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As you know, the Super Famicom is the Japanese cousin of the Super Nintendo. What you probably don’t know is that there will be a new cartridge being released for it in 2017! The game is not a brand new homebrew, as you could expect when reading the headline. Kaizou Choujin Shubibinman Zero was actually released in 1997 as a digital download…
Mostly inspired by Allen Huffman and his excellent series of articles about Cross development and Extended Color Basic (CoCo Cross Development part 1, part 2, and part 3), I decided to try coding in BASIC for the CoCo using a modern editor. Equipped with MAME as emulator and LWTools to create and modify disk images, using the decb utility, I create…
As I am writing this post, the ZX Spectrum Next campaign is entering its last week and is £991 short to reach the astonishing mark of half million pounds! Henrique and team had created a new stretch goal to be unlocked after the £500,000 mark that will make all backers very happy: a new Dizzy game made exclusively for the ZX Spectrum…
If you are into BASIC programming and the ZX Spectrum, here is a great opportunity to make something fun with your little machine! It was announced a game jam exclusively for ZX Spectrum games written in BASIC. The general jam rules allow you to create a game in one of the following categories: Arcade / Platformer Adventure (Text or Graphical)…
ArtiGames have just released a new version of “Zelda Return of the Hylian”. Changes: Enhanced for Vampire, New intro, Roland mt32 music, Link can now scream when in attack mode and we can even hear him walking around. Story: After Link’s victory over Ganon (in “A Link to thePast”),no one knows what Link’s wish to the Triforce was. But this…
Mr. Mind is a new game by Assassins (ASN) for the Commodore Plus/4. Taking the rules of the classic Mastermind and mixing it up with an Arcade feel, this game will keep you entertained for many hours. Be careful though, it is highly addictive! A lovely little game with a charming bouncy TED tune, download it now! :) Written by Skoro…
Jan Beta has made a video about the restoration of a Commodore 1541-II disk drive he was given for free recently. The video Includes inspecting the whole drive internally, lubricating the mechanics, cleaning the head, washing the case, replacing the electrolytic capacitors on the PCB, and exercising the stepper motor. Check out the video below. YouTube: Jan Beta
The 8-Bit Guy takes a look at a very special cartridge for the Commodore VIC-20, the Super Expander. Also he takes a brief look at an EPROM programmer. Check out the video below. YouTube: The 8-Bit Guy
This is a game running in a mui window, where you have to collect as many numbers as possible, without walking over your own path and you have to stay within the playfield. Sounds easy? Just try it! Download: Greedium.lha Source: aminet.net
YAPE 1.1.2 is here… Bugfixes and improvements: CPU and TED timing improvements Some more monitor improvements Regression bug related to cancelling the autostart dialog fixed AltGr got stuck in Message Queue based input mode Failing OpenGL mode crash fixed Speech quality regression fix [youtube KIq5zCX7N5s nolink] Head on over to the download page for your copy!
