Category: Computers
Hyperion Entertainment has released update 6 for AmigaOS 4.1. This update will not improve the operating system, but installs a new update system (AmiUpdate). With AmiUpdate all future updates will be installed automatically. Website: http://blog.hyperion-entertainment.biz/?p=775Source: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl
Olaf Schönweiß started a new forum for people who develop software or hardware for the Amiga. The forum is for all Amiga platforms and for people who want to help each other with developing for the Amiga. The forum sections are: Cross-platform Development, OS specific Development, Projects, Hardware-Development, Utilitybase, Other languages, Members, General Category and Site. Forum: http://www.amigacoding.deSource: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl
Mike (Herr VC) made another improvement to the routines for the VFLI graphics mode for the Commodore VIC-20. The colour RAM is now updated just as the VIC has reads out of a certain location. All lines are now exactly 71 cycles long. All display data, colour RAM and a complete VFLI image file will now fit into the RAM…
SketchBlock is a drawing program for AmigaOS. The aim of this project is to create a sophisticated application for digital painting. Changes in this version: Layer and Paint Tool blend modes (Normal, Multiply, Divide, Add, Subtract, Difference, Hue, Saturation, Color and Value) Extended Path support. Two new plugins: Curves and Filled Boxes. Website: http://www.broad.ology.org.uk/amiga/sketchblock/index.htmlSource: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl
Codetapper’s Amiga Retro Site! had an interview with Ned Langman. Ned was the graphic artist behind many Amiga games: Silkworm, Ninja Warriors, Judge Dredd, NARC, SWIV, Saint Dragon, Double Dragon 3, Rod-Land, Big Run and Indy Heat. Website: http://www.codetapper.comSource: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl
The second part of the Strike Team Special Missions trilogy has arrived. Carl Mason has created a new mission, in which one or two of the heroes must make their way through Thailand, finding the bad boss who has captured many prisoners in a high security prison. This game features really nice graphics, and also a new front end with…
Programming: Richard BaylissTechnical support: Achim VolkersGraphics: Richard Bayliss, Alf YngveMusic: Richard BaylissGenre: Arcade – Shoot ‘Em Up (Horizontal Scrolling)Tape Loader: Thunderload Series Six (Martin Piper) The tribe is very annoyed with you. While you were going to vaccinate an elephant, you forgot to close the door on the enclosure. The elephant makes its way through to the heart of the…
Turbo Chameleon 64 is an extremely user-friendly cartridge that can be used without opening the computer. It is just plugged to the expansion port of the C64. The Turbo Chameleon 64 cartridge can also be operated as a stand-alone unit (since it’s basically an FPGA computer like the C-One or the Minimig in a C64 cartridge case), replacing the computer,…
Todays releases over at CSDb are as follows: Sheep Toss +2H, Zdorovo, Santasour, 3WDG Logo 2012, Avatar Intro WEC, Strike Team Alpha +2, N.E.I.L. Android +9GHD, Match Buster +3CHFD 101% [pal/ntsc] and Santa Leaving Factory. Source: http://csdb.dk
Sqrxz Amiga OCS v1.2 version has been released. Sqrxz is a nice little jump and run game for Amiga, AROS and PC. They also now offer a CDTV/CD32 image of the game too as well as other platforms such as Linux, MorphOS and even Dreamcast! So what you waiting for get over to www.sqrxz.de and download a free copy!
