Category: Computers

WinUAE 4.10 – New version of the Amiga emulator for Windows

After many months of development, a new version of WinUAE has been released. Version 4.10 brings now 100% cycle accuracy for the 68000-based unexpanded configuration.  Also, initially planned for this release, the pixel-perfect OCS and ESC Denise mid-screen resolution was pushed for the upcoming 5.0 release. Here are the details: New hardware emulation features and update 68000 emulation is finally…

Enjoy Juiced.GS Volume 27, Issue 4 (December 2022)

Juiced.GS Volume 27, Issue 4 (December 2022)

The December 2022 issue of Juiced.GS has shipped, featuring fraud detection, AppleSqueezer & emulator reviews, an online communities guide and much more!

Scene World Podcast Episode #155 – Japan’s Game Preservation Society with Damian Rogers

In our new episode we are covering the Game Preservation Society. It is a non-profit organization actively preserving Japanese retro games from the 70’s and 80’s as cultural assets. The members are describing their project as follows: “We see games as an important asset and work to preserve it for future generations. Our members, although having various fields of expertise,…

After 40 years, PC Magazine “magazine” ceases to exist.

The December 2022 issue of PC Magazine will be its last one. Carol Mangis, manager of the magazine’s digital edition, announced the news in her “First Word” column. The magazine started its life in 1982, founded by David Bunnell, Jim Edlin, and Cheryl Woodard. By the end of 1983, the monthly issue had nothing less than 800 pages! At the…

Hyperdrive – A new shoot’em up for the Amstrad CPC by Juan J. Martínez

Hyperdrive is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up game for the Amstrad CPC with 64K of RAM or more and the GX4000. The game offers classic shoot’em up action with a smooth one-pixel scroll at 25 frames per second, not often experienced on the Amstrad CPC. Hyperdrive implements the power-up system seen in Uchūsen Gamma (MSX, 2019; by the same author)….

ChatGPT A.I. writes a BASIC program

Previously, I shared my discovery that the new ChatGPT artificial intelligence program had some understanding of programming languages such as C, BASIC and even COBOL. In the days since that discovery, I have continued to experiment with this technology and have found it to be quite useful. It has already helped me with my day job. It was able to…

Scene World Podcast Episode #154 – Simon The Sorcerer Origins with Giulia Valentini + Fabrizio Rizzo

In our new podcast episode we are talking with Giulia Valentini and Fabrizio Rizzi from Smallthing Studios who are developing a brand new Simon The Sorcerer game! Enjoy and watch out for Simon The Sorcerer Origins! It’s an official prequel to the original Simon the Sorcerer game and transports players back to a few weeks before the events of the…

APDA Apple II software library now available

APDA Software Library

The APDA Software Library, with dozens of Apple II programs from the Apple Programmers and Developers Association, is now available from Juiced.GS.

Does PETSCII Compositor Make “True” Artists Obsolete?

PETSCII Compositor is a Windows tool that helps create PETSCII art based on existing graphics. A few days ago, the creator, MultiStyle Labs, released a new version, 1.10.  The program aims to allow any user to can grab any image, load it to the program and, with a couple of clicks, see thatimage turned into PETSCII graphics. What caught my…

This Week In FujiNet – November 23rd 2022

This Week In FujiNet – 46 and Holiday Week 47 Posted on November 27, 2022 by Atari Orbit This Week In FujiNet is being released the weekend after Thanksgiving. It’s covering Week 46 and Week 47. With Thanksgiving taking up a big chunk of 47 you would think things would have slowed down, ha, apparently the holidays have motivated quite a few people…