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[youtube 2eJNCm6bWww nolink] “The Blossoming Years” is a new album by MmcM, who is one of the most prominent musicians to come out of the Russian ZX Spectrum demoscene. A compilation of 18 tracks from 1999-2001 shows the musician at the peak of his creative powers and easily explains the cult following that he enjoys in the homeland. You can…
[youtube 72awbPA_a38 nolink] New Commodore 64 casing, New Commodore 64 motherboard. Acquiring a sexy brand new Commodore 64 computer for 2015 is becoming a reality it seems, but wait something is still missing? Yes the keyboard, the old one will look a bit pants with all the other new parts right? Well don’t worry the final puzzle piece can be…
As you may have noticed on the World of Spectrum website, the forums have been unavailable for some time now, but fear not as there is a temporary forum available and is already pretty active considering it hasn’t been up for very long. I stumbled upon a couple of speccy games there which are defintly worth a play. First up…
Individual Computers states that “the first C64 Reloaded boards have passed our quality control”. C64 Reloaded is a modern implementation of a C64, using the original components of the machine. They were able to build a small quantity equipped with new-old-stock chips, meaning old components that were never used or installed anywhere. The only used component is the video chip….
We reported back in January the BASIC 10Liners 2015 Contest, and at that time we thought we would have plenty of time to participate, right? Wrong! The contest has ended last April 11th, and the results are already online. In the PUR category (max. 120 characters per logical line, abbreviations are allowed) these are the top 10: 1. Carrera 3D2….
As you remember, we reported here the launch of Ultima IV Remastered. If, besides playing it, you like to dig down the bits, the author has published the source code of his port on GitHub. The page has all the instructions about how to build it yourself, maybe coming up with Ultima IV Revamped-Remastered version yourself, eh? Link: GitHub
This episode features The Color Accountant, originally released in 1981 by FutureHouse. It was developed by Programmers Institute and written by Andrew A. Hock. Don’t forget to visit the site for screen shots and box scans. Link: Inverse ATASCII
[youtube 8biJKMm3NEk nolink] This is just a reminder for those who will be able to attend. The 10th edition of the Vintage Computer Festival will be next weekend, April 17-19 in Wall, New Jersey. The sessions for this Friday will include everything from chiptunes to retr0bright to emulating vintage computers on FPGAs, and Saturday and Sunday will feature an incredible…
It seems retro gaming has finally become mainstream, and you will have another source of overpriced retro-goods other than eBay! GameStop is planning to launch a new pilot program for classic consoles, games, and accessories starting April 25. Stores in its NYC and Birmingham markets, which comprise around 250 store locations, will play host to the program. The systems and…
Immortal C64 Episode 48 – New episode, so soon? oh my. Track Listing : 01 .. Alexander Rotzsch – Red Alert – 3:3802 .. Krzysztof Krawczyk – Show Music – 2:1103 .. Jonathan Dunn – Rambo 3 title – 3:2804 .. Steven Diemer – Dreamline B.O. – 2:0305 .. Ronny Nilsen – Basic Instinct – 1:4406 .. Vojtech Nedved –…
