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The people behind the Atari magazine pro(c) Atari has released a special printed edition of the PDF Magazine ‘ATARI GAMER XL/XE Game Review Edition’ created by Darren Doyle. The 72-page magazine will feature: Atari Time Tunnel Atari Fun Facts 2 Interviews System Focus on 130XE Atari 8bit Trivia 60 Game Reviews Atari Computers in Europe in the 80’s 8bit Lost…
Analogue Nt is a new video-game console that can play both NES and Japanese Famicom that also supports accessories from the NES Zapper to the Famicom Disk System. The new console is built from a single solid block of aluminium, and differently than other new NES-compatible consoles, like the Retro 5, the Analogue Nt is built with the original hardware…
[youtube WqntkEOugYY nolink] The video above shows an amazing Apple IIc mod, battery-powered and with a built-in colour monitor. Charles Mangin, the guy behind the amazing machine will be showing it off at KansasFest. Source: A2Central
Here is another interesting Kickstarter campaign. On this one, Jeffrey Wittenhagen proposes to write a comprehensive Nintendo Collector’s Book and also a physical NES RPG indie game with professional NES-themed artwork. “The Complete NES” is a project that is a combination campaign having multiple different aspects to it. There is a thorough NES Collector’s Guide covering the entire licensed US…
The National Museum of Computing in UK is trying to get help to maintain its collection of BBC Micro, first launched in 1981. Most of the collection is used on an interactive exhibit, and the need for maintenance also includes peripherals like CRT monitors. The museum, which is located on the Bletchley Park estate, has about 80 BBC Micro computers,…
Antic, the podcast about the Atari 8-bit computers has a new episode! Some of the highlights are: Nw atari archive sites. Randy tells us all about BASIC XL Kevin delves into the sordid history of DorsETT Educational Systems Bill Kendrick fills us in on a panoply of stuff, including a brain transplant for your 8-bit. (*) After the release of…
Prodatron released a beta version of SymbOS v3.0 – his operating system for the Amstrad CPC and the MSX. The main new feature of this release is the support for the DenYoNet network card on the MSX, and a driver for localhost. There is not network support for the Amstrad, though. The author seems pretty excited with this new release…
On this new episode of Drop III Inches, they talk about small advances in booting a /// from a flash drive, the Cursor /// joystick and the history of The Keyboard Company, and a visit to the Stanford archives of Apple materials to get the real scoop on EMI/RFI emissions and the timeline of the /// plus. After that, another…
You probably know we recently posted news about the #CPCRetroDev2015, a game development competition for the Amstrad CPC 464. Today the compo organizers made available a tape containing all games from the previous edition. It contains 16 games, and the sale is intended to finance the next editions of the contest, which gives money prize for the winners. Before placing…
The PDF-magazine REV’n’GE (“Retro Emulator Vision and Game”) Issue 35 is out. The magazine focuses on reviewing retro games released for several platforms. This edition brings: Lords of the Rings – Amiga Firelord – C64, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum Firestar – MSX Tau Zero Redux – C64 Cobrastrike – Macintosh and much more… Link: Download Free PDF
