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Dirk Hoffmann has released a new version of his VirtualC64 emulator. This emulator can turn your Mac (OS X) into a Commodore 64. Changes in this version are: Improvements for the keyboard, joystick simulation keys and the disk drive mount dialog. Export of the current drive contents (D64, T64, P00 and PRG). And many small enhancements. Website: http://www.dirkwhoffmann.de/virtualc64/
On the web page Flashtro.com you can see many cracker intro’s with your browser. The original intros from the Amiga, Atari-ST, Dreamcast, PC, Playstation etc. are converted to Flash. The most recent flashtro’s are: Outlaws – Yep, Outlaws – Baby Minese, The Wizards – Nathan der Weise, The Wizards – Accounting 5, Rascals – Rick Dangerous 2, Culprits – Imperium,…
[youtube up9tZVzffEo nolink] The Raspberry Pi SID player is a device which allows you to play music from the Commodore 64 computer using original audio hardware (SID) and the Raspberry Pi. You can play classic game music or homebrew Commodore 64 music. Website: http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu
Epy made a new program for the Commodore Plus/4. The Directory Browser V1.0 is based on the code from his SID player, and can be used to browse through all of your diskettes. You can give feed back on this program on the Plus/4 World forum. Download: directory_browser_v1_0.prgWebsite: http://plus4world.powweb.com
[youtube bgWk6ZCfEjo nolink] The user known as Tezz on Atariage forum has announced his new game Chimera+. “Chimera+ is a complete rewrite of the game from the ground up to create an enhanced version with the goal of optimizing performance for faster gameplay, changing the controls and, adding the features missing in the original Atari release. The new version works…
[youtube V6-_48Aqso0 nolink] This amazing demo was created for the ZX81 by ex-Ocean Software coder Jim Bagley (Cabal, Midnight Resistance, Hudson Hawk) and shown exclusively at the Retro Computer Museum Valentine’s Event 2015 at Snibston Discovery Centre in Leicester. It is just streaming video from CF card using the ZXpand on a ZX81, but he is aiming to make it…
Bad news for the Amiga OS users. According to the Belgian bankruptcy register faillissementsdossier.be, Hyperion has been declared bankrupt by a court in Brussels on January 27, 2015. There is no further information available about the proceedings at this point. Hyperion was established in 1999 to port commercial games to smaller systems like AmigaOS and Linux. In 2001, the company…
[youtube YKjgfeNIbcM nolink] There is a new Kickstarter campaign aiming to bring you the chance to watch a Commodore 64 concert, live in Brighton. Besides the great attractions, before the show C64 personalities will be stationed at nominated pubs in the area (within walking distance) and a map sent by PDF to all attendees, thus leading to a C64 themed…
[youtube 5zVYfisnDys nolink] As we reported few hours ago, Castlevania – Spectral Interlude was finally released on this “cursed” Friday 13th, including its own website! As described on the game website “Castlevania: Spectral Interlude is an action-adventure platform game with elements of RPG. It merges well known elements of classic games with some new ideas. It tells a new story…
Scene World #24 and Podcast #4 (3D Realms) are out! Double release this time!Next to Scene World #24, they release their 4th Podcast with 3D Realms as guests! Celebrating 30 years of Boulder Dash! Interviews with Boulder Dash creator Peter Liepa and known fan Boulder Dash creators Schlonkel and Firefox! Boulder Dash special diskcover by Ishita Mukherjee. Tons of Meetings…
