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APDA Apple II software library now available

APDA Software Library

The APDA Software Library, with dozens of Apple II programs from the Apple Programmers and Developers Association, is now available from Juiced.GS.

Does PETSCII Compositor Make “True” Artists Obsolete?

PETSCII Compositor is a Windows tool that helps create PETSCII art based on existing graphics. A few days ago, the creator, MultiStyle Labs, released a new version, 1.10.  The program aims to allow any user to can grab any image, load it to the program and, with a couple of clicks, see thatimage turned into PETSCII graphics. What caught my…

This Week In FujiNet – November 23rd 2022

This Week In FujiNet – 46 and Holiday Week 47 Posted on November 27, 2022 by Atari Orbit This Week In FujiNet is being released the weekend after Thanksgiving. It’s covering Week 46 and Week 47. With Thanksgiving taking up a big chunk of 47 you would think things would have slowed down, ha, apparently the holidays have motivated quite a few people…

‘They came to wreak Hell’ – A new game for the NES

The NES game scene is one of the most active around the retro community. I think here on ViTNO we don’t talk enough about it, and we should try to do better since it is not only interesting from a retro gamer perspective but also the development aspect of it. Every year, the NES community has a game development competition…

Classic C64’s Dig Dug gets special enhanced version by Hokuto Force

Hokuto Force has released an enhanced version of Dig Dug, one of my favourite games for the C64 (I’ve played a lot on the arcades back in the day, to be honest!). In addition to the NTSC speed option, the team took the time to fix some bugs in the original game and focus on features that would be appreciated…

GEOS has been ported to the Atari 8-bit

It’s never too late to do cool stuff in the retro computing world. This time around, the Atari 8-bit computers get a new port of the GEOS, a graphic interface environment created for the Commodore (64, 128, and Plus/4) and Apple II by Berkeley Softworks. GEOS was interesting at the time because it delivered a powerful environment while having extremely…

Lilly’s Saga – The Stones of Evergreen wins MSXdev’22 – Check the results!

MSXdev’22 is over, and all results are in. The always-successful contest nailed again! With 32 games, the judges had a really hard time picking the best ones, but after several days of deliberation, the grand prize went to Lilly’s Saga – The Stones of Evergreen, gathering 572 out of 600 points. According to the MSXdev post, “The jury was well…

The Retro Hour Book – You will be able to hold in your hands a piece of the retro gaming history

The 7-years-old retro gaming podcast is already well-known by the retro community, and it is unquestionable their ability to invite real “celebrities” of retro computing and gaming history to their weekly show. This week’s show brought some news that might interest you, even if you are not a frequent listener. Dan Wood, Ravi Abbott and Joe Fox announced the Kickstarter…

CoCoBan – A new puzzle game for the Color Computer 3

CoCoBan is a self-discovery action puzzle game derived from Sokoban and Picoban with a few added twists.   Use the keyboard to push or pick up objects to make your way to the green emerald goal.  Game progress is automatically saved to disk when you advance a level.  Be sure to turn up the volume to hear the sound effects! CoCoBan…