Category: Computers
We all know that it is almost certain that video-game adaptations for the big screen will be terrible (Pixel?). Also last year, in a wave of incredibility, it was announced that a live-action ‘epic sci-fi movie’ based on Tetris was being developed, but this time we are talking about another movie, more in the lines of Social Network. The film…
We have been hosting a forum for many years, but with so many good forums around the internet, we assume we never were able to gain regular members, helping to increase the interest. For many months, we’ve been using the Facebook groups more actively, and the results are really amazing, with interesting discussions, news, photos and whatever comes to your…
Atariteca brought to our attention the release of Saboteur! for the Atari, ported from the original Commodore 64 version. The hero is a ninja who must infiltrate a warehouse and retrieve a disk containing the names of rebel leaders. Along the way, you will face enemies heavily armed and dogs. The game is available for free but you can check…
Richard Bayliss from The New Dimension (SEUCK Compo, SID, Graphics, you know the guy) posted updates about his upcoming project – Alien Invasion. Friday, 13th wasn’t a good day for him as he lost his hard drive, but thankfully he could find a recent backup and was able to keep working! he deadline is about 2 months and a half…
Darren Doyle has posted in our Amiga Friends Facebook group a digital painting inspired by the scene with the fist mid-level boss. He says: “Somebody in one of the Amiga Groups posted a digital painting of a scene from Turrican, the scene with the fist mid-level boss and I really loved this image, as did the other chap who posted…
WMSX is a browser-based emulator released by Paulo Peccin (great name, btw!) made with HTML5/Javascript, not requiring any plugins. It lets you load any disk image, support keyboard and controllers and also full screen mode. New in version 0.95: Selectable 60/50 Hz native V-Sync Complete line accuracy Screen mode splits now supported 7 Debug modes 3 Sprite modes Link: WMSX
A while ago we published an article about a port for the Atari 8-bit of the game Popeye. Now it is time for our beloved VIC-20 to get its version. Developed by Beamrider, the game is very close to the original arcade, taking in consideration all the graphics differences, of course. The music and the sound effects are very well…
We that lived the times where we would fistfight our friends in defence of our favourite computer brand/model, know how fierce and endless these ruses can last. How about settle it in a friendly trump card game? If you wonder how, I can tell you that it is going to be possible really soon. There is an already-funded campaign running…
Randy Kindig has just published the episode 49 of Floppy Days, covering the Texas TI-99. The episode contains also an interview Jim Fetzner and Mark Wills For the history segment, I was lucky enough to find a couple of people who have an incredible history with the TI-99, Jim Fetzner and Mark Wills. Jim has an extensive, multilingual library of…












