Category: Computers

Technique to convert a Commodore 64 from NTSC to PAL

If you own an NTSC C64, you know already that the games released in Europe were designed to work on the old continent TV standard, PAL which would prevent the game to run in the machines produced in North America. If you are brave enough and really willing to enjoy the European games, you can convert your machine to PAL….

Sprite Castle episode 30 talks about 'Sword of Fargoal'

A new episode of Sprite Castle has been released. The featured game is the rogue-like Sword of Fargoal by Epyx. Sword of Fargoal was created by author and programmer Jeff McCord and based on his original dungeon adventure, Gammaquest II, which was programmed in BASIC for the Commodore PETcomputer and written in 1979-1981 while he was still in high school…

Video review of the Vampire 2 accelerator for the Amiga 600

Dan Wood from kookytech.net has published a video reviewing the Vampire 2 for the Amiga 600. The Vampire 2 is an incredibly fast FPGA accelerator for the Commodore Amiga 600, pushing it to speeds and power far beyond what was previously possible. But how good is it, and what can it do? You will find out watching the vldeo below: [youtube…

'Oliver Twins' to be jury on Amstrad CPC Game Development Competition

Philip Oliver has confirmed that he an his brother Andrew Oliver will be part of#CPCRetroDev 2016 jury. Philip and Andrew, known as The Oliver Twins, will evaluate presented games with respect to 4 main aspects: Fun&Engagement, Technical Quality, Graphics&Artistic Quality, and Music&Sound Effects. Their evaluation will be part of the general score that will decide on the best games in…

'Commodore Free' Issue 93 is available now!

Commodore Free 93 is out. The free digital magazine for Commodore line of computers brings news, articles and reviews for the Amiga, C64, Plus/4 and VIC-20. This issue contents: Mastering tapes Part 1: General considerations By Pixel JAM IT Commodore 64 Game review Growing Pains Part Tres – The Envelope Addressor” (TEA) v1 and v4.2” by Lenard R. Roach Commodore…

Kabura – New Arcade promises to bring fun for the C64!

‘Kabura’ is a new release by Sputnik World for the Commodore 64. The game took more than one year to be developed and now it is ready for you to play and enjoy! The history of the game, as told by the Sputnik World: We are in the XXII century, the year 2113 in Japan. We live in a futuristic…

TRS-Color Computer 3 emulator + Drivewire starter kit gets an update

Bill Pierce announced on the CoCo maillist that he has updated the VCC Starter Kits with newer versions of the emulator and Drivewire.The “VCC Starter Kits” are a single install of VCC (CoCo3 emulator), HDBDOS, NitrOS9, and DriveWire4, completely set up and ready to run. The kit is perfect for those who want a quick start with the VCC emulator…

Developers, Developers! CBM prg Studio 3.8.0 has been released

CBM prg Studio has been released, with lots of new feature, including: Relocate assembly code Assembler logical operators Multiple sprite layering. To read more and download the software for free, following the link below. Link: Ajordison.co.uk

Wifi hardware expansion for the Amstrad CPC

M4 Board is a WiFi adapter for the Amstrad CPC that allows you to connect the CPC to a PC to access files and also directly to the Internet. With the M4 your CPC will be able to: Emulate Romboard, currently up to 16 ROMS, can be uploaded/removed via Web Interface. Download files from internet via WiFi. Mass storage to…

'The Mojon Twins' releases Uwol for MSX2

The Mojo Twins has released the port from ZX Spectrum, Uwol, Quest For Money for the MSX2. The game is about to steal the most amount of coins possible. Uwol won’t want to end his mission until he collects a minimum of 255 of those. The manor rooms are arranged like a pyramid, starting from the very top, and after…