Multicart 64
Multicart 64 is a new cartridge for the Commodore C64. The cartridge is developed by Charles Gutman of 8-Bit Designs, and has 63 programs inside one cartridge. A few examples are: Attack of the Mutant Camels, C64 Diagnostic, Calc Result, CCS Mon, Centipede, Frogger, Pac Man, Turbo Maze and many more.
Demonstration video of the Multicart 64.
Demonstration video of the Multicart 64.
MorphOS 3.2
A new version of MorphOS is now available. Changes in this version: Support for Power Mac G5, iBook G4 and PowerBook G4. Improved network support and support for Xbox 360 pads, ADB keyboards and touch pads. New: Remote Desktop Client and a Network / Wireless Manager.
C64 Endings
The web page c64endings.co.uk has added new endings of Commodore C64 games. The most recent additions are: Alien World (Hi-Tec Software), Hudson Hawk (Ocean), Joe Blade 2 (Players), Potsworth (Hi-Tec Software), Soldier of Light (Softek), Scooby & Scrappy Doo (Hi-Tec Software), Top Cat: Beverly Hills Cats (Hi-Tec Software) and Yogi Bear & Friends in The Greed Monster (Hi-Tec Software).
WHDLoad
WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard disk. New: HardBall II, King Pin: Arcade Sports Series Bowling, Winzer, Juggler and ABC Monday Night Football. Improved: Skærmtrolden Hugo, Fiendish Freddy's Big Top'o Fun, Coloris, ABC Monday Night Football, D-Day: The Beginning Of The End, Funturatum, Operation Wolf, Human Killing Machine, Pang and Future Basketball.
Retrogaming Times Monthly #109
In this English pdf and html magazine about the retro gaming computers the following articles: Game Evolutions - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Des Gamer - Fanboyism, And The 16-Bit Console Wars (3): Sound, Mobile Gaming - Karateka Classic, Turn To Channel 3 - Skate Or Die, The Retro Junkies - Zombies Ate My Neighbors, The Thrill Of Defeat - A Quest For The Dragon 32/64's Best Exclusive Title, MAME Reviews - Chicken Shift +More!
A1200 repair
RetroGameModz made an video about the audio repair of an Amiga 1200. In the video you can see many tips and working methods for repairing retro hardware such as: Visual inspection, audio filter circuit, testing, schematics, measurements, disassembling, new components and final testing.
All videos from RetroGameModz.
All videos from RetroGameModz.
Retrogaming Roundup 61
In this (English language) pod-cast the following items: The Computer Chronicles, Tetris is a medical miracle, Amiga Forever Essentials for Android, Pinball TV, New Atari 2600 Homebrew game, Zelda Movie, Pac-Man Battle Royale Tournament, Video Game Industry: 1973-1975, Create Your Own C64 Sprite, How to fix Nintendo, Create your own game, Real time 3D ray tracing on the C64 and much more.
C+4Hires
C+4Hires is a new picture diskette for the Commodore Plus/4. The diskette is released by Carrion and it contains 15 high resolution pictures converted from the Commodore C64. The original artists are: Archmage, Duce, Leon and Veto.
Boingsworld #40
A new episode of BoingsWorlds (German language) is now available. You can listen to the following articles: X-Surf, AresOne PPC, CC 2013 Berlin, Petro Tyschtschenko A1200, Alinea Umbrella, Retro Rechner Quartett, Amiga Forever, Dave Needle, Aladdin 4D, KEYRAH V2, Indivision AGA, Richard Löwenstein (Kultboy), Lets Bounce,Twinky Goes Hiking, Quadranoid, Cubis, Topcross, North Sea Inferno, Norse Gods Amiga, Wendetta 2175 Amiga, Amiga Joker, Spieleschreiber Blog, Return Magazin, Retro Gamer and the Retro meeting Radio Paralax Video.
Flummi's World Music
Flummi's World Music is a music demo from Matthias and Sebastian from the group The Impirium Arts. In the menu you can choose the music from the game Fliummi's World: Intro, Title, End, Loading, Hi-Score, Get Ready, Game over and Ingame + Effects.
Flummi's World on YouTube.
Flummi's World on YouTube.
Amiga exe games
The Company is a group Amiga enthusiast from Poland. They make exe versions of Amiga games. You can download a exe file that contains the game and a preconfigured version of WinUAE. The latest additions are: Sierra Soccer: World Challenge Edition, Wendetta 2175, Lost Dutchman Mine, Wolfchil, Leande, Jim Power: In Mutant Plane, Flood *NUKED*, Toki, Bubble And Squeak. Wrath Of The Demo and Q-Bic.
Lights On - C64
Lights On is a new game for the Commodore C64. The game is inspired by the classic game Quedex from Thalamus and is made by Iceout (Code), NecroPolo (Music) and the graphics are from BokanoiD. The game has 24 levels and a password system for the levels.
ECX 2.3.0
A new version of ECX is available. ECX is an E Compiler that supports 68020+FPU and PowerPC's, AmigaOS3, MorphOS and AmigaOS4 operating systems. In this update the following changes: 68k 64bit integer support. General improvements for the program. Removed an error in OS4 functions TextF() and HANDLE without EXCEPT. And added the option VARFILL/N.
NIBTools
Pete Rittwage released a new version of NIBTOOLS. NIBTOOLS is a system to transfer data from original diskettes to a G64 or D64 disk image. These diskette images can be used with emulators or can be used to create new (real) diskettes. Changes in this version: Support for half tracks for almost all the tools. Nibconv now creates "standard" G64 files, which can have a different maximum track lengths, speed zones, and missing (unformatted) tracks. Improvements for ZoomFloppy.
Return #14
Return magazine is a German print magazine about the 8-bit computers from A (Atari) to Z (ZX Spectrum). In this edition: Vectrex, Assembloids, interview with enthusi, Zak McKracken, CP/M, Inform 7, KryoFlux, Joystick, Commodore Hardware Retrocomputing, Cover Diskette, DoReCo, Warlords, Neo-Geo, Deadlock, News and events from the Scene.
Infernal Cycle - C64
Infernal Cycle is a new music program for the Commodore C64. The program is made by LDX#40. This program is a synthesizer noise generator and can be controlled with a joystick. LDX#40 used this program at Bended Realities Festival in Offenbach.
Bended Realities Festival (Offenbach).
Bended Realities Festival (Offenbach).
AmiArcadia - v21.1
AmiArcadia is a emulator of early game consoles like the PHUNSY, Elektor TV Games Computer, Interton VC 4000, Emerson Arcadia 2001, Central Data 2650 and others. Ami Arcadia is available for the 68k Amiga, Amiga OS4, MorphOS and Windows. Recent changes are: Many improvements for the AY-3-8600: Support for auto fire, tools control and high score management. Better emulation for Hockey, Basketball, Rifle game and Gridball. Updates for the Italian, Greek and Spanish languages.
VICE emulator - André Fachat
André Fachat gave a presentation (German language) about the VICE emulator at the Humboldt-University in Berlin Germany. André is the is the Author of the PET and CBM-II emulation part of the Commodore Emulator VICE. André talks about the basics of emulation, emulation precision and the modular and multiplatform design of VICE.
Plipbox
Plipbox is an device that allows to connect Amiga's via Ethernet to your local network. The device uses a an Arduino and connects to the parallel port. Changes in this version: Firmware and Amiga driver updates. MAC bridge, plipbox now behaves like an Amiga Ethernet adapter. And the device is now zero-configuration.
Commodore 1551/1541
Dan Wood made an review of the Commodore disk drives. In the 20 minute video you can see the differences between the serial 1541 and the parallel 1551 disk drive. Dan also speak about OpenCBM and the XM1541 cable.
VIC-MIDI
Jim Brain and Leif Bloomquist are working on a MIDI system for the Commodore VIC20. The system uses a UART (16450) and a FLASH ROM. At the moment a prototype is working and Leif and Jim are working on the last hardware issues. The production version will be available in the near future.
Assist v1.1 - AmigaOS 4
Assist is a collection of information: All the content from the "Get the most out of your AMIGA" PDF guide, shortcuts and links. Assist helps with downloading and unpacking of software, plays YouTube videos and it has AmiUpdate support. Changes in this version: ARexx port, Jack's AppStore, More articles per letter and added 30 new articles and updated existing articles.
Real AmiKit
Real AmiKit is a 16 colour version of AmiKit adapted to work with a real Amiga AGA computer. Changes in this version: AmiDock, AmiNetRadio, AmiStart, PCMCIA support, more wallpapers, new boot-pictures, FreeWheel, HippoPlayer and IconLib 46.4.284. For Real Amikit you need and AGA Amiga with 16 MByte RAM and a turbo card for better performance.
Galaxy Wars - Plus/4
Galaxy Wars is a game for the Commodore Plus/4. The game is a conversion from the arcade game made by Universal and Taito in 1979. The conversion is made in Basic by Daniel Crespo Andrés. In the game you must destroy the invading aliens with your missiles. And you must avoid being hit by an asteroids or enemy fire.
HxC & Floppy in a A600
Mfilos is working on a new project for his Amiga 600. He wanted to have a HxC floppy replacement in his Amiga 600 and an normal diskette station. He installed a low profile floppy disk drive in the A600 and the SD memory cord holder in the disk release button. Next to the keyboard he added a second drive LED. You can read about this modification on his blog.
SID Duzz' It v2.1.6
SDI is a music tracker system for the Commodore 64 and is written by Geir Tjelta and Glenn Rune Gallefoss. The system has the following features: Sequencer, tracker and a sound editor. Load, save and dump menu. DOS commands. Vibrato, pulse, filter, arpeggio and tempo. A very comprehensive (English) manual is available.
Flashtro Amiga + C64
On the web page Flashtro.com you can see many cracker intro's with your browser. The original intros from the Amiga, Atari-ST, Dreamcast, PC, Playstation etc. are converted to Flash. The most recent flashtro's are: Razor 1911 - Strip Poker II, Access - Aquatic Games, Razor 1911 - Birds of Prey, Flashtro - Moebius, TRSI - Dog Fight, Paradox - Robinson's Requiem, Quartex - Xtreme Racing, Cascade - DPaint II, Paradox - Checkmate, Defjam CCS & The Accumulators - Fire & brimstone, Pappillons - FireFly, Skid Row - Twin Sector, Remember - Karateka, Accession - Carrier Command, Beermacht - Extase, Zenith - Octagon, Zenith - Oh No More Lemmings and Defjam - Full House.
C64 Intros
The web page C64 Intros has added another 25 intros bringing the total to 9000 intros. A few examples of updated or new groups are: Actual Trading Generation, Champs, Emulators, Gangsters, H.N.K., The Hidden Farts, MarSoftware Electronics, Mega Importing Group, New Order International, Sharks, The Vampirsoft Crew and Xtra.
Paradise Lost - Amiga
Paradise Lost is a game for the Amiga developed by Mert Börü. The game was released as commercial game many years ago, but now Mert has given the game to the Amiga community. The game is based on the poem from John Milton from the year 1667. In the game you go on a long journey and must defeat Satan.
Games That Weren't 64
The GTW web page has had an update. New: Unknown platformer, X-Men, Gunz and Hydrogenese. Update: Beavers, Biff V1, Darius +, Mega Twins, Mutant Zone, The Punisher, Academy, Arsenal FC, Bamboo, Bubbles, Reach For The Moon, War Of The Worlds and Winter Camp Lost Level.
Amiga serial Ethernet
Stian Søreng made a simple Ethernet adapter for the Amiga. He uses a Raspberry Pi with an extra serial port. For the Amiga you need AmiTCP 4.0 and PPP.device software and for the Raspberry Pi you need a PPP daemon. You can read all the details on Stian's blog.
C64games.de
The web page c64games.de had an update. You can now find 5952 games on this web page. The new games are: Alien Task Force II, Alien Taskforce, Alle new Family Feud, Evening Star, Family Feud (Coleco Electronics), Fatty on the Run, Game of the Gods, Halloween Police, Heatseeker, Indiana Bones - and the blue Diamond, Mafiosi, Pit-FIghter, Strip Poker Italian, Strip-Roulette und Wonderland.
Paula Agnus Denise
Paula Agnus Denise is a compilation of the best music from Amiga and CD32 video games. The album contains 19 re-mastered tracks, a few examples are: Hired Guns, Turrican 3, Alien Breed, Pinball Dreams, Battle Squadron, Lotus Turbo Challenge 2, Project-X and Brutal Deluxe. The album is available as download or CD.
Micro64
Micro64 is an cycle exact Commodore C64 emulator. The most recent changes are: Various small errors are removed. Improved VIA6522 and SID emulation. BMP screenshot and AVI video capturing function.
WinUAE - v2.6.0
A new version of WinUAE is now available. Changes in this version: Improved: Emulation improvements for: A590/A2091/A3000 SCSI, A2065 network and the custom chipset. Maximum supported resolution increased to 8192 x 8192 and the AROS ROM is updated. New: Full 68030, 68040 and 68060 MMU emulation. SCSI and ATAPI (IDE) CD drive emulation.100Hz+ vsync mode black frame insertion support, reduces LCD motion blur.
C64 and Amiga Forever
Cloanto released new versions of Amiga Forever and C64 Forever. The recent changes are: Windows versions have a installer download. You can now create a customized image (CD or USB). New Restore System Files feature. Updated AROS. Enhanced RP9 Editor and integration with social networks.
Green Delicious - C64
Green Delicious is an Apple-1 emulator that works on the Commodore 64. It emulates the 40x24 monochrome display, 7x8 characters or 280x192 pixels, hardware scrolling and a ASCII keyboard. It mimics somewhat sufficiently the PIA interface chip functions and it's almost as fast as the original.
HivelyTracker v1.8
HivelyTracker is a tracker program based upon the AHX to create a very SID-like sound on the Amiga. Recent changes: Improved the E1x and E2x fine slide commands. Speed multiplier range is now 1-4 in the GUI. Improved the keyboard documentation and the Alt+Cursor command are now the same as in AHX.
Bank Run - C64
Bank Run is a new game for the Commodore C64 made by Alf Yngve, Michael Koslowski and Richard Bayliss. In the game you are the sheriff and must protect the bank in your town. You must shoot the bank robbers but be careful not to shoot normal costumers.
Excalibur v1.3.0 - Amiga
KJetil Hvalstrand released a new version of Excalibur. Excalibur is a taskbar / start button for AmigaOS4. Changes in this version: Added a move up and down to menu editor, test button to preferences and a unload/reload for graphics, fonts and preferences. Improved: Icons support, Toolbar, Memory management, 3D and XEN rendering, Exchange events and the menu editor.
CheeseCutter v2.5.0
CheeseCutter is a tracker program for composing music for the SID chip. The program uses the reSID engine for SID emulation. The packed files can be played on a real C64. Changes in this version: Improvements for the help function, aspect ratio correction, multispeed driver, wave program and the packer. Visit the web page for all the details.
Flare - AROS
Flare is a action roleplaying game developed by Clint Bellanger. The AROS version is made by kioniro and can be played on any AROS PC with 192MB of RAM and a 2D grafix card. The game is also available for OSX, Windows and Linux and can be modified by the user.
C64-Archiv v3.5
C64-Archiv is an easy to use file manager for C64-files on your PC. This program can work together with emulators such as VICE, CCS64, HOXS64 and EMU64 to start programs. New in this version: Optimized main view, options to customize the preview/dirlist and history of Gamebase files without import.
WHDLoad
WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard disk. New: Triple X (Axxiom), The Ultimate Ride, Metal Warrior, Rock Challenge, 3D World Soccer, 3D World Tennis, Cattivik and Lords of Time. Improved: Alfred Chicken, The Ultimate Ride, Alien Storm, Renegade 3,Heroes Of The Lance, Legends, King's Quest 3 and Jaguar XJ-220.
Henrik Adelsten interview
Henrik Adelsten was a member of the Danish Duo, The Danish Circle, The Goonies, Illusion 2016 and 2000 A.D. Henrik was active in the scene from the mid eighties until 1989. In the various groups he worked on demos, ripped music, cracked games and made trainers for games. You can read the complete interview on the C64.com web page.
Keyrah v2
Individual Computers announced the new Keyrah v2. With the Keyrah you can connect a original Commodore keyboard and two digital joysticks to a modern PC. With the new version you can configured the keyboard (USA/ German) and 8bit or 16 bit computer (C64, VIC-20, C16, Amiga 1200 or Amiga 600. With a little modification you can also use the C128 (D), C116 and Plus/4 keyboards.
Regenerator 1.3
Regenerator is a program made by Tomaz Kac, that will disassemble a Commodore 64 machine code program on your Windows PC. Changes in this version: Improved references to immediate opcodes and the add / remove blank line now works as it should. Added edit blocks window, copy to clipboard, user comments and user labels and a remove command.
Commodore Free #70
A new edition of the English pdf, text, seq, d64, html and Ebook magazine is now available. In this edition the following: Editorial, Commodore Free E-Cover Tape #5, News: Commodore: The Amiga Years, Gangnam_64-Style, Lotek64, Commodore Gaming Party 2007, SEUCK 2013 Compo, Tetwels, Ladybug, CommVEx 2012, C64 BASIC Sprites, VAMP, Happy Easter, Club Info, Asteroids +4 Emulator, SX-64, Amiga 1200, Stair Runner and a interview with Jeremy Smith.
Icaros Desktop 1.5.2
Paolo Besser released a new version of Icaros Desktop. Changes in this version: Updated: Nouveau, audio and network drivers, wireless manager, FlexCat, codesets library and additional Zune classes, AROS shell manual, libgtk-mui and Sqrxz3. New: Boot preference program, Pushover, HELP utility for CLI commands, ntpsync and SFSundelete.
Gamebase 64 - v10
The team of Gamebase 64 released version 10. The total is now more than 23,500 entries, 500 more then the previous version. And 350+ files are updated. The goal of Gamebase 64 is to preserve all software that was made for the Commodore 64 computer.
