Gideon Zweijtzer has revealed a new photo of the 1541 Ultimate II. The first board is made and is working. The new 1541 Ultimate II will be available in the near future. The Ultimate will be available with a custom made (black) casing. Visit Gideon's web page for all the details.

drHirudo released a new game for the Commodore VIC-20. The game called AntiISDA Warrior is written entirely in assembler and can be played on a un-expanded VIC-20. The music for the game is made by Anders Carlsson and is a remix of Your Latest Trick by the Dire Straits. The game is also available for the: Amiga, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Oric Atmos, Commodore 64, Coleco Vision, IBM-PC, Dragon 32, Game Boy, Sega Master System and the Game Boy Advanced.

DJ Goons made a (60 minutes) SID remix called Another Byte Out Of The Dust. Besides listening to the SID remix on his web page you can also watch the Flashtro that is made for the SID remix. The SID's are from: Rob Hubbard, Martin Galway, Chris Huelsbeck, Matt Gray, Maniacs of Noice, Sonic Grafitti, Reed, Adrock and Sean Connoly.

The Februari edition (mp4) of Amitopia TV is now available. In this episode: Amiga News, Amiga Demo-TBL Tint and MusicBox-Annex Keep the momentum going. The episode can be downloaded from the download section of the web page.

Robert Hurst made a Commodore VIC-20 version of the arcade classic Bezerk. You can play the game with joystick on a real Commodore VIC-20 with an 8 kbyte RAM expansion. You can also use a VIC-20 emulator such as VICE. The sources in ca65 assembler are available.

The High Voltage SID Collection web page is totally renewed. The main parts are: The download section, Search, SID-Players, Info, FAQ and Links. Especially the Search part is much improved. You can for example type-in "Jeroen Tel 1991" and you will be presented with a complete list. Via this list you can view details such as Title, Author, Release date, SID model, Speed, File Format and more or download the SID.

In this English pdf, txt, seq, html and d64 magazine the following articles: Editorial, News, BASIC programming challenge, Interview with Mathfigure (ICU64), Commodore Best 80's Computer, Cottonwood BBS, Denial Games Collection and My Commodore-Amiga Life by Lord Ronin from Q-Link.

The Amiga Games That Weren't website has again found a couple of never released games. This time two Wolfenstein 3D clones AMRWOLF AGA by Alastair M. Robinson and Dent a Wolf / Dentects / Dentaku-26 AGA by Alex Amsel. And more information about: Putty Squad, Siegemaster, Pipeline and Rotoplex.

Forrest (Almightyc64) made improvements on his Windows based D64 editor. Fixed bug with Save button. Fixed bug in function used to write the directory. Fixed bug in D64 Creation routine. Improved the drag and drop. Fixed bug in SEQ Viewer. Expanded window size for separators list.

Island of Secrets is a graphic adventure for the Commodore VIC-20. The game is a conversion from the Commodore C64 type-in text adventure from the book published by Usborne in 1984. To play the game you need a VIC-20 with 24 kbyte extra RAM or an VIC-20 emulator such as VICE.

The results of the 2009 Amiga Games Award are available. In the four catgories AmigaOS 68k, AmigaOS 4.x, MorphOS and AROS there were the following winners: Zelda Returns Of The Hylian, BOH, HyperCannon and BOH. Visit the web page for the complete lists and all the details.

In this English diskette magazine the following: The Scene, Reports, Causeries, Opinions, Tutorials, Music and a 33 page interview with V-12/Tropyx.

There is a new edition available of the German language diskette magazine for the Commodore C16, C116 and Plus/4. In this edition: Articles and new software: Cross-Reference, Rechnerei 003, Firefox (Basic) and Nim/C.

Wilfred Bos released a new version of his SID player for HardSID devices. New: Support for Uno and UPlay. Auto detection of turned on/off USB devices. Added sorting on column of every grid. Emulated SID. Improvements: When performing e.g. mute/unmute, filter on/off or pause then no time gap isn't noticed anymore while playing on a USB device. Seek bar is always going smooth now and still synched with the 6510 CPU clock. Improved fast forward. HardSID.dll isn't required any more for USB devices.

A anonymous person has published a large amount of files on a web page about the history of Amiga. At the moment there are more than 600 PDF files available for viewing or downloading.

A new version of the PLus/4 emulator YAPE is available for download. In this version: Non-overlay based TV/display emulation, which is now the default one when using GDI for screen rendering. Other changes are bug fixes. (Monitor, video recording and TED.)

The web page C64 Intros has added another 500 intros bringing the total to 5800 intros. Updated groups include: Alcoholics, Chaos, Crash, Devils+Druids, Dynamix, Faces, Genesis Project, Holocaust, Laxity, Pentacle, Phoenix, Royalty, The Ancient Temple, Tristar, Ultimate. New groups include: Abyss (DE), Afros, China Syndrome, Collision+Electric Boyz, Compagnions, Curve, Duplex, Garbage+Troep, Inceria, Jam, Oxygen, Poison, Pyrotech, Ruhrpott Knacka, Section 8 (Rebuilt), Sire, Slothsoft, Tintin, The Wise Guys.

There are two new HardSID products available. Both products (HardSID Uno and HardSID Uplay) are connected via the USB and do not need an external power supply. In both devices there are two SID sockets available. The HardSID Uplay has the extra option to select the SID through software. Prices are HardSID Uno 149,-- Euro and HardSID Uplay 169,-- Euro. The HardSID 4U is available for 399,-- Euro.

In this English pdf, txt, seq, html and d64 magazine the following articles: Editorial, News, Cloanto Update Amiga and C64 forever, Bubbler found for the C64, Commodore at work, Interview with programmer Mike Dailly, Commodore 16/plus 4 programming, Wild Bunch Review and Wild Bunch Cheats.

In this German pdf magazine the following articles: News, SCACOM Backstage, Chip Produktion, Amiga 3000, C64 Laufwerk an Amiga, Bericht über CC06, Commodore Floppy, AmigaOS am SAM, EDS Gehäuse, OS4.1 Installation, Artillery Duel, Seltene Commodore Computer, Tops und Flops, Game-Rätsel, Bilder zum Schluss.

The Commodore C64 Games Database is Updated to version 7.0. There are now 21.000 entries in the database! With this edition there is now a section where you can see what's new in v7.0.

There is an update available of NetSurf. NetSurf is a web browser for Amiga OS3.x made by Artur Jarosik. The changes are: More video modes supported. Top / Bottom with Ctrl + Up/Down keys, Scroll with Shift + Up/Down keys. This wil work also with mouse wheel. ffplay updated (by Piotr Bandurski). New navigation buttons. Requirements: AmigaOS 3.x, Picasso96 / CGX graphic card, 128 MB Ram, Equivalent of 100 Mhz 060 CPU.

Jeff Ledger designed a portable SID player called the SIDstick. This device can play the entire HVSC collection wherever you are. Technical Details: 31kHz Sample rate. 16bit Resolution. Full filter support. Full envelope support. Supports all 4 waveform types. 16 steps main volume. Waveform reset bit works. Ring modulation. Oscillator synchronization. On Jeff's web page you can order a kit to build your own SIDstick.

Manuel Schreiber is working on a Amiga emulator for the Andriod Operating System from Google. The emulator is still in development and has a few bugs. At the moment the emulator is working on the G1 and the Motorola Milestone. Visit Manuel's blog (German language) to check the progress on UAE4Droid.

There is a new web based database for c64 graphics. On this web page you can find high quality Commodore 64 graphics from the 80ies until now. To see all the graphics you need to register first. The following graphic formats are available: AFLI, CharMode, FLI, HiRes, IFLI, MCI, MUCSU, MultiColor, MUIFLI, NUFLI, SHI, SHIFLI, UIFLI and XFLI. For more details you can contact enthusi/onslaught or veto/oxyron by personal message via the CSDb web page.

Achim released his game Space Limits II for the Commodore C64. This 4 kbyte game is the successor of Space Limits from 2009. In the game you control a space ship and has to destroy the enemy. The game can be downloaded from the CSDb web page.

TND has announced the SEUCK sideways game competition. The Shoot Em Up Construction Kit (SEUCK) from 1987 is a system to create your own, vertical scrolling, games. The limitation of only scrolling vertical was removed by Jon Wells in 2008. Now it's possible to scroll sideways with SEUCK, you can develop new type of games. For all the details about this competition visit Richard's TND web page.

Jeffrey Daniels released a new game for the Commodore VIC-20. The game is a turn based strategy game with a retro-futuristic theme. The game can be played with an unexpanded VIC-20 or with an emulator. You need a joystick for playing the game.

The Ultimate C64 Scene Mag Archive is a collection of magazines from the C64 scene underground. In this update: 79 Disk magazines, 38 Paper magazines, 78 Disk covers, 2 Bonus files, 17 Bug fixes and 20 Vote sheets. You can download the update or the complete archive from the web page.

SVS/FIRE released a new version of SVS-Calc. SVS-Calc is a spreadsheet for the Commodore Plus/4. In this new version: Lots of bug fixes, Scientific notation, Grid reduction to view whole sheet, Formulas can use external values stored on disk, Paste special and if you use an emulator you can synchronize the clock / alarm.

A new version of PrBoom is available for Amiga OS4.1. PrBoom is a free version of the game classic Doom. In this update: Auto resolution, Save destination, MIDI files are fixed, PNG v1.2 support, Insert volume usr request is fixed. Visit the web page for all details and installation instructions. The freedom.wad files are included in this game, but you can also use the original .wad files of Doom.

Last month the group Technische Maschinenfabrik released a new game for the Commodore C64. The game is called Atlantis and is a clone of the original Atlantis from Imagic. The game is made by Jörg Heyltjes and Christian First.

In this English pdf, txt, seq, html and d64 magazine the following articles: Editorial, 1541 Ultimate II, News, Commodore Scene VGA adaptor, Natami project and FAQ, Interview with Giedeon Zweijtzer, Interview with Neil Reive, Commodore Free FPS challenge, Evil computers by Lord Ronin and the GeoGlyph review.

Hyperion Entertainment released update 1 for Amiga OS4.1. In this update the following changes: Kernel, more stability and improved memory management. DOS, new system for launching preset programs and improved shared object support. Intuition, improved window support, fading and rendering - including drop shadows. System, new notification system and improved support for external USB devices. Workbench, new and scalable icon set. Python v25. MiniGL V2.2.

Richard from TND made a utility for datassette users. With this program you can include a game with an autoboot turbo loader with music and loading picture. The utility comes with full documentation and examples files.

There is a new version available of Project One. Project One can be used to manipulate pictures for the Commodore 64. The program can be used on a Windows computer and can import pictures such as: GIF, JPG and others.

Josepzin made a calender for 2010. The calender has a Commodore C64 theme. For example Ghost 'n Goblins, Antiriad, The Great Gianna Sisters, Boulderdash and Ghostbusters. You can download the pdf and print it out. There are English and Spanish versions available.

Another update on those missing games. There are 8 new games available from Kayde Software: Ace in the H.O.L.E, Arcane Quest, Horror Atoll, Leopard Lord, Picnic Adventure, The Roundsby Incident, Terror from the Deep and The Swamp. And a major update of Jimmy's Grand Prix. New finds of Reyn Ouwehand music: Flimbos Quest 2 and Caveman Ninja. Other finds: Shove off, Thundercats V1 and The Secret Path.

WHDLoad offers a way to play diskette games from your hard-disk. New in this update: Football Glory (Black Legend), Embryo (Black Legend), Sim City (Infogrames), Player Manager 2 (Anco), Player Manager (Anco), Kick Off 3 European Challenge (Anco), The New Zealand Story Demo (Taito/Ocean), John Barnes European Football (Krisalis), The Attack of the Green Smelly Aliens from Planet 27b/6 (Alex May), Tubular Worlds (Dongleware), Misja Harolda (MarkSoft), Ingrid's Back! (Level 9) and Lorna (Topo Soft). Improved: Embryo (Black Legend), Kick Off 2 (Anco Software), Misja Harolda (MarkSoft), Kick Off 2 (Anco Software), Thug Life (Essence) and Civilization (Microprose).

Andrea Pompili released the game Catalypse v1.1. Version 1.0 was published in 1992 but the game had some small bugs. Andrea has now fixed the bugs and added a level 2 loading screen. The improved game is now available for download.

The company A-EON has announced a new hardware platform for running Amiga OS4. The hardware has the following specifications: ATX Formfactor, Dual-core PowerISA v2.04+ CPU, Xena, 7.1 channel HD audio, 4x DDR2, 10x USB 2.0, 1x Gigabit Ethernet, 2x PCIe x16, 2x PCIe x1, 1x Xorro, 2x PCI, 2x RS232, 4x SATA 2, 1x IDE connector, JTAG and Compact Flash. Visit the web page of A-EON for more details.

jsc64 is a Commodore 64 emulator written in JavaScript by Tim de Koning. It's a port of the FC64, the Commodore 64 emulator written in Actionscript by Darron Schall and Claus Wahlers. This emulator is meant as a 'proof of concept' and uses the HTML5 Canvas-element to render the Commodore 64 screen layout. It will work on all modern browsers like Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari.