Category: Computers

CoCo Cross Development, part 3

See also: Part 1 and Part 2. Previously, I presented a simple way to write 6809 assembly code on a modern computer, compile it there, then load it in to the XRoar CoCo emulator as a BASIC program. (That last bit makes much less sense when I read it back.) Today, let’s look at moving files back and forth using disk…

Retromania held Retrogaming Party in Portugal

The Retrogaming  Party happened last January 13 and 14 in Portugal. Result of a partnership between Retromania website and ISPGaya, the event was divided in two days to serve two different publics. One day was dedicated to the ISPGaya students, who had the opportunity to get in contact with the most important and iconic machines from the 80s and 90s. The second…

AGD (Arcade Game Designer) Initial Setup

Hi everyone, with two games under my belt I thought I would share a few things I’ve learned that the new AGD user should be aware of when making games that will save you a lot of pain and time. In this initial post I’ll go into what you need to do to get up and running with AGD…At the…

Horace will return in this adaptation of a Vic-20 game

Everybody loves Horace, even if nobody is sure what he is. And he’s set to return in Horace in the Mega Vault, a fan-made game in development by Sunteam. It’s an ‘adaptation/expansion’ of Mega Vault, an Imagine title for the Vic-20 where you had to dodge the traps while collecting food and the master key to escape. This version will…

C64 S.E.U.C.K. Game Compo 2016/17 is closed for submissions. Time play and cast your vote!

The New Dimension‘s Richard Bayliss has announced on Twitter that the SEUCK game competition for 2016/2017 deadline has arrived and it has received nine contestants. Now it is time for you help to choose the best ones. To do that, you can head over The New Dimension website, download, play and finally vote. The winners will get extra help to either…

Monty and the Temple of Lost Souls, ZX Spectrum, Full Review

Well, where can I start, it’s been a long ride, Andy was very kind enough to send over various beta versions and then a full version of Temple of Lost Souls, and we spent some good time before release day, play testing the game and discussing ideas and such. Fortunately we found no bugs, and now the game has been…

Amiga Remix Latest Updates

Over at Amiga Remix the following remixes have been added. Click on each title below to listen or right click ‘Save As’ to download. Parasol Stars Medley Rings of Medusa – Distorsion mix Sleeping Gods Lie (Intro Remix) Thunderboy Medley X-Out – Drowning In Your Love Remix Boil Up! Power! (Midnight Resistance Stage 1) Robocop 3 Website: amigaremix.com

Latest GTW64 updates, Reviving the Unreleased!

Frank Gasking runs the awesome website GTW64, which is a C64 focused project attempting to find all incomplete and lost C64 games, and archive them for all you lovely Retro Gamers to enjoy! Todays updates are as follows.. Maze Patrol Escape from London Renegade V1 Kung Fury: Street Rage Lauren of the 25th Century Chelsea of the South Sea Moonstone Streethawk…

C64 endings Latest Updates

Latest updates from Vinny over at c64endings.co.uk are as follows: The Bard’s Tale II: The Destiny Knight by Electronic Arts Airwolf 2 by Elite WEC Le Man by Imagine Website: c64endings.co.uk

AMIcast Podcast Episode 20, Trevor Dickinson

Amicast is a podcast about the Amiga, covering everything about the platform, past and present! Today’s show is all about the future of AmigaOS. Guest star is Trevor Dickinson! This is hot stuff direct from the Amiga Party in Ireland. The episode has two parts: first is the interview with Trevor, second is recorded audio from Trevor’s speech at Amiga Ireland MeetUp…