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19.04.2023 - Amiga 500 Power Supply Repair Attempt - video from 'Jan Beta'
Jan is trying to repair the power supply that came with the early revision 3 Amiga 500 from the previous episode.

19.04.2023 - Plus/4 and C16 game 'Digits' released - free for download
'Digits' is a 16k math puzzle with a "daily puzzle" option.

18.04.2023 - Death Rally - Amiga Port by BSzili
Death Rally is a vehicular combat racing video game from 1996 for MS-DOS computers developed by Remedy Entertainment, published by Apogee Software. Now it was ported to AGA Amiga. Requirements:- 68040 or 68060 with an FPU. - Kickstart 3.0. - AGA chipset or RTG. - 8 MB Fast RAM. - 45 MB disk space. - AHI 4.18+ (this will probably become optional eventually). More info plus download link here.

17.04.2023 - Lost Realms Of Murkasada: Episode 2 (Commodore 64) Review - video from 'BastichB 64K'
Review of the latest C64 release By Arkanix Labs (April 2023) for The Lost Realms Of Murkasada : Episode 2.

16.04.2023 - 'Tenebra' for Amiga released
Tenebra is an atmospheric puzzle game with rogue-like elements on 31 levels. It was already released for C64 and Plus/4 (besides other 8-bit systems). Now also an Amiga version was released. It comes in two flavours; the classic 8-bit looks (non-interlaced) and the enhanced looks (interlaced). You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

16.04.2023 - Interested in buying J-CIA and other C64 replacement chips?
By filling out a form on the survey website of hardware developer Jani Laatikainen (click link above), you will be informed when the chips come available and where you can buy them. These are replacement parts for Commodore CPU, CIA & VIC-II ic's. It is not a pre-order and does not bind you to anything. The information collected here is only used to find out the interest of these parts and to inform you when the parts come available.

14.04.2023 - C64 Round Up: April 2023 - Games, News, Pixels! - video from 'RetroGamerNation'
The April 2023 edition of the RGN Commodore 64 (C64) Round Up featuring the latest game releases, pixel art, demo and add-on items.

14.04.2023 - C64 game 'Kick of the Spear' released
'Kick of the Spear' is a fast-paced 1 and 2 player fighting game for the Commodore 64 that features: - Large high resolution sprites. - 6 individual characters. - Championship Tournament. - 1 & 2 player VS mode mixing any combination of the 6 fighters. - Digi speech. - High score list. You can get the game as digital download for small money.

14.04.2023 - 'Sulphur Eye' - 3D adventure for C64 and Plus/4 released
'Sulphur Eye' is a Freescape driven 3D Construction Kit game. Original game by Tomáš Zanvit, translated and documented version by O'Dog/LXT. The game is available as freedigital download.

13.04.2023 - C64 game 'Serpland' released
Serpland is a game in the style of the old snake maze arcade from 1982, but the freedom of movement is much more limited, there is a temporal timer and puzzle elements have been inserted: sometimes it is not enough to collect all the fruits or stones to overcome the level. The game features 40 levels with a final end screen and you can get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).

13.04.2023 - C64 game 'NewsStand' (v1.0.1) released - free for download
NewsStand is a new game for C64 (made by AGPX and Phobos), in which our hero Joseph has to collect the money in order to buy cassette tapes with the legendary games for the C64. In Italy, in the 80s, these cassettes were sold on newsstands and it was a thrill every time to return home and try them all. In memory of those magical moments, this game was made. It is available as digital download for free in English and Italian.

12.04.2023 - C64 game '8MIDAS' released - free for download
'8MIDAS' is a game inspired by Arcade classic Amidar. It was made by PCH of Unreal and released at the Revision Party 2023. It contains 40 levels, 40 flying through space , 8 bosses, animation, parallax background and much more.

11.04.2023 - Space Station 23 (Commodore 64) Review - video from 'BastichB 64K'
Review of the latest C64 release By Vector 5 Games (April 2023) for Space Station 23.

10.04.2023 - Protovision Shop: 'Brotkasten GOLD CD' - Back in Stock
Protovision has just received another limited number of copies of the Brotkasten GOLD CD. This great compilation of emulators, games, demos and disk-mags from the 90s sold out real quick when it was added to the Protovision Shop back in February. So don’t miss out again, place your order now before they are gone.

10.04.2023 - Early Rev. 3 Amiga 500 Restoration Continued - video from 'Jan Beta'
Jan continues with the restoration efforts on the early revision 3 Amiga 500.