Author: Paulo Garcia
If you think that it is taking too long to get your hands on the new Mac OSX “El Capitan”, you should consider what the Apple IIgs users have been through. After exactly 22 years, 2 months, 2 days and 2 hours since System 6.0.1 was released, a new version of the Apple IIgs operating system has been released. Of…
Today is a sad day for all Nintendo fans. Satoru Iwata dies at only 55, victim of a tumour. He joined Nintendo in 1980, and became the company president in 1993. In his time as President, Iwata oversaw some of the strongest (Wii, DS) and weakest (GameCube, Wii U) periods in Nintendo’s history as a video game company. Last year,…
This episode of Inverse ATASCII tackles a different type of productivity tool – The Atari Portfolio, the first MS-DOS compatible handheld device. The device is actually developed by another company – DIP Research and then licensed to Atari. To learn everything about the device, and see some nice pictures of it, head over Inverse ATASCII podcast website. Link: Inverse ATASCII
Now you can buy a tiny NES console powered by a Raspberry PI and Emulation Station. The kit includes: Pitendo Case Raspberry Pi 2 8GB microSD card with adapter HDMI Cable AC Adapter USB SNES Gamepad Although anyone can build something similar using open source software and 3D print models, at US$139 this kit seems to be a good deal…
Fernando Pena, known as “ferix” on English Amiga Board has posted some updates in his project to create a SD Card interface for the Amiga. There are some videos showing the card working, and it looks pretty amazing. Although we already have the option to buy GOTEK drives for the Amiga, having an SD Card interface is very appealing, and…
We had reported here about the MS-DOS port of Retro City Rampage. The game made its way to all major platforms since 2012, and now the developer wants to release it for MS-DOS, preferable using floppy disks!. Gamasutra sat with Brian and talked about his project. Right, but this was something I wanted to do years and years ago (…)…
Are you on a hunt to learn or improve your Apple II programming skills? Here is a great opportunity for you! Rebecca Heineman releases source for IIGS version of Space Ace on GitHub. Back in 1990, Rebecca bought a copy of the game released by ReadySoft and didn’t like the fact the port was only for ProDOS, requiring you to…
Dungeon Stalker, a new game for the Atari 7800 developed by “AtariMaximus”, has reached its “Release Candidate” state. That means all development work is done and if there is no big bugs, the game will be released soon. Your character is a fearless female archer stuck in a dungeon with no exits. Her only option is to fight and try…
Blake Patterson wrote in his blog “Byte Cellar” about his visit to the “Places of Invention” Exhibit at the National Museum of American History, in Washington D.C. The exhibit is not only about vintage computing, but there is an important part of it dedicated to the rise of the personal computer. Besides the article that I recommend you to read,…
Matthew Reed has just published on TRS-80.org an article about the TRS-80 Model II. The article does a good job explaining the differences between the model II and model I, as well as covering released software for the machine. With a lot of information and nice catalog images, you should check it out for sure. Link: TRS-80.org
