound effects are a work in progress. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain to support the developer.

06.09.2023 - C64 game 'Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill' released
'Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill' is a visual novel for C64. Read the closed captioning and select the best channel choice. One wrong turn and its back to the beginning so look at the hints! You the viewer must make it to the end of this caper. The game is available as digital download for little money.

04.09.2023 - Video (2): C64 game 'Harharagon' (WIP)
This is the second preview video of 'Harharagon', a work in progress run'n'gun game for C64 by Icon64.

04.09.2023 - Amiga Future magazine - Issue 164 available for order
The Amiga Future magazine is available as either a single issue or by subscription, either with or without a cover CD in german or english language. Content for #164:: - Interviews: Christian Wiegel (Settle The World) Part 2. - Show Reports: Retcon Gaming festival 2023, Kickstart 01, Amiga 38 Preview. - Previews: Playfield, Castlevania AGA, Hamulet, Bulbmaster. - Reviews: Galaxian 500, Night/Shift - A Cyberpunk Adventure, Chopper Duel, Board game vs Amiga - Monopoly, Absolute Zero, Tenebra 2, RNOWidget, Aminet News, Image2PDF, Commodore: The Inside Stroy, Amiblaster Deluxe, TF 1260. - Special: Trevors Soapbox, A1222+ Part 1, 25 Years Amiga Future - Part 5, Demoscene. - WORKSHOPS Pagestream Part 2. - Others: Editorial, Contents, News, Imprint, Readers CD content.

02.09.2023 - C64 game 'Fizz' released
Dive into a world of mind-bending challenges with 'Fizz', the innovative platform puzzle game designed for the C64. Test your wits and coordination as you explore 40 captivating single-player levels and 30 cooperative multiplayer puzzles. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

01.09.2023 - Amiga action adventure 'Tales of Gorluth III' - available as digital download
Tales of Gorluth III - A very emotional and thrilling story about you and your way back to yourself! This is the final chapter of the award-winning franchise: - Linear Action Adventure. - In English and German! - Brand new gameplay combined with traditional and beloved Gorluth action. - Highly detailed graphics - Multiple 32 colour palettes. - Brand new monsters, traps, treasures and riddles. - Epic Boss fights. Available as downloadable digital image in German and English for little money.

01.09.2023 - Fastest C64 10 PRINT (one-line) With New Benchmark BASIC? - video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
What's the fastest one-line 10 PRINT (maze) program we can write in Commodore 64 BASIC? To make experimental benchmarking easier, Robin created a small utility called Benchmark BASIC (download link below) that soft-patches the C64 BASIC and KERNAL ROMs to automatically report the run time of programs like 10 PRINT once the screen is full. Thanks to Alex Johnson for his speedy two-line version of 10 PRINT that helped inspire this video.

31.08.2023 - Amiga game 'Frogger500' Beta 2 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. The following things are included in Beta 2: - a handful of sound fx. - Joystick on port 2 is supported. - removed some logical bugs. - Increased game stability on A600/A1200

30.08.2023 - 'Games That Weren't 64' (GTW64) - August 2023 updates
As summer starts to near the end, GTW64 continues to squeeze out more updates for the C64 archive - which seems to have no end in sight! An early Karl Hörnell game and 19 Boot Camp - Part 2 graphics were found. Also 5 new entries and 19 other updates were added.

28.08.2023 - Freeway Triton Lite for Zorro 2 and Zorro 3 Amigas Review - video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast'
This week 10MARC is reviewing the awesome Freeway Triton Lite USB card for your big box amiga computer. This should work on most ZORRO enabled machines with at least a 25 Mhz 68030 CPU and at least 8 MB of RAM. Matthias Hampel did a great job on these!