Category: Computers
Some interesting Scene News today. @AmigaOldSkooler contacted Vitno recently through Twitter to let you all know that Void and Nukleus are bringing back the Amiga demo chart called Versus. They are looking for people to vote for their favourite Amiga demos and Artist. Looking over the details, it could come across a little daunting, but rest assured, you do not…
Can AMIGArama survive the night in a haunted hotel for this spooky, Bubble Ghost spectacular episode?
Jason Moore is the maintainer of the well-received website “Atari Projects“, where he presents many projects for you to do with your Atari computer. Today, he has announced on Facebook the availability of his new book, Atari Projects: 50 Fun Projects for Your 8-Bit Home Computer. “The goal of this book is to provide a series of fun projects to…
No Super Mario Bros. to be seen in this nightmare as AMIGArama visits dreamland with these Great Giana sisters.
It starts today (August 24th) the crowdfunding campaign for the reprint of the first issue of Clube MSX. With a pledge of R$ 40,00 (USD 10), readers in Brazil will get the magazine with shipping included. Other rewards include an exclusive Clube MSX t-shirt and mug. The magazine will feature a Collector Edition holographic stamp on the cover and also…
Having had a busy week with their recent announcements that they will be handling the commercial publishing of Mars (C64) and ALPHARAY (Plus/4), Psytronik Software, in conjunction with RGCD has just confirmed that the nonogram puzzle game GRID PIX, developed by Carleton Handley, will be coming soon for the Commodore 64. For those not familiar with what a nonogram puzzle…
Quadron is an excellent ZX Spectrum game that was released as a digital download last December, written by Andy “Cosmium” Beale in 1986-87 and never released until last year! If you missed that or don’t remember, we have even written a comprehensive review of the game. Another fun fact (for us!) is that Andy didn’t have access to the original source code,…
A conversion of Chopper Command, initially released by Activision for the Atari 2600 way back in 1982, has been released for the Commodore 64 (C64) and is now available to download for free. Chopper Command is a two way horizontal scrolling shooter set in a desert environment whereby the player controls a military grade helicopter with the objective to protect…
Psytronik Software have announced that pre-orders for the commercial release of ALPHARAY, their incredible new release for the Commodore Plus/4 and expanded Commodore 16 home computer, will be open this Sunday. Developed by the team that brought us Pets Rescue for the Plus 4, ALPHARAY is a visually impressive horizontal scrolling shoot ’em up that sees you power-up your Alpharay…
In the 1980s everyone wanted a Commodore 64. However, a lot of families, like mine, could not afford one. I owned the C64’s cheap and cheerful little sister, the Commodore Plus/4 (connected to a black and white portable TV). The Plus/4 along with its brother the Commodore 16 were Commodore’s entry-level replacement for the ageing VIC-20. Unfortunately, despite popularity in…
