Category: Computers

MUIBase 3.1

MUIbase (Magic data BASE with User Interface) is a relational, programmable database with a graphical user interface for Amiga, Linux, Mac and Windows. Steffen Gutmann has released a new version for the Amiga. The changes are: Shared access. New programming functions PREPARECHANGE, FIELD, FIELDS and TMPDIR. Website: http://muibase.sourceforge.net

Cadog Adventures – AROS

Cadog Adventures is a game developed by Niklas Wahrman that was introduced at Assemlby’04. In this platform game you must avoid all the dangers such as the water pits and the blob enemies. If you move in the game the world will turn clock-wise or counter clockwise. Website: http://archives.aros-exec.org

Amstrad CPC HxC Floppy Emulator Manager v3.1

Norecess released a new version of his SDCard HxC Floppy Emulator Manager which works on the Amstrad CPC 464 and 664 now. If you already own a HxC floppy emulator, this tool is a must have for you. The HxC Floppy emulator was designed to to replace the floppy disk drive by an electronic device emulating the floppy disk drive….

High Voltage SID Collection #62

It was released last Dec 21st the new volume of the acclaimed HVSC – High Voltage SID Collection. If you follow CiA CSDb updates you know that already, however, such an important release deserves its own post. The High Voltage SID Collection (HVSC) is a freeware hobby project which organizes Commodore 64 music (also known as SID music) into an…

The Story of the ZX Spectrum in Pixels by Chris Wilkins

Another great review from Retro Games Collector – now about the book The Story of the ZX Spectrum in Pixels. As if in testimony to the ZX Spectrum’s enormous games library spanning decades, the first impression you get from the book is that is jam packed full and certainly has more pages than I had expected, 234 in total. The…

Amiga Gets New FPS 'Did It Come From The Desert?'

Inspired by Cinemaware’s upcoming release of the long lost Mega Drive version of It Came From The Desert, one Amiga fan has decided to recreate the ant blasting action in a first person shooter for the Commodore computer. Available as a free download, Did It Come From The Desert is one action packed 3D adventure Amiga gamers don’t want to…

Interview with demoscener 'Made'

Carlos Pardo, also known as Made in the demoscene world, is an highly-skilled graphist on modern platform that initially started on Amstrad CPC. He gave a great (and long) interview to norecess.cpcscene.net. Indeed, the CPC 6128 was my first computer. All started in 1988, my best friend and neighbor just had a brand new Amstrad 464. The home computing was…

MultiMax cartridge for sale

MultiMax is the ultimate cartridge for the (among others) Commodore MAX Machine (also known as Commodore Ultimax) game console. It contains all software titles (a total of 24, many with multiple versions) ever released by Commodore for this machine, selectable from a convenient power-on menu. A reset button is also included so that you do not need to power-cycle your…

X-bEnCh 0.99 XMas pre release

X-bEnCh is an Amiga game launcher & More. With 272 colors on screen with AGA (128 with OCS/ECS), this Frontend can autoscan your hard-drive to find all your whdload games or your .exe and organize them in launching listings. X-bEnCh can also manage manuals listings and have an internal script system, the X-bEnCh Scripts (For non whdload games for exemple)….

Amiga Remix: 57 new Songs

– 2014-12-20 Golden Axe – Wilderness– 2014-12-20 Lotus 3 – Metal Machine Remix– 2014-12-20 Turrican II – Freedom– 2014-12-20 Speedball 2 Theme RMX– 2014-12-20 Full Contact – Chinese Dream (SyTeQ Covermix)– 2014-12-20 F/A-18 Interceptor – Main Theme (SyTeQ mix)– 2014-12-20 Lotus III – The Ultimate Challenge – Miami Ice (SyTeQ mix)– 2014-12-20 Cannon Fodder – Killer– 2014-12-20 Pinball Dreams –…