Category: Commodore News

GuruNet – Connect your Amiga to the Internet

Electronics Is Fun has launched a new product, the GuruNet, that allows you to connect your Amiga 600, 2000, or 3000 to the network via ethernet cable. The installation is straightforward, using the parallel port. The board is 100% compatible with PlipBox open source firmware and it was tested with the 3 models mentioned earlier and several Amiga TCP/IP stacks…

AMIGArama Podcast Episode 55: Smash TV

Another arcade hit gets the AMIGArama treatment this weeks episode, it’s…. Smash TV!

Exploding Fish About To Get Limited Physical Release

Megastyle are pleased to announce the impending physical release of Exploding Fish for the Commodore 64. The limited cassette edition is scheduled to be available for order from their new web store on Saturday November 17 at 10am (UTC). Originally made available as a digital release back in June, Exploding Fish sees you take control of Diver Dougal who has…

Retro Games hints at imminent news on Full Size TheC64

Retro Games Limited, the maker of TheC64 Mini, has announced the soft launch of their new website  that will feature “new products, newsletters and much more!”. However, the most exciting part of the new website is the inclusion of a page dedicated to the full size TheC64. As yet, there are no specific details about the full size model with…

Play Commodore PET games in your browser at the Internet Archive

As the precursor to the both the VIC-20 and C64, the Commodore PET (Personal Electronic Transactor) was launched in 1977, and was one of the first truly personal computers aimed at the home market, as well as making inroads into business and education sectors. And now, thanks to it’s on-going mission to archive and preserve the history of humankind in…

KTRL CD32 gamepad for the Amiga CD32 goes wireless

As cool as the Amiga CD32 console might have been, one of the more questionable design decisions around the ill-fated unit was undoubtedly it’s U-shaped game controller. Those of you in possession of Commodore’s swansong machine might be interested by the endeavours of English Amiga Board user, MickGyver, who has been hard at work updating his already-impressive KTRL CD32 pad…

Scene World interview: at gamescom with Andreas Magerl of Amiga Future about their 20th anniversary

Here it is finally released, the interview at gamescom with Andreas Magerl of Amiga Future talking with us about the 20th anniversary they are celebrating this year and about the state of the Amiga scene in general.

Space Moguls, Upcoming Game Preview for the C64

The Commodore 64 is not known for its turn based strategy games and its a genre that appears to have been neglected in the era of current generation titles.  Carl-Henrik Skarstedt and Protovision are looking to change all this with the upcoming release of Space Moguls, a modern day homage to the cult classic M.U.L.E. Space Moguls allows up to…

Ultimate 64: Is this the perfect solution for C64 enthusiasts?

Does this ‘all-in-one’ Commodore 64 solution live up to its hype? The VITNO team has received their board and spends a couple of days of putting it  through its paces. The 1541 Ultimate series of cartridges, including the Ultimate II+,  has become a standard for the modern day C64 enthusiast, providing a highly reliable and versatile file storage solution. Its…