Category: Computers

Amstrad CPC Gamers’ Choice Award 2018 – Vote Closed

Looking back at the current generation gaming scene for the Amstrad CPC in 2018, it is hard to not be impressed by the vast range of quality titles for this great machine. Gone is the stigma of the platform being subject to quick and dirty ZX Spectrum ports, now replaced with games that are developed with care and passion to…

Clube MSX issue #4 pre-sale starts tomorrow

Clube MSX, the quarterly Brazilian printed magazine about the MSX line of computers starts this Wednesday, March 20th, to take pre-orders for the fourth issue. The first edition of 2019 is already available for purchase, with a discounted price, at the magazine’s official website. The shipment is planned to start as soon as March 28th. For international orders, please check…

AMIGArama Podcast Episode 73: Cybernoid The Fighting Machine

An 8 Bit C64 classic gets the 16 Bit Amiga treatment in this weeks episode as Lorfarius takes on the villanous Cyber space pirates.

Rare Sinclair ZX Spectrum Prototype donated to the Centre for Computing History

The Centre for Computing History in Cambridge, UK, has received, among others, a rare and valuable donation to be added to its collection. The ZX Spectrum prototype was donated by Kate and John Grant of Nine Tiles Inc. The company was responsible for writing the Sinclair BASIC for the ZX-80, ZX-81 and the Spectrum and kept this prototype all these…

Pinball Dreams port comes across to Amstrad CPC, BG Games Checks In with VITNO

BG Games Production is eagerly ramping up Amstrad enthusiasts’ anticipation of its impending full release of its port of the classic Amiga pinball simulator, Pinball Dreams. Development of Pinball Dreams for the Amstrad CPC is pretty much completed with the game at the final stages of testing. I was fortunate enough to have been granted a trial version of the…

With 15 games, MSXDev’18 deadline has arrived and now it is time to vote for the best! (UPDATE: Added download link)

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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…

Scene World Video interview with Christian Spanik – Part 5 – Working at Data Becker

In part 5 of our interview series with computer media pioneer Christian Spanik, we talk about how it was to work for Data Becker. A lot of stories to be heard of how it was to work for one of the biggest publishers in Germany and the first for computer books. We also talk about the expansion of Data Becker…

SIZZLER – unboxing and C64 gameplay by Scene World

More reviews and unboxing from us! Sizzler! Our very own Andrew Fisher has a look at it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RVD8gcmONo … – unboxing and C64 gameplay!

AMIGArama Podcast Episode 72: SWIV

Lorfarius gets in da heli for some arcade shoot em up fun in this weeks AMIGArama.

SIDFX – New batch available! Your last chance to acquire the Ultimate Dual SID solution for your Commodore

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…