Author: Paulo Garcia
MSXDev’18 initial phase has come to an end on a high note. Nothing less than fifteen games are running to be the best in two categories: MSX Classic and MSX Freestyle. A panel of experts will judge the games but the organizers also started a poll to let the people pick their favorite (link below). This is the list of…
SIDFX is a plug-and-play solution that let you install any two SID models in your Commodore 64, SX-64, 128, 128D or C64 Reloaded with no soldering required. For some time, this excellent add-on was sold out. Henrik Alexandersen from Project SIDFX contacted me saying that they have a new batch available for purchase. However, the bad news is that this…
Ricardo Saraiva posted on RetroShop Facebook Page another special offer for those interested in a MiSTer board. The offer is a special bundle called MiSTer Razor XL Edition Bundle, including XSRAM, Wakefield-Vette Heatshink and Boxed Noctua Fan. All boards are 100% assembled and tested. There are only 100 units available for 79,90€ with FREE Worldwide Shipping (with tracking). The sale will happen…
It is true we don’t talk much about the TI-99 here, but it is not because we think less of it. I actually have two of them in my personal collection and it is a very interesting and capable computer. Also, the community of enthusiasts dedicated to the TI-99 is very active on, for example, the Atariage Forum. If you…
A few weeks ago the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4k was on sale on Amazon Canada and I decided to get one, although I already had many other ways to stream Netflix and other streaming services (fact that my sons keep reminding (mocking!) me every time I use the new device). The price was good and I was curious to…
Reading the excellent atari8bit.net and Atariteca, I was fascinated with the Atari Accountant, the most expensive software sold for the Atari 8-bit machines. The accountant suite would cost, at the time, US$ 1,500, price you would pay for the General Accounting, Account Receivable, and Inventory Control modules. On top of that, the wealthy user would have to buy an Atari…
By now, everybody knows that the Arcade Game Designer (AGD) has been helping many developers to bring new games for the ZX Spectrum (and also Amstrad CPC, Coco/Dragon) in an incredible rate and excellent quality. Yesterday, another game showed up in the AGDx Facebook Group and caught my attention by its simplicity and the arcady feeling that it brings: Ninja…
As you might know, Jonathan Cauldwell’s Arcade Game Designer (AGD) is a game engine tool that makes easier to develop games for the ZX Spectrum. Although AGD is one of the best game engines around for retro computers, it runs on a ZX Spectrum hence it is constrained by the machine’s limitations. This week, Tony Thompson has announced on the…
I’ve been downloading and watching demos for many years now and they keep surprising me. I confess that I don’t watch them all, but I try to do it as often as my time allows me. With the month ending today, I decided to go back and check all the demos published during the month of February, primarily using CSDb…
Peter “JAC!” Dell has compiled a download package containing all programs and games presented during the Silly Venture 2k18, the 10th edition of the biggest retro scene gathering in Europe that happened last 2-4 November, in Poland. The convenient package contains four games, thirteen intros, fifteen graphics, six demos, five POKEY music files and another fifteen “bonus” files. It is…
